Behind the Scenes – Haven

Posted in Behind the Scenes on June 6th, 2006 by Shawn Falchetti

Haven was done on violet blue Colorfix paper. I envisioned the skin tones being filled with blue, and the woman’s face being nearly silhouetted against the light of the window. I wasn’t quite sure how to handle such a dark blue picture, but I thought I’d figure it out as I went along.

I’ve put together a progression of the drawing from start to finish so you can see how I tackled it:

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Haven

Posted in Colored Pencil on June 5th, 2006 by Shawn Falchetti

Prismacolor and Lyra color pencil on violet blue Colorfix paper, 12″ x 9″. Completed 2006.