PATREON TUTORIAL LINKS

Please scroll down for a visual listing of all of the colored pencil drawing tutorials that are currently available on my All Access Tier on Patreon.  You can click on any of the images to learn more.

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Available Tutorials

December Beginner Tutorials

I will be posting 3 new Beginner Drawing Tutorials this month!
  Happy Holidays!

Beginner Holly Berries

Available Now!

Beginner Holiday Chickadee

Coming December 21st

Beginner Amaryllis

Coming December 28th

Fading Flower

2024

Advanced

Fall Floral Still Life

2024

Advanced

Holiday Still Life

2024

Advanced

Red Apple 1

2024

Beginner

Yellow and Red Apple

2024

Beginner

Red Apple

2024

Super Simple

Blue Pumpkin

2024

Intermediate

Single Pear

2024

Beginner

Muted Pears

2024

Intermediate

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Beginner Pansy 1

2024

Beginner

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Beginner Pansy 2

2024

Beginner

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and Gold Butterfly

Pansy 3

2024

Beginner/Intermediate

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Blue and Red Butterfly

Beginner Pansy 4

2024

Beginner

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Peaches on a Branch

2024

Intermediate

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Ivory and Orange Flower

2024

Intermediate/Advanced

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Floral Still Life

2024

Advanced

Pineapple

2024

Advanced

Lemon Bouquet

2024

Intermediate/Advanced

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Lemon Branch

Lemon Branch

2023

Intermediate/Advanced

Lemon

2020

Beginner/Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Hyacinth

2024

Intermediate

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Blue and Red Butterfly

Beginner Tulip Bunny

2024

Beginner

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Beginner Gardenia

2024

Beginner

Colored Pencil Drawing of a Red and White Butterfly

Super Simple Purple Lily

2024

Super Simple

Holiday Butterfly 1

2023

Beginner

Holiday Butterfly 2

2023

Intermediate

Holiday Butterfly 3

2023

Beginner

Beginner African Daisy

2023

Super Simple

Beginner Artichoke

2023

Beginner

Beginner Bluebells

2023

Beginner

BLue and Green Dahlia

2024

Overview/Advanced

BLue Dahlia

2024

Intermediate

Plums on a Branch

2023

Intermediate

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial  Blue and Orange Butterfly

Blue and Orange Butterfly

2023

Beginner/Intermediate

Bird on a Branch

2023

Intermediate

Lantern in the Snow

2024

Advanced

Beginner Cherry

2023

Beginner

Beginner Peach

2023

Beginner

Uses Watercolor Pencils

Beginner Plumeria

2023

Super Simple

Beginner Raspberry

2023

Beginner

Poinsettia 2023

2023

Intermediate

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Red Rose

Beginner Red Rose

2023

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

HELLEBORE

2023

Beginner/Intermediate

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Blue Mum

Blue Mum

2022

Intermediate

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Dahlia

BLUE AND WHITE DAHLIA

2022

Overview/Advanced

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Hydrangea

LYRA HYDRANGEA

2022

Beginner/Intermediate

Drawn with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils.

Link to Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial Grapes

Blue Grapes

2022

Beginner/Intermediate

October Flower

2023

Advanced

Magnolia Branch

2022

Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Pink Tulip

2023

Advanced

Amaryllis and Pine

2022

This was drawn using Prismacolor Pencils.

Short Overview Video

Backyard Lilies

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Hellebore Bouquet

2021

Intermediate/Advanced

Video Updated 2024

Big Red Dahlia

2022

Intermediate/Advanced

Pink Zinnia

2022

Beginner/Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Plumeria

2022

Beginner

Blended 3 Ways

Video Updated 2023

Biltmore Hibiscus

2022

Intermediate

Artichokes

2022

Intermediate/Advanced

Tomatoes

2022

Intermediate/Advanced

Sunflowers

2022

Intermediate/Advanced

LYRA DAHLIA

2022

Drawn with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Colored Pencils.

Free!

