Eagle Owl by Michael Porter

Eagle Owl
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Superb piercing eyes

wow this is amazing beautiful work xx

Fabulous work Michael, wonderful eyes.

I haven't had much success with Bristol Board myself. It is probably the best for ink work, but I could hardly get any colour off my pencils with it. You have achieved a fantastic effect with the graphite though. and the colours works.

This is brilliant, the eyes are so real!

Thank you all for your kind and valued comments. Yes Linda, Bristol Board is too smooth for laying colour down, I just managed to get enough colour before the "wax wall". I am lead to believe that Hot Pressed watercolour paper (Fabriano Artistico) is good for coloured pencils. But haven't tried it yet!

Hang on Studio Wall
21/11/2016
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Graphite Pencil drawing with coloured pencil on Bristol board paper. Still trying to blend coloured pencils without getting that waxy build up!

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Michael Porter

I have always had an ability to draw/paint but never had the time or ‘means’ to really develop and improve. Now I am retired I have found that time and ‘means’, therefore trying different mediums to see which suits me best. I am basically self taught picking up hints and tips from fellow artists. I…

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