COLOURED PENCILS - Lesson & Project for Beginners

In this colored pencils beginner lesson and project, I show you what I think is the MOST important technique you need to master to make awesome-looking coloured pencil art. Please have a go at this project - you won't improve by simply watching! You can download the reference photo and free ebook from the liink below...

MATERIALS I USED
- Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos, set of 24 (but any brand of pencils will do).
- Surface: Mid-grey drawing paper (Phil uses Strathmore but any brand will do).
- Other Bits: Swordfish mechanical pencil sharpener (but any cheap handheld sharpener is fine), kneaded eraser, plastic or vinyl eraser.

REFERENCE PHOTOS & FREE EBOOK
Download them from this page...

[PhilDaviesArtist]

Hope you find this coloured pencils lesson and project useful. I'll be uploading more projects like this (and a bit more advanced) in the coming weeks. There are lots more of my free lessons over at ArtKula.com if you don't want to wait!

[chenkeith]

I like that it is step by step in real time and shows the whole process with a reference photo as guidance and comparison. Awesome especially the real time and dtrp by step

[GFM]

Absolutely love how you explain the planning even before the colouring. Super useful for a beginner like me!

[angelawatercolour]

Best coloured pencil video I've seen. Most people concentrate on application. Choosing the colours was really useful.

[snuuby]

Phil, I wanted to thank you for the informative and helpful tutorial. Your explanation of how and why you chose those colours with such a limited palette was very enlightening. It was helpful to see how you started laying down the colours and creating transitions. Your thought process was well-described and easy to follow. Additionally, I really appreciate your easy-to-listen voice.

[kittygreenwoodmusic]

Thank you Phil. My previous attempts at drawing have ended in frustration but your thoughtful videos are exactly what I need to get started again.

[gholdrege]

Thank you for your help with us beginners. It is helping me with
My mental health.

[barbaraonisko]

Thank you for such excellent teaching. You are unique in that no art instructor is explaining color theory and how to use pencils. So good.

[christinearnold-green]

Sooo looking forward to the fried egg -so realistic!

[teresaemery]

It’s the simple subjects which teach best, I think. All paintings are made of simple subjects, each needs individual attention and then continuity within the composition.

[BKusa]

You're the best instructor for me, anyway. Thank you so much ❤

[gilyou]

Vielen Dank Phil für die wunderbare Anleitung und die PDF zum download

[ThatRachelPaints]

Wow, this is great! What an awesome resource! Thank you!

[gordonstrong]

I love this channel, great to see a new video!

[nubiansoaps]

Excellent!!! Your training has and will help me improve my work. I have NOT been working from light to dark but look forward to using that technique on my botanical drawings. Again, thank you. This is the first of your work that I have watched but I look forward to seeing more of your classes.

[susanobyrnes]

This was one of the best pencil video’s I’ve watched !
Thank you

[jeanalford]

I loved that lesson on the Pear. Thanks so much. Looking forward to the rest of them.

[judyeinberg]

Phil, thank you for the pear drawing. Have tried 2 drawings with watercoloured pencils. Watered one and not the other. It might be the brand of pencils but better with the watered one. Loved the exercise. Getting quite excited with what I’m trying. 😀👍 Judy E. Aust.

[mariapapadelli]

Amazing video and explanation! Thank you so much for sharing

[barbaragemin]

Great to watch this excellent demo again after several years. I needed a refresher lesson, and it’s really very thorough.
After the first time I watched it, I did a very satisfying drawing of a doorway from the south of France, which is now framed and hung up. Thanks again Phil.