Wax Bloom

Moderate progress made over lunch:

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

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″ 

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

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

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.

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

Worked up the hair a bit more and bumped up some of that shadows:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

Moderate progress from a few sessions I was able to squeeze in yesterday and this morning:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

Modeling the face a bit more, adjusting existing shadows and filling in the hair:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

Worked on over lunch, the face is starting to take shape:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″