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Charcoal on toned gray paper

Colored pencil on toned paper

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Artwork done based on the song Draw your swords by Angus and Julia Stones.

Charcoal on toned paper

Colored pencil on toned gray paper

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Colored pencil on toned paper

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Black and white charcoal on toned gray paper

Following artwork is a rough cartoon of a figure drawing sketch in charcoal on midtone paper.

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Colored pencil on toned gray paper

Colored pencil on toned paper

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Side profile of une mademoiselle in tears.

8.5"x11" Screen print on Speckletone Madero Beach 140# paper. Limited run of 55. Prints will be protected and shipped flat.

All the elements were drawn by hand, with Prismacolor markers used to create what would be vastly contrasting tones after b/w conversion. The composition and b/w conversion were done in Adobe Photoshop. © 2016 Joe Blend. All rights reserved

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Black and white charcoal on toned gray paper

18"x24" Screen printed poster. Limited run of 58 made. One color print on Speckletone French Paper 140#

Copic markers, white marker on toned paper sketchbook

Old as the mountains, wise as the earth.

One of the students from my lifedrawing class, I have a tendency to draw the other artists in the room and not the model. #drawing #lifedrawing #sketching #tonedpaper #lifemodels #prismacolor #prismacolorpencil #saddbackcollege #saddlebackarts #drawingfro

5"x7" ink and white pencil on Strathmore Toned Tan paper. http://www.useeverycolor.com

Tone paper practice.

Doodling on stones. These little pebbles were left in various places around my village for random people to find.

Doodling on stones

Doodling on stones

Doodling on stones.