Want to know more about colored pencil art? Start here with this in-depth overview of the characteristics of colored pencils, with example drawings in a variety of styles from realism to abstract. Learn how to use coloured pencils to create realistic and expressive drawings with nine essential techniques. Discover the best pencils, papers and tools for coloured pencil art, and how to blend, layer, burnish, hatch, scumble and more. Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. Want colored pencil art that totally pops off the page? Try drawing glowing underwater scenes on grey paper, candy still lifes with crazy-bright shells, or animal portraits using wild neon shades. Mix and blend your colors like a mad scientist—layer, cross-hatch, even scribble! Draw fantasy creatures with wild palettes or moody self-portraits on dark paper. Urban skylines in all one color? Why not! Abstract art is a color explosion. There's a zillion ways to make your art scream “look at ...
