To begin a large format drawing in graphite you need a few things... one is passion, a passion for drawing and a passion for your subject. This comes easily for me as I love drawing and when I choose African wildlife as my inspiration.
"Moonlight Drink" 12"x 9" Ploychromos on Strathmore Artagain
The theme for my most recent workshop was "Drawing white on a black surface", an interesting and very different subject for not only coloured pencil but for graphite as well, as it is the opposite process in...
I recently cleaned out my store room and removed some old drawings from their frames and I was quite dismayed to see how yellow the paper had gone in thirty odd years since they were framed. One reason could be the quality of the paper I used, the old Spirax cartridge...
