Chestnut Horse Drawing
2nd December 2024
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Stonehenge paper in pearl grey is an excellent choice for coloured pet portraits for several reasons:
Smooth Texture: Stonehenge paper has a smooth, velvety texture that allows for precise and detailed work. This is particularly important for capturing the fine details in a pet’s fur and features. And paired with prismacolor pencils, for me this is the perfect combination.
Subtle Background: The pearl grey tone provides a neutral yet elegant backdrop that enhances the colours of the portrait without overpowering them. It helps the subject stand out while adding a touch of sophistication to the overall piece.
Colour Vibrancy: The paper’s high-quality surface ensures that coloured pencils, like Prismacolor Premier, adhere well and maintain their vibrancy. This means the colours in your pet portrait will be rich and true to life.
Durability: Stonehenge paper is known for its durability and resistance to wear. This ensures that your artwork will remain in excellent condition over time, preserving the beauty of the portrait for years to come.
Versatility: The paper works well with various mediums, including coloured pencils, watercolours, and inks. This versatility allows artists to experiment with different techniques to achieve the desired effect in their pet portraits.
Overall, Stonehenge paper in pearl grey is a fantastic choice for creating coloured pet portraits that are detailed, vibrant, and long-lasting. It provides the perfect foundation to bring your beloved pet’s likeness to life.
fawn is an excellent choice for coloured pet portraits, especially when it comes to enhancing the light colours of fur. Here’s why:
Warm Undertone: The fawn colour provides a warm, earthy undertone that complements light fur tones beautifully. It adds a subtle warmth to the portrait, making the lighter shades of fur appear more vibrant and natural.
Contrast and Depth: The fawn background creates a gentle contrast with light fur, helping to define the edges and details without being too harsh. This contrast adds depth to the portrait, making the fur look more three-dimensional and lifelike.
Versatility: Fawn is a versatile colour that works well with a wide range of fur colours. Whether your pet has white, cream, or light brown fur, the fawn paper enhances these tones while still allowing darker accents to stand out.
Soft Aesthetic: The soft, neutral tone of fawn paper gives the portrait a warm, inviting feel. It’s perfect for creating a cozy, intimate atmosphere that highlights the gentle nature of your pet.
Enhanced Colour Blending: The warm base of the fawn paper helps in blending colours smoothly, allowing for seamless transitions between different shades of fur. This results in a more cohesive and polished look.
Additionally, this option works wonderfully with natural coloured frames, such as barefaced oak and 36mm oak stain. These frames complement the warm tones of the fawn paper, creating a harmonious and elegant presentation for your pet portrait.
Stonehenge paper in white is an excellent choice for both graphite drawings and coloured portraits. Here’s why:
Neutral Background: The white colour provides a clean, neutral background that allows both graphite and coloured pencils to stand out. This neutrality ensures that the focus remains on the artwork itself, highlighting the details and contrasts effectively.
Versatility: White paper is incredibly versatile, making it suitable for a wide range of subjects and styles. Whether you’re working on a detailed graphite drawing or a vibrant coloured portrait, the white background complements all types of artwork.
Enhanced Detail: For graphite drawings, the white paper enhances the subtle gradations of grey, allowing for precise shading and fine details. It helps in achieving a full range of tones, from the darkest blacks to the lightest highlights.
Colour Accuracy: When working with coloured pencils, the white background ensures that the colours remain true and vibrant. It provides a perfect base for layering and blending, making the hues pop and adding depth to the portrait.
Professional Finish: White Stonehenge paper offers a professional finish that is ideal for both display and framing. It’s a classic choice that gives your artwork a polished and timeless look.
Using white Stonehenge paper is a great option for artists who want to create detailed graphite drawings and vibrant coloured portraits. Its versatility and ability to enhance both mediums make it a staple in any artist’s toolkit.
Stonehenge was created in 1974 specifically as a 100% cotton deckled paper for the printmaking community, made to rival the more expensive European mould made papers. It was quickly adopted not just by printmakers, but by artists across working in a broad spectrum of media.
Over the years it has gained worldwide recognition as a paper that works wonderfully across as a range of other fine art applications. This versatility, combined with its affordability, has helped Stonehenge become our most popular artist paper for students and professionals alike.
The paper of choice of many members of the Colored Pencil Society of America, Stonehenge has the ability to take multiple layers of wax-based and oil-based colored pencil without any buildup, allowing colors to penetrate and absorb into the surface of the sheet.
Stonehenge is also an excellent silkscreen paper with its ability to take as many as 50-75 colors, printed one color at a time, and maintain perfect color registration as a result of its incredible dimensional stability.
Over the last 40 years the range has expanded to include several new colors, 50″ wide rolls, 5 sizes of white tablet pads, 3 sizes of multi-pads (5 assorted colors) and 5 sizes of spiral journals (white and cream).
Four decades and still going strong, Stonehenge continues to be made in the USA as a high quality affordable paper that never compromises fiber composition, archival properties and its suitability for multiple mediums.
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