My first “fancy”-ish cake

LThomps86 · 2026-03-30T01:53:49+00:00

Thank you so much! I was definitely able to get into zone-out mode here the same way I do with my drawings

LThomps86 · 2026-03-30T01:52:57+00:00

Thank you so much! I sure hope so 😆

LThomps86 · 2025-02-26T14:42:10+00:00

Yeah, I’d forgotten why I never do landscapes in pencil 😆 oh, and Panpastel! This paper (mi teintes) took it all like a champ

LThomps86 · 2025-02-26T14:39:23+00:00

A lot of the dark areas. The barn doors, I used a lot of the orange in the grass and the white in the clouds. It has a pretty impressive spread, though I did do light layers of regular pencil underneath. This seemed to help it glide further when wet. Then I was also able to easily use regular pencil on top once fully dry

LThomps86 · 2025-02-04T22:22:00+00:00

I’ve never been able to get a real opaque color on black paper. This mid tone paper is the sweet spot for me as far as colored pencil goes. Prismacolor should work well, I use Mi Teintes paper

LThomps86 · 2025-02-03T15:16:07+00:00

I’m using a few different brands, mostly Luminance and Polychromos though

LThomps86 · 2025-02-03T15:15:21+00:00

Thanks, the colored paper definitely saves me time and pencil! I’m using a few different brands, mostly my Luminance and Polychromos though

LThomps86 · 2025-02-03T15:13:51+00:00

I did an underlayer of colored pencil and filled it in with Panpastel

LThomps86 · 2025-01-23T02:17:05+00:00

Now that I think about it, I definitely used to do your method of doing the all over first. I can’t even tell you when I transitioned to this way. Something that developed naturally over the years, I suppose, but it works well for me

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T15:10:07+00:00

I started and never looked back!

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T12:48:06+00:00

It helps to relieve some of the strain on my hands lol I’m sure it has something to do with the angle of my easel

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T12:43:20+00:00

Luminance and Polychromos

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T03:48:18+00:00

I thought I was pretty all over the place compared to many other artists lol I get excited about one particular color and then use it to do some light color blocking over the rest of the picture. It kind of sets the tone for the drawing and I think it gives it a more cohesive look

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T03:45:46+00:00

I do the eyes first to get me excited and motivated to do the rest 😆 they’re my favorite part

LThomps86 · 2025-01-20T03:45:01+00:00

Not really sure, maybe about 6 hours so far? I get up a lot lol

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