Ekaterina Putyatina
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
■ How to draw with a limited palette
■ Practise layering coloured pencils
■ Learn lifting-out techniques using erasers
Coloured pencil
Strawberry
, Prismacolor Premier and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils on Strathmore Bristol paper, 113⁄4x153⁄4in. (30x40cm
In this article I want to demonstrate how you can produce finished drawings without using a lot of pencils and other materials, and how to mix primary colours to achieve all the colours you need. You will also learn how to lighten areas without using a white pencil.
PENCIL TECHNIQUES
Pencil pressure I always add many layers in my work to ensure the picture doesn’t fade over time. Usually I apply light pressure with the pencil as I build up the layers.
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