The Colored Pencils Drawing Masterclass: Draw Amazing Art (Udemy.com)
Draw a landscape, animal, still life, character design, portrait, and more while learning art, concepts, and techniques.
Created by: Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Last updated November 2020
What you will learn
- Draw a water droplet and globe with realistic depth, form, light, and shadow.
- Draw a colorful still life of tomatoes.
- Draw a colorful frog using colored pencils and various blending methods.
- Draw a character design from imagination using colored pencils.
- Draw a colorful landscape / seascape using colored pencils.
- Draw a representational, creative, and artistic portrait using colored pencils.
- Portray realistic depth, light, form, and shadow in colored pencil drawings.
- Learn a variety of materials, mark making methods, as well as blending and erasing methods in colored pencil drawing.
- Learn and apply a variety of transfer methods in drawing.
- Learn and apply color theory in exercises and drawing projects.
- Draw various skin tones using a variety of colored pencils.
Course Description
Learn how to draw amazing, colorful, and beautiful art, using colored pencils! In this colored pencils course, you will learn all about materials, mark making techniques, color theory, value and lighting, form and composition, as well as principles and practices of effective colored pencil drawing.
By the time you have completed this colored pencils masterclass, you will have produced various colorful drawings that you can add to your portfolio or simply enjoy, including a water droplet, a globe, a still life drawing of tomatoes, a frog, a character design from imagination, a landscape, and a portrait.
This course is set up so that the lessons build upon each other, and there is something new to learn in each project. Besides the art projects, there are special sections on mark making and materials (with exercises), color theory (with exercises), and transferring methods (with exercises).
The sections and projects in this course include:
Section 1, Introduction - Learn how to be successful in this course and complete a "quick win" exercise to draw an accurate water droplet.
Section 2, Mark Making Methods and Materials - Follow along and try different mark making techniques after learning all about required and optional materials (any set of colored pencils will work, but we include three different sets as examples).
Section 3, Drawing a Globe Project - Learn about lighting, value, shadow, and form while drawing a globe.
Section 4, Transferring Methods - Learn various ways to trace and transfer from a reference photo or drawing for a helpful foundation.
Section 5, Drawing a Still Life - Use various colors to draw an interesting still life of tomatoes, and use the optional Gamsol for blending and unifying for a softer appearance.
Section 6, Color Theory - Learn about various ways colors can be used in colored pencil drawings, through lectures and follow-along exercises.
Section 7, Drawing a Frog - Learn how to draw a colorful frog and slightly adjust the scene compared to the photo reference.
Section 8, Drawing a Character Design - Draw a character from imagination or follow along and draw from the reference. Instead of Gamsol, we will use a burnisher to help lay down the tooth of the paper and produce a more unified look.
Section 9, Drawing a Landscape - Draw an interesting landscape scene and learn how to produce effective, subtle gradients as well as layering and blending methods.
Section 10, Drawing a Portrait - Layer up colors to produce a realistic and beautiful portrait drawing. This section begins with exercises to learn how to produce different skin tones.
Besides about 25 hours of helpful video instruction and demonstration, this course also includes all the photo reference support files and a booklet PDF complete with worksheets to follow along with, including mark making worksheets, art project worksheets, and color theory worksheets. The course also comes with exclusive access to our Facebook group for peer critique, instructor feedback, and community!
This course was produced by Chad Neuman, Ph.D., a popular online instructor, professor, and designer, and the instructor is Jonathan Simon, MFA, a renowned fine artist and illustrator. We'll see you in the course! -Jonathan and Chad
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
468 Reviews
Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.
Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the new digital economy?
I'm passionate about communication, writing, art, and design education, and I'm currently a full-time professor of communication and digital media. I've developed curriculum and taught classes on design, photography, and writing for over a decade. My university students have become full-time, award-winning photographers, web designers, creative specialists, reporters, and layout designers. And now, you can learn from me as well!
Get started by enrolling in my courses, learning new skills and knowledge, and asking me questions in the courses and forums.
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Reviews
By Barbara Durham on 3/24/2026
I’ve been drawing with graphite and using pastel pencils too but I really want to develop using colour pencils. So far the tuition has been easy to follow and I’ve already learnt something about light and shadow that I hadn’t realised before. I look forward to learning much, much more as I go along.
By Kathy Roeske on 12/29/2025
I couldn’t speed up the video. Couldn’t see the lines he was drawing. Wish I would have returned this.
By Helen Richard on 4/16/2023
Very enjoyable and informative course. Lots to learn and practice. Jonathan is an excellent teacher. Wonderful and professionally made presentation made by Chad with nice background music. They also have prepared a workbook that covers all the supplies that you need and provides you with worksheets and instructions for all the projects. I love this course. Thank You Chad and thank you Jonathan! Anyone out there who wants to learn to draw with colored pencils should take this course. You won't regret it.
By Sabra Darugar on 2/18/2021
It was a great learning experience, and I learnt a lot of great tips and nuances I can incorporate with my projects. My only suggestion is to have the original picture next to the project, while we’re working on it. It would help greatly with details and the hows and the whys. Just an opinion. A great course otherwise. Thank you for all the details, the ideas and suggestions.
By Rachel Edwards Motal on 1/21/2021
Thank you Jonathon and Chad! Please let me know when you have the next and new classes here on Udemy. Thanks for all your support and guidance you both are amazing people and artists in your own talents helping to make the world a better place by teaching all of us to become better Artists or finding our Artist within.
By Dimitra (Mimika) Tsifti on 1/1/2021
It's exactly what I wanted now that I start painting with color. I like the detailed presentation of the tools and materials, as well as the analysis of how the colors are mixed. I am enchanted by attending the lectures and I can't wait to get materials and start the practice.
By Andrew Ibbotson on 12/29/2020
From a Design Engineering background I have always had interest in developing drawing with softer, more organic lines and form ........... and have finally pushed out into exploring such. I have been very pleased and encouraged by the results I am achieving and hungry to progress further. Jonathan's delivery is perfect. Have now bought "Complete Drawing Class from Beginner to Advanced" to start next!
By Khyati Patel on 12/21/2020
I started this course a few days back and have already learnt a lot. Some concepts were clear to me earlier (since I work with monochrome), but Jonathan's course helped me with application of colors. I absolutely love the course and works recommend you to take it. His explanations are very clear and at perfect pace.
By Marlene Brown on 12/9/2020
The course is very well-organized and covers a great number of techniques. The projects are explained clearly. Feedback is available if you join the Facebook group and the instructor is prompt, encouraging and helpful. The course is designed to help you be successful with the projects and to also develop the skills to continue with your own projects.
By Jessica Chapman on 12/2/2020
I have taken other courses by this instructor as well as classes by other teachers. I am amazed at the depth of knowledge, skill and talent that Jonathan possesses. I learn something new with every lesson and my work is noticeably improving as I move through the course. Whether you want to get into colored pencil drawing or improve on the techniques you already have, this class is a must for all levels.
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