Beginner Botanical Tier
Here is a visual listing of all of the colored pencil drawing tutorials that are currently available on the Beginner Botanical Tier on Patreon.
When you Join this tier, you have access to all of my Tip videos as well as a selection of 10 of my favorite Drawing Tutorials for Beginners. Bonus Videos will be rotated seasonally.
You can click on any of the images to learn more.
December Beginner Tutorials
I will be posting 3 new Beginner Drawing Tutorials this month!
These will be available until March 8th, 2025.
Happy Holidays!
Beginner Holly Berries
Available Now!
Beginner Holiday Chickadee
Coming December 21st
Beginner Amaryllis
Coming December 28th
Beginner Cherry
2023
Beginner
Tulip #4
2021
Beginner
Video Updated 2024
Beginner Plumeria
2023
Super Simple
Beginner Red Rose
2023
Video Updated 2024
Cherries on a Branch 2
2021
Beginner/Intermediate
Challenge Yourself!
Beginner Artichoke
2023
Super Simple Purple Lily
2024
Beginner Gardenia
2024
Beginner
2022 Green Series Succulent 1
2022
*This tutorial does not use solvent.
Plumeria
2022
Blended 3 Ways
Beginner
Color Series
In this section, you will find links to my Color Series Tip Videos. Included in these reviews will be pencils from Prismacolor, Polychromos, Caran d’Ache Luminance, Derwent Lightfast, Derwent Drawing and Holbein. Watch me create swatches of all of the colors and talk about my favorites and must halves.
Tip Video Tutorials
Two new Tip Videos to help you decide what to do when things aren’t flowing perfectly in your drawing process.
Here are some of the techniques I cover in the video:
- Splotching
- Eraser Work
- Slice Tool
- Indenting
- Paint Pen
- Dull Pencil
- And More!
Using these techniques can take a flat, boring drawing and really transform it into something more realistic and interesting to look at.
I have created many videos about my use of solvent with colored pencils over the years!
So, why one more?
In this video, I curated all of my knowledge about using solvent with colored pencils into one video. This video and the available attachment should provide you with everyting you need in order to get started with this process.
Here is my latest Tip Video on Value.
In this video, I talk about the importance of value and I will demonstrate a few tips that I think will help you learn to achieve the right balance of values in your artwork.
Here is my latest Tip Video on Realism.
My goal with this video was to answer the question, How Can I Make My Colored Pencil Drawings Look More Realistic?
In this video, I will show you how to get rid of messy smudges and create crisp, clean edges around your colored pencil drawings.
Clean edges can really take your drawings to the next level, so don’t miss this one!
In this video, I will be reviewing the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolor pencils.
This video is very comprehensive and I thoroughly tested these pencils. I particularly wanted to find out if these would be a good option as a base layer for colored pencils. Tune in to learn more.
This is one of my all time favorite Tip Videos! One of the things I frequently say in my tutorials is, “Draw what you see.” In this video, I explain what I mean by this and give you some tips for how to do it.
In this video, I review the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. Spoiler, I loved it!
In this video I discuss 10+ of my favorite tips for beginners to colored pencil drawing. This includes a combination of practical drawing tips along with some mindset tips to keep you progressing.
Learn how and when I use markers with Colored Pencils.
In this video, I will be talking about working with dark values in your colored pencil drawings.
I will be reviewing my favorite individual pencils for achieving really dark values and offering tips for working with shadows.
In this video I talk about adding details to your drawings including when to add details and when you might consider leaving them out.
I then demonstrate 4 of my favorite techniques for adding details including indenting the paper, squiggles and dots, Posca Paint Pen and Slice Tool.
In this video, I will show you several different ways to create white details using colored pencils.
I will be reviewing and demonstrating many different products and tools to see how well I can use them to achieve white details.
In this video series, I discuss the techniques of Dissolving, Burnishing, Blending and Transitioning. In my opinion, these are some of the most important skills to master in order to create realistic colored pencil drawings.
In this video, I give you some tips on how to accurately critique your own artwork.
I also take a trip down memory lane and give my honest take on several of my older drawings.
Learn how I photograph, edit, store, frame and post my drawings.
It can be very overwhelming to look at a reference image and wonder, “where should I even start?!”
In this video, I give you tips to help you move past the overwhelm and develop a process for getting started on your colored pencil drawings.
In this video, I show you how to create your own line drawings and outlines for your colored pencil drawings. Including how I create an edge sketch on Picmonkey.com
I highly recommend that new artists trace their outlines to save time and frustration!
In this video, I will show you three different types of highlights and how I would approach them.
These include highlights that are the same color as the surrounding area, highlights that are bright white and fade and distinct white highlights.
This is the Practice Activity that accompanies the Tip Video for Dissolving, Burnishing, Blending and Transitioning. In this video, I am drawing a gradient using blue Luminance pencils.
In this video, I give you some tips on how to stay positive and maintain your motivation as an artist.
This video was recorded in 2020 and I plan to expand on this series coming up in 2024!
Product Reviews
In this video, I give a review of the Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils. This is a new brand that I have recently added to my collection, so I thought I would record my process of learning about these pencils.
In this video, I give a detailed review of Prismacolor, Polychromos, Luminance, Derwent Drawing and Derwent Lightfast pencils.
This is an update to the comprehensive paper review I did back in 2020.
I talk about my current favorite paper, Legion Rising Museum Mount Board. I also review Stonehenge, Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper, and Strathmore Bristol Smooth.
In this video, I give a detailed review of Prismacolor, Polychromos, Luminance, Derwent Drawing and Derwent Lightfast pencils with a focus on COLOR.
In this video, I review several different brands of solvent including the Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits and the Utrecht NOOD.
I also give some advice on what to look for in a solvent if you don’t have access to the brands I recommend.
In this video, I give a detailed review of Prismacolor, Polychromos, Luminance, Derwent Drawing and Derwent Lightfast pencils with a focus on CHARACTERISTICS.
My Best Tips and Mindset Blog Posts
These are links to blog posts on my Patreon site. Click on the tip you want to read about.