The Versatility of the Colored Pencil

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Last week I showed you one of my favorite pens, and today I'll show you another favorite tool: the colored pencil. Drawing with it is completely different than with a pen because by changing the pressure on the pencil, you can control the softness or hardness of your lines. Also the colored pencil is a little more forgiving when it comes to wobbly lines or "mistakes" that you feel need to be fixed.
Let's draw!
Materials used in this video:
-Hahnemühle Nostalgie A6 sketchbook
-Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencil, Prussian Blue
-Daniel Smith Watercolors
-Pentel Aquash waterbrushpen
Copyrights Koosje Koene
www.koosjekoene.com

[@robynbeattie7185]

The things I am learning!! 👏❤️🇳🇿

[@albertine2169]

Lovely, lively drawing. As usual your work is so gorgeous. Nice bright workspace as well. Enjoy your new art home ❤

[@claudinevandamme4809]

Wow Koosje, so nice. You are so good. I can watch you all day, it's very relaxing and intertaining too..I am going to do this one , for sure. Thank you .

[@francooper8599]

You always give such wonderful advice. Great tip! Thank you. And your studio looks fantastic. ☺️

[@VivekPatwardhan]

Liked this video

[@DerekShinglesCoops]

I love the freedom and flow of coloured pencils too 😄. Great stuff and inspiring as ever. Thank you 😊

[@annes7926]

Love Draw Tip Tuesdays. Congrats on your new studio space!

[@annepercival7814]

Lovely studio space Koosje, coloured pencils are great for softer outlines

[@fajarsuryantoro7025]

as always I like your soothing voice

[@mixeduppaint3816]

Great advice thank you 🙏🙂

[@elizabethbarnes3969]

Koosji, I just have to say I’m enjoying ALL your videos so much! Thank you for sharing your ideas, your talents and encouraging words. Very special....that’s you. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@KoosjeKoene]

You are so welcome! And thank you!

[@lauryreed7468]

Enjoying your Tips. Thanks.

[@KoosjeKoene]

You're very welcome!

[@karincivit2231]

Congratulations for your new studio!!! I love colour pencils because of you!

[@thesketchingsisters]

I just got some new colour pencils, so a timely video! Lovely to see your new studio space!

[@KoosjeKoene]

Perfect timing!

[@jennyputnam5368]

You are the best!

[@nudgehole_2807]

Wow~Very nice!! Your is wonderful.🥰

[@patriciatatich3014]

I realized as you drew the shape of the object…that you use a continuous line - then the fill and shading…kept the flow.Very nice.

[@TheKathept]

Thank you! That was encouraging.

[@trixxieland1789]

Great tips in your video! The color mixing for gray, leaving unpainted areas for highlights, the pop of color in the distance, and the darker shadows at the front were ALL great advice! Thank you! I appreciate that you recorded in your new space. I wonder why you said you "never planned to record Draw Tip Tuesdays" there. I think it COULD be "the place for it", if you want it to be. I DO hope you keep us up to date on your studio progress!

[@KoosjeKoene]

Thanks! I’ll explain why I never planned to record videos: because the space is not set up for making videos. It is a shared space and I couldn’t possibly ask the artist with whom I share the room to be quite when I record. also I want to spend my time there making art just for myself rather than making videos to share - I know that sounds rude but I am just being honest here.

[@trixxieland1789]

I don't think that's rude at all. You need to protect your art time. We all do. Good for you.

[@visualarthistory]

Thank you for the inspiration!

[@arioctober]

Now I want to mess around with the colored pencils I was recently gifted!!

[@KoosjeKoene]

Have fun!

[@VuEsse]

Fantastic and inspirational as usual! Thanks!

[@eileengoldenberg270]

I love drawing with colored pencils especially watercolor pencils. They are great for adding texture or soften with water. I want to say that if you think about that when you say “mistake” is there really such a thing? The lines evolving into form, just keep drawing, saying “mistake” is so negative to the whole art experience.. your space looks great and what fun..

[@KoosjeKoene]

Well I was hoping that I made clear with my voice that I meant “mistakes” with quotation marks . Because of course there aren’t any. But apparently I need to emphasize on that more next time.

[@kiaraljo]

Wow I loved it! Thank you so much!

[@raerae6422]

💕

[@debbiec2663]

Just found you and I love your videos

[@davidfish591]

Make your videos in the basement, we don’t care. They’re all good. Sit at your kitchen table, that would be cool.