EDM # 294 - Draw something that makes you smile

EDM challenge #294 (Something that makes me smile.)

I love the EDM challenges. They help me make time to draw things I might not otherwise get around to drawing. For example, these earrings. My husband gave me these peacock feather earrings at Christmas last year. They are so fun and colorful! I really wanted to draw them but couldn’t seem to find the time. I was between projects this week and wanted something relaxing to draw. Enter EDM challenge 294 – “Draw Something That Makes You Smile.”

This drawing is rendered in Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils (for the under-drawing) and Polychromos colored pencils on Stonehenge paper. I’m getting a feel for the oil-based Polychromos pencils. They are so different in character from my usual Prismacolors that it's taken me a little while to get used to them. But they're worth it! The colors are quite rich making them quite the pleasure to work with. I also quite like the Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. They have a wonderful feel to them. Both types of pencils are color indexed meaning that the same colors will match exactly between the Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils and the Polychromos colored pencils.

Everyday Matters Combined with Pen & Ink Exercises

I have noticed lately that my pen & ink skills have gotten a bit sloppy. It’s time to, once again, practice texturing exercises! While choosing the subject matter for these pieces I decided to make them “Everyday Matters” exercises as well. So here are my first two.

EDM #8: Draw your watch – using two texturing techniques: parallel lines & stippling.

 

EDM #119: Draw some rocks (well one rock anyway)– using contour lines. This one is stippled with watercolor.

It’s been fun starting to do the EDM exercises. As I have plenty more texturing exercises left to go, I’m looking forward to combining them with other EDM challenges. I just hope no one will be put off by the fact that I’m not doing them in numerical order. ;-)