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Color Pencils

Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Pencils

by Faye O. on October 29, 2009

in Color Charts, Color Pencils, Reviews, Sketches, Watercolor

One of my favorite online art supply stores, Artifolk, had a ‘buy 4 get 1 free’ offer on Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils. After doing some calculations to try justifying why I should purchase them, I finally gave in (hehehe) and ordered 20 pencils, which means I received 5 pencils free. By the way, I [...]

Tagged as: Canson Fanboy Manga Drawing Paper, Daniel Smith iridescent watercolor, Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Pencils

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Geisha In Waiting

by Faye O. on October 25, 2009

in Color Pencils, Pen & Ink, Sketches

Had plans to do some ACEOs revolving on multi-cultural women in costumes. You know what …. I never seem to be satisfied with the outcome. Blame it on my so-called quest for perfection, LOL!
So I drew up a series of Geisha sketches which I hope to turn into an ACEO. I did work on it, [...]

Tagged as: Derwent Inktense

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Feeling Elizabethan

by Faye O. on October 25, 2009

in Color Pencils, Pen & Ink

This morning I tuned in to HBO. The movie ‘Elizabeth: Golden Age’ was on. I didn’t pay much attention to the storyline, but the costumes and jewelry were pretty darn fantastic.
Feeling inspired, I took out my Derwent Coloursoft pencils and proceeded to do a rough sketch of an Elizabethan portrait. I think I went a [...]

Tagged as: Derwent Coloursoft, Ginger, Lamy Al-Star, Lincoln Green, Noodler's Ink Eternal Brown

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