Develop your skills in botanical drawing with colored pencils in this online class. Study color theory, composition, value, blending, layering colors, combining graphite with colored pencils and more. Create several drawings over the course of the class with lots of instructor feedback. Subjects include flowers, fruits, leaves, and others. Some observational drawing experience is preferred, or for students who have taken Corry’s Botanical Drawing in Graphite class.

Colored pencils class supplies list:

• Pad of smooth drawing paper, i.e. Bristol Smooth, 9” x 12”, 15-25 sheets, such as Canson brand, or another.
• Sketchpad, 8×10 or larger.
• Hotpress watercolor paper, sheets or block, Stonehenge Aqua Hotpress by Legion or Blick Hotpress or similar brand, 9×12 inches, around 15 sheets, 140 lb.
• Roll of white trace paper, 12 inches.
• HB, H, 2H and 4H graphite pencils.
• Colored pencils: many colors included in the 24-Prismacolor Premier and other sets are not used in botanical drawing so it is preferable if students individually purchase the following Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils that are more specific for botanical drawing. These are available at Blick.com. Don’t worry if you cannot purchase all colors; you can use what you have.
  101 White
  103 Ivory
  102 Cream
  184 Dark Naples Ochre
  118 Scarlet Red
  142 Madder
  123 Fuchsia
  133 Magenta
  194 Red Violet
  193 Burnt Carmine
  134 Crimson
  138 Violet
  157 Dark Indigo
  172 Earth Green
  278 Chrome Green Oxide
  174 Chromium Green Opaque
  168 Earth Green Yellowish
  170 May Green
  179 Bistre
  178 Nougat
  175 Dark Sepia
  230 Cold Grey I
  275 Warm Grey IV
  274 Warm Grey V
• Colorless blender pencil, Prismacolor or other brand.
• Colorless blending marker, ProMarker, Winsor & Newton brand, which is alcohol-based, or other brand.
• Kneaded, sand (by Mono if available) and plastic erasers.
• Portable pencil sharpener. I highly recommend the Muji brand portable hand sharpener. It is excellent for sharpening colored pencils, and is available on Amazon currently. This sharpener creates an amazing point which is long lasting and does not waste a lot of pencil in the sharpening process. A key to successful botanical drawing in colored pencils is using a very sharp pencil, so do consider purchasing a good sharpener.
• Ruler. Clear plastic is best for measuring, but use what is available.
• Embossing stylus, size 0.5.
• Magnifying glass.

Corry Buckwalter is an art instructor, artist, and landscape designer based in North Adams, MA. She is committed to teaching observational drawing and painting techniques in a systematic and nurturing process. A painter in acrylic, oil and watercolor, Corry has shown and sold her paintings in juried exhibitions for more than 10 years while living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She studied botanical drawing with UK botanical artist Ann Swan and also at the School of Botanical Art and Illustration at Denver Botanical Gardens. Corry’s website is: www.corrybuckwalter.com.