Seems maybe a bit silly to spend so much time with predrawn images, but i look at it as developing one skill which will transfer to another, to be worked on at another time.
Anyway, i'm consciously thinking of these pages as a way to work on my skin tones. Nowhere near where i want to be yet, but maybe a bit closer.
i've always had a big problem with
getting the shading dark enough, for fear of it looking like a zombie.
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| i painted this back in the early 80s. Her shading looked too weirdly dark at arm's length, but it's invisible across the room. |
Some articles that are helping me. i searched on the term skin tones in Faber Castell colored pencil, but you could substitute the brand you like or just skip that part.
https://www.mybluprint.com/article/how-to-create-lifelike-skin-tones-with-colored-pencils
https://www.artyfactory.com/portraits/color-pencil-portraits/color-pencil-techniques-skin.html
Here is a review of the book, including just-right length views of each (uncolored) page.
https://creativecolouringwithhazel.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/alphonse-mucha-make-your-own-art-masterpiece-by-david-jones-and-daisy-seal/
i notice that it was released in 2016 at $16.99. i yearned over it most of that time when shopping at Barnes and Noble, but finally purchased it on the $2 clearance table. It's been easily worth $2 to me!
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