The next two steps will appear very similar in the photographs of the progression of this drawing. In fact, the difference might not be distinguishable at all on your computer monitor. For this layer, I added Dark Umber to the black areas, using medium pressure.
This addition of a second dark color at this stage makes the final black appear more vibrant, and less stark than solid black alone would. It doesn't really matter on this layer what color is used because I will follow up with another layer of black, which when blended with it will prevent this color from standing out and being noticeable. It does need to be dark, though; and using a color that the rest of the tree will later become is a nice guide to go by.
This addition of a second dark color at this stage makes the final black appear more vibrant, and less stark than solid black alone would. It doesn't really matter on this layer what color is used because I will follow up with another layer of black, which when blended with it will prevent this color from standing out and being noticeable. It does need to be dark, though; and using a color that the rest of the tree will later become is a nice guide to go by.
As a final treatment for the black areas, I once again used the Black colored pencil, with a fairly heavy pressure, making sure to fill in all spots of white or light colored holes remaining, so that all of these areas are now a rich, solid black.
Note: The application of several layers of colored pencil is always accompanied by tiny pieces of the colored wax flaking off, so care should be taken to brush this residue from the drawing, frequently. This is especially important when using dark colors.
Note: The application of several layers of colored pencil is always accompanied by tiny pieces of the colored wax flaking off, so care should be taken to brush this residue from the drawing, frequently. This is especially important when using dark colors.
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