I'm so excited to bring you two more grayscale painting video tutorials from the very talented Julie Flores!
In these tutorials Julie Flores shows us how to paint the ocean wave and the orchid from Beautiful Nature using acrylic paints. Julie takes us step-by-step through the painting process to achieve the gorgeous results you see above! Both of these video tutorial are based on the painting techniques provided by Julie and outlined in a previous blog post. Click each of the videos below to start watching. I hope you find them helpful! 
In this three part video tutorial series with accompanying practice coloring worksheet, Jones Flores teaches us about the color wheel, color schemes and how to apply those color schemes to our coloring. She presents the guidance in separate and dedicated videos for Prismacolor Premiers and Faber Castell Polychromos. Therefore, whether you prefer wax-based or oil-based pencils you can get the specific color guidance from Jones. In addition, she provides us with guidance on using chalk pastels for backgrounds.
The specific tutorials are as follows:
Let's get started... 
To date there have been a lot coloring tips & tutorials using all kinds of techniques and mediums for the pages of Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Nature. I thought it would be helpful for you to have a summary of those tips & tutorials sorted by coloring medium as well as by coloring book. This way if you are working on a specific page in one of the books you can refer to this list to find guidance tailored to that coloring page.
You'll notice that some tips & tutorials show up in multiple categories. This is because multiple mediums are used in some of the tips & tutorials. 
Previously we showed you how to color the two pictures above using colored pencils with a specific focus on coloring fur (Short Fur - the Basenji and Long Fur - the Monkey). In this blog post we provide you with a tutorial for each picture on how to color grayscale using watercolors. A coloring practice page is provided so that you can color along with Jones Flores for both pictures.
Coloring/painting with watercolors is less precise and a lot faster than colored pencils. The result is very different from that of colored pencils. It produces a wonderful result and you'll find that the grayscale is an excellent guide when determining where to apply your light and dark watercolors. Let's get started... 
In this two part video tutorial series Jones Flores walks you through the key techniques for coloring both long and short fur with colored pencils.
Last week we focused on how to color long fur with colored pencils while coloring the monkey from Beautiful Creatures. This week we will be showing you how to color short fur with the Basenji from Beautiful Creatures. A practice coloring page is provided to support both parts of this video tutorial series and to give you an opportunity to color along with Jones. A full color list is also provided. Let's get started... 
In this two part video tutorial series Jones Flores walks you through the key techniques for coloring both long and short fur with colored pencils.
This week we are focusing on long fur while coloring the monkey from Beautiful Creatures. Next week we will be showing you how to color short fur with the Basenji from Beautiful Creatures. A practice coloring page is provided to support both parts of this video tutorial series and to give you an opportunity to color along with Jones. A full color list is also provided. Let's get started...  We have amassed a wonderful collection of grayscale coloring tips, video tutorials and practice pages. Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to put together a post that would provide you with quick and organized access to everything so you don't have to dig through all the previous blog posts. Below you will find:
The Grayscale Coloring Guide - Free 100+ Page E-Book Over 100 pages of grayscale coloring tips, techniques, tutorials and practice coloring pages from my blog organized in a logical order that is easy to find your way through. If grayscale coloring is new to you, this guide will give you the information and tools you need to tackle and enjoy grayscale coloring. If you are a seasoned grayscale colorist then it will enable you to take your grayscale coloring (or painting!) to the next level. Full length coloring tutorials and color-alongs These tutorials walk you through the coloring of a picture from start to finish with the video at normal speed. These videos vary in length from 30 minutes to 2+ hours.
Speed coloring tutorials These tutorials include instructions to go along with the speed coloring. These videos vary in length from 1 minute to 20 minutes. Pages from Beautiful Nature
Pages from Beautiful Creatures
Written Coloring Tips:
Step-by-Step Grayscale Coloring Process of Four Incredible Colorists
Downloadable Coloring Guides Downloadable Grayscale Coloring Pages: Here are some grayscale pages for you to download and print so you can practice some of the techniques listed above. These come from Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Nature. Some are full pages and some are practice pages containing parts of images for practice.
I hope this collection of resources is helpful. Happy Coloring! Essential Coloring Techniques for Increasing Contrast & Impact: Highlights, Shadows & Outlines12/5/2017
The practice coloring page as colored by Jones Flores
I'm excited to provide you with the latest coloring tutorial taught by Jones Flores. The coloring techniques you will learn in this tutorial are wonderful for helping you achieve a stunning & impactful result.
In this two part video tutorial series Jones focuses on three essential coloring techniques for increasing contrast and impact: highlights, shadows & outlines. A practice coloring page is provided to support both parts of this tutorial series and to give you an opportunity to color along with Jones. A full color list is also provided. The tutorials are as follows: Part 1: Tulip Field Color-Along - using the tulip field picture from Beautiful Nature, learn the key coloring techniques for shadows, highlights and outlines in order to increase contrast and impact in your colored picture. By doing this your picture will have greater shape and depth. Jones uses Prismacolor Premier pencils, fineliners and a water-based marker for this tutorial. 
Part 2: Rhino Color-Along - using the rhino picture from Beautiful Creatures, continue learning about how to increase contrast and impact with shadows, highlights and outlines, including how to use gel pen for deepening contrast to build great depth and shape. Jones uses Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, a Caran D'Ache Luminance white pencil and a black gel pen for this tutorial.
If you are new to grayscale coloring, be sure to check out our Grayscale Coloring Basics tutorial series as well.
Let's get started... 
The completed practice coloring page as colored by Jones Flores.
In this two part video tutorial series, hosted by Jones Flores, we focus on coloring grayscale water. A practice coloring page is provided to support both parts of this tutorial series and to give you an opportunity to color along with Jones.
The tutorials are as follows:
If you are new to grayscale coloring, be sure to check out our Grayscale Coloring Basics tutorial series as well and possibly before you start the water tutorials. Let's get started... 
The completed practice coloring page as colored by Jones Flores.
In this three part video tutorial series, hosted by Jones Flores, we focus on the basics of grayscale coloring. A practice coloring page is provided to support all three parts of this tutorial series and to give you an opportunity to color along with Jones.
The tutorials are as follows:
If you are new to grayscale coloring then this is the place to start! If you are an experienced grayscale colorist you will still find the tutorials are full of great tips and techniques that will further enhance your grayscale coloring skillset. Let's get started... |