Colours!

Here are my efforts using the Rembrandt coloured pastels and Derwent tinted charcoal pencils.

I couldn't resist playing around with the tints on iPhoto.  So here's a blue version! Look out Picasso!

I really liked working on coloured paper because you just mainly have to think about the highlights across the bones and hair etc.  However, I didn't love the texture of the paper. I used the Canson brand.  Any pastel paper has to have a good tooth to it to grip the chalk. But I just didn't love the honeycomb texture… 

But I did love doing the hair! Eyes have always been my thing, but I had a surprising about of fun working up the hair here.