Hosta Leaveswatercolor pencils on Arches HP
5 x 5 inches
©Ann Thompson Nemcosky
It's all part of the learning process. Trying to slow down and really see what these watercolor pencils can do. Yesterday afternoon I snapped a few photos of the plants that are now growing in our yard and then spent the evening working on this from one of my photos. I think using better paper helped. It also helped that after I put down some initial color and washed it with water that I got up and walked away for a while. When I came back to dry paper then I worked a little more. I also limited my color choices and did test swatches before hand. I do think this could be better but I was happy that I was able to stop before mucking it up too much. I have a few more interesting photos to work from so we'll see if I can continue to show some patience while playing with these watercolor pencils!
It's very nice!! Paper has a great deal to do with these pencils I've found. They absolutely MELT when touched with water in a Moley Sketchbook (lavender band). Sometimes I want to see texture and can get that with Lama Li paper. . . it's truly just like regular watercolor, different papers for different looks. I'm enjoying watching you play!!
ReplyDeletereally really nice :D nice sense of light to the whole piece.
ReplyDeleteYou showed a lot of restraint walking away and coming back to it. I don't have the patience to do a lot of watercolour pieces. I'm always attacking it with a hair dryer or putting the paper in front of the oven. I don't want to have to wait between steps :p
Right up close. I like it.
ReplyDeleteYour work is always so beautiful and soothing!!!
ReplyDeleteI love them! I thought you did a really nice job and I love the almost dappled look they have.
ReplyDeleteI love what you've accomplished with these leaves.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, very effective composition. I'm always amazed by what you can achieve with colored pencils....
ReplyDeleteAnn, this is lovely already. I'd be very happy to be able to handle the pencils this well.
ReplyDeleteOh MY what amazing shine on those leaves, Gorgeous!!! And oh how I agree about limited color choices, and stopping, stepping away and waiting! so Key and so Hard!
ReplyDeleteAnn, these are really lovely. I love all the subtle color changes. I'm also trying out some of the same techniques of walking away and using careful consideration instead of being slap happy with color.
ReplyDeleteAnn - Nice drawing and thanks for writing so eloquently about your process!
ReplyDeleteThe drawing and your colours are lovely. It looks like you have perfect control over the watercolour pencils.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLovely work Ann. You really captured those leaves well. Watercolor pencils can be tricky.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about needing to walk away from the picture. It's too easy to just keep applying color and lose track of what you were trying to capture.