Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils
Class | Available
LOCATION NOTE: This class will be taking place at our brand new South Lake Union location, 2107 Westlake Ave.
Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencil | 5 week class Drawing Portraits with believable color isn’t hard if we learn how to break the process up into manageable steps. Learning to see things simply is key to our developing our drawing skills. We will focus on the 4 main aspects of a drawing portraits: Proportions, Values, Colors, and Edge types. Dominique will demo as well as critique students each session. Practicing this way will help sharpen our observation, and take our skills to a new level.
- Pencils: You can use any brand of colored pencils you like.
Dominique uses Stabilo CarbOthello CarbOthello
Basic Set: https://amzn.to/3VcVlO5 CarbOthello
Recommended Set: https://amzn.to/3wQ8Tpm
Paper + Board: We will use 1 or 2 sheets per class
Canson Drawing Pad Mi-Teintes, 12""X16"" (assorted colors): https://amzn.to/4bUHyRV
Drawing Board You need a drawing board either 16”x20” or 18”x 24” This will hold your reference and paper https://amzn.to/4dRTky5
6-8 Drawing board clips, binder clips are fine (varying sizes) https://amzn.to/3EYp0R2
Artists Tape https://amzn.to/3AnrSnI
Mahl stick/ Backscratcher (perfect for keeping your hands off the paper) https://amzn.to/30H2PPD
Erasers + Sharpeners
Generals Kneaded Eraser (must have) https://amzn.to/2Xx9lqG
Stabilo Eraser https://amzn.to/3x0rXBc
Tombow (optional) https://amzn.to/4ayUcF8
Stabilo Pencil Sharpener (travel) https://amzn.to/44V1ulc
Afmat, Long Point, Pencil Sharpener (best studio sharpener) https://amzn.to/3Vg4Tbg
Additional Materials:
Artists Tape https://amzn.to/3AnrSnI
Sketchbook and Pencil (for notes and sketching) https://amzn.to/3CObfT2