DECEMBER 2021 ANIMAL & WILDLIFE CHALLENGE

[pcj]

Joe1It - Nice drawings. Lovely expression on the dalmatian.

 

[Joy]

Joe - These are both nice! I like the way the marks are in the direction of hair growth, for a natural look. The buffalo would benefit from from darker vaues to produce depth.

 

[joe1It]

Ams, Pcj, Joy,
thank you very much for nice words, glad you liked them, Joy, thank you very much, I will try to continue it the Buffalo, for darker vaues, thank you

 

[bjcpaints]

Hi Everyone and Happy Holidays! Sorry I have been MIA as our computer crashed in November during a brief power outage.
I am back now and viewing your beautiful works here for the December challenge!! I had a start on the Alpaca in November, but ended up with sinus problems from using the soft pastels. Need to wait till Spring to use them i guess. I will stick with acrylics and join the next challenge.
Looking forward to 2022!!!

 

[ams]

bjc, sorry to hear of your problems with pastels. I can't work with them either. My husband is allergic to them and I have some problems with them as well. Glad you have a backup medium that doesn't bother you.

I thought I would sneak one last one in this month.

This is ink & water-soluble graphite wash. It's a fun sketching medium to work in and goes quicker than other mediums I work in. This is done in a 6"x8" Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook which is a multimedia surface and probably took me about 1 1/2 hours.

 

[joe1It]

Ams, wonderful job

 

[pcj]

Anne,
Lovely drawing ! I had not heard of water-soluble graphite . Does it come
in pencil or powder form ?
Cheers,
Patricia

 

[Hawkmoth]

Morning all. Hope you are all well.

Nice sketches Joe1It. I think you've caught something of the character of each animal. I agree the buffalo could do with a bit more shading though, to define the shapes.

Super ink and soluble graphite drawing of Pearl ams - those clearly work well together. I can't use any dusty media like soft pastels or chalk pastels. Even the drier/dustier lines of coloured pencils give me problems.

 

[ams]

Anne,
Lovely drawing ! I had not heard of water-soluble graphite . Does it come
in pencil or powder form ?
Cheers,
Patricia

Hi Patricia. Thanks for your comment. I am using Derwent Water Soluble Sketching Pencils. I draw with them dry and then use a water brush to activate the color. I have a set of the three shades, light, medium and dark wash. This works great for small areas but I haven't been able to get an even wash for larger areas. Some artists activate the graphite with water first and then paint with the liquid. I want to experiment with that. When it comes time to replace them, I might try Faber Castel instead. They have slightly better reviews. Also Art Graf in a tin looks interesting. For all of these, I like the effect using smooth paper like all media or hot press rather than a cold press watercolor paper.

I feel I am a beginner with these and hope to learn more as I use them.

Morning all. Hope you are all well.

Nice sketches Joe1It. I think you've caught something of the character of each animal. I agree the buffalo could do with a bit more shading though, to define the shapes.

Super ink and soluble graphite drawing of Pearl ams - those clearly work well together. I can't use any dusty media like soft pastels or chalk pastels. Even the drier/dustier lines of coloured pencils give me problems.

Thanks Claudia. I have been having fun with these. If you aren't sensitive to regular graphite pencils, you would probably be ok with these.

 

[joe1It]

Thanks a lot, Claudia.
I too have not used the means that make dust anymore.
I have an inktense pencil, which is water-soluble, I get along well with this, as with normal graphite pencils, as Ams says, derwent, quoted, I have the same brand, and some pencils of this brand besides inktense black, and I am among the ones that I find best. they don't irritate my eyes.

 

[CMorPaint]

Ams - I have to post to say thank you for your tips on my version of Chester - Tuxedo Cat. I made the changes you suggested and am very happy with the results. Here is the improved version. Thanks again.

 

[joe1It]

is wonderful

 

[ams]

Much nicer Cindy. I'm glad I was able to help. Thanks for posting again so I could see it.

 

[Joy]

Cindy - Much improved, IMO. Love the texture of the couch.

 

[CMorPaint]

Jo1lt, Ams and Joy - thank you again.
Joy - When I looked closely I realized the couch was actually dark green and not black. Thanks for the tips.