Vivian Wong is a Hong Kong–based artist who is currently studying architecture at the University of Edinburgh. She has been drawing and taking art lessons from the age of five. She has a passion for art and design and loves to create stunning and colorful artwork. She specializes in illustration and graphic design. See more of Vivian's art on Instagram (@vivianhitsugaya), Facebook (@vivianwongart), and YouTube (@vivianhitsugaya).

C H A P T E R O N E / B A S I C T E C H N I Q U E S

STROKES/COLORING IN

• Holding your pencil (it might seem obvious but how you hold your pencil can influence the effect you are trying

to achieve)

• Pressure. Controlling lightness/darkness of color

• Back and forth strokes (most commonly used technique)

• Stippling

• Hatching

• Crosshatching

• Scribbling

• Blending colors. Using white colored pencil or blending with a stump or cotton tip

• Filling in

KNOWING THE COLOR SPECTRUM

Why it is important to understand the color spectrum and how it will help you when you color in different subjects.

• The artist's color wheel. Primary and secondary colors

• Complementary colors and how to use them in your work

• My favorite color palette. Vivian's "go-to colors"

• Color mixes. Color pencils come in a myriad colors, but knowing how to mix your pencils expands your potential

palette and what you can create with it. Examples of which colors to mix to create a specific color (i.e. blue + dark

brown = dark blue), and techniques for mixing colors (overlaying, hatching, or "dots")

WHAT IS TONING?

• What is tone? Tone describes the lightness or darkness of a basic color

• Tonal gradient. How to create different tones from one color. How to create different colorful gradients

WHAT IS SHADING?

Using basic 3D shapes to illustrate.

• Tint and shade. What are they? Know the difference

• Identifying the light source and shadow. First, decide where the light source and shadow are, then base the rest of

the drawing on that

• Coloring techniques to illustrate light source and shadow. Back and forth strokes. Layering/hatching.

Highlights: Leaving areas uncolored to show the light source

C H A P T E R T W O / H O W T O CO LO R

The following subjects are demonstrated in step-by-step sequences, followed by a page or two for the reader to

practice coloring in the artwork provided.

• Faces (skin)

• Eyes

• Noses

• Lips

• Ears

• Hair

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Glass

• Aluminum cans

• Clothes

• Animal fur and feathers

• Spherical objects

• Lettering (making it look 3D)

• Colorful doodles and patterns

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