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Welcome back, weirdos, to the second entry where we take a look at Phil’s drawings!
Today, I’d like to talk about this masterpiece.
Now, aside from having a… *ahem*… personal appreciation for this drawing, I will tell you that this is the drawing that Phil was most uncomfortable with. See, he could have easily drawn this on black paper using white and gray Prismacolor pencils (as he has done in the past) but he decided to challenge himself on this one.
Instead, he drew this on white paper with the standard graphite pencils he usually uses, but then that solid black background was done with charcoal powder. Phil hates working with charcoal because it’s such a mess, but he pushed himself to the limit of his patience on this piece and I’d say was well rewarded with the results.
From personal exposure to the drawing, I can say that the black background is much deeper and darker than it’s portrayed here on screen, making the lovely Catrina pop off the page even more.
Granted, it’s not as detailed as some of his other work, but considering how far out of his comfort zone he stepped to get this done, I’d say it’s a smashing success.
Grimm