
Hello and welcome. In this short intro section I will tell you about the course structure, what to expect, and what materials I'll be using.
Learn what white charcoal is, how to ask for it at the store or look for it online, why and when we use it, and what can be used as a substitute.
Follow along with me as I select the colors I will use on the silver plaque, and learn to choose your own colors. For this plaque i will use a light lilac, a dark grey, a black, and a light blue pencils.
A slant in shading tricks the mind into thinking it's a shiny surface.
The highest possible contrast is black and white. Increasing the contrast in your coloring will increase the shine effect.
We can use a "blender" pencil to create a metallic sheen.
We'll start this golden sample with an unusual color - dark brown.
We need to establish one more shade of brown before this even begins looking like gold. Be patient. This step is important.
In this course you will be working with line art provided by the artist, and learn her personal technique of coloring realistic metals with pencils. There's no need for fancy gold pens, markers, or paints. The secret to creating unbelievable metallic effects is in using the tools you already have. Join this amazing adventure, and take your coloring skill to the next level.
Wether you're a beginner, an intermediate, or an expert level colorist, you will come out of this course with skills that will make your coloring stand out from the rest of the community. The lessons are structured systematically, starting with very basic explanations of how to pick the right pencils and why certain effects work on paper, taking you through a study of how metals appear to the human eye and why, with many practice pages along the way, and guiding you to amazing shiny metals effects (silver, copper and gold) that appear very difficult to master.
If you follow the lessons in order and at your own pace, however, you will have no problem creating amazing metallic effects with just colored pencils on paper.
Lisa is a life-long professional artist with years of experience teaching. She has your back, and is always available to answer questions or offer a critique of your work in progress. Don't forget that you can always message your instructor.