I took a short pause on this piece to give my work table a much needed clean up. But back to the drawing, I started on the two petals applying initial layers of graphite powder. With an empty felt-tipped marker pen which I used as a blender, I trace along the outline of the petals lightly. This creates a shadowed line outside the petals that will add depth and sharpness to the flower.
2 comments:
This is looking great, David...so soft and kind of mysterious. What a wonderful idea to use an empty felt tip pen as a blending tool. Thanks for sharing! :o)
I'm glad you like it, Sherry! Actually, the idea to use it as a blending tool came from Faith. I also use it to pick up graphite or charcoal powder to create a smooth dark line.
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