Vivian Wong shares her love of colored pencils and explains that one way “baby artists” improve their work is by copying what they see. Love Colored Pencils is designed to enable exactly this.

*Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*

Look over Vivian’s shoulder as she demonstrates all the techniques you need to make luscious drawings in the wonderful, soft, blendable medium of colored pencil. On one side of each spread, Vivian demonstrates a technique or she colors in a subject, and on the opposite page or the next spread, you are encouraged to try it yourself, drawing directly in the book. Exercises throughout offer fun ways to explore drawing while being inspired by Vivian’s popular and colorful drawing style.

Vivian will teach you about:

• Holding your pencil
• Pencil pressure
• Hatching and crosshatching
• Stippling
• Scribbling
• Blending
• Color mixing
• Creating tones with color
• How to color facial features
• And more!

Practice your skills as you follow Vivian’s simple instructions for drawing facial features, many different hairstyles and hair colors, an owl, a leopard, and a variety of flower types.

This is a book for all levels of artists who want to explore this versatile and fun medium with a colorful and talented artist, baby step by baby step. With Vivian by your side, you can’t go wrong!

Vivian Wong is a Hong Kong–based artist who is currently studying architecture at the University of Edinburgh. She has been drawing and taking art lessons from the age of five. She has a passion for art and design and loves to create stunning and colorful artwork. She specializes in illustration and graphic design. See more of Vivian's art on Instagram (@vivianhitsugaya), Facebook (@vivianwongart), and YouTube (@vivianhitsugaya).

 C H A P T E R  O N E / B A S I C T E C H N I Q U E S 

STROKES/COLORING IN

• Holding your pencil (it might seem obvious but how you hold your pencil can influence the effect you are trying

to achieve)

• Pressure. Controlling lightness/darkness of color

• Back and forth strokes (most commonly used technique)

• Stippling

• Hatching

• Crosshatching

• Scribbling

• Blending colors. Using white colored pencil or blending with a stump or cotton tip

• Filling in

KNOWING THE COLOR SPECTRUM

Why it is important to understand the color spectrum and how it will help you when you color in different subjects.

• The artist's color wheel. Primary and secondary colors

• Complementary colors and how to use them in your work

• My favorite color palette. Vivian's "go-to colors"

• Color mixes. Color pencils come in a myriad colors, but knowing how to mix your pencils expands your potential

palette and what you can create with it. Examples of which colors to mix to create a specific color (i.e. blue + dark

brown = dark blue), and techniques for mixing colors (overlaying, hatching, or "dots")

WHAT IS TONING?

• What is tone? Tone describes the lightness or darkness of a basic color

• Tonal gradient. How to create different tones from one color. How to create different colorful gradients

WHAT IS SHADING?

Using basic 3D shapes to illustrate.

• Tint and shade. What are they? Know the difference

• Identifying the light source and shadow. First, decide where the light source and shadow are, then base the rest of

the drawing on that

• Coloring techniques to illustrate light source and shadow. Back and forth strokes. Layering/hatching.

Highlights: Leaving areas uncolored to show the light source

 C H A P T E R  T W O / H O W  T O  CO LO R 

The following subjects are demonstrated in step-by-step sequences, followed by a page or two for the reader to

practice coloring in the artwork provided.

• Faces (skin)

• Eyes

• Noses

• Lips

• Ears

• Hair

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Glass

• Aluminum cans

• Clothes

• Animal fur and feathers

• Spherical objects

• Lettering (making it look 3D)

• Colorful doodles and patterns

REVIEW YOUR OWN WORK