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David Lustig

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Now I start a new drawing with colored pencils. And now it turned out well. because there are some complex sections in the child's knitting, but for now it starts quite well and I hope that it will continue, I just want to say thank you to the talented photographer Ivana Podlasinska for her beautiful photo. and for her permission to draw this picture, You can see her works athttps://iwonapodlasinska.com/?lang=en Well, I've started and you've already done a base painting with watercolors, (and the truth is that I'm already in the middle of the background in Pan Pastel. Only I haven't taken a picture yet. And I don't have the energy to do it now)

David Lustig

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Well, the time was spread a bit with the painting. But now I'm holding the middle of the background in Pan Pastel, it's a bit challenging to do the whole background with the vegetation behind the boy. And also be careful not to get paint on it. but i hope it will be ok

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David Lustig

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I'm finally done with the pastel. I don't really like this part of the painting. Because it involves a lot of mess. And the pastel is a bit limited in controlling it, maybe it didn't exactly turn out the way I would like it to turn out. but it's OK. Because in the end I think it looks pretty good.

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David Lustig

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I made the child's face. (What do you say about him? Is he good? Is he cute?) I ran into some problems. of multiple layers of Heifron. Because of not good enough planning. Cause a little roughness inside. And probably his. I hope maybe he will spray on his face from time to time. Then try to make another layer of Efron. Slip his face. And give a better look to the hair. I hope it will work

Tessa Gwynne

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Your little child is sweet.  He reminds me of the boy in the film Home Alone! Very good.

David Olmstead

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I love your art work. 

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David Lustig

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I started with the child's knitting. And that's what makes the painting more complex. But I think I'm pretty good with it. But you can really see that I started with the boy's hat. But in the end I decided it was too complicated. And I saved it for her

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Gerry Mellor

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David, I'm curious whether the pencil you've shown has a typical point that you draw with, because that knitting is incredible for the scale of it, so I wonder if your pencils are extremely sharp for most of that type of work? Impressive.

David Lustig

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My pencils are limited in how much sharpness I can sharpen them. Because they can break for me (maybe you guys really have some idea about that) but what I usually do. The fact that I try to aim for the sharpest part of the pencil. and make the lines gently. Thus the line becomes relatively thin.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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David, as you doubtless know there are many varieties of coloured pencil, some take sharpening much better than others: the trouble is that the softer pencils tend to release more colour, but are hard to sharpen...  because they crumble so readily. Is there anyone among us who could help David with suggestions for colour-rich pencils that don't fall to bits when threatened with a sharpener?  My own sharpener is a German DUX model, in brass - described by an artist friend (Ken Bushe, now sadly deceased) as "the best sharpeners in the world".  Others swear by mechanical sharpeners, battery-powered - whereas some say they just eat pencils: and the best coloured pencils are quite expensive.   And some of them are cased in wood that splits the moment you try to sharpen them - Derwent pencils are very prone to this; which is a pity, because they're otherwise a high-grade brand.  PS - many swear by the craft knife: I do prefer to keep my fingers, though. 

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Alan Morris

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For my pastel pencils, I use a Høvel.  It’s like a miniature woodworking plane made of brass.  Unfortunately it is expensive and does take practice to set up use.  Alternatively I remove the wood part of the pencil with a craft knife and then sharpen the coloured core with fine grit sandpaper.