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You have to click "download" on the left to see the actual tutorial, which is in pdf. I do not have it in any other form.the drawing in the tutorial is of =PolarisAstrum 's character Ninniach.
So uhm...my colouring skills aren't that great but oh well, maybe someone will learn something from this
I was bored today.
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whoo, wonderful colours!
Le gasp at the white pencil D=
Sometimes you can also blend with an eraser, just rub very lightly on an area with a decent amount of colouring
(it doesn't work on lightly coloured places)
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Thanks! This tutorial is a bit old, nowadays blending usually involves my fingers more than anything, but an eraser is a good idea too!
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you're very welcome! 
I was searching for tutorials for Derwent colorsoft pencils, and this one came up as well.
I haven't used mine much, bacause they're pretty hard to blend.
And I was wondering what's the best way to use them =B
(like mix with other pencils etc)
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I find derwent colorsofts good for large blended areas (like skies) but not so good for detailed areas because the leads are thick. To blend, I just layer on tons of different color, and press harder with each layer. It's best for the first layers to be lighter colors, or colors that aren't as important. So for grass, I would start with bright greens and browns, maybe yellows, and add the darker greens after. That way the color you see is dark green, but it has a yellowy or brown undertone. You can use a white pencil or a prismacolor colorless blender, or your finger, to sort of smudge the colors together. For detailing, I like using faber castell polychromos, but colorsofts work, you just have to sharpen them a lot
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Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation
I will definitely try your method ^^
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This is really great, I learnt alot from this tutorial. Thank you for doing it. May I just ask: Is it better to blend with a more blunter rounder-edged pencil. Or a sharp pointy pencil?
You did a great job. Thank you
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Glad you enjoyed it! I like using sharper pencils better, and especially for detail and grass it helps.
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You're welcome. I thought it would be easier if your blending so much with white pencil, It would probably break. 
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wow we draw and color much the same way only i use a colorless blender instead of white. you should tray that sometime ull find that it washes out much less and u can get it smoother with less pressure then the white
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I have a colorless blender that I use sometimes. I like it for shading dark colors, like blacks, and places where I want to keep the detail, but I like the white for horse's bodies and things like that
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yeah u have a point and it is much easier for dark colors. i sometimes even blend using a lighter shade of the main color like say i was blending medium and dark blue, i would use light blue and it would give pretty much the same effect but with more hues
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Yep, sometimes I use light blue, light yellow, or light tan for blending as well. It works pretty well!
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thanks! glad you found it useful!
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Very helpful. -raises hand- Im one of those people that does one leg completely then moves onto another leg
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thanks! I've changed my style a bit now. It's easier to do separate bakes, one for the head and neck, one for the body, one for the front legs and shoulders, and one for the back legs and tail. That way I can finish 2 legs at once
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Thats..good...I understood no word that you just said
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haha, sorry! I'm thinking of making a new tutorial
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Ooo you should make it and have it up in a few hours so I can use it to color
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LOL yeah
and I realized why my other comment didn't make sense, I thought you had commented on my other tutorial
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lol Any idea how to make a nice gold palomino with colored pencils? I have roseart and crayola, not sure if you work with those but I cant find the right color/s :S
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I don't use those pencils. If I have a light tan or chestnt color then I use those. You could blend yellow with brown too I suppose
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Yeah, Ive tried everything I can think of, brown with a darker yellow with some tan in it, golden yellow with tan, plain tan, Ive found some I like but its not exactly what Im looking for, Ive been asking around though
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thanks, glad you like it!
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One question?
1. I use Prismacolors... are those okay?
and 2. With the blurring with the white, what do you consider details?
3. How many pencils did you use in the whole thing, and what kind?
Sorry, that was actually 3
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yeah prismas are fine, most people use them. I find they break a lot though, but they're pretty awesome.
what do you mean? I usually blend carefully with a fine sharpened tip in detailed areas, or press hard with the colors I use instead of using white.
at least 3 shades of each color, plus black and white and light yellow. so 3 or 4 different blues, 3 different reds, etc. I used polychromos for this one with prismacolors for the blending (white and yellow) but now I also use derwent colorsoft for a lot of background and grass coloring, since they blend better.
hope that answered your questions
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Ok, I just got them on Sunday, and I am just getting used to them...
I mean, you said, "I don't use the white in the detailed areas because the blending kills the values." no?
Ok. I have a 36 pack of Prismacolor Premiums so... I might have enough..
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well the white tends to wash out the values everywhere, so you have to go back over them with the colors (like add grey back in for shadows) and in detailed areas like on the horse's face, you would have to shade the colors over again. I hope that makes sense
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Thanks, and, yes, it completley does
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I looked at a few things; if there is anything specific you want me to look at or try and help you with just let me know
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Ok! And I was wondering... if in the future you might make a tutorial on shading horses... just standing. I just don't get how to shade!
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ok! I can take pictures next time I draw something for you
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lol I meant I'll take the picture for you.
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OH MY GOSH! This is amazing! I love this! 
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thanks a lot! glad you could get some use from it! when you use it, it'd be cool if you'd gimme a link so I can see?
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Awesome!
I never thought to add black to a drawing to make it pop more... I might try that sometime
Thanks for uploading this!
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thanks a lot! glad it was helpful
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no problem!
And I'm soooo sorry its taking me so long with your half of the trade. We just got a new scanner, and I can not figure out how to scan for the life of me x.O I have pressed every single button but it just makes this little beeping sound XD
I'm going to try and figure it out though so I can actually get you your drawing
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haha thats ok, as long as its coming and all that, its fine
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Thank you so much for making this! I'm going to use it!
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