2019 Award Winners!

2019 AWARD WINNERS!

Mixing Mediums

LIGHT BULB LESSON

Past & Present

How to Be a Social Success

Tri-Tone and Magic Pencils SAMPLE INSIDE! STRATHMORE BRISTOL Featuring: Samantha Frye Platte Productions Publishing.com 01 January 2019 $7.99 USA coloredpencilmag.com JANUARY 2019 CONTENTS 04 EDITOR’S NOTE Get the inside scoop.

06 COLORED PENCIL AWARDS See who won in our first annual awards, voted on by our members.

10 Q&A Find out what other mediums mix well with colored pencils, from our columnist Barb Sotiropoulos.

20 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Learn about the fun multi-colored pencils from Koh-I-Noor and see how they can add a new dimension to your artwork!

14 FEATURED ARTIST If you love cats, both big and small, you will love the realistic art of Samantha Frye. In her article you will get advice, discover her favorite art tools, and more. Cover art “African Leopard, Jamie” by Samantha Frye

2 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 22 YOUR PAST & PRESENT We selected some of the most inspirational art from our readers, posted all last month on our Facebook page. m a g a z i n e

Editor-in-Chief SKETCHBOOK Sally Robertson 26 Copy Editor See what’s new and in the news. Kristen Allen Editorial Assistant Autumn Ford WS: LIGHT BULB 28 Contributors Create your own light bulb moment when you Wiktor Adamkiewicz Gemma Duffield follow instructor Jacqueline Wuitz’s workshop Lianne Elliot this month. Maria Zeta Jones Krissy Lee Jodeen Lowrie SOCIAL SUCCESS! Angie Mende 32 Katie Packer Gemma Duffield gives you 4 tips on how to build Sophie Patel your social media audience. Ramón Abraham Tovar Plata Breanna Podlasly Antoniette Preston Ekaterina Putyatina Cush Rutter Barb Sotiropoulos Ami Schütz Jennifer Slouha Bonny Snowdon Renee F Taylor Ngan Tran Martine Venis-Heethaar Kelly Welch Tawnya Jones Williams Jacqueline Wuitz Natalia Zagalskaya

Sponsors/Advertisers Jerry’s Artarama Strathmore Blick Art Materials Koh-I-Noor

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Advertising and Marketing 35 ART CHALLENGE Edward Robertson Take the January Art Challenge & win great prizes. [email protected] www.coloredpencilmag.com/advertise ART CHALLENGE WINNERS For Subscription & Purchase Information 36 www.coloredpencilmag.com Winners of the October Art Challenge. [email protected]

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All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without app.coloredpencilmag.com google.coloredpencilmag.com permission from the copyright owner. COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 3 EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy New Year! This begins our 9th year of COLORED PENCIL Magazine. Of course, we wouldn’t be at this point without you so thank you for all your support and contributions.

We are starting 2019 off with a fabulous cover featuring a gorgeous leopard, selected from the collection of our featured artist Samantha Frye. She specializes in drawing felines so for more big cat action - flip to the centerfold!

New this year, is the COLORED PENCIL Awards! All the nominations were selected and voted on by our subscribers. View all the winners and see if your favorites made the list.

Try something new by learning what other mediums you can use successfully with colored pencils in Barb Sotiropoulos’ Q&A. Then, In the Spotlight, learn about the fun multi-colored pencils from Koh-I-Noor. Find out how to win all January at www.coloredpencilmag.com/tritone.

Last month we asked you to post your Past & Present artwork. It is so inspiring to see how far you’ve come! Since we couldn’t include every entry, visit our Facebook page to view them all. www.facebook.com/coloredpencilmagazine

Continuing our free workshop series is a brilliant Light Bulb by Jacqueline Wuitz, and then, Gemma Duffield helps you build your social media audience with some great tips.

If you have taken all the 2018 Art Challenges on time, be sure to send me a link to your Flickr page by 2/1/19, so we can send you a free 1-year digital subscription. ([email protected]) Didn’t do them all? Here is your chance, starting with “Black Birds.” Just create at least 25% of the image, done in at least 80% colored pencil to our Flickr page for a chance at $300 in prizes in 3 categories from Jerry’s Artarama. (See page 35 for details.)

