rendering help: i need some advice and guidence

[0tobe60in10minutes]

hello everyone. been a while since i started a thread, but lately i have been trying the rendering technique with prismacolor brand colored pencils, and the drawings arent turning out as well as i would like. heres an example:

i just finished a ford mustang cobra R.


the drawing is not perfect, but its still a blank canvas when it comes to color rendering it.

my QUESTION is, how would you guys go upon rendering this. from start to finish what should i do? what colors should i use? should i use a different color in areas that are light, and a darker color for areas in the shade? how should i blend the colors, ETC. basically as much info as you guys can give, the more thankful ill be

i have also tried reading the boards FAQ, but the tips just dont seem to go into as much detail as i would like.

thanks everyone
~alex~

[lemorris]

hmmm

first off keep your pencils sharp unless you're burnishing (really scrubbing in color).

It sorta looks like your chopping your strokes, like in the roofline. Use more of your arm when you draw. Remember one of the coolest things about prismacolors is the fact that you can "build" your color. That counts for black too. Get a nice sharp point and go over all your lines again, or better yet. Get your color in up to those lines and then redo all your black, it'll pop.

Another cool trick (especially if you're using a canson type of paper) when you're all done spray it with Krystal Clear Krylon. It'll make it jump off the page! No kiddin...try it.

Keep us posted.

-Lemorris

p.s. You're doin good. Give yourself time and don't be so hard on yourself. The world is full of people that will let you know when you mess up. Be on your own side.

[gbritnell]

Hi Alex,
Go to either the WetCanvas board or the ScribbleTalk board. They both have categories for colored pencil and there's alot of great information on both sites. Your questions are kind of hard to answer in one mouthful. Working with any medium is a learning experience and it takes practice to get good at whichever one you choose. As far as colored pencil goes, I went out and bought a book, followed the instructions with alot of practice and now I really enjoy working with them. They are not like anything else because they require many layers to get the effects of chrome or shiny paint. Sometimes you start out with a lighter color of the hue that you want to obtain and put successive layers down to achieve the final tone that you want. Blending colors is a matter of putting down many layers because the pencils don't really mix but with light layers you can see (through) all of the other layers that you have put down. Here is a picture that I posted when I joined. It's all colored pencil.
gbritnell