I am proud to announce that this little girl is finished. My poor 9b pencil is half the size that it started out as. It kept shrinking layer after layer. ;) The real payoff was when the tape came off. I love the crisp lines. This was the first time that I have had a black background. I found it to be very messy. The drafting tape is priceless in keeping the edge sharp and providing a white area around the drawing. When cleaning up the white border beyond the tape, I picked up the wrong eraser and created a smudge. :( Although it lightened up considerably, the tape has made enough of a border to mat around the drawing. *whew*
I will leave this little girl on the board for a few days before considering her finished. My next pic is ready to be put into a line drawing, and there will not be any fur on this one! ;) Just taking a little break to practice some hands again.
6 comments:
OUTSTANDING, Brenda! So alive!
Thanks Laure... The black background really helped to push her forward. :)
well I find, since I shade in the underhand position by habit, that I don't need to sharpen my pencils often. the last time I sharpened them was when I started the african elephant. most of my sharp lines come from my mechanical pencils.
Oh, by the way is the artist tape you use just the blue papery stuff?
Fantastic as always Brenda watched this from the start, the background really makes her stand out, but I agree they are messy to work with...
Hello Andrew... I use brown drafter's tape. It is made to be removeable after long periods of time and does not cause residual damage to the Bristol. It could easily be mistaken for masking tape, so I mark the inside of the roll. I buy it from Dick Blick Art Supplies.
Thanks Grahame!
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