Red Fox Motif

[RWSewell]

Hello Colored Pencil forum!

I've been a colored pencil artist for years. I'm one of those guys who pains over every small detail and colored pencil lends itself well to photorealism. Lately I've been incorporating graphic paper cutting to enhance my CP work (or is it the other way around?), framing them with stained glass-inspired embellishment. For this fox I wanted to add a simple gold filigree paper cutting and warm colors.

Red Fox Motif
16" x 20" mixed media paper cutting
Prismacolor pencil on orange Canson Mi-Teints paper
Reference photo credit: Samantha Georges, used with permission

Thanks for letting me share. Hope to meet you soon.

Rob

 

[Enyaw]

That is detailed for sure. Excellent work.

 

[laika]

The fox is stunning and so beautifully enhanced by that amazing paper cut work. What is the name for that kind of paper work?

 

[Artyczar]

Holy wow!!! That is mighty incredible work Rob! I'm blown away.

 

[Triduana]

This is so good! Love the detail of the fur - it looks so soft. The frame is beautiful too and enhances the subject nicely.

 

[CaliAnn]

Gorgeous work!

 

[Queen Bee]

Fabulous!

 

[Terri]

Really fine work. Your details are exquisite!

 

[Donna T]

Beautiful fox and the frame ... Wow!

 

[joe1It]

Oh, Wonderful

 

[KreativeK]

Those warm colors do it for me, Rob! A nice twist on a wildlife subject, too.

 

[snoball]

Excellent Rob! Love it.

 

[RWSewell]

Thank you very much, everyone

This fox was originally framed in blue and silver, giving this piece a wintery feel. It wasn't long before I decided to warm the piece a bit, ditching the chilly colors and turning up the heat.

Here's the original composition:

And here's a WIP photo showing the piece at an early stage:

Rob

 

[snoball]

This is just beautiful Rob! The complementaries go so well together. Great work. I'd like to see you start a thread and post all of your great paper cutting pictures.