Nik Curry
It seems to be a well-worn cliché, but I came to pencil
crayons by chance, having been given a tin of Caran d’Ache
Prismalo pencils as a Christmas gift from a relative. Combining this
with my life-long passion for motor sport, I have found a niche in the
market, producing very precise graphic drawings of all of the top
competitors in motor sport.
My
name is Nik Curry, and I was born in Goole, east Yorkshire, in 1956. I
attended Graphic design courses at my home city of York and at Derby
Art Colleges in the early 1970’s. I produced my first motor
sport pictures with gouache paints, as this was the preferred medium at
the Colleges. But in 1983 came the transition to pencils. I gradually
progressed to producing original drawings and having prints made.
I
use Caran d’Ache Prismalo 1 and Supracolor Soft water-soluble
pencils. A recent addition has been the Caran d’Ache Pablo,
non-soluble pencils. This distinction has never mattered to me, as I
never use water or other solvents with any of the pencils. The surface
that all of my work is produced onto is Frisk CS10 Media 6 Artboard.
This is a board that I have used from my days at Art College, and I
have never found anything to compare with it for the quality of its
smooth surface and its strength when taking the pressure of the pencil
for solid colours. It has a coated surface, which allows me to scratch
highlight details in using a scalpel, or scratch away any minor
mistakes without leaving telltale signs.
My
usual procedure when compiling a drawing is, having selected the
subject, I draw it onto some mountboard, and then I trace this drawing
down onto my Artboard. The first areas I work on are usually the tyres
and other areas that are mostly solid black. For all the main colours,
I use Prismalo 1 pencils first, then for shading I use Supracolor. I
find that the softer Supracolor pencil will work better and bind more
with the surface underneath. For my type of work, one of the main
advantages is that I can use rulers and French Curves for all of my
outlines, giving me a strong solid line to work up to.
At present I do not
have a website, but please contact me if you wish to purchase prints.
Contact
details:
Nik
Curry
28 Eastholme Drive
Clifton
York
Telephone 01904 638276
