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The other day, I tried a new drawing technique I found in Moira Huntly's book, and I posted the result as my daily drawing number 236. I liked the result, but after wiping out the charcoal to reveal the watercolor beneath, I felt the remaining black was too stark and even sinister. For today's daily drawing, I took "Tree Patterns" and brightened the yellow coming from behind using soft pastel and I softened the hard edges of the black using some warm sienna pastel along a few of the edges, and a little cool pastel in the areas most removed from the bright morning light. I think the overall effect is much more successful, and a good way to build on the wipe away technique.
What do you think?
This is my two hundred thirty-eighth daily drawing. Thanks for joining me on the journey.
Never saw the original as dark and sinister but I do like the addition of the yellow. It looks like sunrise through the trees!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Autumn. That's exactly what I was going for... glad it came across.
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