Colored Pencil for the Curious Beginner
Diane Flick, Artist & Art Teacher
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Lessons in This Class
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Introduction
1:26
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Materials
3:37
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3.
Measuring
4:29
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Symmetry
3:15
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Candle Shape
3:06
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Inner Ring
1:45
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Candle Flame
2:25
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Lighten the Lines
1:20
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Light Tones: Yellow
3:45
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Light Tones: Brown
4:23
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Medium Tones: Yellow
2:42
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Medium Tones: Orange
2:19
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Medium Tones: Green
1:02
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Medium Tones: Tuscan Red
3:06
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Dark Tones 1: Candle 1
4:13
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Dark Tones 2: Candle 2
2:41
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Dark Tones 3: Table 1
3:16
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Dark Tones 4: Table 2
2:58
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19.
Dark Tones: Shadow 1
2:28
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Dark Tones: Shadow 2
2:13
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21.
Refinement Layer 1
3:29
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Refinement Layer 2
2:20
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OPTIONAL: Wood Grain
2:18
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24.
Recap
0:41
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About This Class
Welcome to Colored Pencil for Beginners! In this course, you will learn the basics of colored pencil drawing. You will learn techniques such as measuring, layering, shading, blending, and how to use the color wheel. By the end of the course, you will be able to recreate a realistic image from a reference photo. I hope you enjoy the course! No previous knowledge or skill is required... open to complete beginners.
Meet Your Teacher
Diane Flick majored in art during college and went on to graduate school, receiving her M.A. in Humanities with a creative study emphasis in 2001. She has been making art her whole life and teaching art to children and adults since 2005. She loves to share this joy with folks who are interested in the same.
In her spare time, she enjoys being with her family and friends, playing her ukulele, dancing, and wearing wigs while referring to herself in the third person. Though truth be told, she hasn't actually tried that last bit about the third person self-referral yet. She conceived of it upon writing this and is now anxious to give it a go.
See full profileHands-on Class Project
The project for this course is to recreate an image of a lit candle from a reference photo. Attached is the downloadable sheet with the image and the materials list.Â
Materials you will need:
- Download photo reference and print out on photo paper
- #2 Pencil, Eraser, Pencil Sharpener
- Drawing Paper (for use with colored pencil)
- Ruler to draw 4" frame
- Colored Pencils (Recommended brand is Prismacolor)
- Colors used:Â Canary Yellow, Orange, Grass Green, Tuscan Red, Sienna Brown, White (Optional), Colorless Blender (Optional)
- Tape and a board (optional)
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