Sometimes the best inspiration is to check out the work of fellow artists. Each of these artist differ in experience, technique, style and inspiration. Whether you are a seasoned artist or an
aspiring one, it is always refreshing to see someone else’s work.
FUN FACT: Before being used to create artwork, colored pencils were used for checking and marking.
It wasn’t until the early 20th century that artist-grade colored pencils started to be manufactured. Thank goodness for that because colored pencil artwork can be absolutely PHENOMENAL!
If you want to explore colored pencils as a hobby, we can help! Colored pencil art has a huge potential for creativity.
Check out our ultimate beginner’s guide to colored pencils which covers the differences between colored pencils, coloring techniques, blending techniques, sharpening, erasing, and storage.
1. Jamawu
https://www.instagram.com/jamawu/?hl=en
Jacqueline is a 22-year-old architecture student from Austria who loves exploring colored pencil artwork as a side hobby.
Her rose gold chrome photorealistic artwork is absolutely phenomenal and will definitely have you wanting more.
2. MORGAN DAVIDSON
https://www.instagram.com/morgandavidson/?hl=en
Morgan Davidson is a colored pencil illustrator who often works with colored lighting, luminosity and toned paper.
Davidson became interested in nature, fashion, and portraiture while pursuing her BFA in illustration.
You can see her vibrant use of color and rich detail among all of her artwork on her Instagram.
3. CRAIG DEAKES
https://www.instagram.com/cdeakes_art/?hl=en
Craig Deakes is a pop culture illustrator who works with a variety of mediums and does especially amazing work with colored pencils.
Besides the incredible lip artwork seen above, Deakes also creates magnificent pieces of popular comic book characters and other geeky subjects like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
4. BENJAMIN HEPTON
Benjamin Hepton is a graphic designer and illustrator from Colchester, UK.
Hepton creates colored pencil artwork on delectable treats like ice cream and cookies but also draws other delicious food.
5. ROBIN GAN
https://www.instagram.com/robingan/?hl=en
Isn’t this amethyst ring absolutely gorgeous? Robin Gan is a talented photorealist colored pencil artist who creates artwork on a variety of subject.
She also holds workshops on colored pencil art in Jakarta, Indonesia if you wanted to take advantage of experiencing her talent first-hand.
6. KARINA’S FINE ART
https://www.instagram.com/karinasfineart/?hl=en
Karina is a portrait artist from Melbourne, Australia who creates phenomenal artwork like the one pictured above.
In my opinion, her best work is seen when she utilizes black toned paper but really, all of her artwork is amazing.
7. ANNA ČURLEJOVÁ
Anna Curlejova, a jewerly maker from the Czech Republic, takes a completely different approach to colored pencil art by making the pencils themselves the subject of her artwork.
Anna creates all sorts of jewelry from colored pencils like bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Here pieces are all funky, colorful and would definitely make a bold statement.
8. SALAVAT FIDAI
https://www.instagram.com/salavat.fidai/?hl=en
Salavat Fidai also takes quite the creative approach to colored pencil art by carving artwork into the actual pencil.
Although Salavat mainly works with typical graphite pencils, he has also been working on a collection of social media signs utilizing colored pencil.
9. _ARTISTIQ
https://www.instagram.com/_artistiq/?hl=en
If you love seeing celebrity artwork, then you definitely have to check out this account!
The owner behind the @_artistiq account creates incredibly realistic celebrity portraits from colored pencils.
Every so often, this artist will put a creative twist in her celebrity portraits with the use of color or other elements (like the one above).
10. KELLY LAHAR
https://www.instagram.com/kellylahar/?hl=en
Since I’m a huge dog person, is it really a surprise that I included this great pet portrait artist?
Kelly creates lifelike pet portraits of dogs, cats and horses but also explores cartoon characters.
Perfecting pet fur with colored pencil can be quite the challenge but Kelly’s pet portraits are absolutely flawless.
11. LTIA_CHAN
https://www.instagram.com/ltia_chan/?hl=en
Ltia_chan is a French colored pencil artist who draws the most adorable renditions of classic Disney characters.
If you love Disney and kawaii-inspired art, you definitely have to check out this account.
12. KRISTINA WEBB
https://www.instagram.com/kristinawebb/?hl=en
Kristina Webb is an extremely popular colored pencil artist from New Zealand.
Not only is she extremely talented with colored pencils, Kristina loves to add creative elements to her artwork like in the one pictured above.
If you want to explore colored pencils as a hobby, we can help! Colored pencil art has a huge potential for creativity.
Check out our ultimate beginner’s guide to colored pencils which covers the differences between colored pencils, coloring techniques, blending techniques, sharpening, erasing, and storage.