Wax Bloom

And there you have it – my first dog:

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″

 I’m pretty happy with the way this worked out, in large part due to the flexibility of the support. I definitely like Colourfix, and will be using in the future. The only thing that bothered me about it was how quickly it would wax bloom. I had to go over all the dark areas of this drawing and clean up the wax with a tissue before spraying it with fixative, and I have some concerns about it returning. 

 We shall see, I suppose.  

 I’m starting a new piece later this evening (a commission) which will be a roughly 12×7″ carbon pencil piece, so stay tuned! 

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I expect the next update to be the finished drawing.

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12 

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With apologies for the glare…

Preston G. |  Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″

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Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″

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Moderate progress made over lunch:

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″ 

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I have to say, I really like the richness of color  I’m getting on the Colourfix Paper.

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″ 

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About a 45 minute session with it after I got home from work this afternoon:

Preston | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″ 

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I’ve had this piece lined up for a while now and am pretty excited to finally be able to start on it.  I’ve never drawn a dog before so it will most likely present a suitable challenge for me. It’s also my first drawing on Colourfix paper, which I’ve been wanting to try for some time now. So far so good!

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12 

 If you’ve not used Colourfix Paper before, its similar to Pastelbord in that its coated with a gritty primer, but this seems slightly less-so and is just on a heavy weight paper rather than a masonite panel.

 Big thanks to Michael Dick for generously granting me permission to use his photo as a reference.

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