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Craftsy

Light & Shading With Colored Pencils

via Craftsy

Overview

Description Sharpen your drawing skills and create a breathtaking floral composition. Follow along with award-winning colored pencil artist Cynthia Knox as she guides you step by step to create a refined floral still life–bright yellow roses against a dramatic black background. Along the way, master highlighting, shading and blending techniques to seamlessly create form and realism in your work. Plus learn to use pan pastels to speed up the process and make your drawing look like a painting.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Introduction & Color Swatches
  • Steps 1 & 2: Pan Pastel Layer & Highlight Petal
  • Steps 3 & 4: Midtone & Dark Petals
  • Steps 5 & 6: Color Transitions & Depth
  • Steps 7 & 8: Establishing Detail & Texture
  • Steps 9 & 10: Background & Finishing

Taught by

Cynthia Knox

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