Pencil Progress

If I draw from top to bottom, left to right, it cuts back on the opportunities for smearing. The background hills are very forgiving, a good place to begin this commissioned pencil drawing of a very fine house in a serene setting.

In addition to this poor quality photo from my poor quality printer, I look at a high quality photo on my high quality laptop for more details.
Sometimes I break my own rules about direction of drawing.
Here I have added more layers and begun shading the roof shape. My new favorite pencils are Tombow, a Japanese word that means dragonfly. They are dark and smooth; usually dark means grainy, but not in this brand.
Enough for today – life (and death) is still keeping my work time to a minimum.

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2 Comments

  1. A wonderful start to the new drawing, Jana. Love to see the progression. Hugs as you continue to hurt from loss…

    • Thank you, Anonymous. Drawing is very soothing.

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