Robert Maddisons Art & Photography Blog
Some time ago I was asked to produce a coloured pencil still life for the book “Different Strokes.” I often draw on Mylar or drafting film as it is called in the UK so I completed the drawing on this surface. I like drawing on the drafting film. Because of its transparency I can build up the picture using both sides of the surface.
This photograph was taken about 45 minutes after the previous photograph. As I also made a cup of coffee in this time the actual painting time was less than 30 minutes. I have added the second tones to the painting. Now for some info. about techniques. I had decided to paint three double portraits in [...]
Tags: acrylic paints, ball point pen, biro, colored pencil, coloured pencil, drafting film, Mylar, paint 2, portraitsThe coloured pencil painting Spotty Teaset Still Life is completed.
This is the third stage of the “Spotty Tea Set” still life, painted with coloured pencils.
Tags: colored pencil, coloured pencil, going back to basics in art, solvents and coloured pencilThis picture shows the next stage of the “Spotty Tea Set” still life. The cups have had a number of layers of coloured pencil, and have been blended using a solvent. In my coloured pencil paintings I like to use solvents between layers as it helps to dissolve the pencil strokes and I think that [...]
I decide that I would like to take my art back to basics and so set up a simple still life that I will paint using coloured pencils.
Tags: colored pencil, coloured pencil, going back to basics, going back to basics in art, still life
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