Monday, August 6

Technique Class - Drawing Candy

In today's tutorial I'm going to show you how to draw and colour these little round candies.  It won't be long before you have a production line on your desk, pumping out these sweet little goodies for your Christmas greetings and birthday cards!


1.  Start by making yourself a template by punching a circle from a piece of cardstock.  (I like using the punch because it means I can punch out my finished candy once I've coloured it in.  If you don't have a circle punch you can simply draw a circle with a compass or other round object and then cut out your candies by hand.)


2.  Use the template and a pencil to draw a circle on a piece of white cardstock that is suitable for your colouring medium.  (I used X-Press It Blending Card because I am using Copic markers.)


3.  Draw a dot in the centre of the circle.  It doesn't have to be exact, just approximate.


4.  Make a small mark at the top of the circle with your pencil.  (Please note:  I have pressed firmly with my pencil so the marks show up in the photos.  Generally, you will want to keep your lines and marks as light as possible.)


5.  Make small marks at the bottom, sides and then in between.  You should end up with eight marks around the outside of your circle.  Try to space them evenly, but you do not have to be exact.


6.  With your pencil, draw a curved line from the top mark to the dot in the centre.


7.  Repeat this step for each mark, turning your work as you go, until you have drawn lines from each of the marks to the centre dot.




8.  Select three shades of the colour you want your candies to be.  It's good to have quite a large contrast between the lightest and darkest colour in your set.


9.  Begin by colouring one of the segments of your candy with the lightest shade.


10.  Apply the next darkest colour over the first, starting at the centre point and feathering your colour about 3/4 of length of the segment.  Add more colour from the outside edge back toward the centre, feathering the edges again.  Leave a small amount of the base colour showing.


11.  Add your darkest colour over the top of the other two, leaving a wider gap then the last step.  You should be able to see all three colours as in the picture below.


12.  Colour over the entire segment again with the lighest colour pen.  This will blend the three colours together.  Keep colouring until you can see the colours come together and the lines between each start to blur. 


13.  Repeat for every other segment until you have four coloured in total.


14.  The other four segments are going to be coloured in light greys.  As the cardstock is already white, you only need to apply the two shading colours.



15.  Use the colourless blender pen to blend the greys together.


16.  Repeat for each of the segments.


17.  To add the illusion of a high shine, use a white pen to add streaky, broken lines around the candy circle.



18.  Now you can use the punch to pop out a perfectly round candy!


Experiment with colours, sizes and the number of lines you add for lots of different looks.



35 comments:

Scottish Nanna said...

These look good enough to eat Beccy.
Hugs Mary.

Betty Benton said...

These can't be flat pieces of paper!! great tutorial!

Ardilla said...

They look so real... great tutorial!
Thanks, Beccy :)

ike said...

Very cool - great TuT. Thank you for sharing this :-) x

Mieke said...

They look like real ones, incredible real! Thanks for sharing!

Eret said...

Thanks Beccy for fab tutorial. Thouse candys look so real.

Marianne said...

Great tutorial Beccy and such a fab effect. Love your cards, too!

Teresa said...

Great! Thank you!

Viv said...

Great tutorial Beccy, I could almost eat those candies :) Viv xx

Patti P. said...

Fabulous, tfs your technique. These are beautiful!!

Marianne said...

LOvely!! Thanks for the tutorial! Hugs,
Marianne

Dee in Oklahoma said...

Absolutely beautiful and you make it look so simple..I will certainly have to try this ..thank you so much...wonderful tut!

pescbrico said...

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing the technic with us all!

Anne-Marie said...

Wow....what a great technique....will definitely use this...thank you!

Charlene Mitchell said...

Awesome tutorial Beccy! Thanks so much for sharing and for such detailed pictures!

Glenda Atkins said...

Oh my gosh these are gorgeous Beccy, thanks for the tutorial!
hugs
glenda

cardchick's world said...

OOOOO MY GOSH!!!! your coloring is amazing!!!! sooo real to touch ..that little added touches makes it glazed looking and sticky...LOL
I would have never thought of grays also the cs that you used..is it found in the art dept... or did you order it online??
one more q...can this be done with other markers????

Brook said...

Great tutorial. Thanks you for sharing! Wonderful idea!

Danielle said...

What a fun tutorial. Thanks!

Sarah C said...

Such a great tutorial!! I will definitely be trying these out for my next project. Thanks so much for sharing!

Folkje said...

wow, looks beautiful

Unknown said...

Great tut Bec, I am going to do this particularly as I have the markers you used....love annie

Foxycrafts said...

Thanks so much for this tutorial, Beccy. Must have a go at this one.

Love Joan xx

Ani said...

Wow! Fabulous colouring! I love the 3D feel of it!

Grenouille Greetings said...

I'm really not going to comment on everything but I had to stop here. Your candy is soooooo realistic I can smell the peppermint! What a fabulous tutorial! Two beautiful cards! Hugs, Lesley

Lagene said...

WOW! Thanks, an amazing tutorial!

Miss B. said...

You made this looks so easy! You created an excellent tutorial, thank you!

Alicia Larsen Dabney said...

Amazing! What brand or style of markers did you use?

Norma said...

You make this look so easy I can't wait to try and make my own.
Thanks so much for this tutorial.

Turtle In The Sand said...

Cannot wait to try this. I saw them on Lesley's Blog and had to pop over for a peek. They are wonderful and your directions are so easy to follow. Great tutorial. Thank you

JeanieB said...

Thank you so much for this terrific tutorial. It helps me with so many other objects to paint in my art. You are a genius!!!

Unknown said...

This is probably the best tutorial ive seen on how to draw something! Thanks for posting

Bev Polen - Guneaux Designs said...

Beccy, thank you so much for providing a tutorial on how to draw the hard candy. The candy looks realistic and I will certainly try this technique! Again, thanks for sharing a great tutorial.

CherylQuilts said...

Beccy, I saw Irene's card today and LOVE this tutorial! How amazing the candies look...they look good enough to eat! Thanks so much, as always, for inspiring us all! Must try this myself! Hugs!

terrie said...

Thank you for the tutorial, the candies turned out fantastic...wish me luck in giving this a try