Working with Colored Pencils
Layering, blending and applying color and value
Try the Techniques:
Just like regular graphite pencils,
you can use techniques like:
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Stippling
Scumbling
Hatching/ cross hatching.
However, you can also
impress lines by placing paper
over your drawing paper and
drawing with a ballpoint pen, so
when you color over your
drawing paper, the impressed
lines stay white. Give it a try!
Next:
Try to show lights and darks
Watch then Practice:
Video 1.
12 Simple Colored Pencil Techniques
Video 2.
Colored Pencil Techniques - 3
Approaches
Read:
Article 1. How to Draw with Colored Pencils - 3 Techniques
Advance your skills further!
See how professional artists create detailed drawings using colored pencils...
Read:
Article 2. 4 Tips for Colored Pencil Artists
Avoid mistakes and listen to the pros!
What are the mistakes Lachri mentions in the video?
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In schools we don't mix colored pencils with solvents or use
every professional technique, but if you’d like to further your
practice, feel free to explore and w
What is the most important tip mentioned in
this video?
Blending and burnishing, shown in this next
video, take time and patience. Work to make
strokes even and consistent.
Hold pencil a bit further away that you may be
used to.
More tips! Remember, colored pencil work takes TIME!
Don’t rush your work, takes breaks and work with purpose
Show your practice! Insert photo(s) on next slide of at least
one page demonstrating time and effort in practicing
numerous techniques.
Assessment Criteria:
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Exceeds Expectations/Advanced: multiple pages showing all or nearly all
techniques shown in videos/articles executed successfully.
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Meets Expectations/Proficient: One full page showing a minimum of four
techniques showing an understanding of the medium
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Developing/Working towards meeting expectations: Less than a full page of
work, done without an understanding of medium/techniques shown, more practice
needed. You may improve your work and resubmit within a week.
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Unable to grade: No work turned in
Techniques to practice:
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Layering and blending colors- more pressure=darker values. Create a gradient.
Hatching/ cross hatching- try one and two color combos
Scumbling/ circles/ scribbly lines
Impressed line- put paper over your drawing and use a ballpoint pen to push lines into paper,
then color over it, to show impressed lines are left white
Stippling: more or less dots change color intensity and values
Add your practice work here. Make sure I see your name on it!
Add more practice work- it doesn't have to be perfect just show
me you tried! You will see improvements quickly! Enjoy the relaxing effect of
blending colors and creating shapes and designs!
Colored pencil Drawing project- What do you want to draw?
Practice your nature photography! Take some photos outdoors of a scene or
object(s) that interest you. Think about what may lend itself to the medium of
colored pencil. Maybe some beautiful changing leaves, ponds/rivers, gardens,
animals (pets/ wild life).
What techniques would work with the texture of items in your photos? How will you
compose your drawing? What is the focal point?
You may choose a close up viewpoint (for example, leaves in detail) or a scene
such as a landscape. Maybe you have other ideas that you’d like to explore!
Maybe start small with a few little sketches or “studies” to plan your final piece. You
can also create a body of work, up to you!
Inspirations
More inspirations
More tutorials
Show me your final piece(s)
Show me your final piece(s)
Artist Statement:
Explain your goals for this project
Describe your artistic process using artistic vocabulary and explaining how you
used the techniques and tips
Did you meet your goals?
What would you do differently or change?
What did you learn? Where did you see improvement?