In this workshop Katie and Adam will guide you through an exercise to explore your Coloring Style.
What does “coloring style” mean?
It’s the way you add color to your artwork! It’s just one piece of your overall style, and it can make such a big difference in the overall feel of your work. By testing out new ways of adding color, you can discover exciting and fresh ways to extend and grow your art style.
What You’ll Do in This Workshop
Katie and Adam begin this workshop by talking a lot more about style and coloring style. During the discussion, Katie shares some insight and trends from the Illustrator’s Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
After studying the award-winning work, you’ll receive 4 prompt slides with the most delicious looking cakes, which you’ll get to draw.
The twist is that you’ll draw each cake twice, so that you can color it in two different ways, like this:
Alicia Fairbourn looked at the same reference image for both of these drawings, but she used different coloring styles for each one. Isn’t it so interesting to see them side by side? This exercise will help you discover ways to grow your style and add more variety to your artist toolbox.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have at least 6 sketches of cakes, all in different styles. There are 3 bonus prompts, too, in case you want some extra dessert. 🎂
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Workout Plan
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0:00 - Welcome and materials prep
6:00 - Discussion: What is style?
13:00 - Study: Award-winning work from the Illustrator’s Exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
19:30 - Workout Time! Drawing cakes + exploring coloring styles
1:08:00 - Bonus Prompts
1:39:00 - Gallery share: Arthletes show their work and reflect
Total runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes (including sharing)
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Here’s some work by Adam Ming, Yumiko Kitazono, and Katie Stack
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More tasty cake studies by Alicia Fairbourn !
Related Workshops:
An Encounter with Style Part 1:
Or, want to explore coloring style a bit more? Here’s our original workshop on this topic:
