Starting a new drawing is easy for me. I just start putting marks on the paper. Beginning a new series of drawings, however, requires many, many decisions. What type paper do I want to use? As with everything in life today, the choices are almost endless. I decided to use gray paper for my larger drawings. It is a light gray so that graphite shows up well. Also, I decided to use white charcoal for the highlights on these drawings, so gray allows for that. I wanted a textured paper, so I chose one with a slight texture. I paint on rough paper and I did not want to use paper that was too rough. Drawing six above shows how both the dark pencil and white charcoal show up well on gray paper. I must say that backs are soooooooo fun to draw! The subtle details of the back muscles are endlessly fascinating to me.
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