Intro to

coloured

pencils
February 10th
 AGENDA
Today you will...

1. Observe the works of artists Marco Mazzoni and CJ Hendry

2. Understand colour theory, layering, and blending
3. Create a coloured pencil study
MARCO MAZZONI

Italian artist based in Milan

Works with coloured pencil
Creates highly intricate drawings of plants and animals that
pertain to the ancient art of healing and Italian folklore
He uses many layers to create rich colour and depth – making his
artwork look like it was created with wet material (water colour,
paint)
 ARTWORKS

Confession, 2016 CASTOR AND POLLUX, 2011 Untitled, 2003

 CJ HENDRY

Australian artist working in New York

Creates hyper realistic drawings using coloured pencil
Some works can take up to 80 hours to create
Products are the primary subjects of her work
 COLOURED PENCIL DRAWINGS

Margin call
WIP
ASSIGNMENT

CREATE A COLOURED PENCIL STUDY

1. Create a colour wheel using only the primary colours: red,

yellow, and blue (separate piece of paper)
2. Create swatch gradients for each of your coloured pencils
and label them
3. Create a complementary blend (e.g. red to green)
4. Create an analogous blend (yellow to red)
HOW NEUTRALS

ARE MADE

www.Color-Wheel-Artist.com
EXTRA

EXPLORATION
Using what you know about colour theory,
layering, and blending, create your own skin tone.
Video tutorial is on D2L