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Sharing another drawing today. This is a colour pencil drawing of a moth that my art group and I did last week.
The "underpainting" if I can call it that, was done with two Chameleon alcohol markers. The dark areas were done with a warm grey (WG3) and the light (areas not left white) were done with the sand (NU0) marker.
I used Faber Castell polychromos pencils for the details on the moth.
Moth in coloured pencil and alcohol marker
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Until Monday!
💜 Linzé
While it's fun to paint with all kinds of mediums, we should not forget to take good care of the brushes after we finished. Most mediums, like watercolour and acrylics, are water-based so it takes only a few minutes to clean them.
Oil-based mediums will require a solvent, but it is still a good idea to clean the brushes as soon as possible to ensure the quality of the bristles.
It does not require expensive brushes to produce a painting, but not taking care of them will be a waste of money.
Using ink with a paintbrush can be a particular pain since the ink will not only stain the bristles but can also cause damage if the ink becomes dry. If you paint with ink, like I sometimes do, it is a good idea to have a brush or two specifically for use with ink and to rinse it really well after use.
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💙 Linzé
Work is still taking up a lot of time, and with the blog challenge, April is going to require discipline and planning to get everything done every day.
A last note before I end today's short post: it is customary for blog visitors to leave a comment or link to their own blogs during the April A to Z challenge. Since the comments are disabled on my blog, please take a moment to pop over to Twitter to say hi. I would love to hear from you.
Please stay safe and healthy. Until April!
Linzé 💜
Today I am not going to say anything except that this was an interesting concept for me, and I am going to share it with you.
Enjoy!
💚Linzé 💚
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I mentioned in my previous post that planning is part of the creative life, and it is. It should be, and it is a good thing when you plan time to spend doing something creative. Last week life had other plans for me and my creative time did not happen until Friday.
So, thank you for coming back today to read this post.
I cannot go back to change what happened last week, but I can only move forward and do my best again this week. The most important thing I have done is to not let last week (and all its issues) hold me back from what I enjoy. So I worked on a colour pencil drawing for a drawing competition due very soon and finished my inktober52 drawing for this week on Sunday.
Today is a public holiday in South Africa, so I will have a little more time to work on my drawing for the competition, but only after I have breakfast with a friend in my art group.
Even though it is a four day work week, I have to do a quotation for a client who requested that I do an evaluation of a new product. Exciting stuff!
I wish you a wonderfully creative week and remember to stay safe. Until Thursday!
︙ Linzé 🇿🇦💚
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