Fundamentals of Coloured Pencils - Beginners Course (Udemy.com)
From beginner to photo-realistic artist in one course. All the 'MUST KNOW' techniques of drawing in coloured pencils.
Created by: Sheldene Papasidero
Last updated July 2017
What you will learn
- Confidently understand every use of the oil and waxed based pencils.
- Understand colour theory, how to mix colours, how to find colours and how to accurately match colours.
- The process of layering to create realistic dimension and form.
- Three methods of blending to create the illusion of different textures or smooth surfaces.
- Transfer your images using multiple techniques.
- Highlight with an array of methods to create the illusion of moisture, or interpret highlights from the light source.
- How to texture your paper or use the illusion of texture.
- Student will carry the tools and techniques neccessary to start drawing realistic animal and portrait drawings.
How it compares
Against the other 194 rated Udemy courses in Drawing on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 34% of them
- Reviews339#110 of 195 by number of reviews
- Length4.5 hoursshorter than 50% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2017earlier than 88% of them
Course Description
Step-by-step videos that show you so much, from easy ways to find colours, to layering, to blending, to texturing and the list goes on. This course not only gets you so in-tuned with the medium but gets you confident in its many uses for drawing photo-realistic drawings. By the end of this course you'll know your pencils so well you will have the knowledge to get straight into drawing anything to the purest realisticquality of its existence.
Who this course is for:
Beginners with no/little drawing experience.
Those who would like to turn their art into a business. Existing artists wishing to expand their knowledge and skill in the use of coloured pencils.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
339 Reviews
Sheldene Papasidero
Australian fine art coloured pencil artist who has been published in the US Colored Pencil magazine numerous times and has custom drawings in collections worldwide. I teach the art of realism to students ranging from the utmost beginner to experts looking to improve their knowledge and skills in the coloured pencil medium. It's only taken me two years to reach this level of hyper-realism and I want to teach other how to do this much quicker.
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Reviews
By Ritesh Ravva on 10/1/2020
Yeah.It is explained clearly and I could understand the importance of small things that could make a big change
By Shirley Honeycutt on 8/26/2020
this instructor has her stuff together BEST BEST BEST WISH EVERY INSTRUCTOR COULD VIEW HER INSTRUCTIONS AND PRESENTATION JUST AWESOME BEST OF ALL OUT OF MY CLASSES HOPE SHE WOULD DUE MORE CLASSES INTEND TO FOLLOW MOST TOTAL SELF SATISFACTION PLEASE PLEASE ENCOURAGE HER TO DO MORE
By Naomi Sullivan on 8/12/2020
Great job on your corse!!! Super beneficial!!!!!! I Love youre work!,!,
By Evone Ferreira on 7/18/2020
Definitely a good match. The lessons were very clear and one of the best lessons on colored pencils I have come across. I would definitely take another course from Sheldene Fine Art. Thank you for taking the time to create this course.
By Zhou Qianqian on 7/8/2020
having fun with color pencils!
By Monika Tomczyk on 6/18/2020
I really like this course. She explains very good and makes it very easy,
By Frank Bennefield on 6/14/2020
Instructor is very informational
By Aly soumah on 5/24/2020
Excellent ! I go through the entire course. Just finished today, and it was a blessing. I've always fear of the colors, find the right thing to put on this etc. Thanks to Sheldene, im more confident, in my coloring skills. Sometimes during the course, i had to redo some exercices, cause i wasnt satisfied with the resul or the texturing (the apple exercice was the only one ^^), but the more i advanced, the more Sheldene was reassuring by her method. And it works, i think i've never coloring in a realistic way. so its my first time, and i'm so proud for choosing this course and to see that even i could achieve this performance ahah. So thank you Sheldene, thank you so much, im so happy in this evening. If, and i hope, you offers another course for intermediate artists about this coloring method, i will be there !
And you, if you read these lines, and want to step up your game, follow the course, you'll not regret it !
By Rachelle Borg on 5/17/2020
It was a perfect match for what I have needed. She covers some areas I needed help with that I havent seen elsewhere such as how to use wax and oil coloured pencils together and the highlights, colour swatching and how to use those to choose the colours for your drawing and texturing.
By Sian Stubbs on 4/17/2020
Excellent match to my requirements
By Satish B on 4/6/2020
Good for absolute beginners. Some of the materials are expensive. It would be great if alternates are suggested.
By Stella Buford on 4/2/2020
Simple and clear. Easy to follow.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






