Magnificent Owl: In-Depth Colored Pencil Tutorial

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Owlright! Whooo's ready to create gorgeous art?

Using colored pencils on black paper can be tricky and intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. If you've never tried black paper, or if you've ever had a colorful project on black paper turn out dull, this tutorial is for you.

Get wise to black paper!

In this stunning step by step, Sandrine Curtiss will show you how to start with a white underpainting on black paper, building layers of colored pencils one-by-one. By the end of this lesson you will end up with a beautiful owl to frame... and hoot about!

You'll learn how to:

• keep colors bright with a white underpainting
• let black paper to do some of the work for you
• use a variety of strokes to create depth and realism in feathers

This stunning owl makes a handsome gift or eye-catching accent art.

About The Author:
Sandrine Curtiss is an award-winning artist who has been published in Illustrator and other artists' magazines. She likes to share her work and tutorials online, and she enjoys trying new supplies and conquering new mediums.

Why an In-Depth tutorial?
A tutorial can be so useful in so many ways. A tutorial teaches you the author's methods. And also obviously, when you draw along with a tutorial, you learn by doing, which is much more powerful than learning by watching alone.

But even more importantly, a step by step teaches you how to break down complicated subjects into small, achievable steps, learning how to look at a reference photo with an artist’s eye, analyzing where and how to start, and which details to leave in and which to leave out. It's an important skill to learn and important for any colored pencil artist's success.

Publish Date: March 2022

Draw... Frame... Bask in your talent!