Colored pencil drawing of a barred surfperch I caught

[smokehound]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/smokehound/BSPCP.png

the strange lighter line around the perch is actually metallic gold colored pencil. Scanned images just dont capture those aspects...

All colored pencil, no digital alteration whatsoever.

What do you guys think?

[TRDEXPERT]

Awesome detail you put in the drawing

[SamFisher]

You have skillz Sir!

[EL_CHIDO]

I think you are quite talented. Nice work.

[fisherman from long beach]

nice drawing,skills

[BIG*GAME*HUNTER]

sweeeeet...is there more where this came from? lol

[Fishbones]

Very cool, congrats on the talent.

[old pudd fisher]

That is so cool.

[fish_sauce]

great contrast and careful attention to detail! i bet the original copy is a lot more radiant!

thanks for sharing.

[BrandonFish]

Real nice thats great Art

[smokehound]

Thanks, guys. The comments mean alot to me. Unfortunately, this is the only full-color pencil drawing I have. All the others have since been sold.

It DOES look better IRL, scanners have a nasty habit of making colored pencil look like crap.

If anyone wants a colored-pencil rendering of their catch, i do portaits for 15 bucks-- just like that surfperch. PM me! =)

thank you all for your input and compliments!

[Prowler_Tuber]

Turn it into a shirt it's really nice

[SierraPeaks]

Very nice work.

I'm a wildlife artist myself.

Here's a few pics of my work.

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/MotherElephantandBaby2.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/chipmunk.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/cougar.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/GRIZZLYBEARDRAWING.jpg

http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/bengaleyes.jpg


http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/SierraPeaks/artwork/mothercougarandcubs.jpg

[murrieta angler]

Very cool and I will keep this post in mind.
Thanks,
Robert

[BIG*GAME*HUNTER]

thats some good artwork guys, sierra peaks...wow those are great.do you sell or do custom drawings?

[SierraPeaks]

thats some good artwork guys, sierra peaks...wow those are great.do you sell or do custom drawings?

Yes I do BGH. If you have a photo of anything you want done, e-mail me your photo. I'll send you my e-mail address in a private message.

[Swank909]

This is beautiful, didn't know you could do that kind of work with color pencils.

[smokehound]

I utilized a technique known as "layering". What you do is lay a very faint "layer" of one color, then you add another layer of a different color. Try it-- It makes spectacular results when done right! Patience is the key.

Colors i used here-- Aquamarine, a bit of vermillion red, Yellow, Orange, Lavender, Olive green, cool grey, and subtle layers of metallic gold.

Sierrapeaks-- Those are pretty good, particularly that Squirrel.

Thank you all for your two cents.

[CPT. Kirk]

Great drawing!

[Fisherman57]

What do you guys think?

VERY cool!

[LuckyBasser]

Dude that is amazing, I love that detail, and 15 Bucks is totally worth it, im gonna have to get some detailed pics :)

[trollmiester]

Man thats nice.