I Did the Same Drawing Twice!

I rarely sketch my drawings beforehand, but this time I wanted to try something different: creating the same piece twice and recording the process.

The first version was done freely with watercolor pencils. The second was a study of the first, but created using traditional colored pencils. These drawings have many kinds of flowers, including roses and tulips, but I don’t think you always have to know which real flower you are creating; you can have fantasy flowers as well.

Same Drawing Twice – Watch the Video!

When I began the first one, I didn’t have a reference or a model. I simply decided to draw flowers. Watch the video to see how it went!

Which Was Faster?

Both of the drawings took me about the same time—around two hours each. Watercolor pencils are definitely faster for covering the paper, but since I was starting from scratch with the first one, I had a lot of puzzles to solve with the composition and the overall mood. With the regular colored pencils, the process itself was much slower, but since I was just following my first drawing, it didn’t take nearly as much mental energy.

I hope the video inspired you to pick up your colored pencils! I am also curious to know: Have you ever tried an experiment like this?

Try Intuitive Coloring for a simple start to coloring freely, or explore Joyful Coloring if you’re into watercolor pencils. And for those looking to combine watercolors and colored pencils, check out Freely Grown!