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So I've been doing some "experiments" at the moment with various forms of "dry" media I guess you could call them, meaning that I can take them anywhere.
while I've managed to produce some decent pictures so far (primarily as practice pieces and to experiment with particular techniques, such as cross-hatching and shadows), I'm now keen to try other media as well.
I currently have some compressed and willow charcoal at home at the moment, which I bought from a "cheap" art supply store. ($5 for 10 sticks + tin
, the 3 compressed charcoals came as a kit) I also wanted to give white charcoal a try. So I bought some charcoal pencils.
Now I needed some black paper. I managed to find some in a newsagency. Take it home and I try the pencil. Oops! Nothing.
I have a look at the paper again. 80gsm.
I try the pencils with the black visual diary that I have (mini-sized, hence why I ddn't try it first). They work sorta OK.
So there's my fail...getting the wrong paper for what I'm doing!
My eventual goal is to use soft/hard pastels (not oil) and watercolour pencils. If I'm game enough, I might even try watercolour paint (in the cake, not the tube)
while I've managed to produce some decent pictures so far (primarily as practice pieces and to experiment with particular techniques, such as cross-hatching and shadows), I'm now keen to try other media as well.
I currently have some compressed and willow charcoal at home at the moment, which I bought from a "cheap" art supply store. ($5 for 10 sticks + tin
, the 3 compressed charcoals came as a kit) I also wanted to give white charcoal a try. So I bought some charcoal pencils. Now I needed some black paper. I managed to find some in a newsagency. Take it home and I try the pencil. Oops! Nothing.
I have a look at the paper again. 80gsm.
I try the pencils with the black visual diary that I have (mini-sized, hence why I ddn't try it first). They work sorta OK.
So there's my fail...getting the wrong paper for what I'm doing!
My eventual goal is to use soft/hard pastels (not oil) and watercolour pencils. If I'm game enough, I might even try watercolour paint (in the cake, not the tube)