For my next project, which I completed on the 22nd November 2020, I wanted to draw something using colour pencils. The majority of my previous projects have been in black and grey, and so I wanted to do something different that would also ensure that I practiced in a slightly different media. I was sent a reference picture of the Green Lady to draw. It was quite a difficult drawing to do, and was one that I had to keep going back to, in between other projects, as I was having problems getting the perspective right; I almost gave up on it completely as I really didn’t think the drawing was going anywhere. This is the finished picture:
I’m so glad that I didn’t give up as I’m pleased with the end result. I’m sure there are many improvements to be had with this picture; the colour pencils I used were quite basic, and it would be interesting to see what it would look like if I had completed it in polychromos pencils, which I now have access to, as well as completing it on better quality paper, for example, Strathmore Bristol vellum. Whilst the drawing, itself, was quite a challenge, a found the colouring part quite relaxing.
Genie Art 