Black-Eyed Susan: Jacki Kellum Watercolor

I rarely draw in colored pencil. But I do teach my students to begin their study of color and drawing in colored pencils. While painting in watercolor is fast and furious–prone to dissolving into a muddy mess–drawing in colored pencils slows that process down and allows the student time to think along the way.

Black-Eyed Susan – Jon Massey – in Colored Pencil – I’m not sure how many weeks Jon has been taking art classes from me–probably 6 or 8 weeks–but I am thrilled by the progress he has made. Next week, we’ll paint black-eyed Susans in Watercolor. After my students get comfortable with the drawing in colored pencil, I like for them to paint whatever they drew the week before.

In this post, I’ll discuss the colored pencils I use to create both the blues and the browns.

Next week, I’ll discuss how to translate the colored pencil drawing into a watercolor painting, and I’ll share the palette for the painting.

Colored Pencils Used Listed from Lightest to Darkest

Yellows to Oranges

Canary Yellow
Spanish Orange
Orange
Pale Vermillion

Browns

Orange
Pale Vermillion
Blue Violet
Indigo Blue

Greens

Light Chartreuse
Chartreuse
Yellow Green