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Switch to a flat brush to finish off the reed and create the illusion that the frog is just about to leap off. A flat brush is great to mark make at this point and it gives you a strong bold ‘edge’ to work with. You can use these are lots of different types of paper, but for maximum layering and best results, use on watercolor paper! The pics I attached are on sketchbook paper. VIBRANT SHADES – The round 4mm soft lead core is perfect for bold expressive drawings. The highly pigmented colour is easy to apply and produces a vibrant finish. Includes a range of 24 colours. Give the gift of creativity this holiday season! Derwent Inktense pencils are intensely vibrant, watersoluble pencils that have been formulated to dry permanently. They offer exceptional layering capability without dissolving previously dried layers of vivid colour. Colours are highly-pigmented and can be used dry, or mixed with water which is when the colour becomes even more intense. The colours retain vibrancy after drying, creating ink-like effects. Derwent Inktense can be used happily on traditional surfaces such as watercolour or mixed media paper. They also perform well on alternative supports such as wood, fabrics and some ceramics. They are ideal for using with other products to create multi faceted mixed media projects.
Cherry Ferris is a self taught artist who is fascinated with colour, pigment, materials and all things sparkly. She is particularly drawn to nature and the beautiful creatures that inhabit our planet and she’s potty about hares, foxes and owls which is why they seem to pop up in so many pieces of her work. She likes to use many types of media and is versed in pyrography, acrylics, coloured pencils, watercolours and pastels. Cherry also loves the heightened detail in botanical illustration and often uses these techniques alongside many others elements and fusing them together within a piece of artwork to create something exciting and new.Continue the colour along the length of the foliage and fade out the pigment towards the top & bottom with clean water. Keep the pigment moving and your working area ‘wet’ to avoid it drying with hard lines. Whilst wet, drop more pigment into the wash on the frogs body and head to begin suggesting texture. Leave to dry. If any areas of the wash are too dark at this point use a thirsty brush to lift colour away before it dries. Once the wash dries it will remain permanent and you wont be able to move or lift the ink. Step 2 – Rendering the eye Brushes– I find synthetic brushes work better with Inktense products … particularly brushes with a strong snap and spring. For this project I’m using a round in sizes 2 & 6 and a 1/2″ flat. Use whatever brushes you are comfortable with and suit the scale of your painting.
Either way, use a variety of greens and browns to suggest form and interest along the length of the reed. Pay close attention to the colour change along its curved surface and where the light and shadows fall. Leave to dry Step 12 – Warming up the shadows The moment you drag the pencil across the paper, it is surely to bring about that blissed out feeling us artists get when using our favorite supplies, but rest assured, the fun has only just begun.... When you hit it with water, it activates and this is when the colors really come alive!!!! Derwent Inktense Paper 12×16” (can also be substituted with a good quality heavy duty HP/NOT watercolour paper or mixed media paper)Sharpen the Deep Rose pencil and add colour and definition directly to the paper on belly of the frog. Use a light loose scumbling action. Try to think of this application as mark making, not colouring in! Less is often more as once activated, the Inktense purples are very vibrant and powerful colours and you can always add more later but you can’t take it away. Warm up the shadows around the chin and legs in the same way and then activate and leave to dry. Step 13 – Final froggy flourishes
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