Grab your favorite pencils and let's create amazing art together! It's easy, fun, and anyone can do it! 🌈
A set of 12 or more colors
White or colored drawing paper
A soft eraser for fixes
Keep those tips pointy!
Put a piece of paper under your hand while drawing — it keeps your artwork clean from smudges!
Every color has its own personality. Click a color to learn about it!
👆 Click a color above to learn about it!
= Orange
Layer red over yellow!
= Green
Layer blue over yellow!
= Purple
Layer red over blue!
Follow these simple steps to draw an adorable cat!
Draw a big circle in the middle of your paper. Don't worry if it's not perfect — cats come in all shapes! 😸
Draw two triangles on top of the circle. Make them pointy like little mountains! 🏔️
Add two big oval eyes and a tiny triangle nose in the middle. Don't forget the whiskers! 😺
Draw a bigger oval below the head for the body, and a long curvy tail! 🐈
Use your favorite colors! Orange tabby, gray, black, or even a rainbow cat — it's YOUR art! 🌈✨
Pick a color and draw on the canvas below!
💡 Use your mouse or finger to draw! Choose white color as an eraser.
Here are some fun things you can draw with colored pencils!
Use yellows, oranges & browns
Use blues & grays
Use all the rainbow colors!
Use reds, browns & greens
Use yellows & golds
Use pinks, whites & rainbow!
Draw parallel lines close together. The closer the lines, the darker it looks!
Draw lines that cross over each other. This makes really cool dark shadows!
Draw tiny circles over and over. It makes super smooth, soft coloring!
Color lightly with one color, then add another on top. New colors appear like magic!
Use a light color or white pencil to smooth out harsh lines and make them soft.
Go over your drawing with a dark pencil at the end to make shapes pop out!
The longest colored pencil ever made was 1,091 feet long — that's longer than a football field!
Most pencil cores are made from cedar wood and a special clay mixture. The clay makes the lead harder or softer!
Over 14 billion pencils are made every year around the world. That's enough to circle the Earth 60 times!
Pencils were used in space before pens! They work in zero gravity because they don't need ink to flow down.
Great artists like Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci used pencils for their sketches and studies!
Have fun! There's no wrong way to draw. Every drawing is special because YOU made it.
Practice! The more you draw, the better you get. Try drawing something every day!
Look around! Notice the colors and shapes in the real world. They're great ideas for drawings!
Don't erase too much! "Mistakes" can turn into the best parts of your artwork!
Share your art! Show your drawings to family and friends. Art is meant to be seen!
Keep your pencils sharp! A sharp pencil gives you more control and better details.
Grab your colored pencils and start your masterpiece right now! The world needs your art! 🌍