Teaching colour pencils

1. Colour Pencils
Me. Paula Poiet Sampedro

2. Chromatic Circle

3. • Primary colours
Chromatic Circle

4. • Secondary colours
Chromatic Circle

5. Colours influence each others
Which is the darker square, A or B?

6. How to use pencil colours?
• Draw a detailed and light sketch (you can use
the eraser if you want to lighter it even more)
• Remember: Textures are the combination of
light and shadow.
• You can make a colour palette, it helps to
approximate the final colour you will get with
your pencils
• Colour pencils are miscible, mix the colours :-)

7. Colour pencils tips!
• Keep the pencil well sharped for an uniform fills
• Always rotate the pencil (keeping it sharpened)
• Dark colours go first, but on light layers  Identify the dark areas on
your reference
• Do not press the pencil to much
• Colour pencils have a overlap layer limit, in general, you can overlap 4
layers (depending on the pression you use it)
• You will be building colours by layering one over another, create your
own colours by mixing the pencils
• Pay attention on reference colours and try to copy them
• For the final and small details of light, you can use a white pen or white
ink like gouache

8. Exemple:

9. Exemple:
1st. Light Sketch: Pencil colours
blurs dark graphite pencil, it can
ruin a good drawing

10. Exemple:
2nd. Do the first layer with the
darkest tone
-Do not press the pencil too much

11. Exemple:
3rd. Overlay colours
-To do the lighter tones, use a
lighter base beneath

12. Exemple:
4th. Emphasize the light
- White and lighter colours
- You can use a white pen or
ink for details