coloring with limited stuff...

[adrian832]

my pc isnt all that great besides having a cable modem and i haven't the money to go out and buy a drawing tablet and programs to color on the computer...in time though...

...heres what i have to work with:
-HB SOFT pencil
-12 col-erase colored pencils
-bunch of crayola pencils
-smooth writing black and red pen for inking
-decent drawing pad
-decent eraser

anybody know of any good tutorials that can make good use out of these...like how to give a professional look when color penciling?

[adrian832]

*bumpage*

[Deadsprite]

www.draw123.com maybe. other than that you can just experiment. when doing color pencil work, i just ussually do the same thing i do with paint,s or art programs or anything else ... initial sketch, light refinement, then layer and blend colors, then add final refined lines.

[Tully]

layering colours when using pencil crayons is about the most important think you can learn with them, IMO. If you have a white pencil-crayon you can use it for blending. I've seen very skilled people get a paint-like feel to their CP drawings. Just takes practice. They're one of my favourite media.

[sparth]

hum

asking what to do with regular drawing materials like these is like asking what you've got to do in front of a bike in order to make it work. you just have to grab the thing with your two hands, and ride.
afterwards, yes, professionnal hability does make the difference, but i guess you're far from the point if you consider that there is a "ready made" recipe to respect before grabbing a pencil.
don't get me wrong, but you can do marvelous things with a single pencil and an eraser, or even for color needs, traditionnal pencils are great. it's not like if you had to wait for a good puter and drop traditionnal media just afterwards.(unless you have a client who wishes to have digital rendering only)
both are complementary and both are amazingly important for your own art. :D

sparth

[adrian832]

you just have to grab the thing with your two hands, and ride.

Theres my problem...I only draw with one hand...:D

[sparth]

hehe!

i'm sure you'll have great time discovering regular color pencils.
i did a lot of these, long ago. in fact, it was the only thing i did for years.

sparth