Another drawing of the library I work in. I have not included any of the library ladders that I have drawn previously. This time, I wanted to focus on the ‘bookishness’ of the library. This particular area with the book shelves above the doorway, leading into another room of books seems to exemplify this. These are the Commonwealth Law Reports above the door and on the surrounding shelves.
This drawing was done over a week of lunch breaks and probably took about 2 1/2 hours. It is drawn in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook 13 x 19 cm. I stood up, leaning on a bookshelf with my pencil wrap open next to me .(See more about my pencil wrap at http://www.alissaduke.com/2013/07/customised-pencil-wrap.html)
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I knew from the first sketch that it was going to work and have the look and feel I wanted. I first marked out the lines in 2H Pencil . Then I started drawing with the watercolour pencils. Watercolour pencils allow me to draw and then add water with a brush to the page to blend the colour. I can then add more colour with the pencil. Detail works best if I have remembered to sharpen the pencil !
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I used a lot of brown shades in this drawing, I might try a colourful object next !
The main Faber Castell watercolour pencils used were:
Walnut Brown
Burnt Umber
Burnt Ochre
Light Yellow Ochre
Orange Glaze
Ivory
Payne’s Grey
Burnt Carmine
Read a bit more about me, my watercolour pencils and drawing in one of my first blogposts
Thanks so much for sharing your watercolour pencil techniques. I especially enjoy your step by step process and seeing how your images evolve. Your blog is inspiring.
Thanks Lynn for your comments. It is so lovely to hear about interest in any drawings I do. I also like to see “behind the scenes” or “works in progress” in any sort of project.