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    Craig Husband
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        I thought I’d share this one so far. I did post some pics in the what are you working on thread. It’s 43x30cm on Stonehenge paper using FC polychromos. So far I’ve been working on it for about 20 hours. Going to attempt the blurred background today using coloured pencil blender powder which I’ve never tried before. Wish me luck! And c&c is always appreciated.

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        Craig

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        Triduana
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            Always interesting to see how artists build up a picture. Beautiful detail. :thumbsup:

            Kay D - Edinburgh, Scotland

            So long, and thanks ...

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            Such a beautiful start. The details are already so good! Looking forward to watching this piece progress.

            Jenna

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            #684294
            fedetony
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                wow.. already looks great

                Federico Garcia
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                C&C always welcome :D

                "...when someone gives a critique of your work, fear not. It usually means they like or care more of your work than when they just pat your back." - Tiago

                #684266
                Skappy
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                    Great satrt love the kitty

                    #684276
                    Craig Husband
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                        Started the background this afternoon using coloured pencil blending powder, many more layers to go and I kind of have mixed feelings at the moment. The powder helps blending but reduces the opacity, which means I’ll have to add a lot of layers to get the brightness I want. Suppose we’ll see how it goes. At least it allowed for a lot of coverage in one sitting.

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                        Craig

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                        Equus Art
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                            Great start, Craig! I love Polys, they are so blendable. As a perhaps helpful suggestion for the blurred background instead of powder blender, you can use Zest it or Gamsol to blend and it won’t give you that faded out look. You still may need a few layers, but not quite as many.

                            Looking forward to seeing more!

                            Cat

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                            #684292
                            KareBear94
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                                This is looking great so far :clap:
                                Thanks for sharing as a WIP, I like to see how others do their works…
                                Can’t wait too see it finished.
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                                #684297
                                luvinlife68
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                                    Thank you for showing how you build up your drawing. This has helped me a lot for my own future planning.:clap:

                                    #684277
                                    Craig Husband
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                                        Hi guys thanks for the feedback. I was thinking of getting some zest it. How do you suppose it would work over fixed areas as the blending powder i have down now has to be fixed for each layer?

                                        Craig

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                                        #684278
                                        Craig Husband
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                                            Here’s today’s update. Feeling a bit better about this now. Probably going to abandon the powder and use spirits instead. After doing a bit of reading I don’t think Stonehenge paper is well suited to it. Let me know what you think.

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                                            Craig

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                                            Boafamily
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                                                Beautiful work my friend.

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                                                Craig, the process is fascinating and watching this lovely creature come alive is a joy. Thank you so much for sharing.

                                                Chammi
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                                                #684279
                                                Craig Husband
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                                                    Thanks for the great comments. Going to do a bit more today but sadly back to work tomorrow and I don’t know when I’ll have time to continue. Hoping I can just focus on it in the evenings.

                                                    Craig

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                                                    #684269
                                                    Equus Art
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                                                        Hi Craig! Since I am pretty new to CP myself, and am trying new techniques as well, I keep a test piece of the paper I’m working on and try out what I am looking to achieve on that paper. That way I have no surprises! I am strictly a PastelMat advocate, so I have no experience on Stonehenge paper.

                                                        I understand having to work a daytime job and try and be creative in “spare” time. Do we ever have much of that? Even so, I do manage to steal a few hours a week in the evenings. Looking forward to more!

                                                        Cat

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