Dolphin drawing with sunset colors

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Dolphins: In-Depth Colored Pencil Tutorial

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Colored Pencils PLUS Pastel Pencils! This mixed-media project has it all! Crystal blue water, shimmering reflections, big, fat bubbles, and smiling dolphins! And can you believe it gets even better than that? True story – you’ll also get to learn how to use pastel pencils together with colored pencil, on sand-colored Pastelmat. Think of all the wonderful new skills you’ll gain with just one beautiful drawing? Follow along as Leontine shows you in the first 10 steps, how to draw that flawless blue ocean. In the next 17 steps, layer by layer, you’ll slowly but surely draw first.

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This is a digital download. Prefer Print?

Print editions now on Amazon. Click here >>

New! Mixed Media Tutorial —
Colored Pencils PLUS Pastel Pencils!

This mixed-media project has it all! Crystal blue water, shimmering reflections, big, fat bubbles, and smiling dolphins!

And can you believe it gets even better than that? True story – you’ll also get to learn how to use pastel pencils together with colored pencil, on sand-colored Pastelmat. Think of all the wonderful new skills you’ll gain with just one beautiful drawing?

Follow along as Leontine shows you in the first 10 steps, how to draw that flawless blue ocean. In the next 17 steps, layer by layer, you’ll slowly but surely draw first one dolphin and then the next. And last, in Step 28, you’ll draw those luscious, fat air bubbles that are drifting toward the surface. The instructions in this project are so clear and the images so helpful, you’ll swear Leontine is right there with you in your drawing studio, guiding you each step of the way. You’ll have oceans of fun with this one!

About The Author: Leontine is a professional artist from the Netherlands. She specializes in animal portraiture with colored pencil and pastel pencil. She is focused on creating online lessons to help artists of all levels improve their own animal drawings, through her Patreon and YouTube channel.

About In-Depth Tutorials: Whether you are new to drawing animals in colored pencil or a seasoned artist, you will gain invaluable insight, practice, and experience from this project. Our In-Depth tutorials are all about preparing yourself for future wins, while also creating a beautiful piece of artwork.

Created by master colored pencil artists, each In-Depth tutorial features detailed steps and focuses on teaching you why and not just how the artist applies their technique. No book comes close to the amount of instruction in an In-Depth tutorial. Art instruction books typically contain 4-6 steps per demo. That just scratches the surface! With large images 28 or more steps, In-Depth tutorials truly show you exactly how the artist works, making it easy and stress-free to learn new colored pencil techniques and achieve success.

Note: Drawing paper and pencils not included. See images for complete supply list. Polychromos pencil name changes can be found

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