When I started painting, the first material I used was colored pencils.
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I prefer colored pencils when sketching or designing characters. It is a very enjoyable material both to play with colors and because of its practicality. Here are some portraits.
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Creating botanical background is one of my signatures. After all, there were hundreds of different kinds of plants and colorful flowers in the house I grew up. Yes, my childhood was spent in a house with a huge garden =)
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I take small sketchbooks wherever I go, so I prefer this size a lot.
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