Friday, December 16, 2011

Sketching the Lake

12-15-11, Lake
©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, 12-15-11 Lake Sketch. Colored pencil in large handbook sketchbook.

I bought some Derwent Coloursoft pencils recently and I did some sketching of the lake yesterday to try them out. I had never used these pencils before but I can tell that they are my new favorites. I love their buttery texture. They also have a ton of muted, nature inspired colors that are great for nature sketching.

It was a rainy, windy and overall gray day. I really wanted to try out a lot of different colors though so I wasn't entirely accurate in my color choices.

4 comments:

  1. This is lovely Carolyn. I really like the look of those pencils. Your sky and its reflection in the lake are great. Were these pencils watercolor or just regular colored pencils?

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  2. Oooh, pretty! They DID do a nice job for you...

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  3. Thank you. Paula, these were regular colored pencils.

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  4. Great blog!wonderfull posts...best wishes from Brazil!

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