tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78893434857178513092024-03-04T20:36:21.766-08:00Karen Hull ArtBlog by award winning artist Karen Hull. Karen is a full-time artist illustrator who welcomes commissions and shares her journey in art and life along the way.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-43030796593941886962016-11-21T19:29:00.001-08:002016-11-21T19:29:23.060-08:00Craftsy Class Launch!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So happy to share the launch of my online Craftsy Class entitled Step by Step Photorealistic Coloured Pencil Portraitswhich which takes you through the process for drawing our beautiful model Katie and includes a comprehensive materials list, with all the pencils used, along with a helpful instruction sheet that will assist you in working through the video. You can find out more information </span><a href="https://www.craftsy.com/drawing/classes/photorealistic-portraits-in-colored-pencil/457818?cr_maid=102113&cr_linkid=KarenHull_457818&cr_source=Karen%20Hull&cr_medium=Instructor" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am so excited to share that I have just come back from Denver Colorado where I filmed an online art class with the fabulous crew from Craftsy. The class is entitled Step by Step Photorealistic Portraits in Coloured Pencil and should be available late November. If you would like to be in with a chance to win this class for free then you can register <a href="http://craftsy.me/KarenHull_Giveaway">here</a>. The winner will be announced on the day the class is launched.</span></div>
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I am proud and honoured to share that I have been selected to be one of the Australian Ambassadors for Caran D'ache products. These products include the Luminance and Pablo pencils which are excellent quality pencils with very high lightfastness ratings and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to endorse and support these wonderful products. Our main aim is to increase the availability and distribution of Caran D'ache products within Australia.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have lost track over the years of how many times I have been asked to create a tutorial on drawing animals with white fur. This gorgeous little dog called Monty seemed like the perfect candidate. This comprehensive 28 page step by step tutorial is full of high resolution images and simple to follow instructions and explains which colours to use to achieve realistic portraits of animals with white fur and is available from my website <a href="http://www.karenhullart.com/White-Dog-in-Coloured-Pencil.php">here</a>. Pencils used in this tutorial include Prismacolors, Polychromos, Lyra Rembrandts and Verithins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unsure about which coloured pencil brands to buy, or which surfaces will best suit your needs? Which ones erase the best, or work best with solvents? Looking to learn more about the different blending methods? This 52 page information kit <a href="http://www.karenhullart.com/Coloured-Pencil-Basics-for-Artists-of-All-Levels.php">Coloured Pencil Basics for Artists of All Levels</a> will answer all those questions and many more. Inside the kit you will also find a special thank you discount code of 10% off your next purchase.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Struggling to get a rich and uniform black colour in your coloured pencil backgrounds? This 30 page information kit <a href="http://karenhullart.com/How-to-Get-Black-Backgrounds-in-Coloured-Pencil.php">How to get Rich Black Backgrounds in Coloured Pencil</a> road tests 14 different black pencils and shows you which coloured pencils will give you the darkest, most consistent black colour. We look at whether using a blender or solvent will make the blacks smoother or richer and also how the wax and oil based pencils perform when used over other mediums such as markers and watercolour pencils. Whether you are a purist and prefer working in 100% coloured pencil, or are happy to mix your coloured pencils with other mediums there is a solution in this kit for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been contacted several times by the host of my 9 year old website telling me that the software I used to create my site all those years ago will soon become obsolete and so after much procrastinating and resistance I have created a whole new website under the domain name <a href="http://www.karenhullart.com/">www.karenhullart.com</a> and am so much happier with the new site and wonder why I didn't do this years ago!! My old site www.miniatureartbykhull.com will still operate for the next month and will then cease to exist and the domain will redirect to my new site. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any issues with or feedback about the new site :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">I am extremely excited to announce that Australia proudly now has its own coloured pencil society. We invite everyone, artists and appreciators, local and international, to join the AUSCPA family and grow with us towards creating an internationally recognised pool of talent and inspiration, particularly for those who have never used coloured pencils before! Please visit our website </span><a href="http://www.auscpa.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.auscpa.org</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> and explore the possibilities! (I for one am extremely proud to be a part of this, and know what we have planned! It is truly a new era for coloured pencils in Australia! )</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-71373744554642789282015-07-13T22:45:00.000-07:002015-07-13T22:45:31.470-07:00Layering Drafting film and resin for a 3D affect<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Curious Visitor<br />9x7 inches<br />Coloured pencil, pan pastels and a touch of ink on four sheets of<br />drafting film separated by thin layers of resin</td></tr>
