Dramatic Peonies with Colored Pencils and Black Pens

This week, I have a free video for you. Create these dramatic peonies with me!

Use colored pencils to add the softness and color, and black pens to bring in the drama!

I used regular colored pencils and two black pens – thick and thin. My thick pen is the Copic Gasenfude brush pen, and the thin one is a Copic fineliner, size 0.5. You can use any brands. This is an exciting project with many things to learn.

Dramatic Peonies – Watch the Video!

By following the video, you can create your dramatic peonies. Start with the soil, and then grow a garden on it. Watch the video below!

It took me about an hour to create the dramatic peonies, so this is not a big project. The effect is based on sharp contrasts rather than details.

Dramatic Peonies and Your Living Line

In the video, I talk about discovering your living line. The longer I have been an artist, the more significant that has started to feel. When I look at my past work and compare it with the current paintings, I can see a glimpse of my style here and there. It all started with a simple line, so I wish I could inspire you to wake up your line and let it show the way. I am currently building a new course where learning from your line is the key content. Stay tuned!

Inspiration for Colored Pencil Journal

You can create dramatic peonies either on a separate sheet of paper or in an art journal. I created mine in an A5-size colored pencil journal, and the drawing fills the whole spread.

Useful links for you who want to start or make more pages for the colored pencil journal:

• Starting a Colored Pencil Journal
• All posts tagged with “Archer & Olive notebook”
• The course Fun Botanicum – Make a chapter for your colored pencil journal!