Category: colored pencil

This turned out to be a fun piece for a difficult prompt. I guess that because the prompt was for a Western theme my mind turned to cowboy hats, and because the prompt was difficult my mind I turned something negative: the worst cutting remark a rancher can make: “All hat, no cattle.” I used the weft lines to provide vertical texture for the colored pencils. I’m going to claim that this was a planned effect.

At some point shortly after I got a set of Derwent Inktense colored watermedia pencils, I did this experiment. (Actually, it was my second set; I got the first set and promptly lost it in Tasmania.) The colors are really intense, and it’s fun to add water and spread it around. I used a portable water brush to do that.

I’ve been cleaning – and cleaning out – my studio. This has been going on for awhile …

Anyway, I came across a scrap of paper with symbols drawn with Derwent Inktense pencils and water wash added to that. It was so attractive to me that I decided to make a card using the same materials and techniques. This scan is rather harsh; the wash is a little more subtle than this shows.