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Jimmie Arroyo · 10-23-2003, 01:19 AM

Hi,

This is about 16x20 on light gray Stonehenge, graphite with a little Nupastel white highlight. Thanks for looking.

p.s. The contrast is a bit strong especially towards the right where it photographed lighter. Sorry.

Erika Nelson · 10-23-2003, 05:38 AM

Jimmie,

That's an amazing drawing! I didn't realize Nupastel would work well with graphite.

Linda Brandon · 10-23-2003, 10:54 PM

Jimmie, this is another terrific drawing. You should post these in "Unveilings" and maybe over in the "Business" section, asking the question, "How can I market these?"

Jeff Fuchs · 10-24-2003, 10:01 AM

I can't say enough good things about your work, Jimmie. Top drawer all the way (get it?)

Jimmie Arroyo · 10-24-2003, 02:32 PM

Thanks guys,

Quote:

I didn't realize Nupastel would work well with graphite.

I use the white sparingly, but it looks very nice with graphite, especially on darker paper. I tried pastel pencil, charcoal pencil and white conte, but Nupastel white worked the best. It can be sharpened with an X-acto blade to a point.

Linda, thank you. The unveiling section discourages critiques, and I wasn't sure if cross-posting was frowned upon in here. I'll give the business section a shot. These aren't commissioned though, I'm doing these for my portfolio which I plan to submit to galleries. I could use advice with it, but I also wouldn't mind doing graphite commissions as I've gotten very comfortable with them. Thanks again.

Jeff, once again, thank you for your kind words!

Lon Haverly · 10-27-2003, 12:56 AM

Great work, Jimmie! Are you using graphite sticks? This looks like a flash photo. Usually, I would discourage front lighting, but what can I say? It works!

Jimmie Arroyo · 10-27-2003, 01:08 AM

Thank you Lon. Not sure what you mean by graphite sticks, are those the woodless ones? If not, then I have'nt heard of them, but I do use woodless pencils which don't seem different than the regular ones other than the feel while holding it. Yeah, I gotta work on my lighting. I have a simple kit with two strobes, but the space I work in isn't great either. Someone I work with may help me with lighting pointers. Hopefully!