Back to Silverpoint

As soon as I viewed this scan, I realized that the background should be toned down. I'd been careful this evening to pull down highlights away from center but had over looked the back color. Perhaps a bit of gradation into center?

More tomorrow...

Aloe Silverpoint 5

I am wondering how long it will take for the silver to begin tarnishing. It has a good deal to do with local air conditions. Introducing a sulfurous gas would help--egg yolks, sulphide compounds... Meanwhile, progress continues albeit slowly. Silverpoint is not a fast moving medium!

Aloe Silverpoint 4

A little bit more...

Aloe Silverpoint 3

I'm adding bits of detail here and there as I slowly target in on the light center. Next up is a bit of filling in on the left to balance things out.

Aloe Silverpoint 1

I've restarted this drawing. I felt it was too big--it's now 5". Besides, I hadn't sanded the board and the irregularities would have been noticeable. I think there will be two versions--silverpoint and egg tempera.

Today I registered for Koo Schadler's workshops in June. Also picked up a subscription to lynda.com for Adobe and Wordpress software training. I've been experimenting with migrating this blog to Wordpress and now can quite easily migrate posts, comments, and images. Next up is to design my theme.

Aloe Initial Silverpoint

I'm starting this out with silverpoint--not sure where it's going next! :-)

Aloe Starter

Here are a couple of shots of my new aloe plant that I'll use for reference. I'm building a tracing up right now. Not sure yet on the media but it's been a while since I've cracked an egg...

Aloe in Colored Pencil

For something different I tried colored pencil on black Stonehenge paper. I picked up a new aloe plant while stocking up on sunflower seed. I had difficulty with the prickly tips--the points on my Polychromos pencils kept crumbling.