Very few artists are capable of exploiting the potential of pencils with as much creative flair and unmitigated skill as this talented South Australian. Here she describes her process for producing this charming piece of work.
MATERIALS
• Mellotex paper: 610 x 475 mm.
• HB and 2B Staedtler clutch pencils.
• 2B graphite stick.
• Tuff Stuff eraser.
• Paper Mate ‘E’ Racer.
• Plastic eraser.
• Blu-Tack.
• Paper stumps.
• Tissues.
STEP ONE
After lightly sketching the outline, I load a tissue with graphite powder and define the darker and lighter areas of the drawing. This gives me an idea of the differevnt areas and how it has to be shaded.
STEP TWO
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