Primary Colours

 

"How many colours do I need?" This is a question that is often asked by those who want to start painting. All you need are the three primary colours, magenta, blue, and yellow. You can mix them together to make any colour at all! So, why would you buy a package containing 50 colours, costing $150 when you can just pick up three colours? It's also easier to pack around three pencils!

For this drawing, I used 4 Derwent pencil crayons; I added sepia to my small collection. I also used a red STAEDTLER felt pen, and a black gel pen. I drew this out on site, but I didn't have a lot of time, so I added some colour and finished the rest later that night.

A Finished Drawing

When I draw, I usually am hoping to end up with something I can use for a painting I'm working on. I'll draw the thing out, then I will transfer it onto watercolour paper or gesso board, or a canvas. But, in this case, I drew it out and I quite liked it, so I decided to finish the drawing. The girl on the left is at the stage I would have left it at, had I not decided to "finish" it. The girl on the right, however, is done. I used an HB graphite pencil and a 6B charcoal pencil.


The picture below is my finished drawing.

And here is the watercolour painting that I made out of it (a completely different product).
 

Journaling

I have found that keeping an art journal really helps an artist develop their drawing skills. The moment I started keeping a journal, about 2 years ago, I instantly became a better artist. I was looking at things more, I was thinking about art more, and I actually just drew more! Here are a few pages from my journals that I've done on my travels this year.