Koi Fish Drawing with Colored Pencils

Learn how to draw a Koi fish in a bit of water with colored pencils on toned, green paper. Prismacolor Premier colored pencils are used on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper to complete the drawing.
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[@BVeronica100]

This was so helpful. I've never thought of approaching colored pencils this way. The koi fish turned out so beautiful. I need to learn so much more about color and values.

[@karennaturallyartby]

I haven’t had much success with colored pencil in the past - this inspires me to approach again with a new game plan !

[@TheKathept]

Fascinating! Wow! Your commentary was really helpful, too.

[@melmorfitt971]

Thank you sooo much for this tutorial. Helped this budding artist tremendously.

[@nikahadasart3207]

Wow, thank you for lesson, so many useful information and tips, great time of learning with you

[@dianecharest8365]

Wow! Your good. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@zeynepserpil4777]

Thank you so much Matt, you’re giving me inspiration and motivation I need to improve myself at art from the very beginning of my self teaching.

[@ethicsexistentialism4191]

Matt is a multitalented and super skilled artist. He's also a great teacher and kind human. I highly recommend signing up to his online membership... Its more than worth the price!!

[@samikchakraborty8142]

Just mind-blowing drawing 🔥❤️👌

[@kennethhurst6715]

Im an artist my and I love the tutorial lessons I would see more so I can take my art to the next level.

[@easternsecrecy9777]

Fascinating tutorial. Thanks!

[@NotThatBob]

Very nice! This picture looks so much fun to do.

[@jennifernichols8403]

VERY LOVELY AND INSPIRING❤

[@sacrebleu1371]

I was planning to do a koi. Time to pull out the colored pencils. 😊

[@diamonddezzart]

Absolutely lovvee thiss

[@evelynpeavy]

Beautiful!

[@maheshtutika2566]

This is beautiful. And you explanation is awesome. You have also shared the colors used. Greatly appreciate it for beginners. This may be a silly question but do you go ahead and blend the colors with any blender/solvent? or just leave it as is?

[@jahnavipatti1984]

Great video! Would you be able to provide the link to the reference photo used here? Would love to try this out :)

[@alanabelcon]

This is so pretty Matt! I'm currently doing my first colored pencil piece where I'm not using OMS. Decided to try your method of just blending with the pencils themselves. 🤞🏾

[@pauladc6445]

It feels like I can do everything now after watching this haha

[@chrismalone617]

Fabulous

[@murraystaff568]

Very nice

[@chrisshaimas8425]

Have you used masters touch colored pencils

[@bromeliad6115]

this guy is TRACING and wants me to give him money

[@tomeetomee4913]

give a little more attention to the content. You will realize the color pencil instruction is very good. I've been a paid member for about 4 years and the content is explained in great detail with the video. tom

[@katharinestaiger8141]

What is the product you used to make the whitest whites at the end of your drawing?

[@deni-gibbs]

Ok that was good. But if I paid for the lesson would it had turned out more like the picture.. with the koi really looking like it was in that beautiful looking water?

[@GMendez-qu7cs]

Hi , question? Can the panpastel use for transfer to a regular canvas, Instead the Transfer Tracing Paper Roll ?

[@user-dt1zb1gb6s]

Очень живо! Хочется потрогать

[@SecondComingTwice]

I've spent the last few hours intonating and focusing on a 4 inch glazed tile slightly roughed for acrylic paint adhesion and poured and shaped with different grades of mica.. because I can move the paint at a specific point in place and appearance with the help of my fingertips and thumb in tiny lines of still liquid paint tilting the tile focusing and utilizing the pure tonality resonant to and harmonic with the intricate image that shifts between metallic colors and iridescent and combinations of / intensities of / veining in and thickness changes of tiny aspects of the field due to sound waves focus and a little two toned cymatic flower with 5 symmetric petals looking like part of a Mandlebrot set in motion perhaps but I only have so much access to magnification lenses or digital measurement devices along with age-related macular degeneration and I am sure that this lesson has improved my drawing skills even with perhaps a red/green sight deficiency on the color wheel circumscribing the vision of a third eye blind but still more focused on light reflection and refraction than tints and hues and materia suspended in different layers and consistencies and types and thicknesses of resin and varnish at different states of cure :-)

[@Sylvia-WhatsUpBrain]

Hi, I'm a subscribed member of the Virtual Instructor which I love. I wanted to know if the full time drawing of the Koi fish will be available on the platform. Thank you.

[@zachalicea1987]

Is this full demonstration part of the colored pencil course package?

[@thevirtualinstructor]

Hi Zach, No. This is just a free lesson for everyone.

[@suzanneoffer3577]

Why did you not say the actual pencil name? Your koi is lovely, mine was not vibrant.

[@makingartwithvirginia6053]

The reference is a little tame and boring, however your drawing is very exciting and beautiful.

[@GabrieleSchulz1963]

Warum kein Deutsch im Untertitel ..youtbube übersetzt automatisch....reine Einstellungssache!?

[@armygirlbtsforever.5221]

What is this drawing board

[@MrOne-zt7by]

hi matt

[@lixuca52]

Please, in spanish

[@user-hm2tg8kz1l]

Beautiful!!