Metroparks waterfall

[gbritnell]

The reference photo of this area was taken by me in the early fall. I changed a few of the elements around to make it more interesting. The drawing was done on black Stonehenge with Prismacolor pencils. It's 11 x 14 inches. When working on a black ground you have to think about putting the colors down in reverse. Rather than going from light to dark on a light background you already have the dark so you have to work up to the light. I find that putting a light wash in whatever hue you're going to use for an area then applying your main color works best.

 

[Artyczar]

Wow! Unbelievably amazing!!!

 

[Terri]

What gorgeous work. Love it - terrific details.

 

[Triduana]

Wow, stunning! I love the water and the light on the overhanging branch. Lovely use of the black paper.

 

[Joy]

Fabulous! The light on the rocks is particularly well done.

 

[Jo Castillo]

This is so beautiful and well done. Love the light and the colors you chose. Super.

 

[snoball]

Fabulous work of art!

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

So beautiful!! Makes me wanna chase waterfalls

 

[Bongo]

Another great one - amazing you do this with color pencils.

 

[Sanlynn]

Just fabulous! You’ve done a brilliant job capturing the light.

 

[Enyaw]

Agree with all those lovely comments. Very beautiful.

 

[joe1It]

Wonderful