Day 6 30 Day Challenge Moonlight color pencil horse

                                                                       Moonlight
                                                                         14"x11"
                                                                    Color Pencil
This challenge is always a good time for experimentation.  Here I wanted to work on a black support, used black mat board, and only primarily white and gray color pencils.  There is a bit of orange and terra cotta in some parts of the face.  The way the shadows were it reminded me of moonlight.  I thought about putting in parts of his stall but thought I'd like to just keep it simple and I think your mind puts in the rest -  do you agree?

Because this was black I am not sure I really got the feeling of his hair, although I do like the body and think that came out pretty well.  I did struggle a bit because black doesn't show up much, usually came out shiny and then reflected the light.  So I must admit that I did put a little black pastel into the mane hairs and just rubbed them out really well to blend it in.

 TIP:  when working on black paper when the white just aren't white enough I do use white Pentel or Sakura jellyroll pen and then work over it again with either white or the color you need in the area.  Usually it takes a couple of layers to get a strong enough color.

Thanks much for stopping by.

Comments

Joan Tavolott said…
I like how you did only part of him and it looks like the moonlight is reflecting off of him. Nice lighting and shading! I'll have to experiment a little more when I am back home and have all my art supplies to play with.
January 6, 2017 at 11:38 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
Oh, so well done Nelvia! I think the hair looks very good and leaving some of the scene to our imagination make the painting work really well. Although I don't know horses, I imagine him looking down the aisle watching for someone with an apple to come and treat him. Great piece - great technique!
January 7, 2017 at 11:16 AM
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