SciFi and Fantasy Art: N'aine-v.1.1

I like the blue

Hey..I know its me agian! I jsut love that picture thought! So keep up the good work! I hope to see more of your artwork!

Use all sorts of colours to obtain the right kind of shade (except black). Use blue in the hair, yellow in the face etc. to create a unity in your picture. Good luck. kjt adds > WOW! These are really good technique comments. Yes, the paper was just cheap stuff I picked up at some "drug store" (except that pharmacy is so little of what those places do now!). I do have a smudger (the paper kind), and I wasn't using it... I'm not sure if I'll come back to this drawing or do another to try it. And the suggestiong about tying colors together .. right! that clicks into my head like a missing piece. Shadows are so rarely black... I used a whole bunch of blues which didn't show in the scan, but using non-blues..>! *goes away to boggle and experiment* 13 November 01

It look slike your problem might just be paper texture -- sometimes a paper will have too much tooth for a pencil to fill it in right. What the person above me is talking about is called a tortillon or blending stump, and using one would help a lot. You canalso do what is called "burnishing" which is where you take a pencil of a light color (usually white, but for the blue skin y ou might want to use a very light blue) and go over the colored/shaded area very solidly. This gives a shiny/creamy effect which is especially good for things like skin tone. Really, you just need to make sure you're applying the pencil thick enough -- don't be afraid to press down! 3 This picture has a lot of potential.. don't be so dissatisfied with it, you just need to apply the color a little more firmly. FARP has a great colored pencil tutorial at http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/cptech/

I agree with Antigone (so greek!!) The paper thing she mentioned is known as a stump and smooths out the harshness of pencil strokes and blends everything together. However, you can just use a dry, clean finger to get the same effect. I like the piece as it is, the eyes and hair are wonderful, but you could try being a bit lighter with the colour, using it sparingly to create a more subtle effect. Keep trying- everything gets even better with practise!

Hey, great picture! I dont know exactly what your problem is but maybe it`d make you happier if you try to make softer shadings by wiping over the hard shadings with a part of a handkerchief or a special tool (something that looks like a pencil made of paper, dont know if you know what i mean). It may give skin the illusion of smoothness. I hope i helped you (you sound so desperate...)

Kir talmage-barnes replies: "kjt adds > I do know what you mean -- that thickly rollled soft paper, sharpened -- I hadn't tried that yet. I've also been given recently a "mixer" pencil for Berol Prismacolors, so I might try adding in some whites and greys and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion!"

Oh wow I just loe this piccie!

Hey Kaile told me you had a galery on elfwood so I 'm checking it out I like your characters I do like the coloring job on this one
gwen

Kir talmage-barnes replies: "kjt adds : So when are you putting *your* gallery up, huh?"