Rose in coloured pencil

[Lulu]

I was inspired by Ivy's rose in pencil to try one in c pencil.
Here is the result - 8 days and no housework later - lol!
I got lost in that 'zone' thingee that Erin talked about in her thread:)
I think I'm done, but feel free to tell me that I'm not:)
btw anyone know what to do with all the pencil shavings??? Can't bear to throw them away!

[Lulu]

Meant to say that the colours of the original are much 'richer' than the scanned image indicates.

[Watchful]

Simply lovely, Lulu. My favorite rose, too.

[ShellyF]

oooohhhh Lulu, this is beautiful....welcome to the zone LOL! I can only fantasize about doing such beautiful coloured pencil drawings. You have inspired me to get them back out again, maybe I'll try something this week... I'm sure my house will survive a week without beeing clean LOL :D

Have I mentioned how gorgeous this is????? :clap: :clap:

By the way, how did you do th lines in the leaves... with just the pencil or scratch them out or with an impressed line??

[animal]

Cool Lulu! I especially like the colours you have used. What paper did you draw this on? I haven`t drawn in Coloured pencils for about 4 or 5 months.:( :D :angel: :clap:

[Leaflin]

Lulu
Your Rose is beautiful.
It's sweet perfume tantalizes my sences.

I took a paper making workshop some time ago and the instructor added her coloured pencil shavings to her slurry.
Produced an interesting effect.

[Shirl]

Wow Lulu, this is simply gorgeous! Do you know the name of the rose--Peace maybe? Would also like to know what paper you used.

Let's see, 8 days of drawing, one day catchup housework--yes I can live with that! (if you get those results!)

Shirl

[arlene]

I can almost reach out and touch the velvety petals and smell the fragrance!

I think this was way more important than housework!

[Lulu]

I thought I was seeing things this morning when I logged on and went to the drawing forum. My thread said 'Moved' and I thought - where too???? Yay! Our own c pencil forum!!!!:clap:

Thankyou everyone for your comments.:)
I did the veins on the leaves first by impressing with a white pencil and I used Canson Mi-Teintes white paper. I was amazed at how tough and forgiving it is!

So we're all agreed - housework sux, art rules!!! :D:D:D

[TeAnne]

Yeah, I got an email about wendee on black paper and I just came here and replied then went down the bottom to goto the forum and *arghhhhhhhhhh* Whats this? You bewdy. YAYYYYYYYYYY..... A CP forum. WOW, over the moon ya know?
I saw this Rose in your projects, excellent stuff Lulu. Don't you EVER say you 'can't do something' to me ever again! Got it? Good girl :D
Can't say I have done a rose in CP but I reckon I will, I feel a pull towards doing one....Did plenty in 1996 in oil.
Good onya gf. I love this.

Pencil shavings huh? hmmmmmmmmm Did you see Julia's mouth? :evil: lolol

[Lulu]

Thankyou TeAnne:)
And I knew you were going to be over the moon about our own c p forum - the anticipation from when I found it to when I thought you would be awake to see for yourself was fun!

Okay, I won't say Ican'tdoit any more!! :D:D

Yes, I did see your Julia Roberts mouth in pencil shavings, meant to mention it in my first post - love it!
Here is the link for anyone else - it is in the July daily sketching project:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/Projects/browse_final.msql?proj_id=76

[PhilC]

Been trying to get back here all day just one of them crazy days..

Lulu Love the rose.
had to show it to my wife she loves roses. And love it.

PhilC

[Lulu]

Thankyou Phil:)

[wendee]

The rose is just gorgeous Lulu...what sort of colour pencils do you use and on what sort of paper? Iam curious...

The things that can be done with pencils just blows me away:D

[Lulu]

Hi Wendee, thanks for your comments.:)
I used my new prismacolour pencils, which I was sent from the States, (can't buy them here) and Canson Mi-Tientes paper. Darrell sent me some Stonehenge which apparently is best for c pencils but I was too scared to use it lol! :D Maybe next time!

[Ivyleaf]

Lulu:

I go away on holiday for a few days and look what happened!!! A beautiful rose! And our own CP forum! WOW to both!!! I think the colors come thru here as very rich and velvety, I can only imagine it in person! This is great! And I agree that CP is much more important than housework :D :D :D

[Sandi]

Right on Lulu. You go girl!!
This is VERY romantic, with the glowing colors, the velvety petals.
I'd like to see some of the warm colors reflecting on the leaves, to unite and to splurge them with rich full bodied shadows. (the two on the right are same tone as of yet).
Beautiful work! You've come a longer way in just this past month or two than in your past 4 years of classes! Kudos!

