color pencil still life process09

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Colored Pencil Application



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Step 1Step 1

Lightly map in dark

values with the navy

blue pencil



Step 2Step 2 Set aside highlights- DO

NOT COVER THEM WITH ANY COLOR

Lightly star t color ing local

color (the color s of each

object)



Step 3Step 3Slowly layer color s you see,

working f r om darks fir st/bottom layer to light

color s last/top layer



Step 4Step 4Color lightest color s

and highlights. Use whites and yellows

last!



Miss Leatherman¶s secr ets to Miss Leatherman¶s secr ets to

color pencilcolor pencil Magic Darkener= Br own + Navy

Gray= Br own + Navy + White Use complementar y color s to dull

a color (make it less br ight)

Always layer darkest color s on the bottom, light color s on top



Shadow Color s

Red, Orange, Magenta, Green, Yellow,

Light Blue Objects, use Navy Blue for

shadow

For Dark Violet, Navy Objects, use Black

and Navy Blue

You can sometimes use Violet in addition

to Navy for shadows

Cast shadows: Use Navy, Brown, White

color pencil still life process09

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