I really enjoy using wood as a substrate. For this piece, I applied a layer of clear gesso so that the natural wood colour still shows through [On hindsight, I should have drawn a smaller face...*LOL*].
After that, I sketched my girl with a coloured pencil. Yes, I like to draw with coloured pencils because graphite gets very smudgy and drives me crazy! And I'll let you in on a secret: coloured pencils can be erased when you draw on a gessoed surface! :)
Here's my mixed media girl on a wood panel after using a variety of colorants - Prismacolor pencils, Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils, Daler Rowney Acrylics, Posca Paint Markers, Caran d'ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons, Liquitex black and brown inks and lots of wet tissue.
Gorgeous !!
ReplyDeleteShe looks lovely! Pretty eyes!
ReplyDeleteLove your use of wood veneer for your entry - very creative. Thank you for sharing with us on ARTastic.
ReplyDeleteRock star! Love the white you used as wisps for her hair around her face! Super pretty! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThis is just gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Soooo amazing, Yvonne! I personally love that you made the face so large to take up most of the panel.... and how seriously cool to use wood as the base. I really love your faces! Gorgeous, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is stunning, Yvonne!! Love!
ReplyDeleteReally great work !! Very, very nice ! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at ARTastic ! :D
She's absolutely stunning Yvonne!! Her eyes are amazing!! I love the striations!! Gorgeous my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
It's fabulous! Do you use a sealant when you're done or just leave it as is?
ReplyDeletetotally fabulous..
ReplyDeleteOh. My.Gosh! Is there no end to your talents? She's gorgeous....thanks for the tip....never know when that one will come in handy AND for joining us at ARTastic. Such a PERFECT project for this month's challenge:):)
ReplyDeleteSuch a Beauty ..with captivating eyes ! I have never used any other media on wood except oil paints :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning project!! Love the wood panel idea!! Thanks for sharing with us at ARTastic :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing painting, very clever. I hope you had fun using wood for you base. Thanks for joining in with our challenge at ARTastic this month.
ReplyDeleteGosh clever girl, she is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing with us at ARTastic
ReplyDeleteMary
This is amazing. Thanks for playing along with the ARTastic challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteLove your take on the challenge!! Thanks for playing along at ARTastic!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! Painting on wood is so fun. Thanks for creating with us at ARTastic!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous job!!! So cool!! Thanks for sharing with us at ARTastic Anna xo
ReplyDeletefabulous idea, gorgeous piece of art.
ReplyDeleteWow your wood creation is stunning. I love that the face is huge. You did an awesome job. Thanks for joining us at ARTastic challenge blog.
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