If you are like me, it’s hard to find time to do a large finished piece of art, but you can always take a moment to sketch! Join our new Facebook group “Sketch & Color” to share your art journey, hone your skills, make friends, have fun, and win stuff! It all starts here: www.facebook.com/groups/sketchandcolor

Lastly, a big thank you to Strathmore for including their award winning Bristol paper inside this print issue! Sally Robertson Editor-in-Chief [email protected] BOOK OF THE MONTH GIVEAWAY! WIN! Colored Pencil Pocket Palette How to mix, blend, and match colors for great results Author: Jane Strother Format: Paperback, 176 Pages Learn how to mix every color necessary to create stunning art from a basic palette. Mixing colored pencils can be quite difficult because you must layer Sponsored by them with the correct pressure, latching, and color density to reach your desired hue. www.coloredpencilmag.com/giveaways www.quartoknows.com

4 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com FIRST ANNUAL WINNERS!

For the first time, subscribers were invited to nominate, then cast their ballot for the COLORED PENCIL Awards. Below are the winners they selected.

Artist of the Year: Karen Hull www.karenhullart.com Nomination Criteria: Select an artist that you feel has positively influenced the colored pencil community while producing artwork that represents the highest standard for our medium. Top Nominees: Jesse Lane | Bonnie Snowden | Cynthia Knox

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 5 Colored Pencil of the Year: Faber-Castell Polychromos www.faber-castell.com Nomination Criteria: Tell us your current favorite colored pencil. Including the name of the pencil and who it is made by. Top Nominees: Caran d’Ache Luminance | Primsacolor Premier | Derwent Lightfast

Drawing Surface of the Year: Strathmore Bristol www.strathmoreartist.com Nomination Criteria: Let us know what surface / substrate you preferred this year for colored pencil. Include the specific name of the paper or surface, and who it is made by. Top Nominees: Fabriano Artistico | Clairfontain Pastelmat | Legion Stonehenge

Art by Jesse Payne

6 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com YouTube Channel of the Year: Lachri Fine Art by Lisa Clough www.youtube.com/user/Lachri Nomination Criteria: Tell us what YouTube channel you watch the most for art information and inspiration. Top Nominees: • Animal Art by LAW by Lisa-Ann Watkins - http://bit.ly/2SAm4Rm • Wildlife Art by Jason Morgan - www.youtube.com/user/wildlifeartjm • Kirsty Partridge Art - http://bit.ly/2RWeRLS

Website of the Year: Lachri Fine Art by Lisa Clough www.lachri.com Nomination Criteria: We want to know what webpage you visit most for art information and inspiration. Top Nominees: • Pencil Artist Friends by Karen Hull - http://bit.ly/PencilAF • Animal Art by LAW by Lisa-Ann Watkins - www.patreon.com/LisaAnnWatkins • Learn to Paint Wildlife and Animals by Jason Morgan - www.jasonmorgan.co.uk

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 7 Art Book of the Year: Colored Pencil Painting Bible by Alyona Nickelsen http://bit.ly/2Q7TmuB Nomination Criteria: Name the title of the book you have referred to the most this year. Top Nominees: • 101 Textures in Colored Pencil by Denise J. Howard • Colored Pencil Painting Portraits by Alyona Nickelsen • Bird Art by Alan Woollett

Pencil Sharpener of the Year: Derwent Super Point Manual Sharpener www.derwentart.com

Nomination Criteria: Selected from your wide list of favorite supplies. Top Nominees: • KUM Long Point Hand-Held Sharpener • X-Acto Mighty Mite Electric Pencil Sharpener • Bostitch Super Pro Glow Electric Pencil Sharpener

8 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Best Tool of the Trade: Tombow Mono Zero Eraser www.tombow.com Nomination Criteria: Selected from your wide list of favorite supplies. Top Nominees: • Brush and Pencil Colored Pencil Powder Blender • PanPastel Artists’ Pastel • Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits

Pencil Sharpener of the Year: Art Instructor of the Year: Derwent Super Point Manual Sharpener Lisa Clough www.lachri.com

Nomination Criteria: Let us know the colored pencil teacher that has had the biggest impact this year. Top Nominees: Top Nominees: Karen Hull | Cynthia Knox | Lisa Ann Watkins • KUM Long Point Hand-Held Sharpener • X-Acto Mighty Mite Electric Pencil Sharpener • Bostitch Super Pro Glow Electric Pencil Sharpener

Thank you to all who cast their vote to select these amazing winners. Be sure to subscribe to nominate and vote in next year’s COLORED PENCIL Awards

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 9 Q&A Mediums that Mix Well! Question: I’ve heard of artists using other mediums in combination with colored pencil. Are there certain types that are better than others? Answer: Using other mediums in conjunction with colored pencil can yield dynamic results and potentially save you hours of work. Make no mistake, though, that it does require you to be able to use these other mediums with enough skill that the combination of mediums works to elevate your piece rather than the opposite.

