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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow
This is my latest colored pencil drawing, a commission for a birthday present.

I used Prismacolors for the whole picture.  The background was done with true blue, dark green, and yellow ochre that I made into a powder with sandpaper.  I used a circular motion with a cotton cosmetic pad to spread the colored pencil powder.

I burnished the tree swallow and tree limb with a colored pencil blender but left the background unburnished.
Posted by Karen Curley at 3:19 PM
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3 comments:

  1. KatrinApril 17, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    This really did come out awesome Karen. Thank you so much!! my mum loves it!! :-)

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  2. Karen CurleyApril 18, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Thanks, Katrin. It was a pleasure to draw the tree swallow for your mother's birthday and I'm so glad she likes it.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Well..

    Your portrait is really amazing.. I like it very much.. Your shared Tree swallow is looking very nice..
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