[Lulu]

Ivy, thanks:) Hope you had a great weekend away - missed you!

Sandi, thanks too for your comments :) and also for the suggestion re the leaves.
btw I wish I had had 4 years of classes, I had 6 weeks (2hrs a day 1 day a week) 4 years ago, and then the odd day since then.
But now I've had a year of wetc :D and I find it a great place of learning, inspiration and encouragement.

[Sandi]

Originally posted by Lulu

Sandi, thanks too for your comments :) and also for the suggestion re the leaves.
btw I wish I had had 4 years of classes, I had 6 weeks (2hrs a day 1 day a week) 4 years ago, and then the odd day since then.
But now I've had a year of wetc :D and I find it a great place of learning, inspiration and encouragement.

opps! Sorry. I misunderstood your sentence from before:

"Three years ago I began a painting and drawing class with an artist, who was holding classes in our local town.
Over those years we have become close friends ..." (taken from your "Just wanting to share something lovely" thread from awhile back).

Doesn't matter. In any case, your art has greatly improved as of late. Kudos!

[Masterartworks]

Lulu,

Nice nuances of color in your rose. I just love roses there a true gift of nature?

Lei

[Lulu]

No problem Sandi. Thanks again.

Lei, thanks - I love roses too. It's almost pruning time here so that means that spring is on its way, thank goodness!

[MissMouse]

Beautiful picture. Hum now what to do with the shavings, I was thinking the very same thing ?

Three cheers for housework - not getting done. My poor hubby was begging for underwear this morning.

LuLu if you need any colors I would be happy to get them for you and send them down. I live very near an art supply store that stocks every color prisma makes.

I am so happy about this site now don't encourage Teanne with any moon stuff....... Kentucky Fried

[Lulu]

Thank you Miss Mouse:)
and thanks for the offer to send down more prismas, very kind thought.
Hey, love your mouse! Mind you I wouldn't if it was real:eek:

[Beau]

LULU!!!......this is wonderful!!! I love it!!!

10 thumbs up (I'm all thumbs anyway!LOL)

GO GIRL!

:D

Beau

[Lulu]

Thanks Beau:)

[TeAnne]

Originally posted by MissMouse

Three cheers for housework - not getting done. My poor hubby was begging for underwear this morning.
ROFLMAO.... Daryl said the same thing to me this morning. :evil:

LuLu if you need any colors I would be happy to get them for you and send them down. I live very near an art supply store that stocks every color prisma makes.
We can't get them in Australia either. Though Sherville said they had them in Sydney. Sooooooo I might take u up on that myslf oneday.
I am so happy about this site now don't encourage Teanne with any moon stuff....... Kentucky Fried
I don't eat Kentucky Fried mouses. At least I hope they don't serve it @ the local KFC outlet. :evil:

[Lulu]

MissMouse, TeAnne - ROFL!!!
Better be careful, soon when we log on to the C P forum we might first be required to answer a question - "Has your man got clean underwear today?" :D:D:D

[MissMouse]

Well girls just let me know your wish list. I am going to Pearl Paint next week to get some more colors as I will not rest till I have them all! The mouse with the most colors wins. Humm that gets the mind going I off to do a rainbow mouse, look for a new tinny head.
I have never worked in cp before and find that lately I have done some of my best work with them and the set up and clean up is so so easy.

PS: John took my parrot to IBM corporate headquarters to show it off today.
PPSS: He fixes the machines the big shots break so don't think we own the money truck : ) Humm could be one of the money guys would like to buy a print.

[Allan Jameson]

Wow !!!!!! Lulu this is stunning.... It looks like the Peace Rose,my mother used to grow it years ago.Have you tried paper making its fun and you could use the shavings in a mix, makes a great texture for special paper.Again absolutely bbeautiful.

[pencils4me]

LuLu this is just beautiful!

pencils4me

[Lulu]

Thanks Allan, yes it is Peace. Thanks for the suggestion re the pencil shavings, I have never tried making paper but I must have a go.

Pencils, thank you too.

[Rosebud]

A rose is a rose is a rose........

From one Rose to another...It's beautiful beyond words:D

Rose

[Lulu]

thank you Rose:)
My grandaughter's second name is Rose (Mollie Rose) and I bought a rose last spring called Our Molly. Can't wait for it to flower so I can do that in c p as well.
OOOOOooooooo colour pencils are sooooo addictive!

[maria_khurram]

You have done a great work. Rose looks soft as it is real. WOW