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As some of you know, I have been experimenting lately with using resin in my artworks, although my previous attempts have used acrylic for subsequent layers. Whilst working on my last piece, I became a bit frustrated with the way the acrylic applied to the resin and so I decided to discard it for a while and experiment with multiple layers of drafting film that had coloured pencil applied to them and then the resin in between each layer. I had a bit of an idea as to how the finished piece might look, but also had to let go of the total control I usually like to have and allow the piece to develop in its own way. The following images show the three earlier layers and how this piece developed.</div>
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The first layer was drawn using pan pastels and the resin under this layer was tinted with avocado green resin colouring agent.</div>
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This second layer was drawn using coloured pencils and some pan pastels were also added to the back of the film to enhance the look of the disappearing horizon. As you can see, this scanned version of the second layer has a lot more detail than you can see in the final piece, but I really wasn't disappointed to lose that clarity - it added to the misty effect I was after.</div>
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This image shows the third layer after it has been added to the other two layers. This layer was drawn using only a black Polychromo pencil.</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-32845963394287384002015-06-21T21:33:00.000-07:002015-06-21T21:33:23.315-07:00Latest 3D artwork - Horsing Around<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is my latest venture into the world of 3D resin art - I still have a long way to go in perfecting this technique, but am having fun along the way.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-14509621603707210032015-06-14T18:12:00.000-07:002015-06-14T18:12:43.311-07:00Watching the development of 3D resin art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The following images show you the 14 steps involved in creating this 3D resin artwork</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Know You're In There<br />5x7 inches<br />Coloured pencil on drafting film and acrylic and resin on wood</td></tr>
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This is the first layer and was drawn using coloured pencils on drafting film.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-60361122067671136342015-05-16T23:58:00.000-07:002015-05-16T23:58:27.177-07:00Trying out some 3D art<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have long been fascinated by the works of <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/riusuke-fukahori-paints-three-dimensional-goldfish-embedded-in-layers-of-resin/">Riusuke Fukahori</a> and <a href="http://kenglye.deviantart.com/gallery/">Keng Lye</a> and was inspired to give this intriguing technique a trial run. 'Tempting Fate' was my first attempt and I must admit this is a huge learning curve, trying to transition from thinking in 2D to 3D and also adjusting to how the resin accepts the acrylic paint. There are quite a few artists who have emulated the works of Riusuke Fukahori and Keng Lye and I wanted to come up with a style and theme that more closely resembled my own style of art. I have always loved drawing cats and was also curious as to how coloured pencil works would go when covered with resin. Regular papers aren't ideal because the resin would seep into the porous surface of the paper and alter it's structure but the drafting film is a 100% polyester and so I thought this might have a chance of holding up well to the application of resin. I applied fixative to the coloured pencil prior to adding the resin and thankfully there were no changes to the coloured pencil marks once the resin was applied. Subsequent layers of fish and plants were added using layers of acrylic paint and resin. You can watch a slide show of the build up of these 16 layers on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l9HO8WrKGA">YouTube</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-26210702511913786412015-04-13T22:58:00.000-07:002015-04-13T22:58:36.940-07:00A New Series, New Support and New Medium<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After quite a few failed attempts with my previous series on Tash, I have gone back to what I know, which is drawing quirky and colourful animal drawings. This series features Monet the mouse who adds colour, mischief and fun to the world around him. I have used a new surface for this drawing - the Xerox Polyester paper which is very similar in feel and application to drafting film, only it is a solid white colour and is heavier in weight.</div>
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This first image shows how I used the Winsor and Newton Watercolour markers to underpaint the tortoise.</div>
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Monet mouse was drawn in using mostly only coloured pencils (Polychromos, Pablos, Verithins, Derwent Studio).</div>
