Learning Objectives:
• Learn how to apply coloured pencils
• Learn how to blend from one colour into another using coloured pencils
• Understand how new colours can be mixed by blending or layering colours
• Learn how to blend from one colour into another using coloured pencils
• Understand how new colours can be mixed by blending or layering colours
What you will need:
Sketching paper (or your sketchbook), a soft pencil (preferably 2B or 4B), coloured pencils, eraser and a pencil sharpener.
Your Task:
Watch the demo videos and then, using coloured pencils. draw one of the images below following the same techniques shown.
Demo video: Drawing the Outlines
Demo video: Adding Colour
Example painting:
Reference images:
Stretch & Challenge:
If you are looking to stretch and challenge having a go at this cake:
Top Tips
• Keep your pencil outlines as thin and light as possible so you can't see them after you have painted
• Thin down your watercolour paint with water for a very runny consistency that's easier to apply
• Layer your colours gradually, starting with the lightest colours and building up to the darkest colours
• If you make a mistake, quickly dab it with a paper towel or a tissue to remove it
• Getting the lights and darks in the right place is more important than getting the colours right
• Thin down your watercolour paint with water for a very runny consistency that's easier to apply
• Layer your colours gradually, starting with the lightest colours and building up to the darkest colours
• If you make a mistake, quickly dab it with a paper towel or a tissue to remove it
• Getting the lights and darks in the right place is more important than getting the colours right