Sketchbook Illustration with Colored Pencils

Improve your observational drawing skills by developing a consistent habit of sketching with colored pencils

• Introduction
• Why Keep a Sketchbook
• Observational Drawing Techniques
• Sharing and Connecting
• Final project

Drawing is an honest, immediate, and raw form of creativity, and a sketchbook is a great place to start. For Zoë Barker, an illustrator whose clients include Harrods, Cartier, and The Telegraph, drawing with colored pencils in a personal sketchbook enabled her to rediscover her love for the art form and express herself in a personal way.

In this course, she teaches how to use colored pencils to achieve various effects like texture, color, and atmosphere. Explore what you can achieve with just line work and understand the benefits of keeping a sketchbook. Embrace drawing as play and watch yourself grow as an illustrator.

• About Me
• Influences
• Importance of Keeping a Sketchbook 1
• Importance of Keeping a Sketchbook 2
• Materials and Basic Technique 1
• Materials and Basic Technique 2
• Blending Colour
• Timed Exercises
• Object 1
• Object 2
• Street 1
• Street 2
• People 1
• People 2
• Bringing It All Together 1
• Bringing It All Together 2
• Bringing It All Together 3
• Sharing Your Work on Social Media 1
• Sharing Your Work on Social Media 2
• Creating Routine and Healthy Habits
• Sketchbook Illustration with Colored Pencils