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The second in my series of creative faces, but even though this was fun and the colours are bright, I still am not happy with the level of creativity... so hard to shake off that need for realism and tap into that right side of the brain. Will keep persevering though, and I welcome thoughts and suggestions. :)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-25095855245779909392015-03-31T14:24:00.000-07:002015-03-31T14:24:03.725-07:00Launching a new series<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A big thank you to my son's beautiful girlfriend Tash who allowed me to do a photo shoot with her and I am going to use these photos for my new series which will explore the use of the human face as a canvas for creativity. I want to combine the elements of realism, trompe l'oeil and whimsy to try to develop a bit more creativity with my portraits - an area I have always struggled with.</div>
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Tash is an extremely talented musician, singer and song writer and has a big following on YouTube, has won many awards for her singing and song writing skills and is constantly in demand for gigs so I was extremely grateful when she gave up an afternoon of her time to help me out.</div>
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I can't decide at the moment whether to do another project for my Beautiful Human Landscapes Project, whether to do another tutorial, or whether to do something completely different. So whilst in that indecisive phase, I decided to do a little fun piece entitled 'My Selfie', which combines some of the things I love the most - colour, realism and a touch of Trompe L'Oeil. This was a struggle though because of the surface I chose - Colourfix Suede. No matter how many layers I did, I couldn't cover up the texture and since I always go for that nice smooth look, this was a bit of a distraction for me.</div>
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I was quite shocked to see that it has been almost 6 months since I posted anything on my poor blog and that is in large because we have been renovating our house and I have been madly painting and doing lots of things other than sitting at my desk. Happily, the renovations are all completed and so I can get back to the drawing table and this is the results of my first portrait fort the year. It is 12x16 inches, and has been drawn using Polychromos, Prismacolors, Verithins, Derwent Artists, Coloursoft, Pablos, Lyra Rembrandts and Bruynzeel pencils, along with some Faber Castell pitt pens and a touch of white paint on Clairefontaine Pastelmat. A huge thank you to Judith Crown and her Father Bill for providing me with the fabulous reference photo for this artwork - he truly was a joy to draw. </div>
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Meet Bunga, the beautiful Orangutan I have drawn as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/projectorangutanjourneytothejungle">Orangutan Project </a> and the reference photo for this gorgeous beauty was provided with permission by the generous and gifted photographer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeConservationPhotography">Thomas Burns</a>. You can watch a speed drawing of this artwork on <a href="http://youtu.be/aEjtO6dxmz4?list=UUumtsjcLYZdH5L-BrzIi7MA">YouTube</a> and there is also a 28 page Step by Step tutorial available from my <a href="http://www.miniatureartbykhull.com/orangutan_tutorial_74.html">Website</a>. This artwork was created by combining coloured pencils with Faber Castell pitt pens which made the otherwise challenging job of rendering Bunga's hair a really simple one. I am often asked by other artists if there is any way of slowing down my speed drawings, especially for when they are working through tutorials and I recently discovered that you can go to this site http://www.youtubeslow.com/, type in the url of any video from YouTube and you can then control how fast or slow the video goes.</div>
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This artwork is part of my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/beautifulhumanlandscapes">https://www.facebook.com/beautifulhumanlandscapes</a> project. This artwork is also now available as a 30 page Step by Step Tutorial from either my <a href="http://www.miniatureartbykhull.com/page_73.html">Website</a> or my<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KarenHull"> Etsy Store</a>. You can also watch a speed drawing of this artwork on YouTube at <a href="http://youtu.be/C_BTJgHu5ik">http://youtu.be/C_BTJgHu5ik</a>.</div>
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Many years ago, my Father was a lay missionary in Papua New Guinea and just a few weeks ago I was looking at a photo of my Father as a young man with a group of PNG natives who were all quite young as well. At the time, I thought how fabulous it would be to have a reference photo of a PNG Tribal Elder, so you can imagine my sheer delight and absolute gratitude when the very next day my artist friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sande.lafaut">Sande</a> sent me the reference photo for this wonderful image. The PNG natives revere their elders and the smile on this gentleman's face is one of pride as he shows off his wonderful head piece.</div>
