Drawing Pencils

Tips On Using Colored Drawing Pencils

 

Using colored drawing pencils can be fun and the artist derives pleasure in taking the most out of his use of colored drawing pencils. For this purpose if the following tips are kept in mind while using colored drawing pencils, the results would be breadth taking and wonderful.

The first item to be taken care of is the paper itself. It depends upon the choice of your colored drawing pencils and your drawing styles.

Each artist perceives an image from different perspective and no two artists could have the same choice. Drawing paper comes in a huge variety of textures, color and weight.

The rough surface of textured paper is important of giving the desired effect in the use of drawing pencils. It all depends what the artist has visualizes. If the artist has planned to have layers of multiple colors then the paper chosen must have deep teeth to hold on to the color from all the layers. Trial and error is the best approach in this case of choosing proper drawing paper.

The next item where you must not compromise is your choice of colored drawing pencils. It is always better to stick to the best brands available in the market to get satisfactory result after all that hard work. Cheaper pencils usually fail to produce the desired effect due to low color brilliance and long life.

Wax bloom on paper should be taken care of properly otherwise it can ruin your work of art. The wax in a colored drawing pencil usually rises up to the surface and build up a layer of wax which can ruin the finish of your work. The most usual ways is to clean the drawing a week after for any wax that has surfaced and then spray it with some fixing chemical to prevent further wax from coming out.

Try experimenting with different things which you can do with your colored drawing pencil art. Try various types of papers, textures, pencils, and finishes etc.