Blue Sun Video Lesson
I'm sure you're ready for some fun, coloring this super stylized sun, inspired by Egyptian Motifs! Learn a BEAUTIFUL method of coloring using yellow pen and colored pencils over white paper, leveraging the power of modular libraries to create a secret coded message in your drawing.
Learn exactly how to create a gorgeous design using yellow and blue over white paper,
to create this ULTRA LAYERED design.
This lesson contains optional Closed Captions
In this lesson you will:
Understand how to create a library of basic elements to form complex, layered pictures
Learn TWO different layouts to create a GORGEOUS stylized sun motif
Understand how to explore your own media to choose the right pencils and pens
Create a library and a secret alphabet to create picture-coded messages
Learn an amazing coloring technique with yellow pen and colored pencils over white paper
Create and color a project from beginning to end
And so many tips and tricks!
UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW TO CREATE COMPLEX AND layered IMAGERY
A solid technique showing how to color with yellow pen and colored pencils over white paper
Two different motifs using a beautiful and fun coloring technique
Believe it or not, these two tiles were created using exactly the same coloring technique:
Materials and Supplies:
Sakura Pigma Micron 01 (0.25mm) in Black
Thick black Sharpie pen
Regular pencil (my favorites for this project are F and 2B)
Thick yellow marker (any brand)
Colored pencils: medium yellow (light chrome yellow), light orange (cadmium orange), light brown (green gold), brown (burnt umber), white. I use polychromos and prismacolor pencils.
Watercolor pencils (or traditional watercolors): dark blue (indanthrene blue) and teal blue (cobalt turquoise). My favorite brand is Faber Castell's Albrecht Durer.
White gel pen. I use Sakura Gelly Roll.
Yellow, blue and gold gel pens
Hot pressed Watercolor paper
Practice paper (journal or cardstock).
