I realized today that I forgot to share this hyper-realistic piece with you all. This painting was done as an entry into Hahnemühle’s calendar contest, subject: RED. I wasn’t sure when I started this one if I could actually achieve it. Anytime I attempted hyper-realism it was with a colored pencil. Pencils that are sharp…
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Hyper-Realism & The Fork
I was working in my Greybook by Hahnemühle (Canadian shoppers try Jackson’s). I love this paper and find it endlessly fun to capture objects using my Faber-Castell watercolor pencils. When I want to create something hyper-realistic, this is my place to come. I love working out every shadow and highlight. It makes my mind work…
An Apple A Day…
As I’ve said many times, I LOVE MY Hahnemühle GREY BOOK!! The paper in this toned sketchbook is just awesome. No, you can’t paint in Greybook as it’s not made for watercolor but holy cow, the hand of this paper is wonderful. You get eighty pages of 120gsm grey toned paper bound into a beautiful…
Put A Bow On It In Nostalgie
Hiya. Currently, in bits and bobs, I’m working in my Nostalgie Sketchbook by Hahnemuhle. The one I have is the A4 landscape, I love that size. I haven’t been around as much as usual for a couple of good reasons. I’m working on two big projects that I can’t talk about but are so exciting,…
Mushrooms in Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook
Sorry I’ve been absent for a while. I’m hoping you missed me a little. Lately I’ve been working in my new Nostalgie sketchbook from Hahnemühle. I’ll be doing a comprehensive review on the sketchbook later in the month but until then here’s some simple details. The sketchbook has 80 pages that are suitable for light…