Comments on: The Colored Pencil Course – Landscape Drawing Part 1

By: Bonnie Arnold

Bonnie Arnold — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:13:58 +0000

Matt, I am learning so much. But was wondering if you could update some of these older videos by adding a few things to the materials list, or the e-book. (I have a couple of suggestions!) 1. List of colors so we can come prepared (PC Scholar and Premier have same color names, but these names are often slightly different colors.) Of course the numbers help. 2. Paper color and which side to use (per other comments). 3. When you say that you use sky blue and white until you get the color that “pleases” you, please tell us what you are looking for. The color blue of the sky? Are we looking for the final color? Or will we work it more? Enough blue to cover the paper? Or just enough to mark some specific outlines or features. 4. Since there is no closed captions on this series, a transcript in the ebook would/could help. Thx- All the best!

By: jackie connell

jackie connell — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:49:21 +0000

In reply to William Poore. great idea

By: Bob Rutan

Bob Rutan — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:40:53 +0000

In reply to matt.

Hi Matt, Up to this point in the lessons I have seen you use a colorless blender or burnish, but not the liquid blender. This has always confused me as to when to use the liquid blender. Can you clear that up please.
Thanks
Bob

By: Susan Florentino

Susan Florentino — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:48:32 +0000

Matt,
Can you please provide some insight into paper sizes you are using? For sake of convenience, I have been resizing in Photoshop, printing letter size and using 9X12 paper. I find this limiting so want to move up to larger paper. The photo references seem irregular in size. For example, Willie was 20.833 by 16.667, and the Landscape is 16×9.167. I did Willie as 11×8.5 which was not quite the same aspect ratio. But I plan on doing the Landscape on 12×16, which will be about 16×10. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:47:08 +0000

In reply to David ruppel. Hi David, Sorry this response is late. You need to preserve an area in the sly for the sun and then add color around it. It will be very difficult to cover the warmer colors over the cool blues for the sky.

By: David ruppel

David ruppel — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:31:12 +0000

Hi Matt
Love this course. This is my first time drawing/coloring and I feel so inspired and impressed by what I have accomplished so far.
In this lesson do you color the entire sky, sky blue. Then do you add the sun on top of the sky blue.

By: Ann Hart

Ann Hart — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:08:43 +0000

Hi Mark, I’m also enjoying these lessons. In the video, you say you build up the colors in the sky until you get a consistency you’re happy with. What consistency makes you happy? I really don’t know how much color to put down.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:58:17 +0000

In reply to Chris Hallas. Hi Chris, Yep. This one took about 6 hours from start to finish.

By: Chris Hallas

Chris Hallas — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:29:48 +0000

Hi Matt, really enjoying watching your lessons, not done much drawing as yet due to ill health. Can I ask how long it took to complete this drawing from start to finish. Thanks

By: matt

matt — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 20:08:16 +0000

In reply to Kathy Gilray.

Hi Kathy,

For oil-based pencils, I’ve had the best results with Turpenoid. For comparison purposes, you may check out this lesson…https://thevirtualinstructor.com/how-to-blend-colored-pencils.html