Tuesday, December 17, 2013

ADDING ONE MORE


Another family member to add to the mix.  I started sketching the images onto the collage with a white charcoal pencil/pastel pencil for the lightest values and a charcoal pencil for the darkest values.  I don't know why I didn't think of this idea sooner.  Because the collage paper is coated with acrylic medium, I can easily "erase" the pencil with a damp paper towel  or wet it with a brush and wipe it away.  When I am satisfied, I wet the pastel/charcoal to lift off the excess powder and paint right over it.  I must remember to add these two pencils to my supply list for my students.

7 comments:

Autumn Leaves said...

The wrinkles in the paper just add so much interest!!

Jo Murray said...

Good advice Myrna...and lovely portrait.

Meera Rao said...

Always discovering and sharing -- thank you! I have used watercolor pencils to sketch -- but sometimes the lines are erased before they should be ! Happy New year!

Myrna Wacknov said...

Thanks, guys. On to the next panel! Meera, these are not watercolor pencils but charcoal or pastel (white). They act a little differently.

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Ellen Roles said...

I really like these
and Merry Christmas Happy New Year best to you in 2014

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