Colored pencil techniques using Mineral Spirits
As a beginner it's most affordable to print digis and color them with either markers or pencils. Of course there are all kinds of mediums to use but the most affordable is plain colored pencils. You don't have to buy a special kind just to get started.
To make your color look smooth and blended I would recommend you use mineral spirits and smoothing tools like the ones I have pictured.
Simply dip your tool in the mineral spirits and go over your color, blending and shading as you go.
example: The little girls dress and bunny have two different shades to give them dimension.
You'll need to stop and file away the color left behind on your tool occasionally when moving to a different area of color. This is done with a simple emery board. Just run your pencil over the emery board till all the color is removed.
(Tortillion and Blending Stumps) by Studio 71, ( Klean-Strip ) orderless mineral spirits bought @ Wal-Marts
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