Cherries: WIP

[salemskye]

To kick start myself after a long hiatus, I have chosen to paint cherries - possibly my most favourite thing to eat and smell. I am using my own reference photo below, Stonehenge 8" x 5.5" and Dick Blick Studio.

[douglass]

Beautiful reference! That is the first hurdle overcome,looking forward to seeing a masterpiece.

[marieUK]

Good luck with this, have had some long periods away from art myself. Great reference, I'll be looking out for your progress

[Mado]

This is challenging ! Good luck !

[evartpat]

Great photo...I want some cherries now!

[salemskye]

Finished -

[bookscorpion]

They look delicious. I like the highlights and the way you brought out the little imperfections in their skin and form.

[evartpat]

Mmmmmmm..cherries....

Well done!!

[bleuie]

Looks so yummy! Very nice work
How do you compare Blick Studio CP with Prisma in terms of layering, blending and burnishing?

[salemskye]

Originally Posted by bleuie

How do you compare Blick Studio CP with Prisma in terms of layering, blending and burnishing?

I think I actually prefer the Blicks! They are much easier to control. I think they are very slightly harder so better at detail and they retain their sharp point a bit longer. They layer and blend very well indeed. I can't fault their performance at all.

[bleuie]

That's good to know, I have Koh-I-Noor which I take is the one who manufactured Blick Studio CP's. The only problem with mine is I can't find any good darks like prisma's indigo blue and tuscan red. Does your Blick's have any of those similar darks?

[wineberry]

Hey , good work

[Flamingogirl]

Wonderful job! Shading and color are great! Well done!

[salemskye]

Originally Posted by bleuie

The only problem with mine is I can't find any good darks like prisma's indigo blue and tuscan red. Does your Blick's have any of those similar darks?

I have the box of 72 and no, Bleuie, there isn't the darks that you mention. I did have to work hard to create darks in my cherries painting. There is equivalents but they are not as dark and there definitely isn't a match for Tuscan Red -

[bleuie]

Thanks for pic Hazel, I only have the 24 pc set Koh-I-Noor Woodless. I mix paris blue and burnt sienna for the darks and sometimes I augment them with prisma but the tuscan red have a very low LF rating unlike the Koh-I-Noor. The reason I asked is because I'm thinking of purchasing the Koh-I-Noor Polycolor which is basically the same as the Blick Studio because they're the ones who manufactured it for Dickblick.