How to draw and color a chibi girl with colored pencils step by step. Simple methods that will reveal the secret of how to draw a rose flower. Draw a chibi girl with colored pencils step by step.

unexpectedly, but since there are many techniques, I decided to write with examples.

(all pictures are not mine)
What is not suitable is wax crayons in general, thick felt-tip pens (from 1.5 mm tip), thick watercolor pencils, unless you know how to use them in watercolor mode and do not plan to paint small details.

what is needed:

1. different felt-tip markers
With a super-thin tip (0.3 mm or less), it is impossible to paint over large volumes - they are best used for small contours or finishing touches. medium size (0.4-0.8) is possible, but you need to carefully monitor the layers and that they do not overlap each other - with felt-tip pens this does not always look neat. I categorically do not recommend felt-tip pens to those who love precision and accuracy in applying color. In principle, you can draw with a felt-tip pen on a felt-tip pen, but only darker ones on lighter ones. Thin light liners get dirty the same way. about brands: people complain that sharpie creeps and spreads even after application, but this greatly depends on the paper.

with a brush tip (watercolor).
watercolor brush pen

but it’s better to take double-sided ones - a brush on one side, and a dense tip on the other

and metal markers. You just need to be careful with them, some of them leak heavily.
metallic marker

But use wide markers very well. hard

2. regular colored pencils. minus - it is slow and cannot be as bright as markers and pens. plus - they can be mixed, unlike felt-tip pens. They can also be combined with any others - felt-tip pens, markers, pens, watercolors.
The trick with pencils is that you don’t have to press as hard as you did in childhood. It is better to cover in several layers. Well, light shading gives you a lot of maneuvers - you can do graduations and mix colors as you like. You just need to remember about the direction of the strokes - it’s better not to change them within one place object. you can make a layer in one direction, and on top of the other at an angle to it. if you draw in zigzags, it may not turn out very neatly.

These two, of course, were painted by a pro...

those for whom it is important to be able to play everything back should color using erasable pencils. I'm talking about them

There is also a convenient version - double-sided pencils, with different colors. this saves space, and still the long ones almost never end unless you draw professionally. but just short ones if you buy them (Crayola has them), it’s inconvenient for an adult to hold
colleen colored pencil

3. watercolor colored pencils. usually expensive. but you can get the advantages of both pencils and watercolors at the same time

4. watercolor - the paper for coloring books should be quite thick. near the world-famous "enchanted forest" - just quite suitable

5. multi-color pencils are those pencils where the lead is not one color, but from a pack of different pigments. There are versions in shades, there are completely mixed ones - rainbow ones

6. gel pens. best professional with a large selection of colors. minus - they run out quickly.
bright night gel pen

you can also take gel pens with different effects - metallic, glitter, etc.
in this set they also come in different thicknesses. but not cheap, professional quality%(
Sakura 57360 64-Piece Gelly Roll Artist"s Gift Set

about technology

I strongly recommend that before you start coloring the page, you test new felt-tip pens/markers/pencils somewhere separately. check that nothing is leaking, even if you accidentally make 2-3-4 layers. This is especially critical for perfectionists. Experienced fighters generally recommend placing a sheet of paper between the pages to be sure.

You don't have to stick to the contours. you can color by ignoring them and creating your own color waves.

or vice versa, smaller entities inside existing drawn objects - textures, new patterns, etc.

and you can do without different colors altogether

don't forget about the background. you can leave it white, or you can make it dark, multi-colored, or add texture too

It is not necessary to follow any rules in colors. You can even choose an object to color and choose a random color with your eyes closed.

If you want guaranteed beauty, then you should first decide on the spectrum and general rules for shading, especially if the objects are small. for example, the leaves are always purple with a red edge, and not at random. If you like rules, follow them; if you don’t, don’t follow them. and you don’t have to follow what’s written here either)

1. Draw a small smooth line. To the left of it, draw something like a semicircle, leaving a small tail on top. Inside, add another rounded line.

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2. From the tail to the left, draw a smooth checkmark. At the bottom left, draw a petal as shown in the picture.

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3. To the right above the shape, draw a petal in the form of a pointed dome. At the bottom left, draw another petal, similar to a tooth with a curved root.

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4. Encircle the shape on the right with a smooth, rounded line. Give the flower volume from the inside by drawing a line from the bottom corner and marking the wall of the bud. Draw a dome-shaped petal on top.

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5. At the bottom, outline another petal and a couple of curved lines, as shown in the photo.

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6. Draw three dome-shaped petals on top, connecting the right one with the outermost line drawn in the previous step.

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7. From the bottom left corner between the petals, draw a line and draw another one around it. Add a bottom petal with wavy edges to the right.

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8. Draw the last two petals: on the bottom left - with a curved line, on the side - with a dome-shaped line.

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10. Paint over the entire flower in a similar manner.

What other options are there?

Using a pencil you can create incredibly realistic roses:

Here is another similar option with dew drops on the petals:

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What you will need

Paper;
a simple pencil;
eraser;
colored felt-tip pens or markers;
colour pencils.

How to draw a rose

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2. Draw a smooth curved line under the top of the cone. Erase unnecessary strokes with an eraser. The video below shows when to do this. Draw the tips of the folded petals on top.

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3. Under the lower smooth line in the cone, draw another one and draw the curved edge of the petal. Draw another one to the left of the bud.

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4. On the left and right, draw a short line and outline the outlines of two petals, as shown in the figure.

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5. From the right line, continue the curved petal. It should frame the bud halfway. Make the left petal in the same way.

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6. Draw a few more petals around with curved edges, as shown in the picture. Details can be seen in the video below.

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7. Design the outer curved petals and stem by drawing two straight lines down at an angle and marking short thorns from them. On the left behind the flower, draw a large leaf with carved edges. Using a simple pencil, add shadows in the middle of the flower.

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8. Use a felt-tip pen or marker to color in the rose petals. Once again, go over with it and a pencil of a suitable color over the places where there were pencil shadows.

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9. Color the stem and leaf and give them volume in the same way as the flower, playing with shadows.

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10. The final touch - highlight some areas of the rose with a white pencil.