No greater complement on instruction than to say it was clear, well illustrated, and practically achievable in a realm where so many examples are not. Well done!
Thankyou, I appreciate it! I am really aiming to make things as easy and informative as I can, because when I first started out, I found it so hard to get a decent instructional video that made sense! I hope it helps others out as well 😊
Omg, I should agree with a girl that said this was the best tutorial! The high saturation, etc changed my perception and you can see all colours properly! Thank you
Yes, exactly! That's why I always tell people that you don't have to follow the reference exactly, just the general size/direction of the fur detail will be fine 😊
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Oh good! Well, I really enjoyed your video. I'm going to try to draw my daughter's dog, Ruby, using your information! Thank you!
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Ah I see, it looks so natural from my perspective, it looks beautiful in two ways when you blend it and when you finish it. the brush is a flat brush right? What numbering do you use to make the details? Your work is simply incredible, here in Brazil I've never really seen it done with this technique, it's very beautiful. :)
@@lizi2641 the type of brush isn't really important (I use a range of sizes/styles( but in general an acrylic/oil brush works well - I use super cheap ones because they tend to get damaged with this technique 😊
This was an AMAZING tutorial. I have watched tons and tons of them and I am very impressed with your technique and your way to make everything easy to understand and to follow. THANK YOU! I’m using this one to try and draw my Westie with color pencils. I also subscribed to your channel 😊
Awesome video. Super helpful. Love the high saturation and color study on the computer. Definitely going to use that tip. Thanks for an excellent video. ❤❤❤
Excellent tutorial. I am debating about whether to use Pastelmat or a smoother paper for a white Samoyed. Now I'm tempted to follow your example. Thanks
Either is great, but they work differently, so it depends on the results you are after 😊 Pastelmat allows you to add more opaque colour on top of previous layers (even white highlights), but the end result tends to look a little more grainy up close in comparison to smoother papers!
Thankyou for your fantastic tutorials. You explain the techniques and process so clearly it's helped me get to another level in my own art. I've been using pastels for over 40 years but I have picked up so many tips and advice from these tutorials than I did in art school!
Thankyou for this tutorial you have helped tremendously. I’ve been struggling with white fur, never thought to use different pencils-with pastel pencils/blocks. Love the pastelmat paper. Trying to do a picture on film paper, to try and make the picture pop off the page. Your does just that. Thankyou again, looking forwards to watching all your other videos.
You can use hot pressed watercolour paper (the cold pressed would be too rough) The light colours may not work as well on top of darker colours on the watercolour paper, however all of my techniques are the same 😊
I love this video! The most comprehensive video on dog fur I've seen. I found this while searching for something close to my cream colored lab x terrier. I realized I'd probably have to refer to a few different videos for help but this was a great "all inclusive" video.
Unfortunately, this was filmed a long time before starting my tutorials so I don't have the footage anymore to create a tutorial! All of my available tutorials inside the Academy can be found here; www.kirstyrebeccafineart.com/krfineartacademylibrary
Super helpful tutorial. It's given me a little confidence to try white subjects or objects. I've saved because I know I'll watch it again.... and again! Thank you
Wow! What an amazing instructional video. I don’t work in coloured pencil, but I do in acrylic paint. I hope that I will be able to transfer some of these amazing tips to that medium. Thank you very much for sharing your incredible talent with us!
1:32 that left photo, the indoor one. I know the fur and the contrast aren’t good as a reference photo, however it’s more natural, not like a professional portrait. However, it’s true that I struggle with those indoor yellowish color and I don’t know how to paint it out. Do you have recommendations or tutorials if I still want to paint the left one?
I do have a video where I show you how I edit my reference photos which might help! In a lot of cases, you can adjust the warmth and colour to remove the yellowy tint in the photos (it doesn't always work, but it's worth trying to see if it looks any better!) This is the video where I show you how I edit my references; th-cam.com/video/riIhbHvuCVk/w-d-xo.html
love this tutorial! its very helpful. and a eye opener. i always try to get as many details as possible in to a animal portrait. and t dont always look good. what kind of white pens are you using? the white color pens i have do not work over already colored spot with pens like yours do.
