Flowers: Petal Strokes, Overlap Shadows, and the 3-Tone Rule

How to Color Flowers with Colored Pencils: Petal Strokes, Overlap Shadows, and the 3-Tone Rule

Flowers are where most colorists get humbled. They look simple — petals, a center, done — and then your first rose comes out looking like a pink paper plate. I did that more than once before I understood what was going on: flowers are not about coloring petals. They’re about coloring the gaps between petals. … Read more