Draw a Fig in Coloured Pencil
A complete free tutorial from botanical artist Emma Tildesley. Watch every step, from first layer to finished drawing, and download the line drawing to start from.
Hello, I'm Emma. I paint botanicals from life in my studio in Worcestershire, and I teach people all over the world to do the same.
This deep purple fig is a rich coloured pencil project and a good lesson in choosing colours. Layer by layer you'll take it from the pale green of the stalk down into the dusty purple of the fruit, and finish with a fig that looks ready to pick up off the page.
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The free tutorial
Fig in Coloured Pencil, in coloured_pencil. Free to watch in exchange for your email address.
Our dark subject for Coloured Pencil is the Fig. There is some lovely reflected light in this subject that sits alongside a band of very deep plum. I wanted to do this subject in just one brand (Faber Castell Polychromos) to show how we can
What's in the kit
- Fig materials list
- Fig line drawing
- Fig reference photo