I'm glad it was helpful! The most opaque white coloured pencil I have found is the Derwent Drawing Chinese White (you see me use that a lot in this one - it has a red barrel) The reason my white sticks on top of the other colours is actually because of the paper I am using! I'm using the Clairefontaine Pastelmat because it allows many layers of opaque coloured pencil as it has more texture/tooth than a lot of other papers 😊
Hi, I am just starting to learn colored pencil drawings and unfortunately don't have access to artist paper (the one that you use to transfer your image to the medium), and my freehand sketches don't work AT ALL, do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!❤💖
You can rub pastel/charcoal or graphite onto the back of your printed reference photo and then trace over your printed photo on top of your drawing paper... Then the pastel/graphite/charcoal will be imprinted onto your drawing paper 😊 Hoepfully that made sense! It's a bit hard to explain without showing you!
I did my first pencil drawing and i made a few mistakes - i used prismacolours and i found using sennelier oil pastels a solution to errors in colour apllication
Thank you 😊 It definitely can, just make sure you do it in that order (watercolour first - let it dry, then add coloured pencil) to avoid any archival issues!
some great tips for taking the ref photos. My number one gripe is getting a commission that is being supplied with crappy ref images. Thankfully, I am also a graphic designer, so my Photoshop skills come to good use.
I am curious because you mentioned that pastel mat can be slightly tricky when it come to using "mineral spirits etc" because of the build up, why did you choose this type of paper instead of another type? I use a lot of pastel mat for my animal portraits but would like to experiment using just colored pencil to see how big a difference I may get verses pastels..thanks..gretat vid by the way.
This video is one of my older ones, but I use Pastelmat for coloured pencils (blending with solvent) about 80% of the time now! It's my favourite paper because the solvent makes the colours very painterly and vibrant, and it takes so many layers I also use Arches or Fabriano hot-pressed watercolour paper, Strathmore Mixed Media Tonesd, and Canson Mi Teintes pastel paper (not the touch/tex version) on the smooth side/the back They all work well with solvent, but don't take as many layers as Pastelmat does 😊 I have also used Pan Pastels with coloured pencil on top with the Luxarchival Sanded paper (it's the only paper I like for this combination of supplies) Hope that helps!
Hi Kirsty. Fabulous work. I’m doing a pet portrait for someone in pastel and coloured pencil and I’ve tried to put in detail in the dogs eyes with coloured pencil - Faber castell polychromes - and it’s gone all shiny in the light. Where’ve I gone wrong and can I correct it? Thanks for any help you can give 😊
Hi Janine, unfortunately, that is the nature of coloured pencil! If you burnish (meaning pressing too hard) it will create a shiny texture in a lot of cases There's not really anything you can do about it once it happens, but in the future, if you press a bit lighter and add multiple layers instead of pushing hard, that will help stop the shine Also, the paper that you're using can make a difference too (smoother papers tend to create more shine, quicker - whereas papers like Pastelmat don't) I have a lot of coloured pencil pieces where there are random shiny parts in different lighting but that's the same with graphite drawings or some acrylic/oil paintings where you can see different textures depending on what angle you look at it I don't think it's something to worry about, it's totally normal for these kinds of mediums! And in your case, if it's just in the eye area, that could make it look like the eye is glossy/wet 😊
First your work and tuition is first class and invaluable to me as I am struggling to paint dogs at the moment. This is a leading question but do you use indelible copying paper to get the photo image to the paper or some other method. You did not mention how you do that. Or do you simply draw the image but after all the photo techniques you describe I just wondered about that.
I usually use the transfer method to get my outline down! You can either draw your outline freehand, or use a grid method (do these on a seperate piece of drawing/printer paper - not your actual drawing surface), or simply print out your reference photo to trace over... then you can use tranfser paper or rub some Pan Pastel on the back of your drawing/print out and trace over the front so the pastel imprints onto your drawing surface underneath It's hard to explain in writing, but this tutorial shows you how to do it at the beginning 😊 th-cam.com/video/MQCrZfc8y3k/w-d-xo.html
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Thank you Kirsty for your explanation, you are so generous with your advice. Where are you by the way, I am in Western Australia.
I use solvent to blend any type of wax/oil based coloured pencil 😊 Most solvents that oil painters use will be fine - like odourless mineral spirits, odourless solvent, Gamsol, Zest it, Mona Lisa odourless paint thinner etc
Hello Kristy have been searching for how to use colored pencil to color a white daisy. Wonder if this technique would work for coloring a daisy on white paper? This is the best video explaining on how to do white. Do not have artistic drawing ability but this is the best video on white so thank you so much.
