sketching every day things
Lyra skintones set of coloured pencils - swatches
I really like this set of Lyra skintones coloured pencils - if doing a portrait I'd want to add at least a deep dark blue to help with the cool darks and probably other colours - but they are lovely for sketching with in a mono/limited palette way.
This was a quick demo sketch of a jar containing erasers and a pencil sharpener from the art cupboard at college. It's good practice to do observational sketches of every day objects and shows students that almost anything is worth drawing :)
and this was my cup of tea that went cold while I sketched :)
I'm hoping to get on with painting this weekend.
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Comments
As you have illustrated - everything makes a picture if studied closely. I used to do this with the children I taught - using just pencil and shading. They were always amazed and thrilled at how good their drawings were when they had finished them.
The pencils you have used are lovely - so many fabulous materials out there - it's hard to resist them. My wish list gets longer and longer.
Look forward to the next stage of the seascapes.
Cheers
Shirley
the volume of stuff I already have is equally horrendous - as is the need to tidy and organise it better!
I like the palette too :) I only discovered them through one of the colleges I teach at - I've not seen them in an art shop but did find them online.
(Lyra Skintones for anyone interested)
I had a look at your blog and there's some lovely work - your lizard etching is great