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
Fur Series with Isobel Buckley
When: February 5, 12, 26 and March 5, 19, 26, 2025 (11:00 am - 1:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time)
Instructor: Isobel Buckley
Cost: $165 - Sold out!
About the class: It’s a Furry Extravaganza! From silky smooth to fabulously thick, snow-white to pitch black, spots & stripes – and even a lion’s mane - this series is your golden ticket to mastering the art of animal fur!
Over six engaging classes, you will learn to effectively utilize different techniques to create realistic animal fur, equipping your colored pencil arsenal with many diverse skills that you can apply to your own artwork. Isobel, an enthusiastic and experienced instructor, will expertly lead you through each process step by step. You’ll discover how to layer pencils for a life-like appearance and how to identify and combine colors effectively. Additionally, you will learn to maximize tools such as the Slice Cutter, embossing tool, electric eraser, and a trusty white pencil to create all kinds of furry magic!
• Limited to 35 Students
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Lemon Water in PanPastels & Colored Pencil with Carmen Barros
When: March 25 & 27, 2025 (8:00 am - 2:30 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Carmen Barros
Cost: $145 - Only a handful of spots left!
About the class: What is the secret to making glass and silver sparkle on toned paper? In this workshop you will learn how to portray a silver and glass pitcher by capturing exactly the right amount of details, colors, and reflections to make your painting sing. But what's more, you'll also learn how to save time by combining the very popular PanPastels with Prismacolor - if you've been meaning to learn how to combine PanPastels with colored pencil - here's your golden opportunity! The result will be an eye-catching piece that reminds you of a warm summer day.
• Limited to 30 Students
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Vibrant Cat on Drafting Film with Oksana Burr
When: April 9 & 11, 2025 (8:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Oksana Burr
Cost: $135
About the class: Join us for a paws-itively delightful workshop - ALL skill levels are welcome! Step-by-step, Oksana will guide you through creating this beautifully vibrant cat portrait on drafting film. The sleek surface of the transparent film offers great versatility and minimal margin for error, allowing you to erase and reapply colored pencil as desired. Plus, the double-sided matte film enables you to apply color on both sides of the film, enhancing the vibrancy of your artwork. By utilizing a variety of tools, including the Slice Tool, you will build confidence in mastering new techniques, all while refining your existing artistic abilities.
• Limited to 35 Students
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Rise to the Surface with Denise Howard
When: April 17, 2025 (11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Denise Howard
Cost: $35
About the class: Learn how to work on textured surfaces like a pro! What’s a textured surface? UART sanded paper, Ampersand Pastelbord, and Pastelmat are all textured surfaces that can help you complete great drawings in much less time than on non-textured papers. But what are the tricks, tools and best practices to help you sort out how to work on each? It's easy once you know how! Gain loads of insights into how these textured papers work and how they can work for you with basic tools and techniques.
• Limited to 35 Students
Register Now!Dramatic Landscapes on Pastelmat: A Demo with Carrie Lewis
When: April 26, 2025 (1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Carrie Lewis
Cost: $35
About the class: Let's Do Drama! Does weather fascinate you? Do you love the look of a sunny landscape against a dark and stormy sky? Have you ever wished you knew how to capture that kind of drama with colored pencils? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ve come to the right Jelly Bean class. Carrie shares her tips, tools, and techniques for drawing dramatic landscapes on a dark colored Pastelmat. Watch as Carrie makes stormy clouds, sunlit fields, and grass and foliage come alive on her Pastelmat.
• Limited to 40 Students
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River Rocks with Scott Krohn
When: May 17 & 18, 2025 (8:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time)
Instructor: Scott Krohn
Cost: $155
About the class: Make Art that Really Rocks! Have you learned how to make things look round, in colored pencil? How about where to start on colored paper to get whites light and darks dark? As a high school art teacher with over 25 years experience, Scott knows his craft and will pass on the his tried and true techniques to create these wet beauties! Scott will frequently check your progress, answer your questions, and make sure you stay on the right path for a successful drawing. Join us and see why students love learning from Scott!
• Limited to 40 Students
Register Now!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.
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.
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.
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.
Video: Mastering Colors #5 - Understanding Neutrals and Near-Neutrals
Instructor: Amy Lindenberger
Cost: $60
About the video: Watch Amy in this newly available video in the Mastering Colors series! Very pale and almost — but not quite — browns and grays present a special challenge to artists. Those kinds of colors seem so different from our full-spectrum color wheel, so how do you best work with them in this 12-color system from her best-selling publication Colors: A Workbook? Let Amy Lindenberger show you how! You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.
Video: Furry Fox with Judith Selcuk
Instructor: Judith Selcuk
Cost: $55
About the video: Furry, Fluffy Fun! Enjoy this popular class on video! With this video, just 13 colored pencils and a few short hours you will be so happy with what you've created under British artist Judith Selcuk's expert guidance! Drawing fur doesn't have to be painstaking. Let Judith teach you how to simplify what can otherwise seem a daunting task. This workshop is based on Judith's extremely popular Jumpstart Fox Tutorial. Even if you already have the lesson, nothing beats learning by watching! You'll have anytime-always video access. Learn at your own speed... and refer to it again and again.