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Brenda Hoddinott
S-01 INTERMEDIATE: CARTOONS IN COLOR
In this project you use colored pencils to draw a fun
cartoon of a flower. The curriculum demonstrates
basic color theory, and the skills of shading,
overlapping colors, and burnishing.
Colored pencils are ideal for adding color to cartoons, which usually require a bolder, more
colorful approach than traditional drawing subjects. When outlined with a thin black marker,
colored pencil cartoons can look very illustrative and professional.
This lesson is divided into three parts:
PLANNING AND DRAWING: You plan your drawing, and then use a yellow colored
pencil to draw the outline and base color of Sunny Blue within your drawing space in
preparation for adding shading.
ADDING SHADING WITH COLORS: In addition to yellow, you need an orange (you
may call this red) for the petals, and both a light and medium blue for the center.
ADDING FINAL TOUCHES: You need purple, yellow, and medium blue colored pencils
for the background, and a fine tip permanent black marker to give Sunny Blue some final
details and her sunny personality.
10 PAGES 15 ILLUSTRATIONS
Recommended for artists and aspiring artists of all levels and abilities from age 10 to adult, as well as
home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators.
Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada (Revised 2006)
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YELLOW
ORANGE / RED
MEDIUM BLUE
LIGHT BLUE
PURPLE
Put the cat out, take the phone off the hook, sharpen your yellow pencil and get ready
to draw!
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Graduated shading
(also known as a
graduation or
graduated values) is a
continuous progression
of graduated values
from dark to light or
from light to dark.
Press lightly on your
pencil for light values
and a little harder for
darker values.
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ADDING FINAL
TOUCHES
You need purple, yellow, and
medium blue colored pencils
for the background, and a
fine tip permanent black
marker to give Sunny Blue
some final details and her
sunny personality.
ILLUSTRATION 01-11
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14. Use purple and blue to graduate darker shading towards the upper right.
The background is very light in the lower left and graduates to dark in the upper right hand
corner. Leave the lower left section with only the light purple and yellow mix.
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15. Use a fine tip permanent black marker (or a very sharp, dark, colored pencil) to
outline Sunny Blues petals and draw in her happy face.
Refer to the completed drawing on the next page. Test a marker on some scrap paper
before you begin, and make sure that it doesnt smudge, or your drawing may be ruined!
Take your time and draw your outlines slowly and carefully.
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Check over your drawing and touch up any areas that you are not completely happy
with. Sign your name and put todays date on the back of your drawing!
ILLUSTRATION 01-15
The three best ways to improve your drawing skills are practice,
practice and more practice! So grab another piece of paper,
choose another lesson and draw some more!
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Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Brenda grew up in the small town of Corner Brook. She
developed strong technical competencies with a personal commitment to self directed learning,
and the aid of assorted Learn to Draw books. During Brendas twenty-five year career as a
self-educated civilian forensic artist, numerous criminal investigation departments have
employed Brendas skills, including Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal police
departments. In 1992, Brenda was honored with a commendation from the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, and in 1994, she was awarded a Certificate of Membership from Forensic
Artists International.
Her home-based art career included graphic design, and teaching recreational drawing and
painting classes. As supervisor of her communitys recreational art department, Brenda hired and
trained teachers, and designed curriculum for several childrens art programs. In 1998, Brenda
chose to end her eighteen-year career as an art educator in order to devote more time to writing,
drawing, painting, and developing her websites.
Drawspace http://www.drawspace.com incorporates her unique style and innovative approach to
curriculum development. This site offers downloadable and printable drawing classes for
students of all abilities from the age of eight through adult. Students of all ages, levels and
abilities have praised the simple step-by-step instructional approach. This site is respected as a
resource for fine art educators, home schooling programs, and educational facilities throughout
the world.
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reproduced or used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the written permission of Brenda Hoddinott.
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