chalk on pastel paper
Showing posts with label chalk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chalk. Show all posts
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
72/100 - 10.02.2010
coffee pot - charcoal and chalk on tinted paper.
I like how this one turned out. I think that over the last 70 days I've started to see better, which seems to be one of the big hurdles to becoming a better artist.
Friday, 15 January 2010
46/100 - 15.01.2010
Charcoal and chalk on tinted paper.
Boring fact: First thing I've drawn on my new easle. I noticed that a lot of my drawings seem elongated, and I guess it was due to drawing on a level surface, which caused some weird perspective issues (I think I was adjusting for the top of the page being smaller visually) With an easle the paper can be angled so that it is completely facing the eye.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
44/100 - 13.01.2010
Statue of a firefighter. Charcoal and chalk on tinted paper.
Things I've learned so far about using charcoal:
You can cover a lot of paper in a short amount of time.
It's messy.
It's tricky not to smudge the parts that have already drawn.
The finished drawing needs to be sprayed with a fixitive or else the slightest touch could ruin it.
It's quite hard drawing with a burnt twig.
It scans well (a lot better than pencil or watercolour)
The blacks are really black.
It's fun.
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
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