It's showtime!

This is my most recent colored pencil project. I thought I'd do fruit for a change. Did I mention I've never done fruit before? Okay, just once, but I didn't finish it, err, I won't go into that...I always find that it's very important to choose your drawing subject very carefully- you can't just like it, you have to really enjoy looking at it, otherwise you might not be able to pull yourself through to finishing it.
Take my advice: draw what you like.
Anyway, this is 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches on olive green colourfix paper, done with Prismacolor pencils. You like it? Well, umm, yeah, I know it's not done yet.....It's kinda in that awkward stage at the moment.
I took this reference among a few dozen others, on one particularily sunny day about a week ago, as well as a few pictures of some keys. I know, who would draw a picture of keys? I would! They're sooo....shiny, and complex. They're a very realistic subject too, once you've nailed them.


Anyway, my fruity picture involves a lot of interesting colors. Among these unusual colors includes: indigo blue, violet, and lime peel. Why? The first two work well for shadows of all sorts, and lime peel goes well behind red.

One other thing-make sure to glance at my website-I've added a few more items to a couple of my galleries, especially under cats in ACEOs; so be sure and take a look.
Happy blogging!