Lovely tutorial, I found mars violet (in with other colours) a lovely colour for shadows, it’s my favourite pencil! I’m glad you use the drawing pencils and softer ones first as i found that works for me too! I feel like I must be doing something right now 😂
Thankyou :) I just used transfer paper (this is an example of what it looks like www.amazon.com/Arteza-Graphite-Transfer-Paper-Sheets/dp/B06WLN1KF4/ref=pd_lpo_201_t_1/261-4169518-1707059?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06WLN1KF4&pd_rd_r=74c94895-9a8b-4722-8583-2e5dc3c250f6&pd_rd_w=LjwjE&pd_rd_wg=HbnpO&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=A4PGFD3R4Z3JAXKXV0AB&psc=1&refRID=A4PGFD3R4Z3JAXKXV0AB) You just print out your reference photo that you want to trace (or you can freehand it on a separate piece of paper if you don't want to trace) Then lay your reference photo over your drawing paper with a sheet of transfer paper in between, and draw over your reference, and it will appear on your drawing paper I'm not sure if that makes sense - it's a bit hard to explain in writing!
Really love the tutorial!!! I do have a question though. If I have prismacolor pencils and I have a commission to do on a dog as well, could I still use white gel pens and then finish the drawing off with a matte spray fixative to preserve it better so the gel pen does not flake? Its worked in the past, but did not know for sure if it was good to keep the pencil and pen down on the paper. (Also, what paper should I use for the portrait if I am using prismacolor wax based pencils?)
Thank you 😊 I personally wouldn't risk it, just in case. I wouldn't want my clients to come back in 5 or 10 years time because something happened to the drawing However, if you want to do it, I'd just let your clients know that you've used products that aren't archival and it may change the look of the piece over time You can use the Brush and Pencil products to create bright white highlights (and it's archival) if you need to! This tutorial shows you how you can do that, if it helps! th-cam.com/video/F20-ST5D-k4/w-d-xo.html In terms of paper, it's totally up to you - everyone is different and prefers different papers for the techniques they like to use I personally like to use solvent to blend, so I work on Clairefontaine Pastelmat or Watercolour paper. There are other artists who prefer drafting film, Strathmore Bristol or other smoother papers as well. I'd suggest finding an artist who's work you admire, and ask them what supplies they use 😊
No greater complement on instruction than to say it was clear, well illustrated, and practically achievable in a realm where so many examples are not. Well done!
Thankyou, I appreciate it!
I am really aiming to make things as easy and informative as I can, because when I first started out, I found it so hard to get a decent instructional video that made sense!
I hope it helps others out as well 😊
Wow what a fabulous tutorial. Thankyou 😊
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Omg, I should agree with a girl that said this was the best tutorial! The high saturation, etc changed my perception and you can see all colours properly! Thank you
You're so welcome!
Excellent video! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
I can't see any difference between the photo and your drawing. Beautiful, amazing, talented.
Thank you so much 😀
A great explanation on explaining the best references for an art project!
Thanks so much!
Coooooool tip on the eye dropper/color matching technique! Super helpful tutorial.
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful ❤❤❤❤ Thank you 🙏
You're welcome! 😊
you’re that youtuber who makes tutorials for the problems i have that are too specific to search up anywhere else, thank you❤
You're welcome! I try to make videos that would have been helpful for me when I was first starting out, so I'm glad they are helpful! 😊
So beautiful 😍
Thank you! 😊
Fur detail is always changing. The dog gives himself a good shake and it changes. It is never exactly the same.
Yes, exactly! That's why I always tell people that you don't have to follow the reference exactly, just the general size/direction of the fur detail will be fine 😊
I see too many video regarding dog drawing in colour pencil but this is the best one so far . Thank you for this tutorial , you help me a lot
Thank you so much 😀 I'm glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
Hey, I meant this money to go to Kirsty Rebecca, the dog painter. Somehow it went here. Bad TH-cam.
@@dyannnecat thank you so much for your donation! Don't worry, the money does go to the creator (myself) when you do this 😊
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Oh good! Well, I really enjoyed your video. I'm going to try to draw my daughter's dog, Ruby, using your information! Thank you!
Excellent, very informative and enjoyable tutorial. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Great instruction! Thank you for this!
