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:) A very simple tutorial I worked up on a scrap piece of paper. This is most effective advice for using soft core pencils, but can also work on standard hard-cores.
I find that whichever pencil is used for blending (white or the special colorless blenders) should be either just as soft as the color already put down, or even softer. If you don't have anything softer to use for blending, it still works, but requires a lot of hard work and especially durable paper. XD In learning how to blend colored pencils, I ended up putting more than a few holes in standard drawing paper. I would recommend something heavier than 60 lb paper (most professional level sketchpads are sold at 64-65 lbs, and mixed media paper that I use is at 98lbs... Sheesh!)
The third step is optional, depending on lighting. A little layer of yellow highlights would be appropriate for bright sun, lightly pink and orange for sunsets, and slightly blue for dim light or underwater light sources.
Also would like to point out--the more coverage you have with your base color, the less white will remain when blended so it will result in a richer, brighter color. So it's fairly easy to leave some intentional gaps for making nicely-blended pastel colors. :3 This is what I have done here, to get that seafoam-like hue.
I find that whichever pencil is used for blending (white or the special colorless blenders) should be either just as soft as the color already put down, or even softer. If you don't have anything softer to use for blending, it still works, but requires a lot of hard work and especially durable paper. XD In learning how to blend colored pencils, I ended up putting more than a few holes in standard drawing paper. I would recommend something heavier than 60 lb paper (most professional level sketchpads are sold at 64-65 lbs, and mixed media paper that I use is at 98lbs... Sheesh!)
The third step is optional, depending on lighting. A little layer of yellow highlights would be appropriate for bright sun, lightly pink and orange for sunsets, and slightly blue for dim light or underwater light sources.
Also would like to point out--the more coverage you have with your base color, the less white will remain when blended so it will result in a richer, brighter color. So it's fairly easy to leave some intentional gaps for making nicely-blended pastel colors. :3 This is what I have done here, to get that seafoam-like hue.
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