Realistic Flowers (Pencil): Preclass

If you’ve taken Colored Pencil Jumpstart, you likely have all the supplies you need for this class!

Before we start…a little housekeeping

I retain the copyright to the content you are learning in class. That means…

1. Do not sell or give away the concepts from my classes – you may not re-teach my instruction contained or created within these lessons.
2. Do not post a video tutorial or step by step photo tutorial of your own redraw of class content.
3. Do not repost any handouts you receive in class.

However…I love to see students making strides and taking this teaching and personalizing it with your own skills.

1. DO make your own designs and develop your own style! I love that!
2. DO gift your creations made with these techniques, of course!

At the bottom of each lesson you’ll see some ways to share your homework and ask questions, so that’ll be handy for you.

Colored Pencils

Demonstrations will be in Polychromos (see Prismacolor conversions below), but other brands will work great too.

1. Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS
2. Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils BLICK AMZ
3. Caran d’Ache Luminance Colored Pencils BLICK   AMZ  JACKSONS
4. Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS   DERWENT

 

Paper

If you haven’t tried Stonehenge – you’re in for a treat. It’s got a very nice tooth but not too much.

1. Legion Stonehenge Drawing Pad BLICK   AMZ   JACKSONS

Erasers

1. Faber Castell Kneaded Eraser BLICK AMZ  JACKSONS
2. Tombow Mono Stick Eraser BLICK  AMZ  JACKSONS

Pencil sharpener

Some of my favorites:

1. Bostitch Quietsharp Electric Pencil Sharpener BLICK  AMZ
2. Afmat Long Point Pencil Sharpener  AMZ
3. Afmat Long Point Pencil Sharpener Electric AMZ
4. Dahle Chubby Pencil Sharpener BLICK  AMZ

Printer

You’ll need to print out the 5 images (they’ll be downloadable in each lesson). You can always take the paper to a copy shop too, if your printer drags toner into the pencil color, and have them photocopied onto your drawing paper, too.

Free practice image

The video below is in alcohol marker – but includes the coloring of the free Sunflower Printable that you can color up in pencils too!