Grayscale Coloring
Techniques BLOG
TIPS, TECHNIQUES & TUTORIALS
Colorist: Jones Flores
Coloring Book: Beautiful Creatures
Grayscale coloring pages provide you with a wonderful template for achieving an incredibly realistic result. In this tutorial, Jones Flores will show us step-by-step how she achieves such a truly realistic result. Below you will find two versions of the video tutorial:
In addition, you will find the steps written out in this blog post as well as provided as a downloadable document so that you can print it out and have it handy as you follow along with the tutorial. That way you don't have to keep pausing the video to write down color numbers!
Colorist: Jones Flores
Coloring Book: Beautiful Creatures
Recently we did our fourth live stream video tutorial & color-along with Jones Flores as our teacher. This time we colored the flamingos from Beautiful Creatures. I was on audio to moderate and ask Jones questions.
During this tutorial we covered five key areas:
Colorist: Jones Flores
Coloring Book: Beautiful Nature
Recently we did our third live stream video tutorial & color-along with Jones Flores as our teacher. This time we colored the lotus flower buds from Beautiful Nature. I was on audio to moderate and ask Jones questions. During this tutorial we learned five key things:
In case you missed it, below you will find the recorded version of the tutorial. You will also find the lotus flower buds page for you to download and print, as well as a list of the supplies you will need, so you can color along with Jones.
Colorist: Jones Flores
Coloring Book: Beautiful Nature
Recently we did our second live stream video tutorial & color-along with Jones Flores as our teacher. I was on audio to moderate and ask Jones questions. During this tutorial we learned four key things:
In case you missed it, below you will find the recorded version of the tutorial. You will also find the landscape page for you to download and print, as well as a list of the supplies you will need, so you can color along with Jones. Colorist: Jones Flores Coloring Book: Beautiful Creatures Recently we did a live stream video tutorial & color-along with Jones Flores as our teacher. I was on audio to moderate and ask Jones questions. It was a wonderful tutorial (aside from some unforeseen technical interruptions and challenges!!) where we all learned lots.
In case you missed it, below you will find the recorded version of the tutorial. You will also find the cat page for you to download and print, as well as a list of the supplies you will need, so you can color along with Jones. Colorist: Jones Flores Coloring Book: Beautiful Nature So many people have asked for a video tutorial on water drops and now it's finally here! This is the fourth in a series of grayscale coloring tutorials featuring the coloring of the talented grayscale colorist, Jones Flores. In this tutorial, Jones teaches us how to color water drops using the leaf from the "Beautiful Nature" grayscale coloring book. Many of you may have seen the tips that Jones provided on how to color water drops. I've included the tips below in case you haven't seen them or if you'd like a refresher. Now we have expanded on those tips with a full video walking you through all the details from how to do the background around the drops to the drops themselves. All color names and materials are explained in the video as well as instructions on each layer of color and type of stroke or pressure to use. Even if you aren't a grayscale colorist you will still find this tutorial helpful because the techniques transfer very nicely to line art. The grayscale water drops are excellent practice for learning where the highlights and shadows should appear on a water drop. Click the video below to start watching. I hope you find it helpful! *Note: if the video is too "speedy" then just enter the video link (https://youtu.be/rv7_mMOW80o) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Jones' Tips on Coloring Water DropsOutline each water drop with a thin black line (or other dark color) and highlight the light area of the drop with white. Then, follow the grayscale for determining the lightness or darkness of color to use for the rest of the drop, choosing colors from the same color palette used for the rest of the leaf. You'll notice that the drops often have some shading near the edges of the drop, this extra shading helps with the 3D effect. Remember, the contrast of the darkest and the lightest colors are what bring out that nice 3D effect on the water drops. Happy Coloring!
In this grayscale coloring tutorial the talented artist Julie Flores shows us how to paint a sunset and reflection using acrylic paint on a grayscale coloring page from "Beautiful Nature". Julie takes us step-by-step through the painting process to achieve the gorgeous result above! This video tutorial is based on the painting techniques provided by Julie and outlined in a previous blog post. Click the video below to start watching. I hope you find it helpful! *Note: if the video is too "speedy" then just enter the video link (https://youtu.be/LvqU_G-rJio) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Happy Painting!
This is the third in a series of grayscale coloring tutorials featuring the coloring of the talented grayscale colorist, Jones Flores. In this tutorial, Jones colors a picture of a dahlia flower from the "Beautiful Nature" grayscale coloring book. Using mainly Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, Jones uses layering and burnishing to get beautiful results. This is a great video for seeing how Jones does her layering. Also, you'll be able to watch the change that occurs as she burnishes and see the positive impact it has on the final picture. Burnishing is where you apply your pencils hard and push the colors into the paper. This is usually your final layer of colored pencil. This video provides a speed coloring* of Jones' entire coloring process from start to finish. Instructional text is included so you can both read and watch the steps she follows. Click the video below to start watching. I hope you find it helpful! *Note: if the video is too "speedy" then just enter the video link (https://youtu.be/02scx6CUAyk) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Happy Coloring!
I'm excited to bring you our first grayscale PAINTING video tutorial! I hope to have several more for you in the future. In this grayscale coloring tutorial the talented artist Julie Flores (Jones Flores' sister!) shows us how to paint the peony buds from "Beautiful Nature" using acrylics. Julie takes us step-by-step through the painting process to achieve the gorgeous result above! This video tutorial is based on the painting techniques provided by Julie and outlined in a previous blog post. If you wish to paint along then here is what you'll need:
Click the video below to start watching. I hope you find it helpful! *Note: if the video is too "speedy" then just enter the video link (https://youtu.be/FevWkVlAPMU) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Happy Coloring (and Painting)!
Grayscale Coloring Video Tutorial: Coloring the Magnolia Tree Flowers with Prismacolor Premiers8/29/2016
This is the second in a series of grayscale coloring tutorials featuring the coloring of the talented grayscale colorist, Jones Flores. In this tutorial, Jones colors a picture of a magnolia tree from the "Beautiful Nature" grayscale coloring book. Using Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, Jones uses the technique of burnishing to get bold, beautiful colors and great blending. According to Jones, burnishing is where you apply your pencils hard and push the colors into the paper. This video provides a speed coloring* of Jones' entire coloring process from start to finish. Instructional text is included so you can both read and watch the steps she follows. Click the video below to start watching. I hope you find it helpful! *Note: if the video is too "speedy" then just enter the video link (https://youtu.be/Rh1LdLe_Ca8) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Happy Coloring!
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