Live Lessons: Peacock with Colored Pencils
Lessons
About This Lesson Series...
In this lesson series, we create a drawing of a colorful peacock with colored pencils on black drawing paper.
Lesson 1 (1:09:13)
In lesson one, we discuss the materials and sketch the contours of the peacock with a graphite pencil.
Lesson 2 (1:09:38)
In lesson two, we begin colored pencil applications on the head of the peacock.
Lesson 3 (1:10:20)
In lesson three, we complete colored pencil applications to the head of the peacock.
Lesson 4 (1:12:02)
In lesson four, we begin working down the neck of the peacock with colored pencil applications.
Lesson 5 (1:10:43)
In lesson five, we complete colored pencil applications on the neck of the peacock.
Lesson 6 (1:02:14)
In lesson six, we work on the crown of the peacoack.
Lesson 7 (1:09:05)
In lesson seven, we begin work on the background.
Lesson 8 (1:08:35)
In lesson eight, we begin colored pencil applications on the decorative back of the peacock.
Lesson 9 (1:09:20)
In lesson nine, we continue work on the body of the peacock in the middle ground.
Lesson 10 (1:04:32)
In lesson ten, we develop the feathers of the peacock on the lower right portion of the drawing.
Lesson 11 (1:02:40)
In lesson eleven, we complete the drawing.
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Specific Colors Used
- Terra Cotta
- Sunburst Yellow
- 10% French Grey
- Dark Umber
- Sky Blue Light
- Pink Rose
- Light Green
- Pale Sage
- Light Aqua
- Cobalt Turquoise
- Cobalt Blue Hue
- Blue Slate
- Grey Green Light
- Canary Yellow
- Imperial Violet
- Sky Blue
- Poppy Red
- 90% Cool Grey
- Cerulean Blue
- Caribbean Sea
- Non-Photo Blue
- Indigo
- Orchid
- Ultramarine
- Yellowed Orange
- True Green
- Eggshell
- Lemon Yellow
- Dark Umber
- Cream
- Grey Green Light
- White
- Orange
- 50% Cool Grey
- Mulberry
- Apple Green
- Parma Violet
- Process Red
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Love the A -I image Matt! Thx for the new lesson! I’m still waiting for my water-soluble oil landscape to dry but have it all done to my best ability!
Thx again for all these live lessons from both you and your buddy Ashley.
Love hearing especially your stories of your youngster experiences with the classmates and friends from your early days! It is wonderful to have friends from your grade school days…keep them forever!
love and prayers,
Therese
I missed yesterdays live lesson. was it the continuation of the colored pencil peacock? i do not see a lesson 2 under the live lesson tab.
Thank you.
Eytan
Hello Matt,
Could a list of the colors you have used so far be made available here? I know there was a list in the chat and Ashley has a list generally.
If it could be posted here it would be very helpful.
Thank you and greetings to your family.
Artsy
Hi Teri,
I have added the list of colors under the “Materials” tab. I hope this helps.
Hi! I have Stonehenge Aqua Coldpress (8 x 10, 140 lb) in Black or Canson XL Colorline Black Drawing (9 x 12, 92 lb). Which would be best for this or should I purchase the Strathmore? Hoping to use what I have so I can catch up
Hello Teresa,
Personally I would use the black color-line paper. This works really well with colored pencils, being waxed base or oil based.
Also, Strathmore multimedia coal black paper works well with colored pencils. This is what I am using.
I hope this is helpful.
Artsy
Hi Teresa,
Teri is right. The Colorline paper will perform much better than the black watercolor paper. There’s no need to purchase the Strathmore paper since the Colorline is so similar. I hope this helps.
congratulations to Luke on the home run! and to Matt for making sure the priorities are straight…these are the moments you never get back!
I was just thinking watching the first lesson on this peacock. I was thinking maybe a white charcoal pencil may really help for making your pencil outline. What do you think?
Linda
Dear Matt,
This is a wonderful lesson I enjoyed following and drawing along very much.
I have learned more about the chance to deviate from a reference foto, pick my own colors, layer my colors on paper with limited tooth and how different working on black paper is.
Thank you for being there,
Buddy