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Very well done, Sumarra. Especially the eyes, again! (giggles) I do have one question, what are "pencil crayons"? |
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Thanks, Kada. Yeah, the eyes are everything in a pic sometimes. <sighs> I get asked this so much that I should just give in and call them Prisma Colors. The only reason I don't is because they aren't that Brand of Pencil Crayons. They're Berol Canadiana. But basically it's Prisma Colors. Same as what I used on Sea Dragon. ..... <tired kitty trying to stay awake on her work shift> |
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I know what pencil crayons are. I didn't realise that they were the same as "Prisma Colours", which I have heard so many times. So prisma colours are just another word for pencil crayons. Thanks for clearing that up for me. It's a nice picture, Sumarra. The colouring is quite nice. Sorry I can't say much about it, but I'm more used to the male anatomy. Good work. |
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Thanks Drak. Next new project I start I'll see about drawing some sexy males, hehe. Prisma Colors aren't just 'pencil crayons' they're actually a popular brand name because they are pretty much the leading line of that product. They are very well made and have good colors. I did a comparison with them and my Berols and both had pros and cons. The big pro for mine were that they are over a decade old and still work great where Prismas I hear start crumbling after 5 years. |
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Ah, I see. I think we have Berols here. Crayola, too. I'm not an artist, so I don't really know the names of the professional stuff. Anyway, don't feel you have to draw some sexy males just for me. I mean, I won't argue about it - in fact, I'd really like it. I just can't really offer much constructive comments on female pictures, that's all. I look forward to seeing more art soon. |
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Ah, ok. I think what confused me is you calling them 'crayons'. To me, crayons are those big fat coloring crayons I used as a kid. (giggles) I use the Prisma colored pencils. And yes, Prisma is the brand name. At FC a few years back I had asked some of the artists what medium they used and they would reply, "Prisma colored pencils." WS swears by them too. He doesn't use them but just knows what the artists have told him through the years about them and he got me a set last year off E-Bay. I am getting more used to them as you can see with my latest 6 colored pieces that I posted last night on my forum. I find them to be some what of a soft lead and sometimes this is a downfall as the 'points' break every now and again and I have to resharpen them to keep the points for coloring. I have tried something they call a 'blender' for the pencils that some artists have suggested using for blending the pencils but didn't like it. (I love the ability of blending of the chalks.) On one of the pics I did in this last theme I found that using just a lighter color blended the other colors better than the 'blending' tool. The 'blending' tool is just rolled up paper of some sort. They are very cheap to purchase but I know other artists who swear by them. I truly love how your Sea Dragon turned out, Sumarra! |
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What I didn't like about it was the build-up it would leave on the paper if I wanted an extremely smooth color. And doing plain backgrounds with it is far too time consuming. |
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Umm, not to be funny or anything, but aren't those Prisma Colors that you're using just colored pencils? I think they say "Pencil Crayons" on the box because it's bilingual: for "crayon" means "pencil" in French.. ^^;;;;;;;;; |
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Professional Quality Soft thick Lead Pencils |
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Crayons de Qualite Professionelle a Mine Douce |
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Lapices De Calidad Profesional De Mina Suave |
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Nya, yep. They are just colored pencils. Crayon is French for Pencil. Lapiz (plural lapices) is Spanish for pencil. Hehe... Sorry for disturbance.. carry on. ^^;;; |
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Speaking of actual wax crayons, though... I bought a 100 pack of crayola crayons yesterday... Lemme tell ya, if you haven't used 'em since you were a kid, they are mad confusing/surprising now! Hahaha. All the names are WEIRD... |
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<eyes her son's crayons now with curiosity> |
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Next is trying to find more ways of making it look 'real'. |