Colored Pencil

Colored Pencil Tips & Techniques

Welcome to the colored pencil section of CreativeSpotlite.com. We have gathered a nice selection of free colored pencil lessons on the following pages of which you are sure to learn a great deal from. These lessons have been generously donated by professional artists from all over the world. We are most grateful for their generosity and we hope you enjoy!

Featured Colored Pencil Lessons

  • Coral Poppy - Colored Pencil Demonstration

    Lachlan Donald

    by Kristy Ann Krutch

    With a color photocopy of a reference photo, I rearranged and cropped elements of the poppy composition. Using an HB pencil and light pressure, I drew my composition onto four-ply, 100% cotton museum board (frequently found among framing supplies.)

    View Demonstration

  • King Cheetah Colored Pencil Tutorial

    Lachlan Donald

    By Linda Poynter

    This is a tutorial on my technique for using colored pencils. The subject is a King Cheetah which is a color variation on the Cheetah's normally spotted coat. The King Cheetah's coat includes stripes as well as spots. The materials used in this demo are, an 8X10 piece of cresent matboard in a beige color and prismacolor colored pencils with a bit of white gouach on the lightest parts of the coat and the highlights of the eyes.

    View Demonstration

More Colored Pencil Tutorial & Techniques