debbie collier 22 Oct 2006

I really like what you have posted on your website!! It is very helpful to me! I do alot of work in pencil but, I have wanted to do some work in color! The flesh tones are what I have mainly been interested in! But, I like learning I can use alot of different tools! So thank you bunches for posting this!!

Crystal Sons 22 Oct 2006

Very good tutorial!! I mostly been just drawing in pencil but my grandpa wanted a drawing done in color so I got me some pastels and tried them... It took me forever... I still think I like the plain pencil/black and white drawings better, but adding color brings a whole different aspect to it.... I wish I'd read your tutorial before I did my Pa's Bull...

Katerina Koukiotis 23 Oct 2006

thank you debbie,crystal so much *hugs*

Colored pencils are great you can also use watercolor as a underpainting and then go over the details with colored pencils or use acrylics, CP are great but they do need a lot of patience to build up all the colors,i love graphite black and white pencil work but now and then i like to do some colored artworks.

Crystal i think your drawing turned out wonderful,the more you work with colored pencils the more you'll like them :)

You can also try colored pencils on tinted paper-below i posted a small pic of one of my ACEO trade card artworks i did of a teddy bear it's worked with colored pencils on canson mi tientes pastel paper :)b/c there is color on the paper the CP work is quicker.

Crystal Sons 24 Oct 2006

Sweet!! TY Kat.... im gonna have to go get me a set of coloring pencils now!!!

Chris Callahan 05 Nov 2006

Nice tutorial :) Is the Strathmore vellum stronger than Bristol? I tried using watercolor pencils on Bristol onetime and it buckled like an old woman losing bingo. I'll have to look for this paper

Jennifer Nilsson 19 Nov 2006

Hiya, Katerina! *WAVE* You are so generous to have shared this tut with us all. I can't wait to see your graphite demo. Keeping my eyes open for it.

~Jenna

Katerina Koukiotis 03 Dec 2006

thank you jenna so much *hugs* i really have to sit down one of these days and do a graphite and charcoal tutorial :)

Hi Chris so sorry i didnt see your question sooner the difference between vellum bristol and smooth is that vellum has a more rough texture and it can take some paint (and more abuse) if you use it right i wouldn't recommend using watercolor with a dripping wet brush the paper will buckle up for sure but if you use some paint carefully it won't buckle,what i do is i always use my color pencils and pastels together and if i want to accent bring out colors i then take acrylics or gougache which is like watercolor and go over some parts but i make sure my brush is not dripping wet.

I love using my smooth bristol with my charcoal or graphite artworks,smooth board is awesome for portrait work!! I also use vellum sometime for graphite too especially if i use really dark tones like the recent witch i did for halloween.

Hope that helps :)

Steve Howard 03 Dec 2006

It's nice to see people sharing their techniques here. I have viewed your portfolio. Great work.

Chris Callahan 10 Dec 2006

Thanks Katerina :)

Katerina Koukiotis 10 Dec 2006

Thank you steve you are very welcome chris :)

Elaine Vechorik 22 Dec 2010

Ah heck...I really wanted to view this tutorial, but AOL discontinued their member area. Hopefully, you can post it somewhere else and give another link?

cliff higdon 28 Dec 2010

I tried the website you indicated in your post and all I get is a hard time trying to access the site and then I'm told that they can't accept my info or something to that effect, which makes it difficult to follow you. I think it would be better for all told to view the tut. on Art Wanted, tutorials. Just a thought. Cliff.

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