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How to Draw on Grey Paper
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(16 ratings)
150 students

How to Draw on Grey Paper

Make your Artwork Pop on the Page
Created byJasmina Susak
Last updated 11/2022
English
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What you'll learn

  • How to draw on grey paper to make your drawings pop
  • How to give depth and third dimension to your drawings
  • How to apply colored pencils for a proffesional result
  • How to blend colored pencils
  • How to create realistic textures and glossy objects
  • How to draw from scratch and using a photo reference

Course content

1 section13 lectures8h 40m total length
  • Grey Paper: Review, Testing and Comparison6:13

    Hey guys.

    Thank you so much for joining me.

    Please find attached sketches, reference photos, and other helpful materials.

    Also, if you don't have grey paper, you can print the grey images attached on your white paper and draw over that.

    I can't wait for you to start watching and drawing so please ask me any questions and show me your results for feedback and personal advice.

    Hope to hear from you soon.

    Jasmina

  • Tools8:27

    Practice with essential tools for grey paper drawing, including Prismacolor Premier pencils, graphite pencils, blends and powders, and highlights with gel pens and Uni Posca markers.

  • How to Create Reference Photos for Drawing on Grey Paper4:27

    Please find attach the reference photos from this video that I have created for you and practice drawing on grey paper.

    I hope you will create your own reference photos after watching this video.

  • Shading a Sphere16:25
  • How to Draw Fly Agaric Mushroom44:00
  • How to Draw a Siberian Husky1:47:28

    Learn to draw a Siberian husky on grey paper using a grid method, reference photo, and layered color pencils to build white and black fur, with blending for realism.

  • How to Draw a Glass32:45

    Place a glass on grey drawing paper and study its shadow to guide a symmetrical freehand drawing, using french gray tones, highlights, and blending.

  • How to Draw a Butterfly47:16
  • How to Draw a Smokey Glitter Eye32:50

    Learn to draw a smoky glitter eye on gray paper using pencil shading, blending with a blending stump, white markers, and highlights, including iris, pupil, eyelid, eyelashes, and eyebrow.

  • How to Draw Nail Polish39:31

    Learn to draw nail polish on grey paper by selecting colors, outlining the brush and cap, and building edges, highlights, and cast shadows with graphite and color pencils.

  • How to Draw a White Diamond31:37
  • How to Edit your Drawings1:34
  • How to Draw a Tiger2:27:54

    Learn to draw a tiger on grey paper using a grid method, outlining features and layering colors. Develop shading and highlights with colored pencils to depict fur, edges, and whiskers.

Requirements

  • High-quality grey paper
  • Artist-grade colored pencils (Prismacolor Premier)
  • A white marker or a white ink gel pen
  • An HB graphite pencil
  • Graphite powder

Description

Drawing on toned paper is a fun way to step outside the box and try something different. You can stretch your drawing skills by drawing on grey paper because it will help you to discover the opportunities and ideas that wouldn't be possible if you draw only on white paper. If we want to draw white objects or white animals, they don't look noticeable on white paper unless we color the background too, which is quite difficult and boring, will take your time, energy and might make you less motivated to draw.

In this course, you will learn to draw from both reference photos and imagination so that you can learn to see things through the artist's eyes, enrich your creative mind and get inspired. It will help you to see and understand the art from a different point of view and to enjoy the endless opportunities that working on toned paper offers.


Reasons to Draw On Toned Paper:

  • You can start with white, which is pretty interesting.

  • You have only to add black and white shades and the paper does the rest of the job.

  • Your work will seem more complete and won't look pale because the lighter hues appear quite darker on the grey surface and they won't “disappear” like on white paper.

  • Your highlights will appear much more outstanding, spectacular and 3-D.

  • The drawings on toned paper look more realistic and lifelike.

  • You can use the tone of the paper as your mid-tone which is particularly helpful if you struggle with creating the mid-tones on white paper.

  • Working on grey paper will help you to see and evaluate the tonal values more easily.

  • The experience and skills gained by working with toned paper is something that you can apply to your white paper in the future.

  • Working on grey paper will boost your creativity.


Enroll now and let's draw!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is suitable for anyone: beginner to advanced