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Sunday, March 12, 2017

New Pastels And Sketch



Hello!

As I wrote in my February 3, 2017 blog post I purchased a tin of 36 Faber-Castel Pastel Pencils (see photo and link at bottom).

After a few weeks of using them I can say I'm really happy to have them and am learning more about how to use them every time I pick them up

Today I'm going to post three recent drawings from my sketchbooks using them—and one related pencil sketch.

"Purr-T" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Purr-T" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  I'll start with this elegant beast (one of my favorite animals).

I found the photo I used for reference on Pexels—a Royalty Free Photo site—and printed it out so I could make a pastel study of it.

As I mentioned in my last post I purchased 2 sketchbooks with grey paper—and used the larger one for this image (9 x 14").



"Wuff" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Wuff" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  This one was the second drawing I'd done with my new pastel pencils and grey paper.

I found the photo I used for reference on Pixabay—another Royalty Free Photo site—and I also did this in the larger 9 x 14" sketchbook.


"Pretty Bird" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Pretty Bird" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^  Just finished this one yesterday—and call it "Pretty Bird."  : )

If you've seen my other posts—by now you know I love birds—and am oddly drawn to the stranger looking ones.

Not to say I don't love the beautiful ones—but there is something so cool about the "ugly ducklings."

This drawing was done in the smaller sketchbook (8 x 10")—and the paper has a little more "tooth" which I'm liking. 

http://www.nitramcharcoal.com/blog/understanding-paper-tooth-what-to-look-for-in-an-artist-charcoal-paper


"Pretty Bird - Pencil Study" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Pretty Bird - Pencil Study" - Copyright 2017 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ ^ I did this pencil study of the same good lookin' boid from above in my regular, plain old white paper sketchbook.

Although I took some liberties with the look in this rendering—making it a little more cartoony and caricaturized—it did make good practice for the color version.

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Well—that's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by!

God Bless!!

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Faber-Castel FC112136 PITT Pastel Pencils In A Metal Tin (36 Pack), Assorted
Faber-Castel FC112136 PITT Pastel Pencils In A Metal Tin (36 Pack), Assorted



 



2 comments:

  1. Hi Jephyr,
    brilliant, as usual. I have to say - I love all animals, birds etc. I was brought up with them in the family. When one died, my dad would put it in a box if it was small, and then he would bury it in the back garden and put a little cross in the soil. There were many crosses in our back garden :-).

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    1. Hi Brenda, Thank you very much! I love animals too — from little tiny critters to the big-uns. : ) I know the joy of having pets too (and sadness over losing them too) — they can become such an important part of our lives. Thanks again for your encouraging comment!

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