A request from a friend. Part one of a tutorial about colored pencils. This is basic coloring. Shading, more shading, gleam effects, and texturing to follow. And maybe even more after that. Excuse the cutesy approach, as it's the only way I can make my technique make sense. (Trust me, I tried just -writing- a tutorial, but that didn't work at all)
Print it out and color on it! It's what it's made for
(Although I used Prismacolor pencils to color this, the technique works for any brand. Zoom in to read the text. )
*applauds* Nice tutorial....it actually helped me some. I don't normally color in layers, but I do lay donw one color, blend it with a colorless blender, then lay another one down. I need to experiment more with layers, though.
Hehe... *pats Nigel* Good luck with Claudette. Great job!!
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Kurt Vonnegut
It makes for a bolder, brighter color if you press down a color, then blend it, then color over it with another color, then blend it again. I used to use white to blend around areas until I discovered the magic of the blender. I made the Ben Franklin in town special-order those stupid things for me, and I bought four more after my first one died.
People underrestimate the detail you can get with colored pencils....especially with Prismas, I can get values and smooth textures I would NEVER get with Crayolas. They're just too hard to really play with. Although I did make some excellent drawings with Crayolas, you just can't get the richness as you do with prismas.
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
Yeah, I just bought a pack last month for experimentation. The only thing I don't like about them is that they're extremely bitter and break too easily.
have you tried the Watercolor ones? I'm contemplating getting a set of those, but I don't know how much better they are than the plain ones.
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
With watercolor pencils, you can mess around with the colors by adding water. I've been looking for that type for ages. I'd say go for it! You really can't go wrong with Prismacolor.
Wow, there are several places to get them...they're at Staples, any specialty art store, Michael's, Ben Franklin (they're HUGELY expensive O.O), even at my college bookstore...but unfortunately never at walmart.
If you have a Michael's near you, go on Black Friday (the week of Thanksgiving)....they have HALF OFF coupons for ANY item in the store...I bought my first set last year on Black Friday for half the price...I nearly cried I was so happy. ;__;
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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Hehe... *pats Nigel* Good luck with Claudette.
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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*pokepokepoke*
Triple poke.
People underrestimate the detail you can get with colored pencils....especially with Prismas, I can get values and smooth textures I would NEVER get with Crayolas.
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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*pokepokepoke*
Triple poke.
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Lancaster
have you tried the Watercolor ones? I'm contemplating getting a set of those, but I don't know how much better they are than the plain ones.
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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*pokepokepoke*
Triple poke.
If you have a Michael's near you, go on Black Friday (the week of Thanksgiving)....they have HALF OFF coupons for ANY item in the store...I bought my first set last year on Black Friday for half the price...I nearly cried I was so happy. ;__;
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"Make love often. It's good for you."
Kurt Vonnegut
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