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Course Description

ONLINE: This 10-week course is designed for students who want to deepen their colored pencil skills and explore advanced techniques to create painterly effects with this versatile medium. As the title states, the course focuses on teaching how to achieve brilliant color and smooth surfaces that resemble traditional painting. Participants will learn how to use colored pencils in combination with blending solvents to enhance color vibrancy and achieve seamless transitions. The course is ideal for those who already have some experience with colored pencils and wish to elevate their work to a more polished level. By the end of the course, participants will have gained a deeper understanding of color layering, blending techniques and surface management that will enable them to create rich, smooth and luminous artworks using colored pencils. | Active Skill Learning.

Max enrollment: 50.

Class sessions are recorded.

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Section Title
Painting With Colored Pencils: How to Use Colored Pencils to Achieve a Painterly Effect
Type
Online - Zoom
Days
T
Time
11:00AM to 1:00PM
Dates
Jan 27, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
20.0
Delivery Options
Virtual Classroom  
Course Fees
Instructors

Section Notes

Class sessions are recorded.

Required supplies/fee:

Students can choose either colored pencil list A or B (not both)

Colored Pencil List: A (20 Fabercastell Polychromo Pencils with 4 Prismacolor Pencils)
Light Magenta (119)
Light Red-Violet (135)
Purple Violet (136)
Blue Violet (137)
Mauve (249)
Red Violet (194)
Cream (102)
Cadmium Yellow (107)
Dark Naples Ochre (184)
Earth Green Yellowish (168)
Bistre (179) 179
Raw Umber (180) 180
Olive Green Yellowish (173) 173
Nougat (178) 178
Paynes Grey (181) 181 
Cold Grey I (230) 230 
Cold Grey II (231) 231 
Burnt Ochre (187) 187 
Dark Sepia (175) 175 
Dark Indigo (157) 157 

Also these Prismacolor Pencils:
Greyed Lavender (1026)-(get 2)
Dark Purple (931)
Black Grape (996) - (get 2)
Black Cherry (1078) 

Colored Pencil List: B (total of 21 Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils)
Prismacolor Premier
Violet (1008) 
Violet Blue (933) 
Black Cherry (1078) 
Cream (914) 
Canary Yellow (916) 
Yellow Ochre (942) 
Apple Green (912) 
Bronze (1028) 
Marine Green (988) 
Sandbar Brown (1094) 
Cool Grey 90% (1067) 
Cool Grey 10 % (1059) 
Cool Grey 20% (1069) 
Mineral Orange 1033
Dark Umber (947)
Indigo Blue (901)
Greyed Lavender (1026)-(get 2)
Dark Purple (931)
Black Grape (996) - (get 2)
Black Cherry (1078)

Additional necessary supplies:
Paper:
White HotPress Watercolor Paper:
9 x 12 (Arches is a great brand)

Derwent Chinese White 7200 Pencil (get 2)
• Colorless Blender Pencil
• Solvent: I use Gamsol (plain Alcohol is fine)
• Brushes for the solvent:
(My favorite is a #4 rounded filbert and a small sable brush i.e. #3 or #4)

 

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