A long-awaited TA DA moment – this drawing was started way back in 2019 and it’s only now getting done! ha….sometimes I just can’t seem to stay on track. But it’s done, and it feels good!
I like to change up my video “intro” every two years or so – and when I did that back in 2019, there was a little clip of this rose drawing. Which subsequently landed in an empty pad of Stonehenge paper, to get moved around the studio repeatedly over the last bunch of years! I kept thinking I needed to get back to it, but I knew just how much work it would take to get it done.
That proved true – five solid days of work on it! (And you thought I was ‘resting’ on sabbatical??)
Video
Watch the video to see it transformed below or click HERE to watch on YouTube. (The extended version is available to patrons at the $5+ level per month.)
When creating a larger piece like this I keep glassine handy – it keeps me from smudging or getting the oils from my hand on the pigment. The color before I got started was really pale, you can see that in the rose on the left….
I’ve started keeping my little Pantone cup to hold the colors for longer-term projects – it keeps the selection together and I don’t have to wonder which got put back in the case.
Colors used:
The finished piece made me so happy! I’ve put it into my Fine Art shop HERE …
…and also uploaded to Society6 HERE.
ICYMI (In case you missed it!)
I promised the collection of Social Media links in case you missed them coz I know there’s too much to follow, so here you go….they’re listed in the order of photos in the gallery below.
- Monday’s blog post: 3 Mediums to create realistic bokeh
- Watercolor roses card video with bokeh background (stamp from Picket Fence)
- Forest pencil sketch turned into a card (see original sketch here)
- Sam and Amos watercolor video (dogs)
- Hugging rabbits card video with CCC Lots of Love
- Copic flower garden video in a sketchbook
- Tiny Tutorial about bokeh
- Pencil extender to make stubby pencils last longer (get one in an accessory set or solo)
- How to draw a rosebud tiny tutorial
Supplies
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- Prismacolor pencils
- Prismacolor Hex Chart
- Stonehenge Drawing Paper Pads: AMZ – BLICK
- Afmat Long Point Pencil Sharpener
- Erasers:
- Glassine sheets
- Pencil Extender – the one I have is in an accessory set or you can get one solo. I’ve ordered a bunch of brands and will eventually know if there are pencils that don’t fit in some of them.
I am in absolute love with yellow roses. Yellow is my favorite color as well. Just beautiful Sandy.
The Yellow Rose of Texas! Warm hugs from San Antonio, Texas. Gorgeous art!
Just gorgeous Sandy
Ohh my Sandy what a stunning piece of art!!!
Totally love it. And a big bravo to you that you have finished it after started so long ago.
I have a question, is there a special reason, beside you like the look, that you always leave so much white tooth (I dont know how else I have to describe it) in you pencil colouring?
I don’t know other than that you “have” to put layer after layer until you don’t see the white spots from the tooth anymore.
Thank you so much for this weeks awesome lessons about making a Bokeh background ( I finally know now thanks to you also how to pronounce it) I love that you treat 1 topic/technique all week.
Stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.
Bravo, girlfriend! I can’t even imagine how much perseverance it must have taken to not only start a project of this size, but to finish it after it had been set aside for that many years! Even more than usual, if that was possible, I am in awe of your talent. Draw, paint, and color on! We’ll be here to watch and learn.