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  1. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    I found it much more enjoyable just slapping a few lines here and there, than actually trying for accuracy. I'm sure if I had more time, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself adding more and more until I'd ended up with a complete mess. Phil
  2. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Thanks. On the other hand, no matter how long I tried, I couldn't get close to the quality of your fly that inspired me in the first place. Phil
  3. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Thanks again for all the encouragement. After looking through the "Flash Bird Painting" thread I thought I'd give it a go. I may not have followed the rules to the letter and it's not a bird, but it was well under the 15 mins.
  4. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Once again, couldn't leave it alone. Phil
  5. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Just trying something different. Phil
  6. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    It seems Phil is right, far too much red....Grenache, I think it was! Phil
  7. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Just putting on a work in progress, if only to give myself a kick up the 'arris to finish it. Backgrounds are definitely not my favourite bit! Phil
  8. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    A good point but easier said than done. A quick question. Should I be aiming to "finish" the whole picture to see the overall effect before going back to add detail rather than trying to finish one section at a time? Phil
  9. Phil Carter

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  10. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    With this one, I was quite happy with the head, then got less and less happy toward the tail. Trouble is, I got to a point where I thought, "that'll do for now" but, try as I might, I just couldn't leave it alone. I'd dab a bit here, not like it, so dab a bit there, not like that either so slop...
  11. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    This whole section of BF inspires me. As for not knowing how to use coloured pencils, I can certainly empathise with that. I have found though, that with the watercolour pencils, if a bit goes slightly pear-shaped, I can slop a bit of water on and make it seem somewhat intentional. So come on...
  12. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Thanks Ulrike, it was actually your unbelievable painting of a fly that led me into this part of the forum and inspired me to have a go at drawing insects. Phil
  13. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Well, I've had another go, this time with a bit of background. The idea was to make the background as unobtrusive as possible so that the bird would stand out. Don't think I've suceeded though as I seem to have lost the "edge" of the bird in places, notably the breast and legs. Any suggestions...
  14. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    No problem at all with hijacking the thread but you may get more replies if you start a new one. Love the Firecrest, one of my favourite birds. As for using coloured pencils, it's mainly because I'm so bad with paints but must admit to being pleasantly surprised by the results. Quite like using...
  15. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Normal coloured pencils on the damselfly and watercolour pencils on the butterfly. The black is with a fine tipped black pen, although judging by the antennae on the butterfly not finely tipped enough. Phil
  16. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Thanks for the comments. First real efforts since leaving school 30 years ago when I failed CSE Art. The colours on the butterfly are a bit darker than they should be but I only realised that I was using watercolour pencils after I'd done the black and got a bit of contamination when adding...
  17. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    And this...
  18. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Hope this works. Phil
  19. Phil Carter

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    That's not working out quite as well as I'd planned. I took the pics with my phone, uploaded them to Facebook via the phone, then saved them to my computer from there. They open up on Facebook. Any suggestions? Phil
  20. Phil Carter

    Be gentle with me.

    Inspired by some of the truly gob-smacking work in this forum, I decided to pick up a pencil and give it a go myself. Here are my first efforts although I'm not sure whether they're finshed or not, a bit of background probably wouldn't go amiss. Phil
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