Without ink outline and details
With ink outline and details
Well, as I planned, I got out my old set of regular Derwent Watercolor Pencils and and used them for this third and last exercise. I have to admit that the colors from the Inktense set were, in fact, brighter, both going onto the paper and as the water was applied. I had to work harder to get as much color as I was aiming for using the regular set. In the middle of the exercise, it occurred to me that I really should have done these on watercolor paper to have a true test. In the future, when I decide to complete something using w/c pencils, I’ll run a short test on probably 140 lb paper and see what the difference is.
I still have a problem, however, with the Inktense lead color not representing the final color well. It really means making up a sample sheet with the colors and their names for future use and filling in several colors that weren’t represented in the set that I got (like a true red, for instance).
Well, this was a fun exercise and I hope you enjoyed my efforts. Any questions about what I did (or anything else, of course, are more than welcome!) Enjoy!
Tags:
Animals, Color, dog, Watercolor
that was a GREAT exercise. Interesting to read about the color disparity and the need for testing first.
Thanks, Thom. I admit, I was startled when I picked up a brown pencil and the color after adding water, the color was very red. You can see that on the path in the landscape. The grass shadows were done with a brown-looking pencil……not so. And the red, came out very pinkish. Inktense has gotten a lot of promotion when it came out, so I was surprised by the color problems.
it’s interesting to see a subject done two different ways. The dog in the first picture looks soft to touch, but the second one looks more like a wire haired dog. A simple change in medium makes such a diff in content!
What a cutie. I love his eyes.
I agree with what Leila says.
And I say it every time, but I love it when you do drawings of animals!
Thank you Doris. Just for you, I’ll do some more! (Well, and for Leila and Elaine and Karen and Karen……requests have been coming in, so I guess I should get busy, huh?)
I think that you have a special talent for animals, because, no matter what media you use, you capture their special expressions.
Thank you Susy! I was raised with dogs, cats, rabbits and chickens in the country and I had two friends with horses, so I must admit I definitely have a leaning in that direction. I started drawing horses when I was nine years old. I’m more partial to dogs and cats today, but now it’s whatever comes up. I just realized that I haven’t painted a bird in ages. Maybe I should spread my wings.