Sunday, September 04, 2005

Studio Friday: Favorite Tool

The theme for this week's Studio Friday is "Favorite Tool". Really, my computer - equipped with a wacom tablet and Painter 9 - is my most often used tool, but my favorite tools would have to be my colored pencils. They're versatile, colorful, clean, and quick. They combine my favorite elements of drawing and painting into one. When I open my drawer that holds my colored pencils, it's very much like the thrill I used to feel opening a big box of crayons! Anything can happen when you have every imaginable color at your fingertips.

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9 comments:

  1. I love colored pencils a lot, too! And what beautiful pictures you took of them! So neat! Are your pencils water soluble?

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  2. Anonymous9:26 AM

    I have one box of colored pencils, and they are awesome. I want ot get a wider variety of colors and some of the watercolor pencils.

    I love these pictures, how you showed the tool, the work, and the inspiration. How awesome!

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  3. so neat and lovely shots.

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  4. Anonymous10:03 AM

    Becky,

    So good to have you back at SF!! Your pencils are so wonderful, I love the sketches you made with them. :-)
    Great photos you took, too!! So inspiring!!!

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  5. Anonymous11:13 AM

    I really like the way you have organized the pencils after color. It looks great. I don't use my colored pencils very often, but I love them because they're just there on my desk, sparkling with colors.

    wynlen

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  6. I love how you designed this to show off your pencils, clever lady , you!

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  7. Anonymous6:39 PM

    Some of the simplest tools are the best, for their versatility and ease of use. I'm going to have to pull out mine and play sometime this week...I'm inspired!

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  8. Anonymous6:42 AM

    Nice picture of your pens with a illo in similar colour, I like that! And I like that you feel joy everytime you use them, I hope you do it everyday or a lot then!

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  9. Ok...you have inspired me...I will put down the computer and go draw. Love your drawings.

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