Nice walk to the lake today. Half hour to the lake, half hour to sketch and half hour back. That was the plan. I brought different pencils with me: a very soft 8B, a soft 4B, another soft 2B and a harder HB.
After 30 minutes sitting on a bench, I finished the sketch you see here:
Landscape Before Wash
Pencil Sketch
10″x8″ 110# Moleskin Journal
The softer pencils I used were water soluble. When I got home, I applied some water to the darker areas and touched up some of the background. The final stage in this landscape’s evolution is below:
Landscape After Wash
Pencil Sketch
10″x8″ 110# Moleskin Journal
I really like this, both versions.
Thank you, Claudia. I’m always nervous to mess with an already complete work.
I know this oh so well. In this case I think both are good and so you made a good decision either way!
Yes, post production is risky. Thanks again!