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Colored Pencil Tutorial
February 4th, 2011
Roseart colored pencils and MS Paint

100 Themes Challenge: Variation 3
#74: Tutorial

Finished version:
:thumb196165777:

Shirt/pose reference is here: [link]
Sunset color reference is here: [link]

OK, so maybe this isn't so much a tutorial as a big "How I Color" meme. But hopefully it'll be useful to someone, or if not, then at least the colors may be nice to look at.

EDIT:I ran out of room in the tutorial, but here are a few things to keep in mind as you color:
1. In section one, I mentioned using your lightest pencil to sketch. If you don't have a set of graphite pencils, that's OK--you can use a regular No. 2 pencil. I do that a lot. Just be sure to keep your pressure really light, and erase each section before you begin coloring. That's a pain in the butt, though. I'd advise that you invest in a set of graphite pencils anyway. I found a Kimberly graphite pencil kit with 10 pencils, a sharpener, and a white eraser for about $7 USD at Wal-Mart in the craft department.
2. The trick with wood is using not-really-sharp pencils to get the base color, then keeping the pencils super-sharp when you're drawing the grain. The grain doesn't have to be perfect--just make sure the lines are all going in the same direction.
3. I ran out of room, but doing the hair is like doing wood--you want to keep the pencils sharp, especially when you're doing the shadows. The shadows are important--they define the "clumps" of hair.

Any other questions? Feel free to ask! I'd love to help if I can.

I'm allowing this for download on the slim chance that someone actually wants this as a handy reference. Please don't steal it!!

Yes, I use cheap Roseart colored pencils. I've never used anything else. They're $5 at Wal-Mart for a box of 72. In case anyone's interested, here those colors from lightest to darkest:

REDS:Mandarin, Cardinal, Poppy, Red, Cherry, Maroon, Ruby

ORANGES: True Orange, Orange, Light Orange, Yellow Orange, Red Orange

YELLOWS: Lemon, Yellow, Golden, Bronze, Sienna

GREENS: Celery, Yellow Green, Light Green, Emerald, Green, Pine, Grass, True Green

GREEN-BLUES: Pastel Green, Mint, Aqua, Green, Green Blue, Azure, Peacock

BLUES: Turquoise, Sky, Ocean, Blue, Light Blue, Royal, Navy

PURPLES: Light Lavender, Lavendar, Purple, Violet, Blueberry, Plum

PURPLE-PINKS: Orchid, Mahogany, Burgundy, Raspberry

PINKS: Pale Pink, Blush, Pink, Magenta, Cerise

BROWNS: Olive, Tan, Light Brown, Khaki, Brown, Brown Umber, Dark Brown

GREYS: White, Grey, Cloud, Cool, Blue, Warm, Dark Grey, Black

SKIN TONE: Cream, Pale Flesh, Soft Peach, Peach
Apparently Roseart also makes Silver and Gold colored pencils!

I can't remember which ones I'm missing and it's driving me nuts. If anybody knows, PLEASE tell me! Thanks to ~bunniegurl for digging through her pencils and discovering that my list did not include Pine Green or Raspberry!

EDIT: I fixed a spelling error and replaced the last picture to better illustrate the skin tone.

Anyway, enjoy!

Tutorial (c) me. You're welcome to submit to tutorial groups, though.

Description
Colored Pencil Tutorial
February 4th, 2011
Roseart colored pencils and MS Paint

100 Themes Challenge: Variation 3
#74: Tutorial

Finished version:
:thumb196165777:

Shirt/pose reference is here: [link]
Sunset color reference is here: [link]

OK, so maybe this isn't so much a tutorial as a big "How I Color" meme. But hopefully it'll be useful to someone, or if not, then at least the colors may be nice to look at.

EDIT:I ran out of room in the tutorial, but here are a few things to keep in mind as you color:
1. In section one, I mentioned using your lightest pencil to sketch. If you don't have a set of graphite pencils, that's OK--you can use a regular No. 2 pencil. I do that a lot. Just be sure to keep your pressure really light, and erase each section before you begin coloring. That's a pain in the butt, though. I'd advise that you invest in a set of graphite pencils anyway. I found a Kimberly graphite pencil kit with 10 pencils, a sharpener, and a white eraser for about $7 USD at Wal-Mart in the craft department.
2. The trick with wood is using not-really-sharp pencils to get the base color, then keeping the pencils super-sharp when you're drawing the grain. The grain doesn't have to be perfect--just make sure the lines are all going in the same direction.
3. I ran out of room, but doing the hair is like doing wood--you want to keep the pencils sharp, especially when you're doing the shadows. The shadows are important--they define the "clumps" of hair.

Any other questions? Feel free to ask! I'd love to help if I can.

I'm allowing this for download on the slim chance that someone actually wants this as a handy reference. Please don't steal it!!

Yes, I use cheap Roseart colored pencils. I've never used anything else. They're $5 at Wal-Mart for a box of 72. In case anyone's interested, here those colors from lightest to darkest:

REDS:Mandarin, Cardinal, Poppy, Red, Cherry, Maroon, Ruby

ORANGES: True Orange, Orange, Light Orange, Yellow Orange, Red Orange

YELLOWS: Lemon, Yellow, Golden, Bronze, Sienna

GREENS: Celery, Yellow Green, Light Green, Emerald, Green, Pine, Grass, True Green

GREEN-BLUES: Pastel Green, Mint, Aqua, Green, Green Blue, Azure, Peacock

BLUES: Turquoise, Sky, Ocean, Blue, Light Blue, Royal, Navy

PURPLES: Light Lavender, Lavendar, Purple, Violet, Blueberry, Plum

PURPLE-PINKS: Orchid, Mahogany, Burgundy, Raspberry

PINKS: Pale Pink, Blush, Pink, Magenta, Cerise

BROWNS: Olive, Tan, Light Brown, Khaki, Brown, Brown Umber, Dark Brown

GREYS: White, Grey, Cloud, Cool, Blue, Warm, Dark Grey, Black

SKIN TONE: Cream, Pale Flesh, Soft Peach, Peach
Apparently Roseart also makes Silver and Gold colored pencils!

I can't remember which ones I'm missing and it's driving me nuts. If anybody knows, PLEASE tell me! Thanks to ~bunniegurl for digging through her pencils and discovering that my list did not include Pine Green or Raspberry!

EDIT: I fixed a spelling error and replaced the last picture to better illustrate the skin tone.

Anyway, enjoy!

Tutorial (c) me. You're welcome to submit to tutorial groups, though.