Tuesday 5 January 2016

Sketching out a tree using charcoal pencil.


We were at Karnala Bird Sanctuary recently and it was early morning hours. The sunlight falling on the tree trunks created great light and contrast. It was a good opportunity for photography. Using one of the photographs I created the charcoal and white pastel pencil sketch as below.

The paper I have used is Canson Mi Teintes and it has a sandy surface which helps to fix the charcoal and pastel to fix on it well.


The Sunlit tree
Charcoal and white pastel pencil sketch on Canson paper
Size 5" X 7"

I started the  "TREE STUDY" sketches somewhere in the beginning of year 2014. The intention was to get a better understanding of the tree anatomy. Later it became a passion. The more I create tree sketches, the more I love them. Each one is so different, with its own individuality.

Browsing through my earlier posts I came across initial tree sketches as given below.



Tree trunk study works done in the past.


2 comments:

  1. It's beautifully done... Mother Nature is always a source of great inspiration and creativity. :-)

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  2. True. My paintings are mostly inspired by nature. Thanks for browsing through my works.

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