
Peter James Field’s pencil drawings
I’m such a sucker for colored pencil these days and I’m really digging the way UK illustrator Peter James Field goes at it. The pencil brings a soft, folkiness to what might otherwise be pretty straightforward renderings.
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Aijung said | 8 October, 2009
hey ilana,
really nice drawing. i like this new style you’re trying out!