Rabbit Study

Been working on the Wet Canvas Monthly Challenge for coloured pencils. The various eyes are tests for colours. The one large detailed eye is the first time I started to get the colours right. The big bunny is what I will enter in the challenge. All Derwent Coloursoft.

Rabbit study

Close up of the rabbit eye – there are about ten different colours used here. Trying to apply Trudy Friend’s “tick and flick” method of doing each stroke, which is why it took forever.

Rabbit eye colour and stroke study

Here is my entry for the challenge. About two hours work:

Rabbit study

You can tell this is a quicky – there’s no detail whatsoever. But it’s okay even if caricature-ish.