March 19, 2020 - April 6, 2020
Artist Demo: Kate Woodliff O'Donnell | VIRTUAL
Join us in welcoming Denver local artist, Kate Woodliff O'Donnell, in an artist demo. Kate is a hyperrealist artist whose colored pencil drawings have exhibited nationally and internationally, including, New York City, Miami, England, Switzerland, Italy, Wahington D.C. and Virginia. Her work is even in the collection of Vera Wang! Kate has done many demos before, including middle school, high school, and other CCCS campuses. She walks attendees through color theory, drawing tips, and hyperrealism.
This Virtual Artist Demo will be accessible Thursday, March 19, 2020 - Monday, April 6th, 2020
Below is the recorded demo, as well as a handout that provides more step-by-step instruction.
Donut Drawing Demo Step-By-Step Guide
Reference Donut Photo:
Using a light pencil (such as grey) to sketch out your donut, making sure you include the sprinkles, frosting, cake, and cast shadows.
Note: It’s ok if you miss a few sprinkles, no one will notice. ☺
Apply a light layer of yellow and purple colored pencils. The yellow where you see light colors, the purple where you see darker colors or shadows.
Don’t push hard with your pencils or you will not be able to add more color on top of your grisaille layer.
The yellow makes your colors vibrant and bright; the purple will help your colors stay dark but still stay bright and full of value.
Trust your eyes! Really look at the donut and all the colors that you see. In my video, you will hear me say, “squint your eyes to see all the colors”, please make sure you do! This might not make any sense, but trust me…Squint those eyes!
This is the only way to see all the colors that are in and around the first color you see, your local color.
Note: All colors in this world are made up of many different colors. Drawing with colored pencils allows you to create realism using all the colors you see within the objects you are drawing.
Notice: I am holding 12 colors just for the pink frosting! These colors, light to dark values are going to make up everything from the bright pink surface area, to the underline cast shadows.
Look at your donut, then look in your box of pencils:
Pick out 3-4 colors for each part of your donut, looking at lightest to darkest values of the same color. Seen, light yellow to dark green for a green sprinkle. Do this for each part of the donut. This goes for the frosting, red, blue and yellow sprinkles, shadow areas and so on.
Keep building: build and build and build color again. Work lightest to darkest then go back and work lightest to darkest color again. When you start to notice enough color building up and not too much paper showing through the color, you are ready to burnish! Use a white-colored pencil (my favorite). The colorless blender or Turpenoid to burnish. Start building color again on top of the areas you burnished.
Build color, burnish and repeat until you see the form and 3-dimensional aspects of your objects come through and full values of color.
Tip 1: Turpenoid - Paint the area you wish to burnish with Turpenoid. Only use a small amount, if you use too much it will start erasing your colored pencil. Work in small circles and watch the colors blend together.
Tip 2: Sharpen your pencils - Sharpen your pencils often, it’s harder to draw without a sharp point!
I can’t wait to see your finished donut, Check out @kate_woodliff_odonnell on Instagram to see my finished donut demo and share with me your finished demo. I will share your donut (if it's ok with you) and also give you feedback on your work.
Please also send your completed drawing to the Dock Gallery director, Danielle Bell, for a chance to have your work displayed in a virtual exhibition!
This event will be accessible Thursday, March 19, 2020 - Monday, April 6, 2020
About the Dock Gallery
The Dock Gallery is an on-campus art space that promotes education and engagement between student artists and the campus community. The Dock hosts a range of events with both student and outside artists, and with other CCD departments to create connections and to empower the emerging artist. All CCD students are encouraged to submit their work for selection.
Whether you are a studio major or not, if you are interested in having your work showcased in the Dock Gallery, contact the director, Danielle Bell.
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Will be delivered remotely
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