The Guide to Graphite: Colored Graphite
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4 Hours of Instruction
19 Videos
18 eBooks
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Lesson Description
Learn how to apply and activate colored graphite to produce light and airy sketches. Create a figure drawing of a young boy with colored graphite.
Lesson Materials
Hot press watercolor paper, H graphite pencil, colored graphite pencils, nylon brush, and water.
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Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (6:15)Lesson 2: Graphite Grades and Sharpening (8:31)Lesson 3: Erasers (10:49)Lesson 4: Mark Making and Blending (12:57)Lesson 5: Light and Shadow - Part 1 (8:32)Lesson 6: Light and Shadow - Part 2 (7:45)Lesson 7: Sketching (12:16)Lesson 8: Texture Study 1 (14:50)Lesson 9: Texture Study 2 (15:16)Lesson 10: Texture Study 3 - Part 1 (12:30)Lesson 11: Texture Study 3 - Part 2 (12:12)Lesson 12: Landscape Drawing - Part 1 (13:26)Lesson 13: Landscape Drawing - Part 2 (9:45)Lesson 14: Portrait Drawing - Part 1 (12:49)Lesson 15: Portrait Drawing - Part 2 (13:05)Lesson 16: Powdered Graphite (13:09)Lesson 17: Water Soluble Graphite (8:33)Lesson 18: Colored Graphite (16:35)Lesson 19: Framing / Matting / Conclusion (9:30)
Hi Matt,
Is there any problem using tinted graphite pencils and water-soluble pencils interchangeably in the same painting?
Hi Gretchen, Sorry I missed this. No problem at all. The only issue is that the water soluble graphite may darken or mute the colored graphite.
What’s the difference between using colored graphite and watercolor pencils?
Marjorie,
Colored graphite is graphite, while watercolor pencils feature pigment held by the same binder as watercolor (gum arabic). This makes these tow mediums different, even though both can be thinned with water. You may find this lesson helpful…https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/colored-pencils-vs-watercolor-pencils-vs-the-others
Hi Matt,
It would be great if you could tell us what brand of pencils, etc., you are using.
Thanks,
Stephen
Nevermind, I see you’ve already addressed that issue. Thanks.
Matt,
I want to purchase a set Derwent graphitint paint pan set. I want to know if I could complete this painting using the paint pan set. If so, would you please consider demonstrating on this painting or adding a new lesson demonstrating how to use the paint pan set?
Hi Matt
Love graphitint by derwent. Would be great if you could add more projects maybe a landscape or an animal such a horse.
I love this course
Diana
Once again a new material for me. I would be curious to try the same subject using water soluble colored pencils to see how they compare.