![]() Also, start blending in the lightest area of color, and rinse your brush between colors, so you don’t get unwanted darks in the light areas. TIP: When blending with odorless mineral spirits, wet your brush and blend in the same direction as your pencil strokes. If you do decide to blend, let the paper dry completely before starting the next step. I blended the left side and left the right unblended, so you can see how it changes the final drawing. ![]() If you want, you can blend this layer with odorless mineral spirits when you’re finished. The goal for this first layer is to have three distinct sections of different values-light, medium, and dark-with very little overlap between them. ![]() That will make it very difficult to add additional color. Be careful not to use such heavy pressure that you crush or press down the tooth of the paper, though. The lighter the pressure you use, the more layers you may have to draw. Start with light to medium-light pressure. Most experts recommend horizontal oval-shaped or circular strokes, since those have no starting or stopping points. You want these initial layers to be as smooth and even as possible, with no visible pencil strokes. Then start layering your color on the paper, ideally working from a photograph to have an idea of where your lights and darks will go. Ready to draw? Let’s get started! Step 1: Lay down basic green colors in even layersĬhoose two to four shades of green in a range of values and sharpen each pencil as much as possible. And since I know I’m not the only colored pencil artist struggling with this aspect of landscape drawing, I wanted to share a my latest method with you. So anytime I find a different way to draw grass, I sit up and take notice. Even if your composition only has a small grassy area, it can seem to take years to get it finished, and get it right. By Carrie Lewis in Art Tutorials > Drawing TipsĮver wonder what’s the most difficult-and most time consuming-part of a landscape to draw? If you’re like me, it’s the grass.
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