Popular media combinations include watercolor, alcohol or ink-based markers, and pastels in the Pan, stick, or pencil forms. Each of these mediums is quite suitable for creating artwork on their own. In combination with colored pencil, however, their unique attributes can help produce a range of artistic styles from graphic or illustrative to a more ethereal and subtle feel based in realism. In some cases, as with my own work, a combination of all of these media can be used with colored pencil in the same piece.

For these examples, I will be using the Faber- Castell Goldfaber colored pencils along with watercolor, markers, pastel and acrylic paint.

Barb Sotiropoulos - www.barbsotiart.com

10 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com WATERCOLOR

This works best if you want to create subtleties, gradations, or color base washes. Utilizing this medium allows you to use less layering of colored pencil to fill just the white of your paper. You are then able to create detail layering without needing a spray fixative to allow you to continue layering. Additionally, if you have health issues that prevent you from using OMS or other solvents, this can be a great alternative to creating a similar base color wash effect.

NOTE: An element to consider when using this medium is that you will need to use a paper type that will work well primarily with watercolor as well as colored pencil.

Artwork created with M. Graham & Co. Artists’ Watercolour, Daler-Rowney Aquafine Watercolour, and Faber-Castell Goldfaber colored pencils on Fabriano Artistico Hot Press watercolor paper.

ALCOHOL OR INK-BASED MARKERS

Much like watercolor, markers are a great way to establish base colors that you can then work details on top of. Using this medium in combination with colored pencil tends to have a very saturated and sometimes slightly graphic result. It can also, be used to achieve realistic results with great success. As with most of these techniques, it requires some studying of the color in your subject matter to determine what your base colors will be. Unlike pastel or watercolor, this media is usually not re-workable or erasable in any way, so apply with caution.

Using markers also opens up your options for the type of paper you can work on. If you have odor sensitivity, the dye or ink-based markers may be a better choice for you, as the smell of alcohol-based markers can be bothersome.

Artwork created with Faber- Castell PITT Artist pens and Faber-Castell Goldfaber colored pencils on Legion Stonehenge paper.

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 11 PASTEL

Despite what some may think, this medium works incredibly well with colored pencil. That being said, working with this medium and colored pencil requires a different process, and the pastel tends to dominate the piece compared to the other two options I’ve mentioned.

You can also completely cover the pastel if you choose to, but where these two mediums work best together, in my opinion, is with the pastel doing a lot of the tonal and shading work and with the colored pencil complementing it by determining highlights and details, and helping to define form. This medium will also require using a paper that biases to the pastel’s tooth needs.

NOTE: If you’re planning to enter your work in a competition, be mindful of what the percentage rules are for mixed media pieces, or if they are allowed at all. Some competitions will also limit the types of mediums you can use.

Artwork created with PanPastel and Faber-Castell Goldfaber colored pencils on Legion Stonehenge paper.

Artwork by © Barb Sotiropoulos

12 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com WHAT ABOUT ACRYLIC PAINT?

It’s possible to use acrylic paint with colored pencil, but if you plan to use them in the same area or layered, this can get tricky. Acrylic paint tends to have a plastic-like finish when it dries. In heavier or fully saturated applications, this can make the surface difficult for some colored pencil types to adhere to. It also limits the effects you are able to create and is not removable once applied. My suggestion for this mixed media combination would be to either use the acrylic paint in thin layers, as you would watercolor, or use it in areas that will not have colored pencil.

Colored pencil is a medium that lends itself well to being mixed with other mediums. While there are many combinations out there, some will perform better with it than others. It’s great to start with some of the more popular combinations to see if mixing mediums is for you, but don’t let that stop you from trying other variations or mediums. You may even stumble upon something that will make your artwork completely unique!

