FUR: Pastel drawing m/m - 8b.jpg (1/1)
Paf d'Porcupine
> Here's a drawing which was made with pencils about a year or so ago,
> and then gone over again yesterday a LOT with pastels, white china
> marker and black chalk until nothing of the original pencil remained.
wow O_O to my eyes, this is unusual for you isn't it? i'm more used
to seeing muted colors and soft focus masterpieces. this is really
a dazzling piece. almost like viewing the scene through an infrared
filter. or something less techie and more cosmic, like seeing auras
or something.
they just bristle and crackle with energy don't they? how big is
this piece? this is really beautiful and rich in ways i'm not used
to seeing :^) do you do this often? i wanna see more!
what's a white china marker?
the poses are very sedate, almost formally grave, which makes a
nice juxtaposition for the color storm all around them.
chris
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Bob Drake
>this piece?
About 12 X 14 inches.
>do you do this often?
Yes, actually! When I get tired of making all those tiny little lines
with pencils and letting the picture take months to finish, I grab the
pastels and just mash them all over and finish the picture in 5
minutes. The colors are so rich you can hardly go wrong, and by nature
they are a bit out of control (at least the way I use them) thereby
allowing lots of unpredictable-ness. So yes I do these fairly often.
If I post them they are usually on my website, only very rarely on the
ng.
>what's a white china marker?
I think they are also called "grease pencils". It's the thing you use
in the recording studio to make marks on the mixing desk because it
just rubs off. They come in different colors but usually white or
black. It's some kind of clay I think. I like the white ones for
drawing because it adds a nice texture and a hint of tint to the white
areas.
>the poses are very sedate, almost formally grave, which makes a
>nice juxtaposition for the color storm all around them.
Thanks. I do like the term "formally grave" a LOT! (Have you seen the
"Haunted" section of my art page? heheheh....Now I know how to
describe it :)