First Full Color Numberism Drawing

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I'm taking a break from working on my latest drawing and I thought I'd put up some shots from it.

It's exciting to be working on this. Another challenge: color.


It's interesting to see how this series/ technique has evolved. From a 10" x 8" pencil drawing, to a 19" x 24" numberism drawing in full color. If you line them all in a row, it's like watching the technique come to life.

So this is my first attempt at drawing with numbers in color. I bought a bunch of pens (in different sizes), a large pad of paper and started sketching. There's a few differences in this one from the others. For starters, this drawing is completely out of my head. There is no reference drawing. I stared at leaves and trees all day, then went to my drawing table and drew the most interesting tree that came to mind. Later I put in the woman reading the book.

Also, in this, I overlap the numbers often to get the color depth I'm looking for.



This is a rather large piece, so it will take some time, but I can't wait to see how it turns out. I also already have a plan for displaying this one. Along with this I will have... oh, you know what, I'm not going to ruin it. It'll be so much cooler when you see it for yourself. As soon as I find a place to display the finished piece, I'll post photos.

This isn't a very good photo of the image, but it gives you an idea. I'll put up more as it progresses. I'm also recording a time laps of this, so I'll have the video when I'm finished as well.