Essential Resources for Coloured Pencil Artists
This page brings together a growing collection of coloured pencil resources, including beginner-friendly guides, technique-focused articles, brand comparisons, and both free and premium step‑by‑step tutorials. You’ll find practical advice on working with different papers, blending methods, storage solutions, and in‑depth looks at popular coloured pencil ranges such as Derwent, Caran d’Ache, Prismacolor, and Faber‑Castell.
New articles are added every three months, and existing ones are regularly updated to keep the information clear, current, and visually consistent. Simply click any of the images below to explore the topics that interest you.
New articles are added every three months, and existing ones are regularly updated to keep the information clear, current, and visually consistent. Simply click any of the images below to explore the topics that interest you.
Beginners Guide to Coloured pencilsThis comprehensive guide offers valuable advice on the seven essential items to begin your journey with coloured pencils.
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Coloured pencils checklistThis checklist covers a wide range of coloured pencils and provides essential information such as the base content, lead strength, colour count, lightfast ratings, and pros and cons.
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Exploring coloured pencil brandsHow does one coloured pencil compare with another? In this article we trial each brand allowing you to compare multiple characteristics along side others.
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Help | Working with tonal papersCan coloured paper help to advance your techniques and improve your art? In this article, we provide lots of examples and offer you plenty of hints and tips to get you started.
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A Coloured Pencil Artists GuideAre you a coloured pencil user thinking of trying your pencils on an abrasive surface and need some advice on how best to approach it? Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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Blenders for Coloured PencilsLearn how to achieve smooth colour blends with blenders and solvents, including pencil blenders, burnishers, blender pens, powder blenders and more.
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Sharpening Coloured PencilsA practical guide to sharpening coloured pencils for drawing, explaining key methods, point types and techniques that protect your materials and improve control.
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Step‑by‑Step Coloured Pencil Tutorials
Our tutorials are designed to accommodate artists of all skill levels. We offer clear, step-by-step written instructions accompanied by images, enabling you to effectively recreate the portraits. Additionally, we provide a colour chart to assist you in matching your pencil colours, should you not have the specific brands we use. Our tutorials also guide you on layering techniques, pencil grip, blending methods, and the intricacies of adding fine details to your drawings, all of which contribute to achieving a realistic finish in your artwork. For those new to coloured pencils, we suggest starting with the first tutorial, which covers essential layering and blending processes, before progressing to the subsequent tutorials, each designed to build upon the skills learned in the previous ones.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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