Maybe Nerdanel... and sketchbook musings
Added 2018-01-19 17:03:33 +0000 UTCBreaking in a new sketchbook (you can never have enough half-full sketchbooks... cough). I've finally found one with toned paper!
One of the few sketchbooks of mine (among the two dozen or so that litter my home, and that's just counting the ones that are full) that I still largely like is one I bound myself, also with toned paper*, which seems to make me do good work in short time. (The other good one is the one in which I did all my early Hannibal paintings**, but since each of those pieces took me several hours, it probably doesn't deserve the term sketchbook.)
Red and white pencil on toned paper seems to be a great way for me to keep up my daily drawings without stressing myself, while still getting really good results in the process. I might try gouache in it too!
*That old sketchbook yielded such cool pages as this:
**In those days, a sketchbook page looked like this.
Typically, a sketchbook page of mine is more like this, though...
Comments
The coloured pencils are erasable when used very lightly, so in theory, that#s how I do it - regular pencil would smudge underneath. Unfortunately, I'm such a heavy sketcher than I tend to get carried away and end up with stuff I can't erase!
Jenny Dolfen
2018-01-20 19:18:46 +0000 UTCLove getting a peek into your sketchbooks! Question..do you lay down your idea on the toned paper with a regular drawing pencil first or do you use the red/white/charcoal pencils from the beginning?
Sommer Sorenson
2018-01-20 19:15:36 +0000 UTCI think that was one of my first serious attempts at the look, with gouache for the whites.
Jenny Dolfen
2018-01-20 07:30:35 +0000 UTCNo matter what sketch book, as long as it keeps you sketching, it's good!
Ninchen
2018-01-19 20:54:05 +0000 UTCI have to admit I am particularly captivated by the one of Aredhel. I love the use of a lot of white on that paper.
Janet John
2018-01-19 20:48:11 +0000 UTCLove getting a peek at your work and Nerdanel looks lovely!
PL
2018-01-19 18:39:29 +0000 UTCLove getting a peek at your various sketchbook activities over the years. Fun!
Teddi Deppner
2018-01-19 17:41:34 +0000 UTCI like your sketch books.
Steven Tryon
2018-01-19 17:16:28 +0000 UTC
