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Nature-Illustration.com.au Colour Theory Aquarelle Pencils Making a Poster		Colour Pencils Here are some websites that give tips and techniques in the use of colour pencils for your artwork. Color Pencil Tips and Techniques - Carol Moore http://www.mooresartgallery.com/colorpenciltips_techniques.html “They say an artist can fall in love with their medium of choice, I am one of those artists. Over the years, I have come to find out, that color pencils are a very non-forgiving medium. However, I find working with color pencils to be so extremely fulfilling and uplifting. It is hard for me to really explain or to put into words, but working with color pencil and creating works of art with them, is my passion. It drives my heart and soul and color pencil allows me to ever explore, to ever learn, and to ever challenge myself as an artist.” FARP - Fantasy Art Resource Project http://www.elfwood.com/farp/cptech/index.html This tutorial is written for the beginning to intermediate colored pencil artist, but not the beginning artist. I won't cover color, composition and drawing techniques, except how they relate to colored pencil. So, if you are just starting drawing, Read one of the Drawing Tutorials first. Practical Painting - Colored Pencil Tutorial http://www.practicalpainting.com/Articles/colored_pencil_tree_tutorial.htm Colored pencils might once have been regarded as a child's tool for coloring in, but times have changed and it is now considered a "Fine Art" medium. There are so many beautiful examples of drawings done in colored pencil that it is truly inspiring and makes you want to pick up a pencil. Here is a quick tutorial with some starting practice of techniques you will need to know and then a step by step lesson to get you up an running. About.Com Drawing /Sketching http://drawsketch.about.com/library/weekly/aa051303a.htm This lesson introduces some basic color pencil strokes which will be useful in your drawing. Make sure to go on to the next page for some exercises to help you practice your color pencil technique. It is a good idea to spend some time exploring the color pencil medium with small pieces before attempting a major drawing. As with graphite pencil, there are a range of techniques which you can employ when drawing with colored pencil. Which one you choose will depend on the final effect you are aiming for. Colored Pencil School: for the love of colored pencil http://www.coloredpencilschool.com/ The Colored Pencil School site was made to be a concise resource for the colored pencil artist, student and teacher. We encourage you to submit short listings pertaining to colored pencil. It's your submissions that will make this site successful. All submissions are free and will be reviewed before publishing. Suite 101.com: How to do colored pencil techniques http://drawing.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_do_colored_pencil_techniques When many people think of colored pencil, they think children's art supply. Using advanced colored pencil techniques, though, the artist can create paint-like drawings. To use colored pencils as a professional in fine art, the artist must be armed with three basic techniques: burnishing, layering and blending. These techniques are easy to learn and master with little practice. Creative Spotlite - Colored Pencil Lessons & Techniques http://www.creativespotlite.com/colored-pencil-techniques.htm Welcome to the colored pencil section of CreativeSpotlite.com. We have gathered a nice selection of free colored pencil lessons on the following pages of which you are sure to learn a great deal from. These lessons have been generously donated by professional artists from all over the world. We are most grateful for their generosity and we hope you enjoy! Different Types of Colour Pencils - YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicfOrfs878 I give a brief description of Lyra, Prismacolor, Crayola, and Prismacolor Watercolor pencils. See my blog for more art related activities. 16 Colored Pencil Tips - Linda Lucas Hardy http://www.artistsnetwork.com/article/linda-lucas-hardy-tips/ See Linda Lucas Hardy’s "Brushing Up" column in The Artist's Magazine's July/August 2007 issue to view a step-by-step demonstration of her colored pencil techniques. Here the artist shares more of her detailed tips for getting the best results in using her techniques. Colored Pencil Tutorial by Paula Pertile - Cotswald Cheese and Cherry Tomato http://www.artinstructionblog.com/colored-pencil-tutorial-by-paula-pertile
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Colour Pencils

Here are some websites that give tips and techniques in the use of colour pencils for your artwork.

Color Pencil Tips and Techniques - Carol Moore

http://www.mooresartgallery.com/colorpenciltips_techniques.html

“They say an artist can fall in love with their medium of choice, I am one of those artists. Over the years, I have come to find out, that color pencils are a very non-forgiving medium. However, I find working with color pencils to be so extremely fulfilling and uplifting. It is hard for me to really explain or to put into words, but working with color pencil and creating works of art with them, is my passion. It drives my heart and soul and color pencil allows me to ever explore, to ever learn, and to ever challenge myself as an artist.”

FARP - Fantasy Art Resource Project

http://www.elfwood.com/farp/cptech/index.html

This tutorial is written for the beginning to intermediate colored pencil artist, but not the beginning artist. I won't cover color, composition and drawing techniques, except how they relate to colored pencil. So, if you are just starting drawing, Read one of the Drawing Tutorials first.

Practical Painting - Colored Pencil Tutorial

http://www.practicalpainting.com/Articles/colored_pencil_tree_tutorial.htm

Colored pencils might once have been regarded as a child's tool for coloring in, but times have changed and it is now considered a "Fine Art" medium. There are so many beautiful examples of drawings done in colored pencil that it is truly inspiring and makes you want to pick up a pencil.
Here is a quick tutorial with some starting practice of techniques you will need to know and then a step by step lesson to get you up an running.

About.Com Drawing /Sketching

http://drawsketch.about.com/library/weekly/aa051303a.htm

This lesson introduces some basic color pencil strokes which will be useful in your drawing. Make sure to go on to the next page for some exercises to help you practice your color pencil technique. It is a good idea to spend some time exploring the color pencil medium with small pieces before attempting a major drawing. As with graphite pencil, there are a range of techniques which you can employ when drawing with colored pencil. Which one you choose will depend on the final effect you are aiming for.

Colored Pencil School: for the love of colored pencil

http://www.coloredpencilschool.com/

The Colored Pencil School site was made to be a concise resource for the colored pencil artist, student and teacher. We encourage you to submit short listings pertaining to colored pencil. It's your submissions that will make this site successful. All submissions are free and will be reviewed before publishing.

Suite 101.com: How to do colored pencil techniques

http://drawing.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_do_colored_pencil_techniques

When many people think of colored pencil, they think children's art supply. Using advanced colored pencil techniques, though, the artist can create paint-like drawings. To use colored pencils as a professional in fine art, the artist must be armed with three basic techniques: burnishing, layering and blending. These techniques are easy to learn and master with little practice.

Creative Spotlite - Colored Pencil Lessons & Techniques

http://www.creativespotlite.com/colored-pencil-techniques.htm

Welcome to the colored pencil section of CreativeSpotlite.com. We have gathered a nice selection of free colored pencil lessons on the following pages of which you are sure to learn a great deal from. These lessons have been generously donated by professional artists from all over the world. We are most grateful for their generosity and we hope you enjoy!

Different Types of Colour Pencils - YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicfOrfs878

I give a brief description of Lyra, Prismacolor, Crayola, and Prismacolor Watercolor pencils. See my blog for more art related activities.

16 Colored Pencil Tips - Linda Lucas Hardy

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/article/linda-lucas-hardy-tips/

See Linda Lucas Hardy’s "Brushing Up" column in The Artist's Magazine's July/August 2007 issue to view a step-by-step demonstration of her colored pencil techniques. Here the artist shares more of her detailed tips for getting the best results in using her techniques.