"Why does my coloring look so flat?"
You've tried depth & dimension tutorials,
You bought the best blending combinations,
And watched soooo many shading videos,
The class on lighting direction didn't help either.
Pssttt... It isn't the colors you're using or where you put them...
You're just missing the color down below.
REAL CRAYONS
INTERMEDIATE ARTISTIC COLORING
MARKER + PENCIL INSTRUCTION WITH AMY SHULKE
My name is Amy Shulke. I'm a Technical Illustrator with a BFA, Illustration and 30 years of experience in educational and editorial art.
I picked up my first colored pencils in 1985 and my first art markers in 1989. Even though I'm not a colorist, I know markers and pencils better than I know my own children.
Let's explore the fine art approach to realistic coloring.
Good coloring happens between your ears -- it's not about your hands.
THE SHADE OF SHADE MATTERS
In Real Crayons we underpaint our way through the rainbow, easily creating realistic shade and shadow with zero stress.
We’re not coloring crayons because they’re cute…
This is a nitty-gritty lesson covering the biggest key to photorealism.
The best part: We repeat the lesson eleven times; practicing your new underpainting skills on a variety of crayon colors.
And because this is an Amy-Lesson, I've packed a bleepin' truckload of color theory into every part of the project.
Your finished project becomes a color reference for a lifetime of realistic coloring.
IT'S TIME FOR A NEW KIND OF CLASS:
SKILL
Learn to control markers and pencils with accuracy. When the mechanical part of coloring becomes automatic, your mind is free to concentrate on the more important aspects of art.
YOU COLOR BETTER WHEN YOU DON'T THINKING ABOUT COLORING
INSTINCT
What we do with markers and pencils isn't magic. Coloring Theory should work with watercolor, pastels, or any other medium. It's not about the product, it's how we use the color.
COLOR IS UNIVERSAL. COLORING LESSONS SHOULD BE TOO
INDEPENDENCE
"How to color a crayon" is useless unless you plan to color crayons for the rest of your life. By teaching you to read the form, you can apply today's lesson to an endless variety of objects.
COLOR WHATEVER YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT
WORKSHOP INCLUDES:
Printable Line Art - PNG and JPG formats
31 page Guidebook with full color and supply lists, reference photos, learning aids, WIP photos, and detailed explanations
3 hours of Demonstration Video guiding you the entire way
CURRICULUM:
- Welcome to Real Crayons (13:34)
- Grisaille Info (8:37)
- Tip Video 1: Bristol Info and Copic Underpaint Tips (8:26)
- Demo 1: Copic Coloring (Peach, Orange, Yellow-Orange) (20:49)
- Demo 2: Copic Coloring (Dark and Light Yellow, Chartreuse, Light Blue) (19:59)
- Demo 3: Copic Coloring (Dk.Blue, Green, Turquoise, Aqua) (13:42)
- Tip Video 2: Pencil Tips (9:27)
- Demo 4: Pencil (Clean edges and corners, Pushing process) (29:53)
- Demo 5: Pencil (Cast shadows) (18:05)
- Demo 6: Pencil (Highlights, Color Bouncing) (29:12)
AFTER REAL CRAYONS...
Real Crayons introduces the underpainting and color sculpting skills you can use here:
