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COLORED PEnCIL
JACKS
Place White in the strongest highlight areas, and then base around that with Cool Grey 30%. Add Carmine Red reflections here and there. The darkest value is Cool Grey 70%.
BALL AND BERRIES
Highlight the ball and the mistletoe berries with White, and then fill in around that with Carmine Red. Next, shade these with Crimson Lake. Separate the berries by applying a small amount of Black Cherry where they meet.
HOLLY LEAVES
Fill the leaves in lightly with Limepeel. Add highlights with White, and then darken along the center vein and around the outer edges of the leaves with Olive Green. Soften any hard lines with Cool Grey 30%.
HORSE
Place Light Peach highlights in the body and ears. The balls around the neck are Sunburst Yellow, and the bands around the horse’s body are True Blue. The flowers on his body are Light Peach. Next, fill the body in with Car- mine Red, adding the darker areas with Crimson Lake. Fill the hooves in with Black. Add a few cast shadows to the horse with Dark Brown.
The fringe on the mane is Carmine Red and Crimson Red, and is created using a sharp pencil. Lightly fill in the base that the horse stands on with Burnt Ochre, and shade it with Dark Brown. Streak the tail with Burnt Ochre and Dark Brown. Fill in the bridle, eyes, and nose with Black. His mouth is Sunburst Yellow.
BURLAP TABLE COVERING
The lightest areas of the burlap are Jasmine, and are created using the side of the pencil. Work around the items that are already in place on the cloth. The rest of the burlap is Goldenrod. The folds in the material and the cast shadow areas are Burnt Ochre. Darken them with Dark Brown.
STEP 2
This layer will be heavier than the first, but you will use only medium pressure. As in the first layer, it is important to lighten the pressure when blending so that no hard lines are left between values of color. Do not try to fully fill in the pores of the paper until instructed to do so, or the desired detail and depth will not be achieved.
BURNISHING
During this process, the layers of color are bound together and the paper’s pores are filled in using heavy pressure on the sharpened point of
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