You are so welcome!
A really incredible work, I've never seen anyone use a brush to blend and then do the details of the hair like this, it's a very interesting method.
Thank you 😊
The brush has solvent (odourless mineral spirits) which I'm using to blend the pencil 😊
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Ah I see, it looks so natural from my perspective, it looks beautiful in two ways when you blend it and when you finish it. the brush is a flat brush right?
What numbering do you use to make the details? Your work is simply incredible, here in Brazil I've never really seen it done with this technique, it's very beautiful. :)
@@lizi2641 the type of brush isn't really important (I use a range of sizes/styles( but in general an acrylic/oil brush works well - I use super cheap ones because they tend to get damaged with this technique 😊
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Oh how cool to be able to use these brushes, I get it. Thank you so much for giving me these tips, you are a sweetheart.
This is THE BEST colored pencil tutorial I have ever seen! And I've seen alot! Thank you!! I love your artwork btw!😍
Thankyou, I'm glad you liked it! 😊
I agree 🌝
I agree 👍💯
100% agree... this person earned a new subscriber :)
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This was an AMAZING tutorial. I have watched tons and tons of them and I am very impressed with your technique and your way to make everything easy to understand and to follow. THANK YOU! I’m using this one to try and draw my Westie with color pencils. I also subscribed to your channel 😊
Thankyou 😊
I try to make it easy to follow so I'm so glad it was helpful for you!
Awesome video. Super helpful. Love the high saturation and color study on the computer. Definitely going to use that tip. Thanks for an excellent video. ❤❤❤
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tutorial. I am debating about whether to use Pastelmat or a smoother paper for a white Samoyed. Now I'm tempted to follow your example. Thanks
Either is great, but they work differently, so it depends on the results you are after 😊
Pastelmat allows you to add more opaque colour on top of previous layers (even white highlights), but the end result tends to look a little more grainy up close in comparison to smoother papers!
Awesome so very good and so very well explained easy to understand and not overwhelming like some ive watched i really love your tutorials
You're welcome, glad it was helpful 😊
This video is immensely helpful. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed watching your technique!
Thankyou, I'm glad you liked it 😊
I love how you teach. Easy to understand. I have never used colored pencils but want to try them.
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you Kirsty. You were quite helpful
You’re welcome 😊
This is the best tutorial I’ve ever seen!
Thank you 😊
Oh, wow. You are a really great artist 👏👍😊
Thank you so much 😀
It's unbelievable,marvelous 🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks for this tips... Now I realize that choosing right photo reference will make you become better artist..
Thanks for sharing an informative ideas
My pleasure 😊
A good photo definitely helps!
Muy bueno el video
really love your tutorials Kirsty
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial on this dog. The dog is exactly like my dog that passed away. I will use your tutorial to draw my dog.
You're welcome 😊
Thankyou for your fantastic tutorials. You explain the techniques and process so clearly it's helped me get to another level in my own art. I've been using pastels for over 40 years but I have picked up so many tips and advice from these tutorials than I did in art school!
Thank you, I'm glad the tutorials are helpful for you! 😊
Fantastic tutorial and sooooooo useful! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I love so much I never used colored pencils but I would like to try. Thank you for a beautiful video
You’re welcome 😊
Your work is beautiful. You do a great job of explaining things too.
Thank you 😊
You are amazing! And what an awesome, informative and thorough tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou for this tutorial you have helped tremendously. I’ve been struggling with white fur, never thought to use different pencils-with pastel pencils/blocks. Love the pastelmat paper. Trying to do a picture on film paper, to try and make the picture pop off the page. Your does just that. Thankyou again, looking forwards to watching all your other videos.
Glad it was helpful 😊
You are incredibly talented!
Thank you 😊
Thank you!
Nice work
Thank you 😊
4:12 I still follow the same thing to draw animals. But I did not remember where I saw this trick. Now I remembered...
Just brilliant!!!
Thank you 😊
Can you use hot or cold press watercolor paper for your techniques?
You can use hot pressed watercolour paper (the cold pressed would be too rough)
The light colours may not work as well on top of darker colours on the watercolour paper, however all of my techniques are the same 😊
Excellent instructions.
Glad you think so!
Stunning 💕
Thank you! 😊
stunning!
Thank you!!
Great tips 👍🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for your tutorials, they are very helpful and easy to follow!
