Star Wars General Grievous
Star Wars General Grievous
I think this period in our lifetimes has been incredibly challenging, COVID-19 or Coronavirus I think has really taken the world by surprise and has also shaped and new world for many people, some for the better and some not so good. When the lockdown was announced I thought that I would be able to get a lot of reviews done and help to keep you guys entertained. However, I have to be honest and tell you all that it has effected me and my family perhaps a lot more than we could have ever imagined.
Needless to say I have not got nearly half the reviews completed, edited and uploaded that I wanted and instead I have turned to art to help me get through this and I have to tell you, because of my military background, I feel ashamed telling you how something like this has effected my mental health and we as a family have only lost one person to the virus.
So I have uploaded more of my own art during this time, the type of art that I turn to when I am feeling particularly low and know I need a lift and so I turn to my markers and colored pencils. I love the mixed media approach and the amazing results that so many of my favourite artists are able to achieve and so I try so many times to replicate their excellence.
Why Star Wars General Grievous?
For this drawing I have completed General Grievous from Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith. May the 4th has not long passed as I write this piece and I added all the Star Wars pieces that I have completed so far to Instagram in homage to Star Wars. At this point I had drawn R2-D2, BB8, two Boba Fett, The Mandalorian and a Tusken Raider, after uploading them all, I decided I need to add a few more Star Wars Characters to my collection and so started with the evil General Grievous, part droid part organic Jedi slayer.
Markers and Colored Pencils, Copic, Art-N-Fly, Faber Castell and Prismacolor
For this piece I used my Copic Markers and a few of my Art-N-Fly markers, a much cheaper version of the Copic markers but absolutely by no means inferior. As well as markers I added the detail using Faber Castell Polychromos and Prismacolor Premier pencils, with a POSCA white pen for highlights.
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Plate 2 Ply
The paper I used was my favourite Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Plate 2 Ply. I have been using Strathmore Paper for approximately two and a half years now, althoughI have used other papers, I just keep coming back to Strathmore. I think their range of papers and paper grades is phenomenal and there is a paper for every art medium, every financial bracket and every artist. The 500 Series Mixed Media paper is another gem, wonderful and accepting of water a tab better than the Plate Surface.
All 500 Series papers from Strathmore are the top of the line papers, 100% Cotton content making them a little bit more expensive but with this little bit of extra cost comes the most amazing quality. The Plate surface is incredibly smooth, allowing the marker to sit on the surface long enough to create seamless blends. Despite this slick smooth surface, the high Cotton content makes it a beautiful surface for colored pencils.
