30 Coloring Pages with Courtney Cerruti, Lisa Congdon and Pam Garrison
Total Time: 1 hour 26 secs
Taught by
Courtney Cerruti
The whole world has fallen madly in love with coloring book pages, and we have, too! We’ve teamed up three of our top art instructors—Lisa Congdon, Pam Garrison, and Courtney Cerruti—to create printable coloring pages just for you. Each week, we’ll post a new batch of downloadable pages from all three artists, plus an accompanying class taught by Courtney on creative ways to color in the pages. Courtney’s lessons go way beyond the classic crayon, covering everything from colored pencils and markers to glitter pens and watercolors, with lots of tips for blending and adding dimension.
30 Coloring Pages with Courtney Cerruti, Lisa Congdon and Pam Garrison
Part 1:
30 Coloring Pages: Get Creative with Colored Pencils
When it comes to filling in fine lines and small areas, there’s no better tool for the job than a freshly-sharpened colored pencil. Courtney shows you how to blend hues and distribute colors evenly for balance and cohesion. She also demonstrates the proper pressure to use to get a perfect light-to-dark fade. Finish off your coloring with some Micron brush marker strokes and you’ve got a polished masterpiece.
Part 2:
30 Coloring Pages: Get Creative with Markers, Pens and Glitter
Markers are a coloring workhorse, used to fill in small and large areas with big splashes of concentrated color. Courtney shows you how to use different types of pens and markers to blend colors, plus she introduces sparkly Gelly Roll pens and her techniques for adding glitter.
Part 3:
30 Coloring Pages: Get Creative with Watercolor Pencils
Watercolor pencils and coloring pages are a match made in heaven. The pencil-shape makes for ideal coloring-in, but the magic really happens when you add water. In this class, Courtney shares her techniques for blending watercolor pencils with cotton swabs to create smooth layers of color.
Part 4:
30 Coloring Pages: Get Creative with Watercolors and Wax Resist
In this final installment, Courtney shares a few inventive ideas for filling in pages with traditional watercolor, including a fun wax resist technique. This class is all about going outside the lines and adding shape, shadow, pattern and dimension.
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