The colored pencil pet portrait of a Pomeranian is finished.
Materials used:
Faber Castell colored polychromos pencils, Prismacolor colored pencils,
Derwent water soluble sketch pencils, water brushes, S
trathmore 400 series 140 lb vellum mixed media paper.
The 140 lb weight of the S
trathmore 400 paper takes water well with little buckling. I like a heavy paper that can be worked on with mixed media because it stays/drys flat when taped to a board.
The Pomeranian is done in Faber Castell polychromos colored pencils, which builds layers beautifully.
Prismacolor colored pencil accents were added in FC colors I didn't have.
Background is in three layers of washes with the Derwent water pencils.
Derwent water soluble sketch pencils are like watercolor pencils; they can be activated with water for black, grey washes. Perfect for quick field sketching with water brushes. They have blue end caps and a little brush logo on the pencils.
I found water brushes good to use on the smooth Strathmore paper vellum surface. It was easier to control the wet areas with a constant supply of water in the brush because with the vellum paper there is little to no open time.
Meaning once a wash of color is put down, it's hard to manipulate the paint, unlike watercolor paper where there is plenty of time to move paint in water.
Liquid watercolors work well on this paper with their super saturated colors.
A little spattering with the darkest Derwent wash pencil added a subtle interest to the background.
I love senior dogs!
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