Colorful Drawings
by D Fox
Let me introduce you to D Fox from South Carolina and his nice colorful
gallery. All his drawings are made on a dark natural paper which is a
perfect background for creating a great color contrast.
I love the idea of two parrots sitting on a tree, for instance. The
vivid green and bright red color of parrot’s feathers perfectly contrast
with the dark background.
I really want you to look at these subtle details with colors because
they are too important not to be noticed. D Fox gave us a perfect
example that choosing a colored paper can sometimes be a great choice.
Thank you for this cool idea!
It is OK sometimes to choose a colored paper for your drawing. Most of
us automatically draw on white paper, which is correct because the black
graphite creates absolute clarity of pencil strokes on the white paper.
This is especially important if you are beginner or just practicing
drawing.
Let’s observe the bird’s white heads on another drawing which are also
perfectly shining on the black background. I would say, using dark
background may require a little experience in drawing and may not be
perfectly suitable for a total beginner, but I encourage you to try it
anyway.
On a white paper you naturally draw the dark strokes and create outlines
of the image, while on black paper the dark background is set, and you
draw only the brighter parts leaving the dark parts almost untouched.
This may not be so easy as it sounds.
It is just a theory, so far, and we need to try everything to see how it
really works. It is OK to mess it up, so go ahead and mess it up a
couple of times because that’s the way you learn best. By your own
experience, by your own mistakes, by your own try and error approach.
I have to say again; D Fox gave us a perfect example that drawing on dark background paper is cool idea and you can try it too.
Look at the “Owl Drawing”. It is a very good example how to gradually fill up with color the entire surface of the dark paper.
On colored paper (dark or brighter) you work mainly with color pencils,
crayons or other medium, etc. You can, of course, outline the contours
using graphite pencil, but if the paper is black, the graphite pencil
strokes will be difficult to see and follow.
Go ahead and give it a try, get yourself a colored paper and draw
something. If you feel uncertain, start to draw a snowman or a spruce
covered with snow, something similar you see below. By drawing a snowman
on a black paper you cannot make a lot of mistakes.
Have a fun and make as many mistakes as possible. You will get better in a very short time.
Enjoy These Colored Drawings by D Fox
First Yorkie
Black paper pastel artist
First birds
56 years old drawing for as long as I can remember retired now spending a lot of time drawing like pastels and nature
Visitors Personal Gallery Pages
Please see and enjoy the following collection of personal galleries. We all believe you will have a lot of fun. Observing others’ artwork is always, always very inspirational. You may get some new ideas for your own drawings.
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Theme Based Visitors Galleries
The following Theme Based Galleries are a collection of selected drawings from various authors based on a certain theme. I would like you to get as much inspiration as possible for your own drawings.
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Latest Visitor's Drawings
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Lord Ganesha
Nov 26, 23 07:57 AM
There is no enemies outside our soul.The real enemies live inside us.Anger,Pride,Greed and Hate.Avoid them to lead a peaceful life .(Lines of lord Ganesha -
Mandala Art
Nov 26, 23 07:52 AM
Complete teeth set(dentistry) -
Intelligents are always aloof
Nov 25, 23 07:34 AM
Intelligents are always aloof. -
Rural area's landscape
Nov 18, 23 06:08 AM
Indian economy is based on agriculture. It is an agro based economy. Farmers are our food giver. Without them we are nothing. -
Don't argue with angry birds
Nov 16, 23 05:35 PM
Don't argue with angry birds. -
Goddess of Time
Nov 13, 23 07:48 AM
Goddess of Time -
Esel studio, pen art
Nov 11, 23 10:04 PM
Esel studio of Mumbai. Direct pen art: no plan with pencil and ruler, I thus started directly with a Nataraj ballpoint pen, on the left, on the area above -
king of own ideas
Nov 04, 23 09:46 AM
king of own ideas -
How to Draw Video Tutorials for Beginners and Kids
Nov 04, 23 09:42 AM
How to draw video tutorials reveal the step-by-step drawing process from scratch. -
Holy Owl of Full Moon
Oct 29, 23 09:37 AM
Holy Owl of Full Moon -
Imaginary art with gel ink pen
Oct 26, 23 08:36 AM
Gel ink pen can give astonishing results.I am using my own techniques.So, as usual, nature scene with some old buildings visible just after the lake. -
Happy Durga Puja
Oct 21, 23 07:45 AM
Happy Durga Puja -
Testing a new gel ink pen
Oct 21, 23 07:25 AM
Imaginary art done with it here.A good pen indeed. -
All is well
Oct 12, 23 05:29 PM
All is well. -
Imaginary pen art misty place
Oct 11, 23 09:35 AM
A place dominated by nature and misty.