Layering With ONLY 12 Colored Pencils | Polychromos Tutorial

Layering is vital when making realistic colour pencil drawings wether you have 3 pencils, or 300! In fact, the less colours you have, the more important layering becomes as chances are you don't have a perfect colour match to the reference and you need to use layers to adjust.

I drew this rose using only colours from the Faber-Castell Polychromos set of 12, and although I didn't have the exact pinks and greens I needed, with layering I can create pretty much any colour needed for the drawing.

If you'd like to draw this rose with me in real-time, it's part of my beginner friendly series over on Patreon and great for anyone looking to get into colour pencil art.

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[grandmabarby]

In 5 years with 100 colors I could never be as amazing as you are! Brilliant. Thank you.

[UJB]

Thank you. It's really really nice to watch someone use just a basic 12 set for a tutorial. Great info, btw.

[helencampbell]

absolutely stunning! I am a watercolour artist and want to dip my toe in the water with these - incredible work and explanation - thank you x

[mpetersen]

One thing l think is critical beyond the blending technique is the surface you are working on. I have tried various papers. Some were sold as Colored Pencil papers that would not accept layering at all usually I just go with a heavier cardstock

[magpiegirl]

Very good demonstration - and finished product!

[soulart]

You're good at drawing roses in a sentimental and luxurious way❤

[christopherwarwick]

Layering beautifully and clearly explained. Thanks!

[alexiswilliams]

I was thinking of doing my first full colored pencil drawing and I really enjoyed these tips definitely going to give it a try

[justme]

Wow, I've never seen this before. As a complete beginner, I tried something similar years ago but it really didn't work for me. - I thought I was using the wrong medium. I mustn't have been going light enough. I imagine it's a very forgiving technique for a beginner, thanks very much for the tutorial.

[irynarovna]

Thank you so much for your videos! They are very helpful.

[peterhelton]

Really enjoyed that. Paused it to check which of the four radios in the house I had left on, finally realized it was in your house!

[bimmermom]

Oh my goodness! That was amazing! Thank you so much for this tutorial

[davidlowton]

Wonderful concise tutorial. Subscribed. Thank you 😊👍

[susanforget]

wow gorgeous. I know look at coloring in a total different way.

[michaelpower]

Loved this video - thank you so much for the info, can't wait to try the ploychrome pencils 🥰

[Tommyetal]

Wow, that's amazing what and how you did on that rose!

[nightwhisper]

I'm having some trouble sometimes layering because for some reason I'm not always sure which colours are the right ones I need to use and we I should layer them. Also with the like shading areas, you need to use lighter or darker colours. I quite like watercolours, acrylic, oil pastels, oil paints, drawing, colouring. I quite like doing art about nature, but I'm the worst at drawing people, especially portraits.

[irmabenus]

Thanks a lot for your tutorial! Beautiful work!

[mariyashcherbakova]

Wow! What a great video for beginners! Thank you. I’m interested in joining to your 1:1 coaching offering when it becomes available again. ❤

[spearageddon]

Wow. Discovering I didn't know what I didn't know. 😲💖👍👊