Sombra (Patreon)

This is a 6 hour experimental piece that I did today. The media is my usual colored pencil, however the piece was done on black paper which gives it a different feel and required me to tackle the piece differently. I worked very loosely and quickly. I only worried about blocking in broad areas of color, then went back tighten the piece up some. However only put in a few suggested details. Instead it is lighting that makes this work and makes the viewer imagine it as being more detailed than it is.

One of the reasons I had to work loosely is due to the fact if you get too aggressive when blending the colored pencil with the odorless mineral spirits you just end up taking color right off the working surface.