International Artist – June-July 2019

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Colored Pencil Demonstration 119

STAGE 3 DARK VALUES

Sometimes it can be difficult to achieve

dark values on stone. Each piece is different

and accepts or rejects colored pencil in its

own way depending on the surface texture

and mineral deposits. I decided to do this

part first to make sure it would work before

committing. Leaving a border around the

edge creates a faux mat for the image.

STAGE 4 CAVESCAPE
I like to leave plenty of the stone pattern showing
through and I use a light touch with multiple
layers rather than putting the pigment on hard
and heavy. Prismacolor French Greys blend well
with the stone and are useful for enhancing and
integrating naturally occurring patterns into
the piece. I begin to define the cavescape and
formations.