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Miakas-sister β PrismaColoring Pencil Tutorial
Published: 2009-11-10 22:11:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 20073; Favourites: 253; Downloads: 331
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Many people have commented on my coloring job, so i just thought I'd share my coloring process with everyone
It seems pretty complicated but it really just consists on coloring one layer, blending with white, then layering with more color.There's alot of panels and much to read but it may be worth your time if you're interested in coloring pencil.
I mostly use Prismacolor pencils because they're really soft and lots of color comes off. Derwent is another nice brand and they work well with Prisma, but they don't look all that great by themselves.
Here's the finished version. [link]
This tutorial is best for Prisma, Derwent, or other high-quality coloring pencils, not low-quality pencils like Crayola or Roseart.
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fantastic! Β Thank you for the great ideas to add to what I do =]
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HI I love ur coloring. I use prisma colored pencils to but with the paper I am using it just doesnt seem to blend as well. What kind of sketchbook paper would u recommend?Β
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Hey - are you still going to do a follow up to this? (I haven't heard from you in ages...)
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Thank you!! I just got prismas for Christmas but I have no idea how to use them properly.. Thank you SOOO much for making my life SOOO much easier! XD
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the skin tutorial was really helpful! thank you so much!
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Gorgeous!~ This is a great layering technique!~
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Thank you, I hope it helps 
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I don't understand how I can follow your instrutions to the letter, and yet my colors don't come out nearly this smooth and clean. I'm using the exact same pencils!! Any advice? (And if you could tell me what colors you use for blond hair, I would be super grateful.)
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Hmmm, I'm not sure, the technique you use may differ from mine, do you use a circular motion while you color? Are you a bit heavy-handed? These things can effect how the color is absorbed. And what type of paper do u use? Computer paper is a big no-no, the best paper to use with coloring pencils is a lightly textured paper. Some drawing books tell you how much "tooth" the paper has--paper with more tooth is rougher & used for charcoal or chalk and paper with less tooth is smoother and is used for pencil or marker.
I hope this helps you!
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Thanks! I'm using art paper, so it has less tooth, but it's not computer paper. I need to try the circular motion, and keeping my hand light. Thanks again!
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No problem, tell me how it turns out the next time
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Thanks. Your coloring really is amazing. Until I saw your art, I didn't know what colored pencils could do.
(How do you make blonde, though?)
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D'awww 
Blonde works like any other haircolor, start light then build up. Here's the combination I use for dirty blonde:
Lemon Yellow (prisma)
Cadmium (derwent)
Spanish Orange (prisma)
Goldenrod (prisma)
Brown Ochre (derwent)
Golden Brown (derwent)
Lilac (prisma)
For a light blonde only lemon yellow, cadium, spanish orange, and lilac.
After coloring all the light areas with the yellows, I use lilac for shading, then color over with spanish orange. Next I use brown ochre and golden brown to make the shaded areas darker. Its difficult to explain without visual lol. I'll be making another tutorial when I've got more time, I'll send u a link when its finished
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Thank you so much. I don't want to be a bother, and I really do appreciate your time. I look forward to seeing your next tutorial! And thanks for labeling which pencil brands you used.
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My pleasure, I'm happy to help fellow artists
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Thank you. I'm about to post a picture using your technique. Would you be willing to take a look?
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Sure, send me a link and I could critique it too, if you'd like
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Thank you so much! I would love a critique.
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This is a very nice tutorial with nice colors and great detail!~ nice job!~
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Yes lol you have great observation
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Thank you so much for the tutorial it's going to come in useful
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You're welcome 
I hope it helps you, it's not the best tutorial out there haaha
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Well, it's still really good
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nice tut! but, uh... for a blender, could i just use a white colored pencil? like crayola? or a white prsimacolor?
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Yeah, I use white to blend, there's also a colorless blender, but it doesn't give as smooth of a look as the white does 
In stores and online, prisma is pretty expensive but there are certain places were u could find them for cheap. Like Ebay, sometimes people will sell sets for %50 less than the prices sold in stores. I got a set of 60 that cost $30, but in art stores, they sell the same set for over $100
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OH, also, you said I could use a white Prismacolor pencil to blend, right? May I use a white kneaded eraser, or a blending stump? (I'm pretty new to Prismacolors and traditional art D: )
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No, kneaded erasers and blending stumps are used for more chalky media, like charcoal, chalk pastel, even graphite pencil, but not for coloring pencil.
Kneaded erasers are used to pick up color and clean up your paper. E.g. if you were using chalk pastel and u put too much red on the page, you can blot some of it off with a kneaded eraser.
Blending stumps are used to push around color and to push the grains of the medium ur using into the page. E.g. if u were using pencil and u want to cover an area of ur page with a light layer of gray, you can color over one spot then use the blending stump to spread the graphite around the area.
Was that helpful? I hope I explained properly
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Oh okay~ So... To blend prismacolor, you use? Haha I'm so slow XD
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For high quality coloring pencils, prisma white is the best to use to blend. As I said before, you can also use a prisma colorless blender, but they don't get as smooth as the white does. If you don't use prisma or derwent or any of the high quality brands, you shouldn't try blending with white. Because the low quality pencils (crayola, roseart, ect.) can't get the same smooth effect. For low quality pencils, use a colorless blender instead
Later, I'm going to make a better coloring pencil tutorial, so if you wanna add me to ur watchlist I can give you more pointers
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Oh.. Okay ^^ And I'll watch you
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I'll hopefully get started on the tutorial soon. Until then, try to experiment with different pencils and techniques 
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er before i actually try out the white blending technique does the same effect applies to faber castells too? and thank god i didn't atcually buy derwents before i found out too late i need another set to compliment it
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Hmm, I'm not sure, I haven't actually used faber castells much 
Thanks! 
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um no it's not waxy but it's soft though. yeah it doesn't but i don't buy stuff that much so i'm don't have much experience.
i tried that and due to me not being able to blend and being a terrible color coordinator she now has dark brown skin with yellow peachy tones. and i did not blend it nicelyD:
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Oh, i see 
Ohhh I'm sorry 
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yeah i will
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Ohh that makes me feel a little better 
You're very welcome
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Haha yes
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Lol I doubt that's true! 
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haha thank you for answering my questions and putting up with me
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You're welcome, and ur no problem at all, sweetie
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Oh thank goodness. I was starting to get worried I wasn't going to find a good tutorial for colored pencils. Do you ever use a clear blending pencil?
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Yeah, but I find white blends much nicer than the colorless blenders 
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I recall when I used white to blend it gave it a bit a streaky look. Does adding another layer on top of that take care of that problem?
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Yeah, adding another layer of color could help.
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