Easy Color Pencil project – Blending Colors
This is a tutorial for people who are interested in learning how to use colour pencils. This drawing of a a mango uses only 9 pencils and covers some of the basic techniques of layering and using thinners to blend color pencils to create a lively and realistic drawing.
Reference photo and writen step by step instructions can be found on my website: http://wp.me/p7i4kg-7J
I used Polychromos pencils:
White
Cadmium yellow
Pompeian red
Indian red
May green
Green gold
Cinnamon
Payne’s grey
Cold grey III
Equivalent Prismacolor pencils ( I find them to be a little more difficult to control with the solvent, they will spread VERY easily… but will give a slightly more vibrant result.
White
Canary yellow
Carmine red ( makes the blush a little more pink, but quite pretty)
Henna
Lime peel
Artichoke
Nectar
Warm grey 90%
Cool grey 30%
I used Arches Hot pressed watercolor paper for this example, however this is quite extravagant. My favorite budget friendly paper is Fabriano accademia paper. Other suitable papers would be
-Fabriano Artistico Hot press water color paper paper
– Stonehenge ( this will drink up a lot of thinners!! but has a nice soft result)
-Canson Mi-Teintes, White
This is not an exhaustive list, so feel free to experiment whatever paper you can obtain. Generally I recommend a sturdy paper with a medium tooth
The pencil is blended using Odorless mineral spirits, I use Art Spectrum brand, but there are many alternative brands (such as Gamsol) . It is a staple product in oil painting and is widely available in art stores.
If you try this out, I would love to see your results!
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