Learn How to Draw Animals with Colored Pencils For the Beginner

John Davidson

mei 2013 · Learn to Draw Boek 25 · JD-Biz Corp Publishing

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Learn How to Draw Animals with Colored Pencils For the Beginner

Table of Contents
Introduction
Blending
Mixing the colors
Drawing the shadows
Proportionality
Golden eagle - drawing tutorial
Tiger - drawing tutorial
Fish - drawing tutorial
Parrot - drawing tutorial
Ladybugs - drawing tutorial
Horses - drawing tutorial
Author Bio

Introduction:
Drawing with colored pencil is super easy if you use the right colors and have drawn a good sketch. Unlike the graphite pencils, colored pencils cannot be easily erased, so we have to draw carefully, particularly the darker areas. Always draw parts with colored pencil pressing down lightly and if it looks good, color over the same area pressing down hard. Buy good brand of colored pencils and smooth paper. If you don't have a lot of say red pencils, you can get more nuances with only one pencil, by controlling how hard you press when you draw. In the image below I've drawn with one red pencil three nuances. In the first example I pressed hard, in the second I pressed normally and in the third example I pressed lightly. Even more nuances can be created this way:

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John Davidson

Born and raised in Wyoming and Canada on Ranches. Studied at Utah State University and taught drafting at Bridgerland Applied Technology College for 20 years. Own and run several businesses, an architectural design business, a web design business and a Sawmill business. Married to Karla for over 30 years and have 4 great kids, living in Mendon, Utah.