Something NEW!
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
This is my first attempt of an animal and it turned out pretty well considering the support that I used. The support I used was a 5″ x 7″ panel of Ampersand claybord. The claybord panel is a very, very smooth support and the pencil seemed to go down great when I started. However I learned very quickly that it takes a very limited number of layers before it starts to ”lift all the color.” You are then left with the white support and no additional color can be added! Quite a problem. I guess this is the last time for colored pencils and claybord for me! By the way, the cat whose name is “Jenny” belongs to my friend Sue and this piece is a special gift for Sue’s birthday which is coming up on August 26.