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How to use colored pencils !

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Here are 5 top tips on how to use colored pencils for beginners! 1. Make sure your pencils are sharp! It is always great to start off with sharp pencils because it will allow you to have more control of where the color will go compared to blunt pencils which will give you thicker strokes of color.  It is also important to use quality colored pencils which will not break every time you sharpen them. A few brands I would recommend for colored pencils are: Faber Castell, Prismacolor and Winsor & Newton. A more affordable yet professional brand which I found is just as good as the more expensive brands, is Arteza. Click on the following link for a good offer on Arteza coloured pencils:  https://arteza.co.uk/dp/72-professional-coloured-pencils-tin-box   2. Use colored pencils to sketch your outline. If you do not want your drawing outline to show up after you colour it in, then try rubbing out the initial sketch outline and use colored pencils instead.  This will ensure you