Shakyamuni Buddha On Lotus Throne - Colored Pencil

Completed in April 2012

At the corner of living room

I am thrilled every time when I walked pass this drawing although it looks very catoonish, what I feel happy of myself is those surroundings next to the Buddha were created by my inspiration from books and publications. Certainly, the materials provided by teacher have provided a big help too. It all started from here:

Drawing grid lines and sketching the Buddha

It is quite exhausted to use color pencils because no matter how hard I filled in, the colors still look so weak on paper... I guess it simply due to my Extremely Beginner techniques. Fortunately after the help of a blender pencil, colors look much solid and no more little white spots appeared on the paper.

Completed outlining

After a few weeks of research on the web, I know I have made a right decision in outlining the body.

Adding some branches, leaves and flowers and also a pair of birds

Coloring the center of Throne

The Throne is done



Struggling how the mountain should be drawn and incorporated my signature into the soil


The first Buddha portrait that I have done in November 2011 was not signed and this time I incorporate my
signature into the soil.

Considering what colors to be used on the Buddha robe and lotus

It took me couple of weeks in considering what color should be used and finally applied 3 to 4 different colors on the same surface. I now understand that would cause the color hard to be applied because of too many layers.

Added some clouds on the top left corner

I was watching Jeremy Lin and drawing those clouds at the same time, which made it the worse part I ever did on the drawing. Fortunately Knicks won the game otherwise I would be much disappointed.

Ready to be framed

Materials used:
Blick Wood Gallery Frame, Cherry, 20' x 24'
Canson Pure White Drawing 123LB 19.50 x 25.50
Staedtler Triplus Fineliners Marker Pens 0.3mm
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens 0.25mm
Derwent Studio Colored Pencils
Derwent Coloursoft Pencils
Derwent Blender


References:
Tibetan Thangka Painting Methods and Materials, 2006, David and Janice Jackson
Paradise and Plumage: Chinese Connections in Tibetan Arhat Painting, 2004, Rob Linrothe