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Grayscale Coloring Video Tutorial: Coloring the Succulent using Soft Pastels Blended with Oil8/25/2016
Colorist: Jones Flores Mediums Used: Soft Pastels, Hair Oil, Colored Pencils, Ink Pens & Fibre Tip Pens Coloring Book: Beautiful Nature This is the first 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 succulent from the "Beautiful Nature" grayscale coloring book. She shows you how she colors over the grayscale with soft pastels and hair oil (argan oil) for blending. In addition, she uses colored pencils, ink pens and fibre tip pens with a paintbrush to enhance details and further intensify the impact of the final picture. 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/dHayuHeN6VE) at www.youtubeslow.com and you can slow the video down to the best speed for you. Happy Coloring!
Below you will find a collection of over 20 grayscale coloring video tutorials from a variety of creators. I thought it would be helpful to have them all in one place as a reference when learning how to color grayscale. I will make a point of continually updating this post when I find or create more grayscale coloring tutorials. If I've missed any, please let me know and I'll add them! I've grouped the video tutorials into three categories: Coloring Grayscale with Colored Pencils
TOPIC: Coloring Grayscale with Faber Castell Polychromos: A Butterfly & Flowers Speed Coloring Video Creator: Peta Hewitt Duration: 13:40 Synopsis: In this beautiful speed coloring tutorial, we learn some wonderful techniques that Peta uses when coloring grayscale. Techniques include: selecting your colors, using black over grayscale, creating a soft out of focus effect vs. a sharp in focus effect, using the grayscale to guide us in terms of where light and shadows should be, and more! |