Artwork created with Prismacolor colored pencils and Faber-Castell PITT Artist pens over Liquitex Acrylic Paint on Moleskine paper.

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Colored Pencil Magazine_Jan 2019_Full Bleed.indd 1 11/28/18 8:43 AM Featuring: Samantha Frye

My journey and love of art began at eight years old, when I received a beautifully illustrated nursery rhyme book. I was fascinated by the drawings and would spend hours tracing them and then coloring them in to replicate the book.

I did really well with art in primary school and went on to study lots of art in high school including the basics of pastel, acrylic, oil painting, photography, and life drawing. My teachers wanted to me to attend university and study graphic design, but I chose to become a hairdresser and injected my creativity in this area.

Many years later, when my two kids were little, I felt the urge to be creative again, so I ventured back to abstract acrylic paintings. It was messy, and I was also a bit time-poor and didn’t want the worry of the paint drying out if I had to stop suddenly. This led me to explore colored pencils, and I fell in love with them. But my skills were not up to scratch, and I knew I had much to learn. I researched online, and luckily my local libraries had an abundant supply of colored pencil books.

“Cheetah” Derwent Drawing pencils and Faber-Castell Polychromos on Canson 220gsm paper.

14 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com “Beautiful Feline” “Ginger Cat”

When I felt comfortable that my skills had of interest for pet portraits, and started producing improved, I entered a series of quirky fox drawings them along with my other drawings. into many different exhibitions in my area, sold most of them, and won an award – which was I then found out by chance that there was a really encouraging. colored pencil association in Australia (AUSCPA) and was so excited to be a part of this. I have since I then did a close-up portrait of our cat, Poppit, become a member of the CPCAU as well – both of and received a Highly Commended rating for it which give wonderful advice on colored pencil art and also sold it. After this, I received a great deal and validate how wonderful they are.

“Poppit” COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 15 Samantha Frye

My favorite pencils that I use regularly are Faber-Castell Polychromos and the Derwent soft range, and the paper that I use regularly is Canson Drawing Paper 220gm Artist series. I also use Derwent erasers, which I cut to a sharp point when I need to highlight areas or for whiskers.

One of the best bits of advice I read when researching drawing for a realistic result was to not draw what you think you see, but to actually break down the photo that you are working from into form and shape – this advice really helped improved my realism.

I now draw at a standing easel, which is really good for posture. Another bonus is that my drawings are on constant display at home, and I can view them with fresh eyes when I enter the room again. Looking at it from afar really helps see any mistakes that I have made, rather than staring at it on a flat desk which can alter the perspective too much.

This year I have focused on a lot of wildlife drawings that I have been enjoying, especially my love of big cats. I particularly love realism and detail and have been inspired by many artists on Instagram. It has been a wonderful platform to showcase my art all over the world.

“European Wildcat”

My future plans are to keep improving on my skills, try new techniques, and do some larger colored pencil drawings. I plan to start a website in 2019 and have some limited edition prints done of my drawings, as well as open up a number of spots for pet commissions.

“Dainty Woodland Beauty” Derwent Coloursoft, Faber-Castell Polychromos, and Toison D’or Pastels

16 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Instagram.com/samanthafryeart

“Innocent Curiosity” “The Night Watchman” The most valuable advice that I can give to anyone starting out with colored pencil is not to be afraid – give it your best shot and just keep practicing, and you will get better. It is such a beautiful medium, and I am so glad that I discovered it again. Awards won in Victoria/Australia.

Trentham Easter Art & Craft Show 2014: Other media highly commended

Harcourt Applefest Art Show 2015: People’s Choice Award

Taradale Community Art Show 2015: Winner, Ex Libris theme

Maldon Art Exhibition 2015: Highly commended

Harcourt Applefest Art Show 2017: People’s Choice Award

Maldon Art Exhibition 2018: Winner, 60cm and smaller

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 17 Samantha Frye

“Puma” “Longing to be Understood” “Vulnerable Beauty”

“Imposing Presence”

18 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Instagram.com/samanthafryeart

“Black Leopard”

“Cougar” “Majestic Panther”

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 19 WEBSI IN THE SPOTLIGHT Tri-Tone KOH-I-NOOR

Watch the Video: coloredpencilmag.com/spotlight ABOUT Tri-tone colored pencils are made by Koh-I-Noor as a unique way of creating depth to drawings. Each core is made up of 3 different Polycolor color leads that are braided together to ensure minimal wrist movement. Each of the color selections were chosen to reflect combinations typically found in nature. Although these professional grade leads meld together as they are laid down, you can also use a blender to further smooth out the colors.

