Another attempt at marker. The color is a little off in the sky (the real drawing is brighter and lighter) but I love the blue trees!
11x14, Prismacolor Markers

Marker and Pen

Over the last year, I have been experimenting with Prismacolor markers. I like how it can look somewhat like watercolors when combined with black ink detailing, though I'm still learning how to blend different colors with the markers. My gray and peach are done with the Copic brand marker, which I love for their paintbrush-like tips, on wider brushwork . They're just super expensive! I also experimented with adding Prismacolor pencil in the details.  Each of these drawings is 11x14".

 

 

Finished in October 2011

August 2011

Spring 2011. This one has pencil in the detail of the faces.

I really enjoy this medium, though I could use a wider variety of colors, and more practice.

Daughter portrait

This is a recent portrait of my daughter, who is five years old. It is 5x7, drawn with prismacolor pencils. The color on the scan is close to accurate, though the paper is actually a light blue.
I loved the light in her hair!

Relatives

Both of these drawings were Christmas presents for relatives, and both are 8x10 Prismacolor renderings. This first one didn't turn out that great, because I didn't have a great photo to start with. First off, it was just a small file downloaded from Facebook, so when enlarged to see detail, it was very pixelated and hard to make out. Also, the lighting wasn't ideal for a portrait. The shadows were very dark, and the highlights were very white. I actually softened both for more of a middle ground, but again, it was hard to see any detail under those conditions!



With this second drawing I was much more pleased! This is the youngest child of the above couple. The photo I had to work with was excellent, showing a lot of detail, good color, and good lighting. The background hills and field were not in the original picture, but this is the view from their home so it seemed appropriate. This boy turned out great!

Watercolor

Watercolor is definitely not my forte! I love watercolors by other artists and am always impressed by them, probably because I don't have that much skill in this category yet!
Maybe once a year, I'll try to do a small one, and occasionally I'll like it. These all scanned lighter than life, and measure approximately 5x7 ".

I love how the cat and grass turned out here.



I like watercolor with pen; this was one of my most recent attempts. It turned out okay, except for the black lipstick look on the man!



In the photo reference, the people were very backlit and dark. I wasn't sure how to render the skin to reflect that lighting, and I wasn't patient enough to figure it out and try again!



This is very recent. The grass looks better than I've done in the past, but this still turned out very heavy-handed.



I love the left-hand half of this painting, how it is fresh and light. If I were to frame this, I would consider cropping the right half off completely.



This is from a cruise I went on in 2003. Eh.



This would have turned out better if I'd have spent more time on it. I didn't even bother to sign this one.

Wedded Couple

Colored Pencil, 11 x 14. I don't like how the building turned out so much, I guess I should have planned it out better? Oh well, the poeple are still cute!

my two boys

These are my two boys! The sketches are about 5x5 in size, done with Prismacolor Verithin pencils.