How to Color a Golden Retriever: A Cute Alcohol Marker Coloring Tutorial for Beginners
- Pillie and Pop
- Feb 18
- 3 min read
Follow Along with This Free Coloring Practice Page!
How to Color a Golden Retriever
Discover how to color a golden retriever with our beginner-friendly, step-by-step tutorial. Grab the free practice page and follow along using the video, the detailed guide, or the printable instructions to try out this fun new coloring technique!
Happy Coloring!
Supplies:
We used alcohol markers for this tutorial (Color Codes Listed Below) but feel free to use whatever mediums and colors you like best!
Alcohol Markers
Fur: 7 Shades of Brown and One Colorless Blender
Ohuhu Color Codes
YR00 Barely Blush
0 Colorless Blender
R18 Pastel Peach
YR212 Milk White
Y120 Buttercup Yellow
Y55 Golden Champagne
Y130 Mustard
YR260 Yellowish Brown
Nose: 2 Shades of Pink
Ohuhu Color Codes:
RV01 Water Lilly
RV23 Pink Wisp
Bow: 1 Pink and 1 Red
R17 Carnation (Artist Loft)
R4 Deep Red (Ohuhu)
Step 1: Base Color
Using your lightest shade, color in the golden retriever.
Let dry for 30-60 seconds.
Then use small flick-like strokes to add a fur texture to the golden retriever using a colorless blender.
Step 2: Layering Fur
Using the same flick-like strokes, add more fur texture with your next two lightest shades.
Let each coat dry before starting with the next color.
The strokes should create thin, medium-sized lines for the fur.
Step 3: Depth
Using your next two lightest shades, use the same flick-like motion to add more fur texture everywhere except the lightest spots of the golden retriever.
Pro Tip: Look for round spots (like the nose, top of paws, etc.). These are the areas that would be lighter on the golden retriever.
Step 4: Shading
Using your next two darkest shades, use the same flick-like motion to add more fur texture, only in the most shaded areas.
Step 5: Softening
Go over the entire golden retriever with the same strokes using your lightest shade (the one used as a base color).
This helps soften any harsh color transitions.
Step 6: Nose
Color the top of the nose using your lightest shade of pink.
Before it dries, color the rest of the nose using your darker shade of pink.
Before the colors dry, use your lightest shade of pink again and blend the colors together using small circular motions.
Step 7: Bow
Color the bow in the lighter color you are using for the bow.
Before it dries, add in shading and accents with the darker color you are using for the bow.
Before it dries, use your lighter shade to blend the colors together using small circular motions.
Step 8: Try it on an Actual Coloring Page!
You can use these steps on any page and add your own creative twist! Mix up the colors, include special touches, and color your golden retriever in a way that shows off your unique style.
We would love to see how you colored yours! Tag us on TikTok or Instagram @pillieandpopcoloring so we can admire your artwork!
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