Karen Hull Art

Coloured Pencil Resources

~Pencil Charts~

• Coloured Pencil Conversion and Comparison Charts
• Blank Coloured Pencil Charts that you can colour yourself (credit Denise Howard)
• Prismacolor Premier
• Faber Castell Polychromos
• Caran D'ache Pablos
• Caran D'ache Luminance
• Derwent Artist (credit Art Resources for Artists)
• Derwent Drawing (credit Art Resources for Artists)
• Derwent Coloursoft (credit Art Resources for Artists)
• Derwent Inktense (credit Art Resources for Artists)
• Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor (credit the artshop.com.au)

~Coloured Pencil Societies~

• Australian Society of Coloured Pencil Artists
• Coloured Pencil Community of Australasia
• Coloured Pencil Society of America
• Pencil Art Society
• UK Coloured Pencil Society

~Coloured Pencil Publications~

~Helpful Sites~

• Ann Kullberg - great site for purchasing books and tutorials
• Colored Pencil Central
• Colored Pencil Info
• Colored Pencil Tips and Techniques - Moores Art Gallery
• Craftsy Online Coloured Pencil Classes - affiliate link
• Cynthia Knox - excellent books and classes
• JVArt Resources - information and reviews of art resources
• Lachri Fine Art - Coloured pencil information/tutorials/videos
• Making a Mark - Katherine Tyrrell
• Pencil Topics UK - Excellent resource for pencil artists
• http://wonderstreet.com/blog/choosing-the-best-pencil - A great blog post comparing different pencil brands

~Free Tutorials~

• How to add a watermark to your artwork using Paint.Net
• Working with Inktense and coloured pencil on Canvas

~Coloured Pencil Pressure Gauge~

This Gauge gives some idea of the pencil coverage for Light Pressure #1, Mediums Pressure #3 and Heavy Pressure #5 which may be of assistance when completing coloured pencil tutorials. Colour swatches were completed on smooth grey mat board.

~Pencil Groups on Facebook~

These groups are a great way of connecting and sharing with other pencil and coloured pencil artists and can also be a wonderful way of learning.

• All Things Coloured Pencil
• Australia and New Zealand Colour Pencils
• Colored Pencil Art
• Colored Pencil Corner
• Colored Pencil Tips and Resources
• Coloured Pencil Artist League - (via membership portal)
• Coloured Pencil for Beginners
• Colored Pencil, Graphite and Pastels
• Pencil Artist Friends
• Polychromos Pencil Artists
• The Creative Color Place

 Craftsy Class

If you would like to learn more about how to do realistic portraits, then you might enjoy my full length video class on creating Photorealistic Portraits in coloured pencil on Craftsy. Within the Craftsy platform you can interact with instructors, upload progress images of your own portraits and get individualised feedback and critiques. For more information on this class and Craftsy in general please click here.