The largest set of Tri-tones includes all 23 colors and a blender pencil. These pencils are non-toxic and comply with ACMI standards and bears the AP and an FSC stamp that states that the wood used is 100% from well-managed forests. No lightfastness ratings were available.

Each pencil comes in a round barrel in natural wood that extends to the tip. At the top, all 3 color blends are displayed in bands under their gold topper.

Printed on the front of each pencil is “Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth.” The Hardmuth is named for founder, Josef Hardtmuth. Next, is the brand “Tri-Tone.”

On the reverse side you will find a unique pencil number, barcode number then the barcode, followed by the name of the pencil, and “Czech Rep.” for the Czech Republic, the location in which it was made.

SETS Tri-tone available in open stock, and tin sets of 12 and 24. COMPARISON

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20 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com RELATED PRODUCT We couldn’t spotlight the Tri-tones without mentioning Koh-I-Noor’s fun Magic FX pencils. These were the first multi-colored pencils with braided leads and remembered as a childhood favorite.

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COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 21 &

Your

Artwork We asked you to post your past and present artwork to see how far you’ve come. Here are some Pastthat we found to be inspirational!& Post yourPresent “Latest & Greatest” each weekend2018 on our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/coloredpencilmagazine. 2018

Jennifer Slouha “The left drawing was made in 2012 and the right drawing was created 2018.”

Bonny Snowdon “The first was created is A4 on cartridge paper with Caran d’Ache Pablos. The most recent one is 19x27” on Pastelmat made with Polychromos, Pablos, Luminance, and Lightfast colored pencils.”

Sophie Patel “A year apart! My Jack Russel is 8x10” created with Polychromos on hot-pressed watercolor paper. My Collie is 6x8,” also with Polychromos, on Fabriano Artistico paper.”

Tawnya Jones Williams “Portrait on the left is 11x14” and was completed in 2001. Portrait on the right is 18x24” and completed in 2018. I didn’t draw anything between 2002 and 2015. I finally decided to get back to my passion and haven’t stopped since. I wish I would have continued - I’d be so much farther ahead.”

Renee F Taylor “Comparison of my progression from 2013-2018.”

22 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 2016 2018 2018Wiktor Adamkiewicz “Both pieces done with Faber-Castell Polychromos. Past on Strathmore Bristol paper and Present on Fabriano Artistico 300gsm (140lbs) Hot Maria Zeta Jones Pressed 1/4” Imperial.” “Well, I had a huge gap between my first ever colored pencil drawing I did in 1994, of this Leopard, and I didn’t touch colored pencils again until last year when I decided to attempt the Tiger - so a 25 year gap!”

Ami Schütz “The past one was my very first drawing in colored pencil. The present one shows my improvement over the last year. Both done with Polychromos. The past one on Hahnemühle Quatro, and the recent one on Hahnemühle Nostalgie.”

Natalia Zagalskaya

Katie Packer Martine Venis-Heethaar “The left portrait was my very first commission when I started drawing “The first one was done a few years ago, a small project while on back in 2016, the second drawing was a few month ago. Both 9x12” vacation on Stonehenge paper. The second was a more serious one and on Fabriano with Polychromos, Luminance, and Pablos.” much larger, 50x60” on sanded paper.”

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 23 More Past & Present2018

Kelly Welch “On the left, a drawing of Fernado Vina Jr, commissioned by his father. 11x14” using Prang colored pencils in 1992. On the right, “Sultry”, 11x17” with Polycolor, Prismacolor, and Luminance in 2018.” Breanna Podlasly Hillary Snyder “From early 2013 to present 2018. Pencil versus pastel!”

2014 vs 2018!

Angie Mende “Cat portrait in 2017, 9x12”using Polychromos on Strathmore Artagain.Current WIP, Approximately 11x14” with Polychromos and Luminance on Pastelmat. I am bringing in more backgrounds - it is much more time consuming, but extremely satisfying!”

