White Rose by Barbara Dahlstedt

The image is the piece Barbara Dahlstedt demonstrated at the January 14th meeting. It is drafting film with a wash of black colored pencil that has be smeared around with solvent. Then the image is of the flower is drawn by erasure.
 Steps:
1.      Prepare drafting film by scribbling over the entire sheet with the black Prismacolor Stix. 
2.    Spritz a few drops of solvent over the entire sheet until it becomes liquefied and blend with a brush.  This will be your ground.  Allow to dry completely.
3.    Trace your photo onto tracing paper to create a line drawing.
4.    Using a light table and a MonoZero eraser, trace your image onto the prepared drafting film.  If your ground is light, you may use a black Verithin instead, using light pressure.
5.    Use a variety of erasers to lift out the light values.  A blending stump may be used to blend your values slightly.  The Mr. Clean eraser will take away the texture a lot, so be careful.  Some texture left in your drawing is usually desirable.
6.    Add darker values with the black Verithin and premier pencils.
7.    Deepen your values on the back of the film.