Creating Rocks Using Colored Pencil Step-by-Step Demo by Carol Moore

Rocks - they seem easy to create, but, in fact, consist of many different textures and colors with their own unique properties. When creating rocks, it helps to have knowledge or familiarity of the type of rocks that you wish to create. It is also important to have good references. If you want the rocks to have a fantasy, Celtic or Native American theme, you need to do some research and study those type of rocks and find good references as well.In this step-by-step, I am going to demonstrate how to create details and textures of rocks using colored pencil and turpenoid natural to blend the colors together. As well as, apply a Native American pictograph to the rocks.

Step 1 Determine the Base Colors for Your Rocks First, I determine the colors for my base layer. I determine Prismacolors cream, beige, and 10% cool grey will be by my base colors and start applying them to define the base of the rocks. I

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sMaterials and Tools

Cotton SwabsPencil Sharpener Turpenoid Natural EraserPaperBrush (to wipe away debris)

Prismacolor Pencils:cream beige blush pink goldenrod violet salmon pink blue slate burnt ochre putty beige black grape light umber black vermilion red sepia rose pink sky blue jade green cloud blue cool grey 10%, 70% warm grey 30%, french grey 20%, 50% , 70% and 90%

applied 10% cool grey to the dark areas of the rocks. I then applied cream and beige to the lighter areas of the rocks. Next, I began to work on defining the details, highlights and the Native American pictograph bear shapes on two of the rocks. To define these areas of the rocks, I added layers of putty beige, goldenrod, blush pink, blue slate, warm grey 30% and french grey 20%.Note* make sure you continuously brush away debris from pencils and erase pencil lines as you go.

Step 2Define the Structures of the RocksI begin to define the structure of the rocks by darkening the shadows, shapes and details by using black grape, violet, warm grey 30%, french grey 50% and 70% .Next, I worked on the mid-tones and highlights of the rocks by adding more layers of blush pink, cream, goldenrod, salmon pink, burnt ochre, french grey 20%, french grey 30%, light umber and blue slate. I then add a light layer of vermilion red on the large rock in the areas that will have highlights.

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Step 3Darken Up Shadows and DetailsI continue darkening up shadows, defining the structures, textures and details of the rocks by adding layers of black grape, light umber, blue slate, black and french grey 70%. After many layers of colors have been built up, I begin to blend the colors with turpenoid natural using a q-tip.

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Step 4Continue darkening shadows and details and forming the water near the rocks. Next, I continue to add layers of black grape, french grey 70% and 90%, blue slate, sepia, burnt ochre, and black to the rocks. Afterwards, I apply the turpenoid natural and blend the areas of the rocks again. I wait for the solvent to dry and then I begin to form the edge of the water around the rocks by adding layers of cream, cool grey 10%, light umber, black grape and rose pink.

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Final StepDarken Areas and Form the WaterContinue to darken up the shadows of the rocks with black, black grape and french grey 70%. Add another layer of goldenrod and blush pink to the highlights of the rocks. Also, continue to form the water around the rocks by using jade green, goldenrod, cream, blush pink, blue slate, light umber, sky blue, cloud blue, violet, beige, cool grey 10% and french grey 20%.

Thanks so much for following along!I hope you enjoyed the step-by-step demo.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me at info@mooresartgallery.com Keep on Creating!

Carol Moore

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