Twelve hour work shifts don't really leave much time for anything else, especially 6pm-6am in the middle of nowhere. Well, I am back on a more manageable 10 hour work day, so yesterday I finally broke out my new Derwent Inktense pencils. I have always liked the idea of watercolor pencils, but hated the obvious pencil marks left underneath- especially on lightly shaded areas. The Inktense pencils are much more what I had been looking for. Whether deep and heavy colors, or just hints, once you apply water (I used q-tips and baby wipes- hey, I'm in the Army! lol) all pencil marks disappear. Controlling the amount of water also changes the effect. Obviously the more water used gives a more traditional watercolor look, but for just blending heavily covered areas, a light once over will get rid of all of those annoying little blanks spots and give you a smooth solid color. My favorite result is today's Sketch of the Day.
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Unfortunately, I am still stuck with just my phone as a camera. The red outer bullseye is done with Inktense Poppy Red. The black is sharpie that I had finished awhile ago. This drawing sat incomplete for the past couple of months because I was sick of my Prismacolors breaking while trying to get an even solid color- that would be the inner ring. That Prismacolor is now only five inches long just from that small part.
I also tested the Inktense on my old Leo drawing and paid homage to some classic David Bowie.
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| after Inktense |
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It will take awhile to find all of the techniques I like, but so far I am very happy with the Inktense. I am also happy to report that in a few short weeks I will be going home for two weeks. I have the studio plans pretty well laid out, so will be spending at least a few days constructing my custom canvas shelves and table. I'm crossing my fingers that I manage to stay on budget. At least my Home Depot experience will come in handy- cuz I have a few crazy ideas for pegboard and pvc!
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