When and how to introduce colour?

[Eric249]

Hello NMA Community,

Glad to be part of this wonderful place – this is my first post here. I have been practicing portrait and figure drawing for about nine months now – drawing the head from angles, attempting to get proportions and likeness, applying shadows, etc. The NMA videos have been very helpful, and I can see progress compared with a few months ago.

I sketch every day mostly using graphite pencil, but also ballpen, charcoal and a combination of dark brown and white pastel pencils, depending on the mood. I am keen on introducing colour, but have no idea where to start. What is the best medium to start with – coloured pencils, watercolour, oil? How does someone that has never worked with colour start? I have been following a fairly structured process for drawing and value, and am keen on repeating that for colour.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere – I looked around but could not find a topic or NMA class.

Thank you,

Eric

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