Prismacolor Apples

2022

Intermediate

Apple Branch

2020

Advanced

Videos Updated 2023

Cherries on a Branch 2

2021

Intermediate

Videos Updated 2023

Magnolia

2021

Intermediate

Apple Blossom

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Strawberry

2021

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

Red Tulip Bouquet

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Purple Irises

2020

Advanced

Gladiolus

2020

Intermediate/Advanced

Orange Branch

2022

Advanced

Orange Lily

2021

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

Yellow Rosebud

2020

Overview Video

Red Rosebud

2021

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

Lilac Breasted Roller

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Pink Striped Amaryllis

2021

Intermediate

2022 Green Series Leaf 1

2022

Beginner

2022 Green Series Leaf 2

2022

Beginner

2022 Green Series Leaf 3

2022

Beginner

Lilac Leaf

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

2022 Green Series Succulent 1

2022

Beginner

*This tutorial does not use solvent.

2022 Green Series Succulent 2

2022

Intermediate/Overview

Succulent

2021

Beginner

Cherries on a Branch 1

2020

Beginner/Intermediate

Red Peppers

2020

Beginner/Intermediate

Includes extended demonstrations and tips!

Autumn Leaf 2019

2019

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

Chromaflow Leaf

2021

Beginner

*This tutorial uses only Derwent Chromaflow Pencils.

2020 Autumn Leaf Series

2020

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

2020 Autumn Leaf Series

2020

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

2020 Autumn Leaf Series

2020

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

Orange Flower

2020

Beginner/Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Derwent Apple

2021

Intermediate

*Uses Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Video Updated 2023

Cherries

2020

Beginner

Completely Real-Time

Video Updated 2024

Dark Red Dahlia

2021

Intermediate

*Drawn with Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Video Updated 2023

Basil Bouquet

2019

Overview Video

Clementine

2020

2-Parts

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Bird of Paradise

2020

Overview Video with Voiceover

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

European Bee Eater

2021

Intermediate/Advanced

Video Updated 2023

Autumn Succulents

2021

Intermediate/Advanced

Drawn on Pastelmat

Blue and Gold Pumpkin

2021

Beginner/Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Derwent Dahlia

2021

Intermediate

*Drawn with Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Anemone

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Butterfly Flower

2023

Intermediate/Advanced

Autumn Rose

2021

Intermediate

Ivory Rose

2022

Intermediate/Advanced

Lilac Rose

2021

Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Amaryllis on Black

2020

Advanced

Poinsettia

2019

Intermediate/Advanced

5 parts

Christmas Ornament

2019

Intermediate

Holly Berries

2019

Beginner

Drawn on Pastelmat

Video Updated 2023

Christmas Ornament 2

2021

Intermediate

Beginner Grape Trio

2020

3 Individual Videos

Beginner

Pink Rose

2020

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

Agapanthus

2020

Beginner

Video Updated 2023

Fly Agaric Mushroom

2019

Overview Video

Pumpkin Spiced Apples

2020

Advanced

Video Updated 2023

White Pumpkin

2020

Intermediate

Video Updated 2023

Bonus: Pan Pastel Background

Red Tulip

2020

Beginner

Free- Available now on Patreon

Video Updated 2024

Tulip Process Red

2020

Beginner/Intermediate

Video Updated 2024

Tulip #11

2019

Overview Video

Free- Available now on YouTube

Tulip #4

2021

Beginner

Video Updated 2024

Christmas Robin

2001

Advanced

Tulip Dahlia Purple

2020

Overview Video

Intermediate

Updated 2024

Tulip Still-Life

2020

Intermediate/Advanced

Drawn on Pastelmat

Pumpkins Still-Life

2019

Advanced/Overview

Video Updated 2023

 Pear

2020

Intermediate/Overview

Video Updated 2023

 Honeycrisp Apple

2019

Beginner

Completely Real-Time

Video Updated 2023

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 this tip 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.

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 in combination 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.

Link to colored pencil drawing tutorial on patreon titled where to start

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.

Link to colored pencil drawing tutorial on patreon titled where to start

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.

Draw What You See

Value is More Important than Color

Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome

Buy a Derwent Drawing Chinese White Pencil

For More Detail, Scale Up

Clean Up Your Edges

Practice What is Hard

Make Sure You REALLY Love Your Reference

Use a Completed Drawing as a Reference

Never Stop Learning

Using Creativity to Calm and Restore

Malcome Gladwell’s 10,000 Hours

Ira Glass- Taste Gap

Stephen King- Stay Faithful

Austin Kleon- Steal Like an Artist

Steven Pressfield- The War of Art

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