(anybody who has tried it has any suggestions about how and where to add in text ?
thanks for sharing, if so !
I am just loving the look of the pages with text that i saw in the webinar and
on this discussion board) View
These are great pencil drawings of birds. I also draw birds and have made a practice of sitting at my window and capturing them in quick gesture drawings to get movement and personality. They move so quick, that one usually has to rely on photos. I find that one reason I enjoy Botanical is one does it from real life, and that is so much more satisfying. Even though I have experience in drawing and shading, I went back and did the lessons in the Botanical Basics Course first, which comes free with this course. That will help you move into it easier. Also, I find just doing simple color exercises by getting to know my color pencils well before starting. What there names are, what happens when you layer them and making little notes is a good start.
08 March 2017
Nita, welcome! We are glad that you’ve chosen to join the group! We are here to help and encourage you on your botanical drawing journey. 🙂 I think Patty’s suggestion is a great one. Try out Botanical Basics, especially when the lessons start to introduce color. Begin to play and experiment with your pencils and see what happens when you mix certain colors together (Check out Lesson 11 in The Practice of Botanical Drawing; it has GREAT resources about color matching and mixing). I see from your bird drawings that you seem to have a good foundation, and you’re going to do some great work in this course. Don’t be afraid of color! 🙂
IMO you have come to the right place! Wendy’s shading technique with dark sepia is very much like graphite shading. And I find that Polychromos brand pencils are close behaving the same as graphite in erasing and blending, more than other brands of colored pencil. And Wendy only uses 22 pencils, so you have the chance to really get to know those 22 colors well. Welcome
These are great pencil drawings of birds. I also draw birds and have made a practice of sitting at my window and capturing them in quick gesture drawings to get movement and personality. They move so quick, that one usually has to rely on photos. I find that one reason I enjoy Botanical is one does it from real life, and that is so much more satisfying. Even though I have experience in drawing and shading, I went back and did the lessons in the Botanical Basics Course first, which comes free with this course. That will help you move into it easier. Also, I find just doing simple color exercises by getting to know my color pencils well before starting. What there names are, what happens when you layer them and making little notes is a good start.
Nita, welcome! We are glad that you’ve chosen to join the group! We are here to help and encourage you on your botanical drawing journey. 🙂 I think Patty’s suggestion is a great one. Try out Botanical Basics, especially when the lessons start to introduce color. Begin to play and experiment with your pencils and see what happens when you mix certain colors together (Check out Lesson 11 in The Practice of Botanical Drawing; it has GREAT resources about color matching and mixing). I see from your bird drawings that you seem to have a good foundation, and you’re going to do some great work in this course. Don’t be afraid of color! 🙂
IMO you have come to the right place! Wendy’s shading technique with dark sepia is very much like graphite shading. And I find that Polychromos brand pencils are close behaving the same as graphite in erasing and blending, more than other brands of colored pencil. And Wendy only uses 22 pencils, so you have the chance to really get to know those 22 colors well. Welcome