Comments on: Using Colored Pencil to Create Fine Art http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/ Fine Art Tips and Techniques Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-13799 Lori McNee Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:29:15 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-13799 Hello Karttika- I do understand your English and really appreciate your sweet comment. Keep working at your art and eventually a website is a great idea! Thank you for visiting this website. Best- Lori :) Hello Karttika-

I do understand your English and really appreciate your sweet comment. Keep working at your art and eventually a website is a great idea! Thank you for visiting this website.

Best-
Lori :)

]]> By: karttika http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-13789 karttika Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:12:56 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-13789 I love drawing, I really like your painting style, specially your colored pencil paint. I wanna be like you, A Famous Artist. I don't have website yet, maybe in the future i will, sorry about my bad english, i hope You understan what i said I love drawing, I really like your painting style, specially your colored pencil paint. I wanna be like you, A Famous Artist. I don’t have website yet, maybe in the future i will, sorry about my bad english, i hope You understan what i said

]]> By: Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-11525 Lori McNee Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:55:08 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-11525 Monique, I use to draw with colored pencils many years ago. This was a guest post by artist, Sally Franklin. I do know that paper does make a big difference, so do the pencils. Some have more wax than others and it is best to stick with the same brand for consistency. I like to use bristol board and other drawing papers. You can also burnish the pencil colors, once they are all laid down for a rich look. Acrylic paint might be a fun alternative for you to try. I love acrylics. They are easier to use and clean up. Remember, they do dry fast...but, you can correct mistakes by simple reapplying gesso of the area to be repainted. Let me know if this helped. It was an honor having your comment! Lori Monique, I use to draw with colored pencils many years ago. This was a guest post by artist, Sally Franklin. I do know that paper does make a big difference, so do the pencils. Some have more wax than others and it is best to stick with the same brand for consistency. I like to use bristol board and other drawing papers. You can also burnish the pencil colors, once they are all laid down for a rich look.
Acrylic paint might be a fun alternative for you to try. I love acrylics. They are easier to use and clean up. Remember, they do dry fast…but, you can correct mistakes by simple reapplying gesso of the area to be repainted. Let me know if this helped.

It was an honor having your comment!
Lori

]]> By: monique Embry http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-11497 monique Embry Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:06:04 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-11497 Wow, that sunflower blows me away, what beautiful work! Coloured pencils are my current medium and I love mine dearly, but recently, Lori I've been unhappy with the way my art fades and the details aren't coming out because of it and when one works possibly days on a picture, they don't want their art to turn out like they worked on it in seconds, you know. Is it the paper I'm using ( printer paper )? The paper protectors? Or My pencils which are a mix from prismas to crayolas to off brands? The dreaded combination? I've been thinking about just using acrylic paint to colour my art because colouring the details was half the fun.:'( If you can help me Lori I'd be honoured! Wow, that sunflower blows me away, what beautiful work! Coloured pencils are my current medium and I love mine dearly, but recently, Lori I’ve been unhappy with the way my art fades and the details aren’t coming out because of it and when one works possibly days on a picture, they don’t want their art to turn out like they worked on it in seconds, you know. Is it the paper I’m using ( printer paper )? The paper protectors? Or My pencils which are a mix from prismas to crayolas to off brands? The dreaded combination?
I’ve been thinking about just using acrylic paint to colour my art because colouring the details was half the fun.:’( If you can help me Lori I’d be honoured!

]]> By: Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-7583 Lori McNee Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:37 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-7583 Thank for sharing your thoughts. I love colored pencils, but they are not as easy as they look! Best- Lori Thank for sharing your thoughts. I love colored pencils, but they are not as easy as they look!

Best-
Lori

]]> By: Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-7090 Lori McNee Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:05:02 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-7090 I love pencils and colored pencils especially. I have used them in the past myself and have a big respect for them. What a challenging medium, but beautiful! Thanks for the visit. Lori I love pencils and colored pencils especially. I have used them in the past myself and have a big respect for them. What a challenging medium, but beautiful!
Thanks for the visit.
Lori

]]> By: Pencil Sharpeners http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-7077 Pencil Sharpeners Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:27:54 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-7077 Colored pencils truly have so many uses in the art world, and it's nice to see them getting their due here. Colored pencils truly have so many uses in the art world, and it’s nice to see them getting their due here.

]]> By: MarkSpizer http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-2730 MarkSpizer Sun, 02 May 2010 11:30:13 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-2730 great post as usual! great post as usual!

]]> By: Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-2028 Lori McNee Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:21 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-2028 Hello Katherine. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. It is tough to find time to paint while traveling. In the past, I have used colored pencils from time to time while traveling and find them to be a lot of fun and liberating! They are so easy. I often use the watercolor pencils because I can bring one little brush and add a drop of water to the drawing and turn it into a painting! You might try that - then you can have the option of drawing with the pencils or adding some nice washes as well. Let me know how it works for you... ~Lori Hello Katherine. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. It is tough to find time to paint while traveling. In the past, I have used colored pencils from time to time while traveling and find them to be a lot of fun and liberating! They are so easy. I often use the watercolor pencils because I can bring one little brush and add a drop of water to the drawing and turn it into a painting! You might try that – then you can have the option of drawing with the pencils or adding some nice washes as well.

Let me know how it works for you…

~Lori

]]> By: Katherine http://www.finearttips.com/2010/02/using-colored-pencil-to-create-fine-art/#comment-2025 Katherine Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:17:37 +0000 http://www.finearttips.com/?p=2846#comment-2025 I've recently subscribed to your blog and am really enjoying these tip sheets. I'm a full-time traveller and have been struggling with getting any painting done in the awkward amounts of time I have free on travel days. You've just given me my solution - colour pencils! I’ve recently subscribed to your blog and am really enjoying these tip sheets. I’m a full-time traveller and have been struggling with getting any painting done in the awkward amounts of time I have free on travel days. You’ve just given me my solution – colour pencils!

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