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A student shares with us how she set up her home to take our online classes.

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Online Classes

A student share with us her experience with our online classes.

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How to Blend with Colored Pencils

There are several ways to blend with colored pencils.

 1. The first method- Using a color that has been applied as basecoat on that area. The first application of color in that area is the color I use to blend a line created by a separation of values.

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What is suede matboard?

What is suede matboard?

The brand that I use is Crescent  Moorman. It’s a high quality fabric matboard that is fade and bleed resistant and has a premium white conservation core and backing.

A drawing can be transferred to the suede board with graphite.

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Colored Pencils Free Videos

 

A gift from Tolebrush.com
Painting Cherries with Colored Pencils
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 Comment: Someone complained about the noise when I sharpen the pencils. Most of the times I remove that from my videos but I was trying to do less cuts in these videos so you could have them this weekend.

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Blending with Colored Pencils

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Blending with Colored Pencils

There are several ways to blend with colored pencils. 1. The first method- Using a color that has been applied as basecoat on that area. The first application of color in that area is the color I use to blend a line created by a separation of values.

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Playing with Rubber Stamps

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How to use rubber stamps and embossing powder

Press the stamp on the Archival Ink pad and then press hard on the
surface, being careful not to move it. Immediately pour embossing powder on
top of the stamped area,

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The Color White

NEW Pattern Packets!

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Gnateater and Amber thrush

 

Colored Pencils Theory

Light colors have more wax than dark colors therefore when you are using light colors you are bringing the element of wax to your painting. The color that has the most wax is White.

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The Color Black

Mixing your own black in your palette will have greater results in your painting pieces. Below are some tips on mixing the color black.

Colored Pencils
Mixing your own black with colored pencils:

Indigo Blue + Black Grape + Tuscan Red + Dark Green

Depending on your palette vary the order in which you apply the colors above.

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Removing Wax Bloom

 

New Patterns added to Tolebrush.com

Sweet Bluebird Electronic
Printed Version Coming Soon!

 Majestic Magpie Printed Form. 

Also available in electronic form.

What is Wax Bloom?

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