QuickTips Index

Blending Colored Pencil
Finding colored pencils tricky to blend? Read these tips on different methods of blending and layering colored pencil.

Improving Color Intensity
Broad areas of color can look surprisingly flat and dull in colored pencil drawing. Here's a tip on adding vibrancy to your colored pencil drawings by tricking the viewer's eye.

Removing Wax Bloom
A colored pencil drawing tip - find out what to do about wax bloom. Wax bloom is a white haze that appears across heavily worked colored pencil drawings as a layer of the wax medium forms on the surface.

Experimenting With Materials
Do your colored pencil drawings look a bit dull or patchy? Maybe you are using the wrong paper. Extend your knowledge of the colored pencil medium by trying out different papers and pencils.