More Sketchbook Explorations: Gel Pen Drawings on Colored Paper by Lisa Congdon

Beginner | 34 min

Taught by Lisa Congdon

In this final class, Lisa shares how to take the tips and tricks you’ve learned along the way and apply them to new and exciting surfaces. Embellish the matte cover of kraft paper notebooks with bright Gelly Roll pens, and learn to transform a stark sheet of black paper into a stunning piece of Japanese-inspired art that beautifully sweeps across the page. You now have the skills to apply your personal style, which you have developed throughout this course, to any surface you please.

Learn how to:

Use gel pens to adorn the cover of kraft paper notebooks
Create a wave motif across an entire page of black paper using white gel pens and white paint

What you’ll get:

Learn from Lisa Congdon how use gel pens to create a wave motif on black paper
3 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list
Step-by-step expert instruction from artist Congdon
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Introduction
Overview01:44

Materials
Materials00:45

Drawing Designs on Colored Paper
Using gel pens on a kraft paper notebook08:42
Using white gel pens on black paper11:27

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Notebook with a kraft paper cover (Lisa uses brown-paper Scout books but these come in a variety of other colors you might want to use)
One or two colored Gelly Roll Pens that will show on the paper color you’ve selected
White Gelly Roll Pen
Black paper (Lisa uses a 9” x 12” sketchbook filled with black paper by Strathmore)
White paint (Lisa suggests using watercolor from a tube, gouache, or acrylic white)
Small paintbrush