Build WORKSHOP
Starting anewcoloredpencildrawing
is always aninterestingexperience
for me. Thedevelopmentofthecom-
position aloneofteninvolvesseveral
hours of decision-making.Priorto
starting anydrawing,I doa quick
assessmenttodeterminewhetherthe
scene hassufficientpersonalinterest,
includes oneormorefocalpointsand
containselementsthatsupportthe
finalcomposition.OnceI confirm
thesecriteria,I createa preliminary
pencilsketchofthesceneorsubject.
CascadingWater(opposite)is
theperfectexampleofa complex
andchallengingstudythatmeets
andexceedsmycriteriafora good
composition.Thescenecomprises
fivepartsthatrequiredifferent
approachesandcolorapplications.
Theseareasofconcentrationinclude
cascadingwater;threedifferent
rockformations;andanabundant
backgrounddisplayoffoliage,trees,
colorfulrocksanddarkshadows.
Seea step-by-stepdemonstration
ofCascadingWateronpages28–29.
COLORED PENCIL
Water on the Rocks
ERWIN P. LEWANDOWSKI demonstrates how to tackle a complex work
in colored pencil by breaking down the composition into a few major areas.
Materials
SURFACE: Strathmore 400 series smooth, 2-ply bristol
PENCILS:
· No. 2B graphite pencils: Fantasia Premium and Faber-Castell
· colored pencils: Prismacolor Premier, Derwent Lightfast and
Faber-Castell Polychromos
·Staedtlerpigmentinkliners
COLOREDPENCILCOLORS:
· cool grey (10%,
20%, 30%, 50%
and 70%)
· light peach
· seashell pink
· beige rose
· clay rose
· burnt ochre
· chocolate
· dark umber
· terra cotta
· mineral orange
· pale sage
· limepeel
· yellow
chartreuse
· peach beige
· greyed lavender
· moss green
· pale vermillion
· rosy beige
· cream
· sand
· bronze
· sky light blue
· cloud blue
· chartreuse
· spring green
· marine green
· peacock blue
· slate grey
· Prussian blue
· dark umber
· espresso
· sand
· goldenrod
· yellow ochre
· light cerulean
blue
· peach
· putty beige
· black
· blue lake
· indigo blue
· cerulean blue
26 Artists Magazine December 2019