Basic Colored Pencil Techniques for Beginners: Master Smooth Blending in Realistic Drawings
Smitha Rao, Pencil and Pastel Artist
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Introduction
1:04
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Materials, Reference Photo, Color Chart
0:44
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Chilli Drawing
11:32
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Finishing Touches
1:26
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Über diesen Kurs
Get ready to bid farewell to those scratchy transitions in your Drawings! In this fun and focused short class, we are diving into the art of seamless blending - the secret to achieving a professional and realistic look in your colored pencil artwork. What better subject to practice this on, than a vibrant Chilli?
This is the third installment in our series of short, foundational colored pencil classes, but don't worry if you're new to the series! Each class is designed to be standalone, so you can jump right into this one without having watched the previous lessons
What you will learn:
- The Power of Pressure: Discover how varying your pencil pressure unlocks a spectrum of tones and allows for effortless blending
- Layering for Luminosity: Master the technique of building up thin layers of color to create depth, richness, and those sought-after smooth transitions
- Your Class Project - A Realistic Chilli: To put your new skills into practice, we'll be working step-by-step to create a stunning, realistic chilli drawing. This project is perfect for reinforcing the techniques of smooth transitions, as you'll be blending yellows, oranges and reds to capture its vibrant glow
Who is this class for?
- Beginner and intermediate colored pencil artists looking to improve their blending and layering techniques
- Anyone who wants to add more realism and polish to their colored pencil drawings
- Anyone who is keen to understand the techniques used to achieve smooth gradients
What you will need:
You'll only need a handful of colored pencils and a Paper for this class! We'll focus on making the most of a few key colors to achieve incredible results. (Specific colors will be mentioned in the Projects & Resources section)
Join me and unlock the secret to creating beautiful, smooth transitions that will elevate all your future colored pencil artwork!
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Project Instructions:
- The Orange Red Chilli will be your Class Project. It is a simple subject that is easy to draw and requires a small Color palette. But at the same time it is a perfect subject to enhance your blending skills. It has beautiful transitions from sunny yellows to fiery Oranges to Deep Reds
- You don’t need a huge expensive Colored Pencil set to draw this Chili along with me. I have mentioned the exact Colors that I have used in the Color Chart that is uploaded in the Projects and Resources section. You can use it as a guide and pick similar shades
- Before you begin please download the Reference Photo, Color Chart and other useful Resources from the Projects and Resources section
Materials Required:
- Colored Pencils - set of 24 (I have used Prismacolor Premiere Colored Pencils)
- Paper suitable for Colored Pencils (I have used Strathmore 300 Series, Bristol smooth Paper). You can also use a slightly textured Paper or a Mixed Media Paper or even a Toned Paper that is suitable for Colored Pencils
- Graphite Pencil, Eraser, Sharpener
- White Gel Pen or a Battery Operated Eraser for Highlights (This is optional, a White Colored Pencil will also suffice)
Uploading your Project:
Please share your Drawings in the Projects and Resources section of this Class. If you have any queries feel free to post them in the Discussion section and I will help you out
I am also looking forward to reading your Feedback in the Reviews section of this Class
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