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Experimenting with colored pencil on bogus rough sketch paper.
I think I would put a wash or pastel down in the dark areas first, next time. I don’t like how colored pencil leaves the little white holes in the dark areas.
I sketched this from work by myoriginalsin Please look through all her fantastic work.
The model is Faestock
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kimangeline
i like the concept though…nice image xo
Michael Scholl replied
thank you Kim :). Hope you’re well
doreen01
Beautiful!...and great mood too!
Michael Scholl replied
oh, thank you, doreen
AnitaInverarity
Beautiful !! I love her gorgeous red hair xx
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Anita!
mimi yoon
beautiful colored pencil drawing, michael…. very feminine…. : )
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you so much, mimi! Missed seeing you around.
LTScribble
how in the heck did i miss this one…..OMG it’s beautiful…...absolutely wonderful work Michael….....U Dah Man…...i can almost see the wind…..i think i’m feeling a littel jealous right now….or is that envy…...in any case….......i really love this one
Michael Scholl replied
Hey! I’m taking you with me wherever I go! You are so good for my ego. I’m so happy you love it. :)
Catherine Howell
Beautiful, Michael…just a thought…you can put a top layer with white and there will not be any white holes in the dark. It will blend it all together. Sometimes, I add many underlayers and then finish it off with a heavy blending layer of white. Some people choose to leave the grainy appearance. Either way, it is beautiful. Just my humble input. Your work is beautiful!!
catherine
Michael Scholl replied
I glad you mentioned that. A lot of people are afraid to use white as a blender. It works really well. I was afraid to lose the grainy feel of everything. I guess, there different techniques for different circumstances. Thanks Catherine!
AnaCBStudio
Beautiful work Michael!
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Ana! :)
BLYTHART
Great! Those little white holes actually look good here, but I know what you mean. I often use watercolour or watered down acrylic as a base before doing a dark area in coloured pencil.
Michael Scholl replied
Thanks Dave or BLYTHART. I love that we’re talking techniques here. That’s what this piece was all about for me. Experimenting on how to work on this paper. I actually sketched it out with a white pencil and just kept going from the
Edzie
Great work Mike. Glad you’re asking the tough questions….i am glad to be learning from you and all these great replies!
Barbara Glatzeder
Lovely image, Michael. I had exactly that with the pastel pencils on watercolour paper, too. Drove me half mad, those little white holes – likewise, I didn’t want to lose the grainy feel. Although I agree with Catherine on white as a blender, I’m going to try the wash under first. (I am too impatient for many many layers, haha)
Michael Scholl replied
How did I miss this? There are so many ways to handle it. It depends on the result you want. It starts with paper color, texture and thickness, whether to use soft or hard pencils and how you want the final piece to look. Experimenting is fun with this medium. Keep me posted with your results, Barbara.
Elisabete Nasc...
So beautiful and dreamy…
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you so much, Elisabete
Karin Taylor
she’s really lovely Michael…
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Karin!
Rosie Harriott
Just gorgeous….
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Rosie! :)
thatkellychic
oh wow. this is beautiful Michael!
Michael Scholl replied
Hi Kelly! Thank you! :)
Voila and Blac...
Beautiful :-)
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you, Voila.
Kartoon
how lovely and delicate image! so beautiful Michael!
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Kartoon! Sorry I missed this.
Sam Broughton
Beautiful
Michael Scholl replied
Thank you Sam!
Shoaib .
wow.. this is amazing .. great work
PJ Ryan
she’s beautiful
Christie Moses 22 days ago
this image touches my heart xx
Michael Scholl replied 21 days ago
Thank you Christie?
Lee-Anne Raffe... 8 days ago
Beautiful work, so beautiful and the detail is stunning
Michael Scholl replied 8 days ago
Thank you so much Lee-Ann