I so agree how important eyes are (animals and humans)! When I did ceramics years ago, I got very good at eyes to the point of other students asking me to do theirs when the teacher was busy! Never did anything as intricate as yours tho! TFS
Just want to say, you had some great eye-deas in this video, Sandy! LOL Sorry - I simply could not resist a little ocular pun. :) Thank you for sharing these tips. You may not remember, but I had asked you a long time ago in a comment here if you might consider a mini class or something on doing different skin tones in colored pencils. You said at that time that you might think about that. Any chance of that becoming a reality sometime next year? I would love guidance in that area. I found color blend recommendations for Prismacolors for different hair colors, but instruction or tips on skin tones in colored pencils are harder to come by. I've tried coming up with my own combinations, but I still feel like I'm missing things. They sometimes at least end up looking flat. I do layer colors lightly, and don't just add Color Layer #2 over all of Color Layer #1 & so on, so I am aiming for highlights, shadows, transitions, etc. (Hope that makes sense!) But they never look right to me, especially non-Caucasian skin tones. I've tried to apply your tips using Copic markers from an old video of yours to Prismacolors, but either the technique(s) don't transfer from Copics to colored pencils well or I just am not doing it "right." Anyway, I really hope you would consider doing something along those lines. I don't know if it would be enough material for a full-length class, but I would think at least a mini class. The Human Rainbow in Colored Pencils. Just an idea for you to mull over. Thank you for sharing all you do. If I don't "talk" to you before then, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take care, & have an awesome day! :)
Stunning, so life-like! I love your art and admire your creativity!!!
For watercolor, DS Green Apatite Genuine is a very good cat’s eye green. It granulates out for nice variation within the color field.
The eyes ended up looking pretty lifelike. I would love for you to show us more combinations!!
At 4:26, that cat came alive. Beautiful! Great example of how important the eyes are to the painting.
Those were both beautiful, Sandy.
Becky
that is absolutely stunning, its gorgeous ❤❤❤
I so agree how important eyes are (animals and humans)! When I did ceramics years ago, I got very good at eyes to the point of other students asking me to do theirs when the teacher was busy! Never did anything as intricate as yours tho! TFS
Just want to say, you had some great eye-deas in this video, Sandy! LOL Sorry - I simply could not resist a little ocular pun. :) Thank you for sharing these tips. You may not remember, but I had asked you a long time ago in a comment here if you might consider a mini class or something on doing different skin tones in colored pencils. You said at that time that you might think about that. Any chance of that becoming a reality sometime next year? I would love guidance in that area. I found color blend recommendations for Prismacolors for different hair colors, but instruction or tips on skin tones in colored pencils are harder to come by. I've tried coming up with my own combinations, but I still feel like I'm missing things. They sometimes at least end up looking flat. I do layer colors lightly, and don't just add Color Layer #2 over all of Color Layer #1 & so on, so I am aiming for highlights, shadows, transitions, etc. (Hope that makes sense!) But they never look right to me, especially non-Caucasian skin tones. I've tried to apply your tips using Copic markers from an old video of yours to Prismacolors, but either the technique(s) don't transfer from Copics to colored pencils well or I just am not doing it "right." Anyway, I really hope you would consider doing something along those lines. I don't know if it would be enough material for a full-length class, but I would think at least a mini class. The Human Rainbow in Colored Pencils. Just an idea for you to mull over. Thank you for sharing all you do. If I don't "talk" to you before then, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take care, & have an awesome day! :)
What type of paper are you painting on?
It was a scrap of board from the back of a pad of paper.