 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!
10 Comments
1/14/2017 09:56:16 am
You can use a clean, soft cloth to lightly wipe away the wax bloom. Make sure to wipe lightly so you don't wipe away too much of the color. At this point if you wish to add more color to your picture then you can apply a couple layers of fixative and let it dry. This should enable you to layer more color. You can read a more detailed explanation of the steps here: http://emptyeasel.com/2014/11/10/too-much-colored-pencil-wax-buildup-heres-how-to-keep-adding-layers/ I hope this helps!
Renee
6/25/2017 08:09:45 am
What type of pen can be substituted for the dong-a ink pens? Do you need difference colors and a certain mm? I am new to this and not familiar with some of the different pens and pencils. Thanks 6/25/2017 09:05:21 pm
Any sort of gel pen will work. I would recommend getting one with a 0.3 mm point as the finer the tip the easier it will be to get a clean, precise line. For colors, choose your color based on the colored pencils you are having the gel pens compliment or contrast from. In the tutorial video you can get a better look at the color Jones is using by pasting the youtube video share link into www.youtubeslow.com to slow down the video and therefore have a better chance to see the specific gel pen colors being used! If you have a basic set of gel pens that are 0.3mm then you should have all the colors you need since you don't need to do an exact match to what Jones is using. The Fibre Tip pens that Jones uses in this tutorial are from Faber Castell but you could use any similar washable style marker where it's possible to apply a paintbrush to blend and spread the ink from the marker right after you apply it to a layer of colored pencil. I hope this helps!! :)
Reagan
8/3/2017 10:22:01 am
i'm a newbie and would like to know what kind of "paintbrush" Jones used to blend the gel pen with the colored pencils. is it the same brush? is it dipped in water? thanks! Reagan
Jones Flores
8/3/2017 11:04:48 am
To Reagan:
Renee Bessinger
6/25/2017 10:32:59 pm
Nicole this information was very helpful. I started the video and then stopped because of the different pens recommended. I should play the entire video and see how she uses the pens and pencils. Do you use the oil based color pencils? 6/26/2017 07:13:51 am
For this tutorial Jones is using Prismacolor Premier colored pencils which are wax based.
Leah
7/20/2017 10:52:32 am
where is the link to download the pdf file for this tutorial? 7/20/2017 11:09:31 am
This tutorial does not have an accompanying PDF for download. Leave a Reply. |