Archive for March, 2009

Oil pastels drawing – Christmas ornaments

22, Mar 2009

This oil pastel drawing was done in class, and some at home from a photo.  I was pleased with the result.  Art in oil pastel can be tricky.  Although this piece turned out fairly colorful, I always remember that value is the most important.  Oil pastels can also be difficult sometimes to get the fine [...]

Scratchboard Drawing – “Faces”

11, Mar 2009

This scratchboard drawing was done for my Drawing 2 class.  It was the first time I’ve worked with scratchboard as a medium.  When time permits I will be doing more scratch board!  I love doing these!

Stippling Art – “Shoe”

5, Mar 2009

This stippling drawing was done for my Drawing 2 class at TCC.  It took roughly 20-22 hours to complete.  I mostly used a .05 file line Prismacolor pen.
In the future I’ll do more stippled artwork. Although it does take time I definitely enjoy doing them. There is something about the stippling technique that [...]

India Ink Wash – Cow Skull

3, Mar 2009

This piece was done in an india ink wash using  mostly sepia, but some black ink is mixed in.  Overall I’m pleased – I think the feel for the lighting worked out well.  But there are some areas I think could be done better with more practice with the medium.  On the right side, I [...]


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