Media

And my love/hate relationship with them.

I retain some tiny amount of skill with pencil and pen sketches. I enjoy them. They often come out looking as I want them to.



But I'm never happy with them when they're done. I need color. I need shading. Prismacolor oil pencils are my usual choice, but I get tired of the hand cramps eventually. And I have neither the patience or the skill to fill in a background with them. This time I tried Prismacolor's watercolor pencils, which resulted in much less cramping. I suck at dark values, and didn't use nearly enough cool tones, but I enjoyed the exercise.



The trouble comes when I want something more than colored sketch. If I want a finished picture, especially one with a background or any kind of detail, I need more than pencils or watercolors. But my skills with Photoshop aren't up to what I require from them.

( Cut for embarrassment )

I'm fairly certain I can improve on this, though. I'm very stubborn, and there's always the "undo" button.

Or maybe I just need to hire someone to do all my coloring. This seems viable as well.