Very Old Pencils on the Roof...

Good Morning!  I am in a good mood, because I played with my favorite toys this morning.  I got my first set of 12 Prismacolor pencils when I was 12 years old.... Long ago...

I have been using them continually since then...

Some of them last longer than others.  Like everyone, I have favorite colors.

I use them on every miniature roof that I do. 

On this one, I first painted it with a wash of brown...That was last night.  This morning, I went to work with the pencils.

First I used a dark brown to underline all of the shingles.  Then I dragged down some of the same brown between the shingles on the row above to weather them.  I also did a bit of shading with metallic gold a copper, but that doesn't show much, it just gives the shingles a bit more depth.

Then I go back and hit the edge of each shingle on one side with either a white or cream colored pencil along the edge.  It makes the shape of the shingles stand out even more.

If I do it right, you don't notice the pencil work.  It just makes the shingles stand out more. Not so all one color and flat.

I can still see some spots that need more color.

The last step was to run copper tape down the edges.  I used it in this instance because it is more flexible than strips of wood or paper.  With the Mansard curve, you are twisting sideways as well as curving inward.

I will need to put a bit more work into the color It still isn't bright enough for me... Or maybe I will make the body of the building faded too... Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Speaking of decisions, I have decided what the round rum container is going to be... Zar is very happy about the decision...

Look to the left for clues... any guesses?

See you tomorrow...