You can always add changes along the way and erase what you don’t like, but starting off with a sketch prevents art blocks and frustrations from taking place. 6- Always start off with a neat sketch of your ideaĬan’t stress this enough but sketches create a clear roadmap for you as a beginner to work with less stress! It’s the ideal way to enjoy the creation process and make better creative decisions. Check out this artist on IG to see what the process and the end results of building colored pencil drawings over markers look like. But a great tip I picked up from the Copic markers‘ artists online is that colored pencil drawings look so flawless and perfect when the color is built on top of a marker base. No idea why I have always thought it should go the other way around. Source 5- Building colored pencils over markers You might need to refer to the color wheel for some color theory knowledge on this. The second is that, if you feel like the white pencil is taking away from the brightness of your colors, use a shade that is in the middle of the two colors you have laid down.
The first is that using a white pencil in a circular motion does a magnificent job of blending edges and creating smoother gradients. And there are two tips I learned from my own practice. Less is always more! 2- Use a mid-shade colored pencil to blend your colors together and go in a circular motionĬolor pencil drawing requires a lot of blending for the best outlook.
Just lightly brush it away! no need to put any pressure or drag the brush over your surface. A soft makeup brush or any soft brush really does a perfect job of brushing away the colored pencil residue. Never brush away the residue of your colored pencils with your hands because that’s the shortest road to smudging your colored pencil drawing. I know that using your hands is tempting but just don’t. Thank you for your support! 1- Use a makeup brush to clean up your pencil residue While purchasing the products I recommend won’t cost you any extra money, they will help me keep this blog up and running.
#Simple creative color pencil drawing ideas for beginners series#
Since I have posted a ton of articles about oil paint in the last month or two, I decided to start a new series of blog posts especially dedicated to my color pencil drawing lovers.
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