by Lachri | May 19, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
After trying Stonehenge paper for my recent Bee in colored pencil I just HAD to try it out for a portrait. As suspected this is now my favorite paper for portraits. It was SOOOO nice for blending smooth skin! This is the Stonehenge in white that you buy in individual...
by Lachri | Dec 23, 2014 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil
This was not a video I initially intended on making. I personally use both polychromos (oil based) and luminance (wax based) together. I love them both. Seriously…LOVE. But you guys kept asking for it, so here we go! These two pencils are both REALLY well...
by Lachri | Dec 22, 2014 | Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I was so excited to get permission from an AMAZING photographer to use his photo for my reference of this piece. You can check out his work at http://www.urbanradim.cz/ I initially planned on doing this in acrylic so that I could use the airbrush for most of these...
by Lachri | Oct 29, 2014 | Art product review, Colored Pencil
Today We’re going to be comparing at two wax based colored pencils. Prismacolor Premier and Luminance from Caran d’Ache Starting off with prismacolor, I started using these pencils 20 years ago. Back then, they were made well. They built a good reputation...
by Lachri | Aug 30, 2014 | Art product review, Art tips, Colored Pencil
There seems to be a misunderstanding about colored pencils with a lot of people. They associate the term with crayola and work that appears to have been done with crayon. Certainly that is a look that some get with colored pencils, but like with any medium, skill and...
