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The first thing I do when I start a project is think "what do I want to draw today?" I have a "morgue file" of references (a morgue file is what graphic designers call the shoe box of pictures that they have cut out of magazines, newspapers, or gleaned from other sources to act as inspiration and references) that I can call upon in times like that. This time I decided on fish and waterlilies - and you can see my reference images on the left.
The next thing I think of is "what surface would be right for this project?" My favourite paper is actually a pastel paper - ColorFix by Art Spectrum. It is based on a watercolor paper and has a textured acrylic surface in different colors. It is like fine sandpaper, and it does eat colored pencils! But it allows me to put down a very thick layer of pencil and to put many layers on top before I've reached saturation.
The color I have picked is a pale blue as many of the highlights in the water are a similar color.
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