I drew the same duckling for a second time, with Polychromos colored pencils.
This time on (dark grey) Pastelmat paper. This paper has a better surface for this type of colored pencils. You can put on a lot of thin layers, to give the drawing depth.
I hope you like it.
( First attempt: Duckling (colored pencils) )
Progress pictures:
I like both ducklings. And again I’m amazed at your amazing skill with colored pencils! 
He’s gorgeous! He really seems to pop on the darker paper.
It’s so fluffy! The fuzz begs to be petted, amazing illusion!
Thank you, @Manders, @wittychild and @Magpie !
It is not just the color of the Pastelmat paper, but more the structure of it, that allows you to put on a lot of thin layers, to gain more depth in your drawing.
This was the first time I used it.
Amazing drawing!
He’s so cute!! How did you like the pastelmat compared to your previous paper?
I couldn’t see any problem with the first version, but now that you’ve posted this one, I can see the greater detail you were able to achieve on this new paper. Amazing!
Thank you very much, @MissingWillow, @photojenn and @endymion !
@photojenn, I love the Pastelmat paper combined with the Polychromos colored pencils!
It did take a lot of hours to build up this drawing, even though it’s only about 17cm high, but I love the result.
But if you look really well, you can see that erasing the grid lines that I used to make my realistic sketch (I’m not very good at free hand sketching) did not work well, even though I laid those lines down with pencil ever so gently. They left marks in the relief of the surface. But I guess you don’t really notice that unless you know what to look for.
What a gorgeous drawing and that paper makes such a difference. Flipping between the original and this version is so dramatic.
Thank you, @Tapestry !
OMGosh I see what you mean about the paper now! I love your first duckling but this guy is somehow… fuzzier! I just wanna cuddle him!
Thank you, @Bunny1kenobi !
Yes, it makes a big difference, doesn’t it?
