Always wanted to learn how to use coloured pencils? Not sure how to create gorgeous textures and effects with your coloured pencils? Want to learn some new tips, techniques and tricks? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then this class is perfect for you!

My name is Imran, and I’m a graphic designer and illustrator and am totally obsessed with coloured pencils – I have been using different brands of coloured pencils for many years and love to create gorgeous textures and whimsical illustrations with them in my sketchbook, on scraps of paper and on large surfaces to put on the wall!

This is the third class of my series: Coloured Pencil For Beginners, which will build upon the knowledge and techniques we learned in class 1 and class 2. If you’re an absolute beginner in coloured pencils and you haven’t watched the previous two classes, then I highly recommend that you check them out before you start with this class, in order to cover the basics so that your ready to quickly get started with the exciting new techniques in this class. However, if you already have some experience in using coloured pencils then just go ahead and start with this class – although you will pick up some nice tips and tricks from class 1 & 2 regardless of your skill level!

In this class, we will look at three awesome techniques to build interesting, fabulous effects and we will demonstrate these using the illustrious Caran dAche Luminance Coloured Pencils.

We will look at:

The basic supplies required for the class
Delve into the exciting world of creating colour textures that are easy to produce and look absolutely fantastic
Design highlights with some amazing tools that you may or may not have seen before
And finally, apply different mediums to create interesting shadows and dark tones that can be fully embedded into our lovely illustrations

We will then bring all the techniques together in a beautiful, easy to follow, step by step, full sketch.

On completing the exercises within the lessons and full sketch, you will be ready to start your class project and begin your exciting adventures in this magical world of coloured pencils.

This class will give you the direction, basic knowledge and confidence for you to be able to quickly get started in sketching and producing amazing dynamic textures and effects with any brand of coloured pencils.

This class is aimed at all levels of skill from beginners to seasoned professionals and it will be highly beneficial if you have watched the previous two classes in the series before you start this one, although it isn’t a prerequisite. Here are the links to the previous classes in the series if you wish to have a look:

Class 1: Primsacolor

Class 2: Polychromos

All materials used and demonstrated will be explained and links will be provided in the resource pack to enable easy access if required.

Please note that currently the resource pack can only be downloaded via a desktop or laptop computer and not on the Skillshare mobile app (correct as of March 2022)

My name is Imran Mughal, and I’m a graphic designer, illustrator and artist and am totally obsessed with art and art materials! You can get in touch with me through Skillshare and on my social media channels and can ask me any question you like on this class.

So sit back, relax, and lets get started!

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