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).
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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
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
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