You’re not alone. You wanted to learn to color with realism and artistry. Instead, you’re getting artificial candy colors and strange blends which don’t turn out the way you expected.
Today, let’s look at the most common issue I see with current pencil instruction and why it doesn’t work well for realistic coloring
You want to get more depth, dimension, and realism from your Copic Markers and colored pencils.
So you spend a ton of time picking just the right colors…
And you labor over getting all the right shade colors into just the right spots…
You work hard to get all the details just right…
Then you grab a white gel pen and decorate the heck out of it. Sound about right?
Stop! There’s a better way!
Each month CP Magazine features a different artist with a step by step tutorial plus line drawing and photo references. They’re a great way to experiment with new genres of pencil art, to see how other artists work, and to try their style or process to see if it works for you. The only downside to these great tutorials is they’re limited to 8 steps. For my articles, I had to edit out many important details!
There is no perfect brand of colored pencils. Every brand has faults and foibles.
This is why colored pencil artists combine pencil brands.
By pairing companion brands into super sets, we create a more versatile collection of pencils, better able to meet our needs.
Today, let’s look at how and when to form a super set, plus I’ll cover a great companion brand for Holbein Colored Pencils.
