Is it always better to start with light colors when using colored pencils? If there are exceptions to this rule, what are they? CP artist Carrie Lewis answers this reader question and shares alternatives to the light-to-dark rule.
Is having paper showing through color layers on colored pencil artwork bad or good? Should it be avoided, or can it improve your artwork?
Drawing smooth color by layering is your best option when you’re using colored pencils. But what’s the best way to accomplish that? Carrie shares her two best options in this informative post.
What is the best way to blend colored pencils? Do solvents work best? What other methods are there for blending colored pencils?
See how easy drawing a rich black background can be using Powder Blender and Textured fixative with colored pencils on Pastelmat.
Learn a 3-step process for choosing colors that works with all subjects, drawing styles, and with colored pencils and other mediums.
Wednesday Q&A: Glazing Colored Pencils for Beginners. What is glazing? How is glazing used with colored pencils and when can you glaze?
I’ve been drawing landscapes with colored pencils for almost as long as I’ve been using colored pencils. One of the most difficult things to get right in a landscape are the green colors. So today, I want to show you one way to draw realistic landscape greens.
Today’s reader question comes from an artist who wants to know how to draw pure color that stays vivid after publication.
Reader Q&A: Learn two easy ways how to draw sky holes in trees for individual trees and for groups of trees using colored pencils.
