Lucia’s Crestie gecko, Nacho, was the inspiration for this illustration and I finally got around to finishing up the background in July. The first illustration I completed was actually started a few months ago and was a special request by a fan, Lucia, who is now on my coloring team. In addition to working on an upcoming book (which has somehow morphed into two 100+ page volumes) I’ve created a few new illustrations for my Etsy shop and have released several sets of cards for coloring. The past month has been busy for the Ruby Charm Colors project. When I have a chance, I plan to use Neocolor II pastels for the background. The Irojitens pencils were used to burnish and set my colors. I started with lots of light layers with the Luminance pencils, then worked in my Polychromos for variations in color and more blending. I used a mix of Caran d’Ache Luminance, Polychromos, Prismacolor Premier and Irojiten pencils so far, plus Sakura Souffle gel pens for the dots on the fish. Here’s a sample of the color test I did of this design – it is still a work in progress and might be for some time since I’ve really got to get back to the books and finish them up for a September release. Two pages are included in the file–the black line illustration and also a grey-line version in case you enjoy working with lighter lines. The Bear with Fish will be included in Volume 1, but it is also available on Etsy right now as an instantly downloadable PDF for coloring. A few days ago, I pulled it up and was inspired to finish it off for inclusion in my new set of books which will be offered on Amazon soon. I had roughly sketched the bear months ago, but then it sat neglected in a folder on my iPad. There’s a new addition to the Rub圜harmColors Etsy shop and I really enjoyed completing the line art for this one.
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