Ekaterina Putyatina “2013 - 2018 Artwork on commission using Prismacolor Premier, Faber-Castell Polychromos on Canson Bristol, 20x30cm.”

24 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Jodeen Lowrie

Cush Rutter “Both drawn using Faber-Castell Polychromos on Strathmore 300 Bristol Vellum. The first was drawn in June 2017, and the second in July 2018 showing a year of full-time drawing progression.”

Lianne Elliot Antoniette Preston “This is my improvement in the 2 years since I started drawing again after I stopped drawing when I left school.” Krissy Lee “I just started fine art again last year (been a graphic artist for 25 years), so these are close together. October 2017 and August 2018.

On the left: Lilly 11x14” on Fisher 400 sanded paper using General’s Chalk Pastel pencils and about 15 hours, from my own photo.

On the right: The Wedding (from Outlander, to benefit charity)27x20” on Fisher 400 sanded paper using Carbothello and General’s Chalk Pastel pencils and 107 hours.”

Scene still used with permission on behalf of Cahonas Scotland charity

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 25 SKETCHBOOK NEW BLACKWING PENCIL!

BLACKWING VOLUME 4 MARS PENCIL

A Tribute to the Mars 2020 Rover Mission and the Boundless Reaches of the Human Imagination.

While the engineering designs for the rover were first conceptualized in drawings by the team at Motiv Space Systems using Blackwing pencils.

The Blackwing 4 is a tribute to Mars and the upcoming rover mission. It features a rust-colored lacquer and sand-textured finish inspired by the surface of the fourth planet. It also features our first ever bronze ferrule, a cream imprint and eraser, and our soft graphite.

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Much like the Buddha Board, you just active with water to produce varying degrees of black across a middle tone grey back ground with each brush stroke for the ultimate stress reducer. Water evaporates and the image disappears, leaving a clear slate.

Brush included, available in large (9.45x11.81”) or mini travel size (5.31x5.79”). Great for practicing and testing brush strokes.

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26 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com SKETCHBOOK NEW TRANSFER PAPER!

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Creative Mark Graphite Transfer Paper is a must-have for any artist’s toolbox. Use Graphite Transfer Paper to trace a design or sketch onto another surface, such as: paper, panels and boards, wood, glass, acetate, metal, cloth and more! Save time and energy and avoid the time-consuming replication of your sketches.

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E E I WSR Light Bulb Instructor: Jacqueline Wuitz • www.instagram.com/jamawu

Drawing glass and shiny objects can be tricky, because you really have to take a close look at all the details and how light is reflected. Gray paper is especially great when you want to draw glass, because you can skip the base color completely and focus on highlights and shadow.

MATERIAL LIST: Strathmore Toned gray paper

Caran d’Ache Luminance: Photo reference & line art can be downloaded at: www.coloredpencilworkshop.com White (001)

Faber-Castell Polychromos: Cream (102) Ivory (103) Dark cadmium yellow (108) Burnt ochre (187) Black (199) Cold grey I (230) Cold grey III (232) Cold grey V (234) Cold grey VI (235)

Kneaded eraser Blending stump White gel pen

28 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Step One: The first step would be to do the line art using a 2B graphite pencil. I usually don’t include loads of detail in my first line art, and just try to get the general shape and proportions right. Here, I only did the shape of the glass, thread, and inner wires. I only added rough outlines of some reflections on the inner glass piece. I don’t add the light reflections with graphite pencil, as you would need to erase them anyway before adding the white. Therefore, I add them later with the white pencil.

Step Two:

Because it’s always easier to work in sections, I started with the metal thread. Using the white pencil (001) and the cold grey III (232), add the lightest reflections and start to define where the darker areas are. Slowly, break it up into even smaller areas. Shade the metal piece according to the reference photo, using the darker gray shades. I always like to define the light areas and reflections first before I add the dark parts, and I only use black for the darkest areas, to give it more contrast. It’s always easier to start light and build up your darker areas, than to try to erase an area you made too dark.

Step Three: With a light hand and the cold grey I (230) pencil, start defining the basic shapes of the reflections as well as the glowing wire. Remember that the gray paper is your mid-tone that you don’t have to color. Lightly shade in the reflections and blend with the blending stump. Use a heavier hand with the cold grey I and the white (001) pencil to brighten up certain areas of the reflections and give them diversity, as not all reflect the same amount of light. Add the yellow reflections of the glowing wire with cream (102), ivory (103), and dark cadmium yellow (108). Again, start with the lightest to define the shape and then slowly add the darker colors. If you go a little bit overboard with the yellow, you can always try to blend them out with cream or white.

