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How a color pencil can bring wonders in your black and
white world
Using a graphite pencil in drawing will only give you a
monochromatic effect.
Sometimes, that is not enough to create the picture
you want to make. Using color will bring wonders to
your black and white world of pencil drawing.
Colors will help you achieve the depth and visual
effect that cannot attain by using a single color.
In using a color pencil or watercolor pencils, the basics
in pencil drawing are still used. You can still use your
color pencils for shading, hatching or cross-hatching. A
notable technique with a color pencil is burnishing.
It means a smooth surface will result because of
layering colored pencil. Using a single color or multiple
colors when employing these techniques will help
create a realistic piece.
Since colors are involved, not only do you need to
have basic knowledge on the tips and techniques on
pencil drawing, a basic knowledge of the color wheel may help you in creating a great
color pencil drawing.
The ideal paper needed when making a drawing using color pencil is a fine-toothed
paper. With this, it is easier to achieve blending and burnishing because a fine-toothed
paper has less patchiness than ordinary paper.
Color pencils maybe crayon pencils or watercolor pencils. Color pencils come from wax
cores. The advantage of using a crayon pencil is that it does not smudge as much.
Watercolor pencils have more or less the same effects with watercolor. Often, the usage
of these pencils is for making outlines as well as for bold lines. You can saturate the
pencil with water or wet a brush and start spreading color.