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August 3, 2019 at 1:46 am #476428
Does anyone know where I can find help in depicting fabrics in coloured pencils? My backgrounds leave a lot to be desired and I need help in drawing curtains and cushions.
Penny
I live in Wiltshire, England
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will RogersAugust 7, 2019 at 10:27 am #863069I just checked our CP Library, but surprisingly, there are no threads focusing on fabric. Perhaps some of the portrait threads may touch on that. I’d say google searching is your best bet.
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InstagramSaveAugust 7, 2019 at 10:37 am #863072Thank you for looking, Elaine. I will search elsewhere.
Penny
I live in Wiltshire, England
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will RogersAugust 7, 2019 at 11:00 pm #863070I tried too, Penny. I couldn’t find anything on here either…but I thought of this – look at artists that do still lifes – a lot of them have fabrics in their pieces, and many do step by step guides. You can find several step-by -step projects on Ann Kullberg’s website. Also one that comes to mind that is a phenomenal artist is Janie Gildow. You might not be interested in doing the whole project, but you might find something you can use. Good luck!!
Kathy Sieloff
My WebsiteAugust 8, 2019 at 2:48 am #863073That’ a good idea, Kathy. Thank you. I will look at still life’s. Thanks for the names of the artists.
Penny
I live in Wiltshire, England
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will RogersAugust 8, 2019 at 4:28 pm #863074I found these, which are going to be helpful.
http://www.artyfactory.com/portraits/color-pencil-portraits/color-pencil-techniques-clothes.html
Penny
I live in Wiltshire, England
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” -Will RogersAugust 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm #863071I have five books by different cp artists and in each only two to three pages describe how to do fabric. So, not very informative but, if you read all of them they do give ideas. If you go to the library you may find some cp books to browse through. The sites you have found also give ideas. I think you wanted to do the fabric in the background of your last doggie portrait. I may be wrong, but it was a very nice fabric and may be worth starting your practice piece with that.
VenaAugust 10, 2019 at 2:19 pm #863075Yes, Vena. It would be good to improve drawing fabrics for backgrounds. That’s a good idea. I will try the one in the photo of Nico.
I hadn’t thought of the Library. I was there today for novels and will look next time. Thank you.
Penny
I live in Wiltshire, England
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