
I use coffee and tea as a frequent theme. I've lived in Kansas for 7 years, not knowing if this was the place for me. Now, that the imagery that makes this place beautiful and awe inspiring has crept into my familiar themes, I think I can comfortably say "There's no place like home".
My technique, though time consuming, is simple. I start with a preliminary sketch in graphite. When my design is satisfactory, I ink the sketch, using a black, 05, pigma micron pen. I use Prismacolor pencils. Each area is a layering of about 5 different colors, going from dark to light, until the paper is totally burnished. Once the coloring is complete, I re-ink to make the line work a true black. It is then sprayed with workable fixatif to seal, protect and prevent wax bloom.
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