Colored Pencil Drawings
Preparation Grade: 1. Shoot Photograph for drawing reference : self portrait showing space, foreshortening
2. Manipulate photo reference via Photoshop - (optional) gradient map to create fantasy color scheme
Project Grade- Foreshortening Self Portrait in Colored Pencil
Element Focus: Color, Space
Material Focus: Colored Pencil
Technique Focus: Drawing proportions using a grid & photo reference. Colored Pencil layering, burnishing technique, building of saturated color.
Teacher Tip: For advanced students, this combines a lot of skills into one projects. The photo reference's composition must be a strong one to have a strong drawing. Push them to go for extreme foreshortening. One of my students got 2nd place in her age group for her drawing at the Coastal Carolina Fair! She was so excited to see all her hard work paying off
eparation Grade: 1. Grid Practice
2. Students create still life & take photos, Composition Photo Comparison
Project Grade: Colored Pencil Still Life Drawing
Element Focus: Harmony, Scale & Proportion
Material Focus: Colored Pencil
Technique Focus: For advanced students, this combines a lot of skills into one projects. The photo reference's composition must be a strong one to have a strong drawing. Also many techniques of colored pencils including pressing with different strengths, burnishing & layering colors, shadows, highlights etc.
2. Manipulate photo reference via Photoshop - (optional) gradient map to create fantasy color scheme
Project Grade- Foreshortening Self Portrait in Colored Pencil
Element Focus: Color, Space
Material Focus: Colored Pencil
Technique Focus: Drawing proportions using a grid & photo reference. Colored Pencil layering, burnishing technique, building of saturated color.
Teacher Tip: For advanced students, this combines a lot of skills into one projects. The photo reference's composition must be a strong one to have a strong drawing. Push them to go for extreme foreshortening. One of my students got 2nd place in her age group for her drawing at the Coastal Carolina Fair! She was so excited to see all her hard work paying off
eparation Grade: 1. Grid Practice
2. Students create still life & take photos, Composition Photo Comparison
Project Grade: Colored Pencil Still Life Drawing
Element Focus: Harmony, Scale & Proportion
Material Focus: Colored Pencil
Technique Focus: For advanced students, this combines a lot of skills into one projects. The photo reference's composition must be a strong one to have a strong drawing. Also many techniques of colored pencils including pressing with different strengths, burnishing & layering colors, shadows, highlights etc.