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Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

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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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Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #2

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

 

Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #3

Hope this works.

Phil

 

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Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

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And this...

 

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MrBruce

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #5

love the butterfly, the wing looks as if it is coming out of the paper!!

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Jul 13, 2011

• #6

stunning work - nice clean colours and strong lines - I find it hard to believe these are your first efforts, and I certainly hope they won't be your last - looking forward to seeing plenty more from you!

 

Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #7

nickderry said:

stunning work - nice clean colours and strong lines - I find it hard to believe these are your first efforts, and I certainly hope they won't be your last - looking forward to seeing plenty more from you!

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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 water.

Phil

ps. The butterfly is a Knapweed Fritillary although it's probably best not to compare the patterns on the wing to a real one.

 

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Marcus Conway - ebirder

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #8

Wow these are great! Did you use coloured pencils?

 

Woody

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #9

Very nice Phil, Nick's got the right of it, strong lines and clean colours working well together.

Mike

 

Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #10

Marcus Conway - ebirder said:

Wow these are great! Did you use coloured pencils?

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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

 

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mattybohan

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #11

They look great!

 

timwootton

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #12

Superb work, Phil - excellent piece of perspective drawing on the frit's foreshortened wing - truly beautiful piece of work. Let's see more - you've got over 30 years of catching-up to do!!!

 

Strandman

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #13

now you've restarted, keep at it

Nick beat me to the compliment on the clean colours on the damselfly- very smart

 

solitaryVSong

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #14

ed keeble said:

now you've restarted, keep at it

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Welcome Phil. Keep up the good work.

 

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Liquid Len

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #15

Great stuff, Phil ...

... and hope I don't hijack your thread as I haven't posted before and am still unsure as to how it 'works'. Good to see someone else striking out with coloured pencils - a much underrated medium. Here is a rough 'layout' scan of a piece for future publication that I have completed recently. I'd be grateful for some feedback from others out there doing similar things. It's a 'clean' medium which gives precise control but has its drawbacks. I'd be happy to trade tips and experiences if anyone is interested?

 

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Phil Carter

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• Jul 13, 2011

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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 the watercolour pencils but not sure what is the best paper to use. I did a background for the butterfly picture this afternoon but the paper (printer paper) has just wrinkled up with the water. Any advice would be appreciated before I go out and buy a proper sketchbook. It's great to get such positive comments from some of the truly outstanding artists on here, (frankly, I'm a bit embarrassed to have my pictures on the same site as theirs) but it's definitely encouraged me to do more.

Phil

 

Lykos

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #17

warm welcome Phil...a beautiful start...wait for more..

@ Len..
Phil say it right... you may get more replies if you start a new one...

your painting is beautiful ,too

 

timwootton

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• Jul 13, 2011

• #18

Lykos said:

warm welcome Phil...a beautiful start...wait for more..

@ Len..
Phil say it right... you may get more replies if you start a new one...

your painting is beautiful ,too

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. . . and a warm welcome to Birdforum - even though you've been here for a few years. Look forward to seeing more.

 

JTMB

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• Jul 14, 2011

• #19

Great work, as everyone else has remarked!

 

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• Jul 14, 2011

• #20

Phil Carter said:

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 the watercolour pencils but not sure what is the best paper to use. I did a background for the butterfly picture this afternoon but the paper (printer paper) has just wrinkled up with the water. Any advice would be appreciated before I go out and buy a proper sketchbook. It's great to get such positive comments from some of the truly outstanding artists on here, (frankly, I'm a bit embarrassed to have my pictures on the same site as theirs) but it's definitely encouraged me to do more.

Phil

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Phil...don't feel embarrassed...the artists round here are some of the best on BF and are all fine folk...[i don't even paint anymore and they are still very kind to me]...!

I find the wildlife art department to be a very positive place to dwell....[no negative vibes allowed round these parts]...all good...:t:

Keep on drawing.....!

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