How to Draw this Realistic Soda Can with Coloured Pencils

coloured pencils free lessons Sep 06, 2024

Here's how to draw a realistic-looking soda can with colored pencils. This is a full colored pencil tutorial designed for you to follow along with, that will take you from a blank piece of paper to finished artwork!

 

 
 

Beginner Lesson & Free Ebook

Here's the beginner colored pencil lesson and free ebook I mentioned at the start of this video: 

https://www.drawawesome.com/blog/coloured-pencils-beginner-lesson

 

Materials You'll Need

  • Colored Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos, set of 24
  • Surface: Mid-grey drawing paper (I use Strathmore but any brand will do)
  • Other Bits: Swordfish mechanical pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, plastic or vinyl eraser

 

Reference Photos

 

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