You're very welcome! 😊
You amaze me....... truly amazing, your talent wow
Thank you 😊
I love this video! The most comprehensive video on dog fur I've seen. I found this while searching for something close to my cream colored lab x terrier. I realized I'd probably have to refer to a few different videos for help but this was a great "all inclusive" video.
Thankyou, I'm glad it's helpful!
I try to include tips and explanations that you can use on other subjects as well 😊
Gorgeous; WOW WOW WOW
Thankyou 😊
Wonderful!
Glad you think so!
Hi, do you have a full tutorial of this white dog painting? I looked at your academy tutorials and couldn’t fine this particular one. Thank you.
Unfortunately, this was filmed a long time before starting my tutorials so I don't have the footage anymore to create a tutorial!
All of my available tutorials inside the Academy can be found here;
www.kirstyrebeccafineart.com/krfineartacademylibrary
Super helpful tutorial. It's given me a little confidence to try white subjects or objects. I've saved because I know I'll watch it again.... and again! Thank you
I'm glad it was helpful 😊
Wow, what a great in-depth tutorial. Thank you for sharing your expertise!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! What an amazing instructional video. I don’t work in coloured pencil, but I do in acrylic paint. I hope that I will be able to transfer some of these amazing tips to that medium. Thank you very much for sharing your incredible talent with us!
Thank you 😊
Yes, you can definitely use most of these tips for any medium!
1:32 that left photo, the indoor one. I know the fur and the contrast aren’t good as a reference photo, however it’s more natural, not like a professional portrait. However, it’s true that I struggle with those indoor yellowish color and I don’t know how to paint it out. Do you have recommendations or tutorials if I still want to paint the left one?
I do have a video where I show you how I edit my reference photos which might help! In a lot of cases, you can adjust the warmth and colour to remove the yellowy tint in the photos (it doesn't always work, but it's worth trying to see if it looks any better!) This is the video where I show you how I edit my references;
th-cam.com/video/riIhbHvuCVk/w-d-xo.html
Really It's so beautiful!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Very shiny! Well done :D
Thanks! 😄
love this tutorial! its very helpful. and a eye opener. i always try to get as many details as possible in to a animal portrait. and t dont always look good. what kind of white pens are you using? the white color pens i have do not work over already colored spot with pens like yours do.
I'm glad it was helpful!
The most opaque white coloured pencil I have found is the Derwent Drawing Chinese White (you see me use that a lot in this one - it has a red barrel)
The reason my white sticks on top of the other colours is actually because of the paper I am using! I'm using the Clairefontaine Pastelmat because it allows many layers of opaque coloured pencil as it has more texture/tooth than a lot of other papers 😊
Very nice video! I enjoyed listening to your tips and I entirely agree with them. Thank you for sharing great information.
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing tutorial! Really full of useful information and what beautiful art too!
Thankyou 😊
I'm glad you found it useful!
Magnifique, merci !
Great love it! What did you use for the white color pencil I saw it was red on the outside ? Thanks
Thank you 😊
That is the Derwent Drawing Chinese White (most opaque white pencil I have found so far!)
It is so beautiful and I am very impressed. I am just a starter and I wonder what kind of pencil you used to highlight the white fur.
Thank you 😊
The most opaque white coloured pencil I have found is the Derwent Drawing Chinese white
This is the most informative drawing tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you so much for this!! P.s your work is stunning 👌🏻
You're welcome 😊
Hi, I am just starting to learn colored pencil drawings and unfortunately don't have access to artist paper (the one that you use to transfer your image to the medium), and my freehand sketches don't work AT ALL, do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!❤💖
You can rub pastel/charcoal or graphite onto the back of your printed reference photo and then trace over your printed photo on top of your drawing paper... Then the pastel/graphite/charcoal will be imprinted onto your drawing paper 😊
Hoepfully that made sense! It's a bit hard to explain without showing you!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the advice 😁
Most outstanding tutorial I've seen on this topic! Really appreciate your expertise and your sharing it with us.
Thankyou :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the tutorial....it has been so helpful as I'm doing a dog with white fur at the moment.
You're welcome, glad it was helpful 😊
Are there any brands that can sub Caran d'Ache Luminance Colored Pencils?
