Live & Online Colored Pencil Workshop Listings

Online Colored Pencil Workshops

Learn from the comfort of your own home!
Whether you want to better understand color, improve your colored pencil portraits, or are a beginner eager to speed up your learning curve - we have an online colored pencil webinar for YOU!

"The digital Zoom workshop was, in my opinion, great, even advantageous. We received the same great instruction from Ann Kullberg that I envisioned. I learned so much about creating skin tones and the details of making eyes come to life! It was so totally worth the the time and effort invested."

- Melodie L., Tier 2 Portraits Workshop with Ann

"The workshop transformed my two regular days in two rich and passionate days. Because Ann is passionate and generous so her teaching has such a fresh style that I am thinking to take it again."

- Alessandra T., Tier 1 Online Workshop with Ann

Upcoming Online Workshops

Bobbins the Cat with Amy Horton

When: May 16, 17 & 20 (8:00 am - 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time)
Instructor: Amy Horton
Cost: $145

About the class: Could your cats be cuter? Well, not your living, purring cats, of course. Your cat DRAWINGS! We can help you with that. Amy Horton has a truly amazing way of simplifying drawing felines without losing a meow of realism! And she’s willing to teach you how to do the same. Learn how to capture realistic fur textures, from tapering white whiskers to the challenges of a complex, striped tabby cat’s coat. You'll also master how to create those characterful, life-like eyes and how to achieve convincing depth and distance with the patterned fabric back-ground. Lucky you! Get ready to improve your cat-drawing skills!

• Limited to 30 Students

Photoshop Basics with Scott Krohn

When: May 21 (8:00 am - 9:30 am Pacific Daylight Time)
Instructor: Scott Krohn
Cost: $35 Sold out!

About the class: Find out why so many artists say "Photoshop is the one tool I just can't live without!" If you work from reference photos you know: Great colored pencil art starts with a great photo. In this class, you'll learn some basic Photoshop skills to help you get the most out of your photos. Not only are better references photos easier for you work from, they also help you eliminate a lot of guesswork. Scott will show you how to create beautiful compositions to draw, PLUS how to prepare your digital files for sharing online or submitting to shows and competitions.

• Limited to 35 Students

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Colored Pencil on Wood with Jan Fagan

When: May 21 (10:30 am - 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time)
Instructor: Jan Fagan
Cost: $35 Only a few spots left!

About the class: Colored pencil on wood?...You betcha! Why stop at paper? Colored pencil and wood are perfect together! In this fun class, Jan will show you how to create a fun and functional wooden box, perfect for jewelry, keepsakes, or use as a gift box! You'll love how pencils just seem to glide on wood. Jan will walk you through a simple project using the techniques she has perfected over years of working with CP and wood. She'll also share tips and ideas to help make your future CP projects on wood a success. Whether for crafts or fine art, you may be surprised at all the things you can do with your colored pencils and wood!

• Limited to 35 Students

Shiny Marbles on Drafting Film with Gretchen Parker

When: June 2 & 4 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Gretchen Parker
Cost: $125

About the class: Learn from a master of drafting film! Gretchen Parker literally wrote the book about using colored pencils on drafting film (CP Surfaces: Drafting Film), and in this fun and relaxed class she's going to teach you a variety of skills that will have you well on your way to mastering this versatile surface, too. You will learn when and why to use the front or back of the film, how to use tortillons or paper stumps to blend colors and how to easily create aerial perspective (a sense of distance) in your work. Drafting film makes quick work of colored pencil art while easily creating vivid, vibrant colors and Gretchen Parker holds no detail back in this class!

• Limited to 35 Students

River Rocks on Colored Paper with Scott Krohn

When: June 14 & 16 (8:00 am - 3:00 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Scott Krohn
Cost: $165

About the class: Glisten and shine: Learn how to make objects look wet in colored pencil! In this workshop you will learn how to take a complicated still life and break it down into sections that are easily rendered. You won’t believe how simple it is, and once you’re finished, you’ll be able to recreate the kiss of water on rocks and other solid objects. You'll begin with a value study, then build color and finally, apply the layers that make each rock come alive with glisten and shine. Slick and stunning - you'll love learning Scott's very unique way of working section by section. It's easier than you think, with Scott showing you the way.

• Limited to 35 Students

On-Demand Video Workshops

Video: Glistening Cherries with Carmen Barros

Instructor: Carmen Barros
Cost: $115

About the video: What is the secret to making colored pencil shine and glisten with contrast on black paper? In this video recording of her live workshop, Carmen will show you step by step how to make your cherries glisten and glow and how to isolate sections of crystal to gain accuracy. Begin with a value study in white, then gradually add color, starting with light reds and going ever darker to recreate these plump, vivid, eye-popping bombs of glistening color. You'll learn a ton about working on black paper, creating dramatic color and light, and how to draw cut crystal with ease. Carmen is a born teacher with years of experience and a calm, welcoming manner. You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.

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Video: Colored Pencil Boot Camp with Jan Fagan

Instructor: Jan Fagan
Cost: $40

About the video: New to colored pencils? This video is for you! You could spend months learning all this on your own...or learn it all from Jan in one video workshop! Absolutely perfect for beginners. Spend 3.5 hours with Jan and make your very own CP Reference Manual stuffed with info you need to be well armed to tackle any colored pencil project. As Jan covers pencil brands, paper choices, tracing paper, paper stumps, sharpeners, erasers, pencil strokes, lightfastness, blending and too many more topics to mention, YOU will be creating your own book of colored pencil facts and tips for you to refer to forever. You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.

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Video: Vintage Glass & Grapes with Cynthia Knox

Instructor: Cynthia Knox
Cost: $135

About the video: "Paint" like the Old Masters with your Colored Pencils! Join Cynthia in this workshop video as she teaches how to transform colored pencil drawings into luminous and richly saturated paintings with a variety of tips, textures, and techniques. This classic still life offers a few unique textures: Sleek grapes, shiny and reflective glass, and different wood grains. The rich background lends a moody touch and is offset by the directional lighting that illuminates one side of our subject. Cynthia shows you how to brilliantly create them all. You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.

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Video: Bengal Tiger with Mark Menendez

Instructor: Mark Menendez
Cost: $75

About the video: "Simply stunning... and those eyes!" In this fun, skill-building workshop video, Mark Menendez will show you how to go fast-forward through a drawing by letting colored paper do a lot of the work for you. He'll lead you through building rich darks and brilliant lights — and all with only 20 colored pencils. Best of all - you'll learn how to perfect those intense eyes! You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.

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