I like the distinct three tones of the snow pile in the top picture. Two pencils? And what is that pile? Evergreens? Frame the pic without your tonal scale on the side and the light on the pile seems brighter than the paper!
Nice "lost edges" on the windows of the bottom pic.
I had in my hand yesterday "Drawing With Your Artist's Brain," a new book advocating the Ted K "broad point--smooth tone" style! The author admits he admires most Ted Kautzky and Ernest Watson. I have the famous E. Watson book "Couse in Pencil Sketching." You are welcome to it. This trio comprises the three very best, perhaps only, advocates, of your interest.
Yup, evergreen bush. Only the white was supposed to be snow, so that part isn't quite right, but I think I have some ideas of how to do better foliage. The kautzky pencil is very powerful, but if you don't have a very good handing of tones, it all goes bad.
I like the distinct three tones of the snow pile in the top picture. Two pencils? And what is that pile? Evergreens? Frame the pic without your tonal scale on the side and the light on the pile seems brighter than the paper!
ReplyDeleteNice "lost edges" on the windows of the bottom pic.
I had in my hand yesterday "Drawing With Your Artist's Brain," a new book advocating the Ted K "broad point--smooth tone" style! The author admits he admires most Ted Kautzky and Ernest Watson. I have the famous E. Watson book "Couse in Pencil Sketching." You are welcome to it. This trio comprises the three very best, perhaps only, advocates, of your interest.
Yup, evergreen bush. Only the white was supposed to be snow, so that part isn't quite right, but I think I have some ideas of how to do better foliage. The kautzky pencil is very powerful, but if you don't have a very good handing of tones, it all goes bad.
ReplyDelete2B all the way. Extra pencils are extra pain.
You picture did speak true--I did know it was bright snow. I wasn't sure what was under it.
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