Wax Bloom

A bit more progress on this one while the subject naps. 

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ 

I’ve decided, however, that I dislike white Pastelbord. I chose to use it so this piece would have a lighter air about it, but the pigments don’t pop (more the fault of the white than the board, admittedly) and it doesn’t feel as textured as the other colors.  It starts to burnish sooner than its green/sand/gray siblings, which makes it feel more like cold press illustration board.

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I’ll be you guys didn’t see this drawing coming!

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And here’s the finished drawing:

 
Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″

 There’s a third one that I want to do to complete this as a series, but its going to have to wait a bit – I need a break from drawing that jacket. 

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Almost there. The next update should be the finished drawing. The photo doesn’t quite do it justice – the darks are darker, and the jeans really don’t look quite so much like the jacket in terms of color.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″ 

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More than a little concerned over the color of the pants…a bit too close to the color of the jacket (which I’ve made more purple to deviate) for my liking…and I don’t recall for the life of me the technique I used for the jeans in “Jump!“…I’ll work it out.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″ 

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This is about the halfway point now, I think – perhaps a bit further.

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Progress on the jacket, and a photo in better light.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″ 

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This evening’s progress in a desaturated, washed out photo.  I swear, it’s really popping off the canvas here in my studio.

Colored Pencils on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″ 

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Initial layers for her hair:

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 8 x 14″ 

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