ACEO Flower No. 21: Rose No. 16
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Graphite and charcoal pencil on Canson Grain paper
Approximately 3.5 x 2.5 inches (9 x 6 cm)
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Life is so busy, but I have nothing to complain as life itself a wonderful gift from our Father in heaven. Anyway, I have grabbed some time to post something and update my blog to somehow make up for the time of posting inactivity. During that time, I managed to produce several ACEO flower drawings which I will share, God willing, in succeeding posts in the following days. You can see one now.
I also used the time to do some experimenting on various ways of rendering a small flower drawing like this one. I found a way that I really liked. Securing a Canson Grain paper on a drawing board with non-stick tape, I lightly apply several layers of graphite or charcoal powder to the entire surface like those on tinted papers with a round, loose brush. It doesn't have to be totally evenly distributed as it will be covered with varying tones later on in the rendering process. Most of the time I use this technique, I even skipped the basic outline of the subject altogether and instead go directly in the laying of the tones of the petals. I wouldn't recommend this technique or on my own in drawing portraits or anything symmetrical. Drawing portraits must be carefully executed, that is the outlines must be accurate otherwise it may not look anything like a person's facial features.
Then with a kneaded eraser pinched to a sharp point or edge, I carve out the contours of the petals and the entire flower. Tapping the eraser on portions of the paper lightly creates mid tones out of the powder tinted paper and a little harder produces highlights. It works like drawing on a scratchboard only you don't need to scratch.
