What NO ONE Is Telling You About LAYERING With Colored Pencils

This video teaches you how to layer your colored pencils like a pro. Elevate your artwork with this step-by-step approach that builds your creative muscles and your artistic intuition.

👩🏻‍🎨▶️ This is the video I borrowed clips from by @GemmaChambersArt who presents a different way of layering.

▶️ learn how to transfer a drawing with THIS VIDEO:

🔖 This is the PAPER I used, Its perfect for a mixed media approach and 100% cotton:

🌟That awesome meltz solvent:

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️
00:00 Intro
00:51 the FIRST LAYER
04:04 the SECOND LAYER
07:26 SOLVENT
08:41 the FINAL LAYER
10:33 BENEFITS of this approach

[kathycleriucuzio]

I agree with your process. Knowing where your darks are from the get-go creates the objects’ form right away. I’ve also never been afraid to put lights over darks, even when told it doesn’t work. I’ve made it work. Your process has to be knowing the “rules” and then making them work for you. Beautiful rendition!

[heidid]

FINALLY I’ve found someone that thinks like I do. I can never get the light to dark method to work for me. This makes WAY more sense in my opinion. I have a lot of your videos to go through now to see what other great suggestions and tips you have.

[justanothermonster]

I haven't done many coloured pencil drawings yet, but watching this I noticed that I already instinctively used this method every time.

[alicereed]

Omg!!! Thank you for showing how you don't have to overthink the process. Some tutorials have us all so confused with "rules", steps, swatches, layers this that and the other, makes ya not wanna even try because if you're not a color theory master what's the point. This method is clear and understandable...thank you! ❤

[Jonathan-Hack]

To me this seams a lot easier to see your flowers! Thanks for this lil tutorial its helped me out!

[amandajennings]

I totally agree with you! I have always put in my darker values first as that shapes out the subject/picture for me to work out my lights and shapes as I go along. Thank you for your wonderful video.

[Iwykaw]

Very beautiful and inspiring. I have previously gave up trying to learn to draw with coloured pencils because it felt overwhelming but this method makes me want to try all over again.

[Meeckle]

I'm quite established as an artist, but I always live seeing techniques I might not have tried. Great video.

[violettiplady]

I find colour pencils and how you can layer with them incredibles the ability they have to create colour blends together to me is like magic. Your process was incredible to watch and I like how you go about it with shadows first. I follow another artist who does digital art with shadows first too.
It’s funny in life be always watched how light and shadows played around with hues and shapes. So this video helps me access more of my artistic brain with an almost logic process. Thank you

[loati]

I agree, plus darkening large areas with colour pencils is a pain in the ass so it's better to go right with the dark values from the beginning than having to darken a whole picture bit by bit

[suzt]

I agree with your thoughts about colour too. I am intuitive about colour choice.

[katiewelikanna]

I can’t believe this video doesn’t have more likes thank you for this video that empowers us to use these techniques independently ❤

[mute_ed]

Finally, I got an answer to the question I had on my mind for quite a while - learned that it is absolutely possible to draw over it once you apply solvent (given you let it dry again properly) 🙂👍

[myrnalandersartist]

I like this! Similar to doing an underpainting in oils! I think this would also work well with watercolor pencils! Plus the result is just gorgeous!! 😍

[Lc_Flores]

Thank u so much for this video! Most videos throw so much info and steps at u that it becomes overwhelming and is so much to take in, u explained each step so well! Also not everyone can afford to pay for detailed tutorials when starting out so its hard to find good help for free, this was easy to follow and easy understand as a beginner. 💚

[GaryBrown-hhlt]

I agree with your process too - for me I find it difficult to work without knowing where my darks are so I usually map in the darks first - I then map in the lights and leave the linking with the mid tones til last. Works for me.

[peggy]

I wish I had your videos when I started my art journey years ago! Thank you so much for the great videos.

[carmenzaldivar]

Thanks for this new way of drawing. I love color pencil drawing specially dogs but one thing I didn't like was having a white paper with a drawing and working so much in Only one area when I want to see the all face taking shape together.

[debbiethomas]

I think you are so talented. I have never seen anyone draw as well as you do. I will be watching as much as I can of your work.

[akithemacaw]

I'm pretty sure I naturally use a similar color-picking method, and I like your method of applying shadows first! I usually apply a base color (leaving the lighter areas to be filled in by another pencil) and build the shadows off of that base layer, but I think that method suits digital art and painting a little bit better than colored pencil. I'm excited to try an approach that involves laying out the shadows first! It also looks like it's a method that would encourage me to not feel a need to rush through the layering process