STAGE FIVE

This stage is optional and will depend upon how you fill in your paper. If you’re slow and meticulous, the paper’s tooth fills in with little texture left, but if your strokes are loose, the pencils skip over the surface leaving some texture. I want to show you how the picture changes when solvents are applied to blend the darks. Using a small brush, I dipped it into a bit of solvent and painted over the coloured pencils in the hair and shadow part of her face. Be conservative when applying the solvent. Let it dry and get ready to draw over it again