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Cherry Ferris is a self taught artist who is fascinated with colour, pigment, materials and all things sparkly. She is particularly drawn to nature and the beautiful creatures that inhabit our planet and she’s potty about hares, foxes and owls which is why they seem to pop up in so many pieces of her work. She likes to use many types of media and is versed in pyrography, acrylics, coloured pencils, watercolours and pastels. Cherry also loves the heightened detail in botanical illustration and often uses these techniques alongside many others elements and fusing them together within a piece of artwork to create something exciting and new. Once happy with the texture of his skin and your contrast, switch to the gel pen (or white marker) and add a few of the brightest highlights and marks. Pay particular attention to his eyes. Less is more ! Step 15 – Splattering Derwent Inktense combines the brilliant intensity of ink with the versatility of watercolour pencil. Apply pure vibrant dry colour with the pencil and then water with a brush to activate the pigment into bright translucent, ink. Once dry, the colour is permanent and can be worked over with other media. The possibilities are endless, the results stunning. Highly versatile; can be used on paper and fabric for a wide range of fine art and craft projects. Will stay in place on fabrics when hand washed in cool water (below 30 degrees) with no harsh detergents Spark your creativity and explore a palette of 28 vibrant new colours in the Derwent Inktense range. With their unique formulation, you can use these colours on paper, fabric, wood and more. Just lay down colour and transform into rich, vibrant washes with a touch of a wet brush – there’ll be no limits on your creativity. We took a look at the 28 new colours to see what they bring to the range.
You can use Inktense dry and they’ll behave much the same as a regular colour pencil, but as you add a drop of water you’ll notice that the colour intensifies to become a vibrant, fluid ink. Use the precision tip of the pencil to work with detail, then unleash vivid washes and gradients of colour with a stroke or spritz of water. Permanent Once Dry Continue adding gentle shadows and areas of contrast with the Madder Brown around the eye, throat, body and feet. This will build up the frogs definition and form. Take your time and enjoy the process, gently layering and looking for lost and found edges. This is the ugly phase! Everyone’s painting will look pretty untidy and disjointed at this point, but that’s OK … just keep going. Concentrate on building up the foundations and shapes of your frog … the aesthetics will come later. Leave to dry. Step 5 – Greening the frog
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New colours (left to right, top to bottom): Lemon, Gold, Golden Sun, Orange Sorbet, Wild Flame, Mango, Paprika, Persian Red, Pink Flamingo, Sugar Plum, Amethyst, Nightshade, Violet Blue, Lapis Blue, Denim, Dark Cerulean, Malibu, Mineral Blue, Sea Breeze, Mint Leaf, Olivine, Jungle Green, Lime Green, Burnt Umber, Natural Brown, Asphalt, Storm Dust, Dark Mink. b. Scribbling the colour onto a piece of watercolour paper, activating and lifting from there (thus creating a temporary palette) Brushes– I find synthetic brushes work better with Inktense products … particularly brushes with a strong snap and spring. For this project I’m using a round in sizes 2 & 6 and a 1/2″ flat. Use whatever brushes you are comfortable with and suit the scale of your painting.
Use a piece of paper as an impromptu palette. Scribble heavily on a piece of paper or card and then lift the pigment off with a damp brush. You can mix colours this way too! Cherry also runs workshops for beginners to more advanced artists and also enjoys creating inspirational & innovative community projects to bring people together from all walks of life to unite and create beautiful art. Sharpen the Deep Rose pencil and add colour and definition directly to the paper on belly of the frog. Use a light loose scumbling action. Try to think of this application as mark making, not colouring in! Less is often more as once activated, the Inktense purples are very vibrant and powerful colours and you can always add more later but you can’t take it away. Warm up the shadows around the chin and legs in the same way and then activate and leave to dry. Step 13 – Final froggy flourishesDraw some lines along the length of the reed (avoiding the frog) using a Hookers Green pencil directly onto the paper using a ruler.
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