Wax Bloom

Here’s a really awful photo of the abysmal progress I made over lunch. The hair I am pleased with for the most part, but I foresee a ball of masking tape in my immediate future to pull up much of the pigment I’ve put down for the shirt. 

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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We took the kids up to our family’s long-time favorite vacation spot for the first time over the weekend. My wife took some wonderful photos of our daughter playing in the surf at the lake, so naturally I’m turning one of them into a drawing. 

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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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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