Luminance are a wax-based pencil, so you could try Prismacolor (although they have a lot of breakage issues etc)!
so talented! I love watching your videos, so informative and helpful. Thanks so much Kirsty xx
Thankyou, I'm glad you find them useful 😊
What white pencil do you use? Is it the red pencil one?
I used a variety of white pencils but the most opaque white I have found is the Derwent Drawing Chinese White
Just found you, wow, thank you that's so brilliant as well as being very helpful 😀
Glad it was helpful!
I did my first pencil drawing and i made a few mistakes - i used prismacolours and i found using sennelier oil pastels a solution to errors in colour apllication
Very interesting! There are so many ways to do things, I haven't heard of that 😊
Excellent video - thank you! Could the Chinese white pencil - or a Prisma - be used over watercolour to add some hi-lites?
Thank you 😊
It definitely can, just make sure you do it in that order (watercolour first - let it dry, then add coloured pencil) to avoid any archival issues!
Omg! Your artwork is so pretty! I LOVE your artwork btw!!
Thank you so much!!
Would the solvent break through normal cartridge paper
Probably (it's best you do a test piece to find out!)
what was the size of the canvas/paper ?
10" x 10" 😊
What do I do if my reference dog has blue eyes and some pink shows underneath the white curls?
Follow the colours in your reference photo (every photo will be completely different colours)
some great tips for taking the ref photos. My number one gripe is getting a commission that is being supplied with crappy ref images. Thankfully, I am also a graphic designer, so my Photoshop skills come to good use.
Definitely! That's why I rarely take on commissions anymore, it takes the joy out of it when you have to work from a "less than ideal" photograph!
I am curious because you mentioned that pastel mat can be slightly tricky when it come to using "mineral spirits etc" because of the build up, why did you choose this type of paper instead of another type? I use a lot of pastel mat for my animal portraits but would like to experiment using just colored pencil to see how big a difference I may get verses pastels..thanks..gretat vid by the way.
This video is one of my older ones, but I use Pastelmat for coloured pencils (blending with solvent) about 80% of the time now! It's my favourite paper because the solvent makes the colours very painterly and vibrant, and it takes so many layers
I also use Arches or Fabriano hot-pressed watercolour paper, Strathmore Mixed Media Tonesd, and Canson Mi Teintes pastel paper (not the touch/tex version) on the smooth side/the back
They all work well with solvent, but don't take as many layers as Pastelmat does 😊
I have also used Pan Pastels with coloured pencil on top with the Luxarchival Sanded paper (it's the only paper I like for this combination of supplies)
Hope that helps!
Fantastic ,thankyou for sharing
Really amazing tutorial ❤ thank you 👩🎨
You're welcome 😊
Wow, thank you for sharing your talent with us. ❤
Thankyou and you're welcome 😊
Hi Kirsty. Fabulous work. I’m doing a pet portrait for someone in pastel and coloured pencil and I’ve tried to put in detail in the dogs eyes with coloured pencil - Faber castell polychromes - and it’s gone all shiny in the light. Where’ve I gone wrong and can I correct it? Thanks for any help you can give 😊
Hi Janine, unfortunately, that is the nature of coloured pencil!
If you burnish (meaning pressing too hard) it will create a shiny texture in a lot of cases
There's not really anything you can do about it once it happens, but in the future, if you press a bit lighter and add multiple layers instead of pushing hard, that will help stop the shine
Also, the paper that you're using can make a difference too (smoother papers tend to create more shine, quicker - whereas papers like Pastelmat don't)
I have a lot of coloured pencil pieces where there are random shiny parts in different lighting but that's the same with graphite drawings or some acrylic/oil paintings where you can see different textures depending on what angle you look at it
I don't think it's something to worry about, it's totally normal for these kinds of mediums! And in your case, if it's just in the eye area, that could make it look like the eye is glossy/wet 😊
@Kirsty Rebecca Fine Art Thankyou so much Rebecca for your lovely reply to my query. It has been so helpful. Bless you. X
First your work and tuition is first class and invaluable to me as I am struggling to paint dogs at the moment. This is a leading question but do you use indelible copying paper to get the photo image to the paper or some other method. You did not mention how you do that. Or do you simply draw the image but after all the photo techniques you describe I just wondered about that.
I usually use the transfer method to get my outline down!
