The art of creating with colored pencils.
Everyone knows, since kindergarten, that colored pencils are used to fill drawings with color. Many artists use it for this purpose. But colored pencils can also be used as a raw material. Diverted from their primary function, they can be used as material for the production of astonishing works of art of beauty and creativity.
What is Pakistani calligraphy?
Calligraphy Paintings In Pakistan, the art of beautiful handwriting. The term may derive from the Greek words for “beauty” (kallos) and “to write” (graphein).
It is defined as the art of giving form to written letters that incites the emotions of the viewers. Islamic calligraphy is associated with geometric Islamic art that is often found on walls and ceilings of mosque as a part of Arabic heritage.
Colored pencils: surprising raw material
By traveling a little on the web, you will find that colored pencils inspire many artists. With these simple educational and artistic tools that we see or use on a daily basis, they manage to create sculptures, paintings, or even surprising jewelry.
The sublime colorful dress of Edgar Artis
Edgar Artis is an Armenian illustrator. Passionate about fashion and styling, he draws sketches of unique evening dresses. Indeed, he makes his dresses with everyday objects, such as paper clips or toothpaste. Sometimes he even uses fruits and vegetables.
In this particular sketch, he uses shavings of colored pencils for the top of the dress and a few dozen of these different colored pencils for the bottom. The result is simply sublime! His sketches seem to be alive, so much, the colored pencils add to the drawing a sense of graceful movement.
The extraordinary works of Federico Uribe
This talented artist is of Colombian origin. He loves to manipulate everyday objects, such as shoelaces, candles, dominoes, screws… But the colored pencil is, without a doubt, his favorite material.
Having a master’s degree in fine arts, Federico Uribe made many paintings and sculptures with colored pencils. He called them “Pencilism” and exhibited them in several museums and art galleries in North America, South America and Europe.
His extraordinary works, which sometimes seem aggressive or ironic, mark the spirits of their originality.
Art’s colorful guitar
He does not lack imagination, because he does not hesitate to use unusual materials for his creations. He has even transformed a shovel into an electric guitar!
But what particularly interests us in this article is his guitar made with colored pencils. Hard to design, but Burls Art did it! He bought 1,200 cheap colored pencils online and transformed them into a unique and original object.
For connoisseurs, Burls Art’s thousand-color electric guitar is Stratocaster style. According to him, his goal, in creating this most unusual guitar, was to enhance the colors as much as possible.
Very easy to make art objects
You don’t have to be a great artist or a great handyman to make art objects with colored pencils. You don’t have to spend a fortune either, because crayons are bought almost every year for kids and they don’t always finish them all the way. The trick is to recover these scraps of colored pencils and reuse them to create new objects bursting with color.
For the two tutorials that we offer, we only need colored pencils, glue and the appropriate support. You will see, it is childishly simple, that you can make them with toddlers.
Original flower vase
You will need an empty tin can, or a plastic bottle; colored pencils, glue (hot glue, or strong glue) and a colored ribbon.
Attach the crayons to the outside of the box, using glue. When the glue is dry, tie a fabric ribbon around the pot, making a pretty bow. There you go, your flower vase adorned with colored pencils is ready! You can also use it for other effects, such as a pencil pot or a pen holder.
Photo frame renewed
Do you have an old wooden or cardboard picture frame that has become dull? Colored pencils can give it new life. You will need pieces of colored pencils; glue corresponding to your support and arm yourself with your imagination to create a beautiful decoration.
Cut the colored pencils as you want and fix them with glue on the frame, according to your creativity. It will make a fantastic decoration that will light up your home!
