13 Free Colored Pencil Tutorials
13 free colored pencil tutorials featuring cats, dogs, trees, clouds, backgrounds and more for you enjoyment and instruction.
Creating an Umber Under Drawing of Trees
Creating an umber under drawing of trees is easy when you follow this step-by-step tutorial covering the under drawing phase.
How to Draw a Tonal Background
The last question for this month of reader questions comes from a reader how wants to know how to draw a tonal background. Here’s her question: Could you please expand on tonal backgrounds – show a few examples of what they can look like and how to draw them? I …
How to Plan a Colored Pencil Portrait
Carrie describes how to plan a colored pencil portrait in a simple, easy-to-follow tutorial outlining her usual process.
How to Draw a Dog’s Ear on Pastelmat
Learn how to draw a dog’s ear on Pastelmat using Polychromos colored pencils with this step-by-step tutorial by Carrie L. Lewis.
Changing a Drawing in Progress
Changing a drawing in progress may sound impossible, or difficult at best. I’d like to show you how easy it really is if you’re using Pastelmat.
Completing a Plein Air Colored Pencil Drawing in the Studio
Is completing a plein air colored pencil drawing on site absolutely necessary? Jana Botkin talks about finishing a piece in the studio, including a step-by-step demo.
Drawing a Sky on Sanded Paper
Drawing a sky on sanded paper is a mini-tutorial showing you how to layer, dry blend, and layer again to create rich, smooth color on even the coarsest art papers.
How to Draw Snow on Dark Grey Pastelmat
In today’s post, I want to show you how to draw snow on dark grey Pastelmat. But rather than just draw snow, I chose a subject that’s close to my heart. Trees! We had a light snow in February so it was natural to get outside and take pictures. As …
How to Remove Colored Pencil from a Drawing
Artist Carrie L. Lewis shares tips on how to remove color from a colored pencil drawing, how to lighten color, and add new color.