You can either draw your outline freehand, or use a grid method (do these on a seperate piece of drawing/printer paper - not your actual drawing surface), or simply print out your reference photo to trace over... then you can use tranfser paper or rub some Pan Pastel on the back of your drawing/print out and trace over the front so the pastel imprints onto your drawing surface underneath
It's hard to explain in writing, but this tutorial shows you how to do it at the beginning 😊
th-cam.com/video/MQCrZfc8y3k/w-d-xo.html
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Thank you Kirsty for your explanation, you are so generous with your advice. Where are you by the way, I am in Western Australia.
Hi! On your brush for blending are you wetting it? Or is it dry?
It's solvent 😊
Thank you so much. This is incredibly helpful. Hope to draw my babies soon 🤗
You’re welcome 😊 good luck!
Thanks Kirsten
I am down under and I will get the brand you have recommended
No worries! www.theartshop.com.au is the cheapest art store in Australia that I have found with the largest range of supplies as well! 😊
Beautiful
Thank you Kristy
What did you use here for mixing wax based pencils??
I use solvent to blend any type of wax/oil based coloured pencil 😊
Most solvents that oil painters use will be fine - like odourless mineral spirits, odourless solvent, Gamsol, Zest it, Mona Lisa odourless paint thinner etc
Hello Kristy have been searching for how to use colored pencil to color a white daisy. Wonder if this technique would work for coloring a daisy on white paper? This is the best video explaining on how to do white. Do not have artistic drawing ability but this is the best video on white so thank you so much.
It will definitely work!
I use the same techniques for any subject, on any colour paper haha
It's just super helpful with white, specifically 😊
Lovely tutorial, I found mars violet (in with other colours) a lovely colour for shadows, it’s my favourite pencil! I’m glad you use the drawing pencils and softer ones first as i found that works for me too! I feel like I must be doing something right now 😂
I agree, purples and blues make great shadow colours!
Haha as long as it works for you, that's all that matters 😊
Thanks Rebecca this was a fantastic tutorial & very inspirational. Do you have any white horse tutorials anywhere?
Thankyou, glad you found it helpful 😊
I don't at this stage unfortunately!
You are so good at art
Thankyou 😊
This is fantastic, can you explain how you transferred your photo to the paper you used to colour the dog please
Thankyou :)
I just used transfer paper (this is an example of what it looks like www.amazon.com/Arteza-Graphite-Transfer-Paper-Sheets/dp/B06WLN1KF4/ref=pd_lpo_201_t_1/261-4169518-1707059?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06WLN1KF4&pd_rd_r=74c94895-9a8b-4722-8583-2e5dc3c250f6&pd_rd_w=LjwjE&pd_rd_wg=HbnpO&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=A4PGFD3R4Z3JAXKXV0AB&psc=1&refRID=A4PGFD3R4Z3JAXKXV0AB)
You just print out your reference photo that you want to trace (or you can freehand it on a separate piece of paper if you don't want to trace)
Then lay your reference photo over your drawing paper with a sheet of transfer paper in between, and draw over your reference, and it will appear on your drawing paper
I'm not sure if that makes sense - it's a bit hard to explain in writing!
@@KirstyRebeccaFineArt Thank you, very useful. Great tutorial
Really love the tutorial!!! I do have a question though. If I have prismacolor pencils and I have a commission to do on a dog as well, could I still use white gel pens and then finish the drawing off with a matte spray fixative to preserve it better so the gel pen does not flake? Its worked in the past, but did not know for sure if it was good to keep the pencil and pen down on the paper. (Also, what paper should I use for the portrait if I am using prismacolor wax based pencils?)
Thank you 😊
I personally wouldn't risk it, just in case. I wouldn't want my clients to come back in 5 or 10 years time because something happened to the drawing
However, if you want to do it, I'd just let your clients know that you've used products that aren't archival and it may change the look of the piece over time
You can use the Brush and Pencil products to create bright white highlights (and it's archival) if you need to! This tutorial shows you how you can do that, if it helps! th-cam.com/video/F20-ST5D-k4/w-d-xo.html
In terms of paper, it's totally up to you - everyone is different and prefers different papers for the techniques they like to use
I personally like to use solvent to blend, so I work on Clairefontaine Pastelmat or Watercolour paper. There are other artists who prefer drafting film, Strathmore Bristol or other smoother papers as well. I'd suggest finding an artist who's work you admire, and ask them what supplies they use 😊