These boots
Posted: December 18, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: boots, coloured pencil, inktense, pencil drawing 21 CommentsI wait for these boots to come home every year. Actually I wait for the son who wears them home every year at this time. But having the boots is a wonderful bonus, since they are so beautiful to sketch.
This year I sketched them with Inktense pencils. I was planning on layering the colour and then wetting the pencil marks but since Inktense are very intensely coloured, I was afraid I would lose the subtleties of the creases in the leather, so I left the drawing as is. I drew on hot press Fabriano paper, using mostly crimson, light brown, sea blue, indigo and orange pencils.
As a cp artist…I absolutely love how you drew these!!! Glad you left it!
I love these!
I hope my son wears equally worn in and personality filled shoes home for Christmas!
I’ve only just started experimenting with inktense, so I’m glad you posted this! Enjoy the time with your son. My daughter comes home tonight.
They are beautiful! Love the inktense pencils. Very inspiring!
I was introduced to Inktense right after I retired and went to Akami Art store in Hawaii while I was on vacation. It was the perfect artist’s candy store, and the two owners are into art and their community. The pencils were such a surprise, and I have been using them off an on since then.
Hope you enjoy a nice holiday season with your family.
Excellente idée intuitive. C’est déjà très beau tel quel.
Jocelyne
Shari. This is a magnificent sketch of the boots and I can tell. It’s also filled with love. Have a good holiday and thanks for being so generous with your information all year long
Warm memories for you and your son!
Wondering how the Inktense pencils differ from ‘water soluble’ watercolor pencils that have been availaable for quite a while. Are the Inktense more intense than other watercolor pencils – or are they made of a different substance?
Love this drawing. What a great subject & memory to have. Wishing you & your family a wonderful season.
What a terrific sketch! Worn shoes have personality, and you’ve captured it! Hope to see more using Inktense/colored pencils.
Love this Shari and the story behind it!
Beautiful picture, heartwarming story❤️ Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Love, love, love
Beautifully rendered!!!
You are a very good drawer.
Absolutely fabulous! I love simple objects done so well.
I think your decision to leave the inktense pencil marks dry, was a wise one. I love the subtle shades of the colors as they are blended by the eye, not the water. This is lovely!
One of the toughest things in drawing and painting is knowing when or where to stop. It looks like you made a good choice. Thanks for all that you share here.
‘Value does all the work…..color gets all the credit’. The saved whites are priceless.