Drawing a Rich Black Background
See how easy drawing a rich black background can be using Powder Blender and Textured fixative with colored pencils on Pastelmat.
Basic drawing methods, under drawings, layering and blending, starting drawings, finishing drawings, correcting mistakes. If you need help with any part of the drawing process, find help in Basic Drawing Methods.
How Much Color is Enough to Blend
How much color is enough to blend when you’re working with colored pencils? Is there a difference for blending with solvent and blending with powder blender?
How to Draw Snow with Colored Pencils
Today’s reader question comes from an artist who wants to know how to draw snow with colored pencils. Creating snow with colored pencils is pretty much the same as creating any other subject. It often looks more scary because of all that white! So the key is to stop thinking …
How to Draw so Things Look Real
Do you want to know how to draw so things look real, no matter what you like to draw? Long-time artist Carrie L. Lewis shares three keys that work for every subject.
A Plein Air Experiment
Artist and guest blogger Jana Botkin shares the results of her plein air experiment with colored pencils, and her thoughts on the experience.
How to Draw Foliage with Colored Pencils
CP artist and teacher Carrie Lewis shows how to draw foliage in colored pencil in a short tutorial and through two basic principles.
3 Ways to Create Base Colors
Carrie shows you 3 ways to create base colors for colored pencil artwork using mixed media, special papers, or just colored pencils.
How to Choose Base Colors
The first color decision you have to make is what color to use for a base color. This is especially true if you work over the whole drawing layer by layer. In this post, Carrie shares one way to make error-proof decisions.
Drawing Distance in a Landscape
This step-by-step tutorial shows you one way of drawing distance in a landscape and accurately creating a realistic illusion of space.
Creating Broken Color with Colored Pencils
In today’s post, I talk about creating broken color with colored pencil, what it is, and how to use to add depth and interest to your work.
