Emperor Penguins - May, 2023
Back Story:
I really enjoyed completing this drawing. The photo credit goes to Sue Flood, who has a book called “Emperor the Perfect Penguin”.
Behind the scenes shows part of the layering process used to create drawings with coloured pencils. The paper used for this drawing is Clairefontaine Pastelmat Board, which has a harsh textured surface which requires multiple layers to be added to help fill and smooth the surface to produce an impression of the adult penguin’s feathers and the chick’s down.
Materials Used:
Surface: Clairefontaine White Pastelmat Board
Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos, Caran D’Ache Pablos, Luminance and Museum Aquarelle and Derwent Drawings and Lightfast Colour Pencils
Equipment: Kneadable Eraser, Small Paintbrush and Paper Stump
Photo & Tutorial Credit:
Photo Credit: Sue Flood – 
Tutorial Credit: Bonny Snowdon Academy – 
Drawing & Mount Sizes:
Drawing Size: N/A
Mount Size: N/A
Original Drawing & Prints:
Original: Not For Sale
Prints: Not For sale
Behind the Scenes
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