Faces in Crayon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
How about a portrait party? Let's use colorful tools and have some fun, with crayons!
Crayons are not often top of mind if you think about art tools, but they are a fantastic material to work with. They are quite blunt and bold, and the colors can help you thinking out of the box and bringing you into the creative flow.
You can choose to draw anything, but today let's draw some faces. It's not about creating perfect portraits, but it's about filling a page with colorful images (including duds!), initially inspired by people you see, people you know, people on online meetings, or a google image search page.
You'll not only be tapping into your imagination and creativity, but along the way you will discover fun color palettes and come up with smart creative solutions to capture someone's character.
So. Much. Fun.
Let's do this!
The crayons I am using in this video are Caran d'Ache Neocolor I wax crayons.
Copyrights Koosje Koene
www.koosjekoene.com
I love how you use the minimal amount of lines and create so much character in each of these.
Working small or with non-precise tools is very freeing I find. Love your portraits and the gorgeous colors of these crayons and your enthusiasm and love for teaching. Thank you!
I’m going to try this with my watercolour pencils :)
Have fun!
This is truly cool fun! Thanks for the video👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
More videos like this :) the portraits are amazing, i also liked those landscapes you showed.
Wonderful! Great fun - thank you Koosje (love your hair style at the moment btw).
I wonder if you have time to look at comments. Sigh. Those of us who admire you and enjoy your optimistic work in journals can't help but want to at least acknowledge that we are inspired and finding joy in your work. Even though I didn't watch this until a month later. I do follow your blog and then I spin off and watch your videos too. Always fun. Thanks for doing this and we all want you to know that we indeed are watching and sketching along.
Thank you Ginny! I really appreciate it. I indeed take time to look at comments - and respond! Great to know you feel inspired and enjoy my work.
How delightful! I am doing this today with my class - "class portraits"! I teach neurodiverse adults, Hope Center for the Arts, who are remarkably talented! Still "Zoom-ing" it is the perfect platform to draw each other. Thank you!
Everybody is already framed on zoom! Great idea to do this with your class. Have fun and maybe you want to let me know how it goes?
@@KoosjeKoene we will! Thanks!
@@juliefordreister I never hear of anything to help neurodiverse adults. Glad to hear there is something out there. Is everyone officially diagnosed or are some self-diagnosed? Seems like everything is geared to children
So talented!
I have the NeoColor II crayons and they mostly sit in a drawer but now you’ve given me a super fun reason to bust them out, thank you!
Maybe I will even use some water w them for added effect since they are water soluble!
Have fun!
I’ve started doodling pics of my friends, so this is a great companion video. Would love to try portraits using crayons as you have here. Agree, drawing faces is very fun and addictive. I’ll be sure to keep a sketchbook nearby for the next Zoom call. Thanks for your videos!
ok, next work web-chat, I’m doing this art exercise. Yeah! ❤❤❤
wonderful exercise! I love it!
Wow would like to try this. Thank you
Please do! it'll be fun!
Crayons! Yaaay!
Great ideas of specifically looking up “eccentric portrait” and going through the family photo album.
Thanks for all you do
I love all those little faces! In my head, each one has there own voice
What a great start to the morning. I love your DTTs. This idea is so entrancing and, to be honest, I haven't used crayons since I was in primary school. I'm going to buy some today 😁🖍🖍🖍
The cheap ones are great fun, but if you want really bright colors and a ‘buttery’ feeling on the page, then look into the Caran d’Ache Neocolor wax crayons. They have a line of water resistant ones and a line of watersoluble crayons.
@@KoosjeKoene thank you Koosje I think it will be some on-line art materials shopping for me this evening😁❤ Such a trial 🤣
Fun idea....
😊❤
I love face drawing Amazing so dope!
I’m going to draw my students tomorrow! Thank you 😊
Yes.. I concentrate a lot better while sketching at boring meetings. Never thought to use crayons at work.
Such a cute collection of people, love neo colors 2 crayons 💟
Inspiring as ever. Thank you 😊. Right, where are my crayons? I need to get drawing!
I absolutely loved this! 😊
Great inspiration. Thanks.
Great idea!!!
This is truly inspired :)
I hate oil pastels, but after seeing your work, I might give it another try. Thanks for sharing. Just a point though, doesn't sharpening the crayons lose a lot of the crayon.
You can also not sharpen your crayon if you prefer so.
Hi, Koosje! I'm so glad I found your channel! I admire your work at Sketchbook School and TH-cam has indicated this video - of course now Im a new follower! :D
Big hugs from Italy! :D
XOXO Marcelo
Thank you for following!!
I love it! Did you show your characters to your collegues in the meeting? Hartstikke leuk Koosje, dank je!
I could and would have, if it would have been appropriate but it wasn’t so I didn’t.
@@KoosjeKoene 😂
If that was what art is like I wouldn't have to put in any effort.
That IS what art is like.
For those of you who have tried it, how do neo 2 crayons compare to old fashioned Crayola crayons?
Neocolor crayons from Caran d’Ache have brighter colors and feel “greasier” than crayolas.
Neocolor I are water resistant, Neocolor II are watersoluble and come in many more colors.
Having said that: just have fun with the crayons you have!
L