Watercolor pencil Tutorial

Well guys, I finally had some time to play so I thought I would make it a good one. First of all I want to mention that this is one of my images I designed. I call him dorky bird, I know how lame right. He does look dorky though. Anyhoo back to the tutorial. In the first picture I am showing you the finished bird but with an unblended sample to the right. That is what the birds neck looked like before I blended it.


In the second picture the bird has the first coat of color on him. Notice on the beak I have shown the second coat of color as well. The first being yellow and the second orange. Don't be afraid to layer different colors as it will make your picture look richer and more realistic. In shadow areas I will use a color next to the color I am using on the color wheel but in a cool version of it. In areas where the sun would be touching the subject, if I want to I will do the same but with a warm color. For example: red and blue make purple, (the color I used) therefore next to purple on the color wheel is RED! Because I am using it in a shadow area I will use a cool or (bluish) red. MAKE SENSE!


And the last picture is the finished card! Notice on the edge of the bird and below his feet I added shadows to make him look three dimensional. It makes him look like he pops off the page. I did this with a grey watercolor pencil and the blender pen. Just trace a light shadow around the edge (always on ONE side only) and blend it out. If you do both sides it can look fake. You don't normally have shadows surrounding you unless you are in some unique lighting situations. Of course you can shadow under his feet and body as they cast a shadow down as well. Print off a corny sentiment and you are good to go!

I will do a more complicated color mixing tutorial later so watch for it!

Hope you enjoyed!