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 29 Step Four: Start to shape out the inner glass part and wire again with cold grey III, slowly adding darker areas and more detail with the darker grays, black, and white. Use burnt ochre (187) as a base color for the inside of the thread and shade it with cold grey III, V, and VI, as well as black, to get the gradient from dark to light.

Step Five:

Follow the same steps as before to continue working on the inner glass part. To give the reflections a better contrast without making them lighter, slightly shade the areas between the reflections with cold grey III and add more reflections if needed. I overlooked a few at first – it’s always good to have a closer look at your reference a few times to find even more details you can bring out.

Step Six: The next step is to add shadow. In this reference photo, the light comes from the front right side. A characteristic of glass objects, as well as metal, is that they don’t only give shadow but also reflect light onto the ground, which is why the ground in front of the bulb has reflections as well. Use cold grey III to shade the shape of the shadow, keeping the edges as soft as possible, and blend out with the blending stump. Take cold grey V and repeat the steps but stay inside the edges of the gray you added before to keep the edges soft, and blend together with the stump again. Repeat these steps with cold grey VI behind the thread to make the area closest to the object the darkest. Try to blend the edges as much as possible. As the light gets reflected on the ground in front of the bulb, use light grey I to slightly add some reflections there.

30 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com Step Seven:

At the very end when doing glass or metal objects, I always like to go in with a white gel pen or white acrylic paint to make the light reflection pop even more. Don’t add the gel pen everywhere, only at the very light points. I also went in with cold grey VI and black again to deepen and define some areas to give the whole piece more contrast.

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COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 31 4 Tips on how to be a ... Social Success! by Gemma Duffield • www.gemmaduffieldart.com

So, you’ve spent hours and hours working on a piece of artwork. You finally upload it onto social media, but don’t get the response you were hoping for. Want to reach a wider audience? Here are a few tips and tricks to build your social media pages and get your work seen by others online. #1 Hashtags With the use of hashtags (#), you can target the audience who you would like to see your work. For example, if you have drawn a French bulldog, you can use hashtags #frenchbulldog #dogart #petportrait and that will gather attention from the relevant people. You can also look at other artists’ pages to see what hashtags they are using to get their art seen.

If you find you are using mostly the same hashtags on every post, just type Tip: them all into the Notes app on your phone, then every time you create a post you can just copy and paste it from there to save you the time of typing them out repeatedly.

32 COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com #2 Giveaways & Competitions Running a competition or doing a giveaway on social your art onto products such as mugs or bags, they are media is a great way to engage people with your page great options also. and work. After all, we all love a freebie! You don’t have to go crazy and give away your largest, most prized original Competitions and giveaways work well, since the usual piece of work to gather attention – as long as the item is terms of giveaways include sharing the post with others to worth people’s time to try to win (your page probably be entered – so your page is being shared by one person, won’t go viral for the chance of winning a keyring), it and will then be seen by all that person’s friends, and so will work. There are plenty of options for prizes: a print on. Just think of all the people who could be seeing your of your artwork, a small custom drawing, or if you print work every time it gets shared!

#3 Don’t Force it! We’ve all seen it on social media: people commenting on others people’s posts telling them to look at their work… “Check out my page!...”Look at my latest drawing!” Nine times out of 10, you don’t feel inspired to go and do that, do you?

Instead of pestering other people/artists to view your work, why not gain their interest by being interested in them; add a kind comment on their posts: “What a great photo!” or “This drawing is amazing!”...and you never know, they might just return the favor!

COLORED PENCIL Magazine | January 2019 | www.coloredpencilmag.com 33 #4 Keep Them Interested If people follow your social media pages, it’s because they love your work and want to see more of it! Don’t lose their interest by uploading inconsistently and irregularly. Why not post photos of your work in progress, or the tools you are using to create your artwork? People love to see what goes into creating a piece of art, as well as seeing a completed piece.

As great a platform as social media is for your work, from time to Remember: time you may come across negative comments. Try not to dwell on it or take it personally – it happens to us all – instead, focus on all the positive feedback you get and carry on creating!

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