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Copper Banded Butterflyfish by ~skullmage550:iconskullmage550:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Animals

©2008-2009 ~skullmage550
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2.5x3.5 drawing on 90 LB watercolour paper.
Underpainting - 2 blue Prismacolor art markers and Staedtler watercolour pencils
Final - Prismacolor scholar coloured pencils
It took about 1.5 hours

I really like the way my stipple copper banded butterflyfish came out so I did a coloured one as an ACEO. Some of the fish gott messy with the underpainting but I think it still came out good.

I really like using Prismacolour art markers as an under painting! I only used the two blues I have (I also have 1 red but it wasn't used in this). They give a different effect that watercolour pencils. I am going to be getting a set of Prismacolor markers eventually, they are very expensive. That is only why I have 3.... the one blue is almost dead too.

This is for sale, please contact me if you would like it. :)

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*robertsloan2 Jan 14, 2008, 7:31:35 AM
This is fantastic! I love this one, it came out so well. Beautiful shading including on the background!

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Robert A. Sloan, writer and artist
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~Comicfan2000 Jan 14, 2008, 9:08:39 AM
Another awesome art! Great job, love the colors!

Paul
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~skullmage550 Jan 14, 2008, 3:58:12 PM
Thanks! :)

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~skullmage550 Jan 14, 2008, 6:45:22 PM
Thank you! I really like the background too. I used Prismacolor markers for the underpainting. It gave a different effect but I really like it. I want to get some more to use.

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*robertsloan2 Jan 15, 2008, 2:10:39 PM
They rock. The twelve color set isn't usually too expensive and since they mix, you may be able to get by just using that. They are so convenient for underpainting!

I did my latest journal entry on a book on using markers and colored pencil together for realistic rendering -- they don't say "this is realism" but the examples in Color Drawing are very realistic, and range to impressionistic drawings.

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Robert A. Sloan, writer and artist
Visit Explore-Oil-Pastels-with-Robert-Sloan.com, my oil pastels site!
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~skullmage550 Jan 15, 2008, 5:15:28 PM
I think I am just going to start out with the 12 set and but some other ones that aren't in the set but I want/need them.

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*robertsloan2 Jan 16, 2008, 7:48:54 AM
Yes, if you get any set, plan to get at least one, maybe two grays. I bought two grays to go with my 48 color set because Prismacolor does not include grays in the sets. They do include black, which is handy. I think there may be a brown in the 12 set, but I don't know what all is in it or not so it helps to fill it out. Unlike colored pencils they do stand up to just being stored in a shoebox or zipper bag, they don't need the special treatment Prismacolor pencils do. I guess when you go to the store you'll be able to open the box and see what colors are there, then choose the ones to go with it. Good plan.

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Robert A. Sloan, writer and artist
Visit Explore-Oil-Pastels-with-Robert-Sloan.com, my oil pastels site!
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~skullmage550 Jan 16, 2008, 1:41:22 PM
If I don't get a set right away I want to get a yellow, black and a colourless blender. I have an idea for a dragon eye ACEO with them. I have two blues and a red already that will work, I just need yellow, black and the colourless blender.

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*robertsloan2 Jan 18, 2008, 11:41:14 AM
If you have a good process red and blue already, that would do you for mixing colors to start. Especially on underpaintings, precision isn't always a big deal. A pink would probably help for being able to do lighter oranges and pinks, and a very light blue would help for light greens though. Although you can lighten them after they're on by going over them with the colourless blender, it's very neat that way.

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Robert A. Sloan, writer and artist
Visit Explore-Oil-Pastels-with-Robert-Sloan.com, my oil pastels site!
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