Drawing from the Collections: Depicting Metal with Colored Pencils

From coloring-book enthusiasts to professional illustrators, everyone loves colored pencils! For the winter installment of our popular virtual art-making series, rediscover the medium’s precision and versatility with guidance from artist-instructor Barbara DiLorenzo. Each week’s lesson will be inspired by a work in the Museum’s Orientation Gallery, where beloved works from our collections are back on view after six years. 

This week, learn how colored pencils can be used to depict variations in metal. Take a look at the suggested materials list.

Captions are computer generated.