Woofy the Second

[blackmare]

Conte pencils, white charcoal pencil, Wolff's carbon pencil on brown (Cachet Earthbound Sketchbook) paper. About 8.5 x 11".

Source was a photo I took at the dog park.

Comments

[amethystfirefly]

I really, really love how you used the white in this. :D

[blackmare]

Thanks! It's a white charcoal pencil (white pastel pencils are great, too) and for the shadowed white areas I layered it with a tiny bit of black carbon pencil.

Sketching on toned paper is so much fun. It lets me do this drawing-with-white thing that I can't do if the paper is white already.

[amethystfirefly]

I'm really tempted to see if I can find some toned paper and try out this technique. It's so freaking neat!

[blackmare]

I encourage it! Google Cachet Earthbound Sketchbook and you'll find what I used here. Pitt Pastel Pencils are favorites of mine and they come in various colors including white. I also really like conte pencils, but I think Pitt Pastel are smoother.