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This is the next portrait in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beautifulhumanlandscapes">Beautiful Human Landscapes Project</a>. I was contacted by Yvonne's Granddaughter to see if I would be interested in including her in this project and when I saw Yvonne's joyous face, I jumped at the chance. You can watch a speed drawing of this portrait evolving on <a href="http://youtu.be/OC6kWsrtNfM">YouTube</a> and also learn how you can do wonderfully realistic portraits of older people by following this <a href="http://www.miniatureartbykhull.com/portraits_of_older_people_72.html">28 page Step by Step Tutorial.</a> Also please don't hesitate to get in touch if you know of someone of have a loved one that you think might be suitable for this project. They do need to be hi-res images and preferably candid and emotive shots that capture the character of our older folk.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-68604955334794363332014-08-04T22:50:00.000-07:002014-08-04T22:50:00.752-07:00Beautiful Human Landscapes Project underway<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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These two beautiful ladies are the first to be featured in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beautifulhumanlandscapes">Beautiful Human Landscapes Project</a>. Val was the Mum of one of my good friends from school and was like a second mother to me when I was young. She sadly passed away a couple of months ago and this was my gift to her daughter, Lynne. Ruth was the mother of an artist friend Jonathan, who kindly shared the beautiful reference photo for this precious moment and to both Lynne and Jonathan I say a huge thank you. This project is all about celebrating the older folk in our society. If you have a high resolution, zoomed in reference photo of one of your loved ones that you think might be suitable for this project, then please don't hesitate to contact me.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-51678293345298844062014-07-20T18:40:00.002-07:002014-07-20T18:43:06.211-07:00Calling for Help<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ead1dc;">For a couple of years now, I have been mulling over a project that is close to my heart, which I am calling Beautiful Human Landscapes. I would like to create a series of closely cropped, highly detailed portraits of some of the older folk in our society. These is so much emphasis in our society today on the beauty of youth and the importance of looking younger than your years. As an ex nurse and artist, I find far more fascination in a face that has endured life's ups and downs and tells a lifetime of stories. I would like to focus on people in their 80's and 90's across all nationalities. If you have some loved ones that you think might be suitable for this project then please do get in touch. I need closely cropped, high resolution and detailed photos so that I can recreate all the wonderful features of an older person's face. If I draw your loved one, you will be sent a free print of the artwork, however this is a long term project, so if you do send me a photo of your loved one, I will assume that consent is given for me to use the reference in the coming years as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc;">Thanking in advance for any help that you can give. :)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-50466451519038524012014-07-20T18:24:00.000-07:002014-07-20T18:24:28.379-07:00Latest Artworks and a Letter from Buckingham Palace<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blah, Blah, Blah<br />12x12 inches<br />Pyrography, Inktense pencils, Coloured pencil, Pan Pastels <br />and a touch of ink on Cradled Birch Ply</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Tonight Dear<br />12x12 inches<br />Pyrography, Inktense pencils, Coloured pencil, Pan Pastels<br />and a touch of ink on Cradled Birch Ply</td></tr>
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My poor little blog has been a bit neglected lately, but here are a couple of my latest artworks. We were also thrilled this week to receive a thank you letter from Buckingham Palace, after my very thoughtful husband sent a copy of my book Love You, Mum to Prince George after the recent visit of the royals to Australia. It was wonderful to have our gift acknowledged!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-9889435271442293272014-05-26T18:13:00.000-07:002014-05-26T18:13:53.393-07:00Another artwork and Information on Drafting film<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Pyrography, Coloured pencil, Inktense pencils and ink<br />
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This is my latest adventure piece combining the pyrography with coloured pencils - such fun.</div>
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I have also created an information page on my website at <a href="http://www.miniatureartbykhull.com/information_and_faq_42.html">http://www.miniatureartbykhull.com/information_and_faq_42.html</a> and have started the ball rolling with a comprehensive information page about drafting film. I get so many emails from artists seeking more information about this surface, where to buy it, which pencils to use etc. and so I thought it might be helpful to have a one stop info section and I will be adding more pages to it down the track.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889343485717851309.post-50672556339338085272014-05-15T21:41:00.000-07:002014-05-15T21:41:26.008-07:00More fun combining Pyrography with Colour<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding a Splash of Colour<br />12x12 inches<br />Pyrography, Inktense pencils & Coloured Pencil<br />on Cradled Birch Ply</td></tr>
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Oh what fun I am having combining the pyrography with the coloured pencils and colour. I have had a wonderful pyrography artist me to alert me to the fact that pyrography can fade over time, which alarmed me quite a bit. The fading isn't consistent and can be unpredictable. This is one of the reasons that I am combining the coloured pencil with the woodburning. Apart from loving colour of course, I darken the darkest darks and brighten some areas, so that if there is any fading of the burned marks over time, the overall integrity of the image should be maintained. I just love the combination of texture and rustic look that the wood burning gives and even more so when combined with a bit of colour. I think I might be hooked :)</div>
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