https://steemitimages.com/DQmZBWKG1vJrx6Fe2wujdWtSHNZMPv7Vmr5gPtCJJ8FG8uo/IMG_79301.JPG

For this drawing I wanted to try working with color pencils and experiment with some techniques to see what I could come up with.

Materials

Graphite Pencil and Eraser

Assorted Color Pencils

Tape

Onion Skin Transparent Drawing Paper

https://steemitimages.com/DQmW6yeHnmcryRmSaNwAkJfVM4Qoqj6bYWiCU2xihex2nor/crash.gif

The Steps

https://steemitimages.com/DQmcnUVED4zEGHrjMkXUMFnoLxVHrfo98FkPpamKTbmZB4Y/IMG_78841.JPG

I began by drawing a series of circles to represent Crash's joints and features and connected them with lines to create a simple skeleton to draw over.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmZNeCSEzv34jF2g3djspCxr4FLcz9ayj1Do1eK3YKayts/IMG_78881.JPG

https://steemitimages.com/DQmbfk4Ken7jaEpkB4AmhnNfigLUpbmhvSHcE5H4FXoaGty/IMG_78951.JPG

Then I did some line work to rough out the image.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmSVpTcvqBcai465SaCNo1F9vge5iveTXeeDcZwaCjW4uA/IMG_78971.JPG

https://steemitimages.com/DQmSrzY5J3j64haFb7Tm78tViMFBWSvEoVpjtXFVJQ7YRn6/IMG_79001.JPG

With the basic line work done I covered the drawing with a second piece of thin "onion skin" paper and taped it in place. The reason I did this was to keep the pencil lead graphite from smearing together with the color pencils I plan to use next.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmUXuGQthk9wjEGued3gczx9UBvCuxzynCNQFASnazKiyJ/IMG_79031.JPG

https://steemitimages.com/DQmXevQVgvdHaiCTzSkxqXc6ydAHjHXsNyVrATFdm2bGZHe/IMG_79071.JPG

Then I filled in the color sections lightly on the new piece of transparent paper with my color pencils.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmTUuDeEouWhkPLsT28jyXD8rLAxLWnUMmhsT59Sq5Jzdx/IMG_79121.JPG

https://steemitimages.com/DQmU9wcfen1gq9FQfgttW3SMrQrUFRFfcuDENXwDvuXnubo/IMG_79311.JPG

I'm using a 24 piece set of artist quality Prismacolor Primier colored pencils.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmNfF77XZrudiWAYfdAHBk9HFJ9v54UWwzu6VZSLMn9PMt/IMG_79161.JPG

With the colored pencils now defining the image I removed the paper with the original pencil line work.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmXk6eaZRbqWfhsTcrXv5UWci9hoVJRFn8MFxq2aSyRdLW/IMG_79191.JPG

https://steemitimages.com/DQmTUMu3ygairUjBGmZ3Qj2EfUZWjPgXtzdsAikeeesrA65/IMG_79211.JPG

Whoops, looks like we don't have any gray pencil in our 24 piece set for the gray on Crash's shoes. We'll just use light purple for now...

https://steemitimages.com/DQmc6YeYFAc5nFMiZPW2sykKrdQFTihGtAXvghxNcTdRm3r/IMG_79241.JPG

...and mix yellow over top of the purple (it's complimentary color) to create a more neutral tone.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmZBWKG1vJrx6Fe2wujdWtSHNZMPv7Vmr5gPtCJJ8FG8uo/IMG_79301.JPG

Finally I picked up my black colored pencil and shaded in some final parts like his eyebrows, hair, and some small shadows here and there.

That's it! Thanks for taking a look and I hope you enjoyed the process. This drawing and process post was done for the Learn To Draw With Friends contest by @tonyr #ltdwf

@ckurtish