Prismacolor Pencils

I was interested in purchasing some new pencils recently and asked Ruth to show me how she uses her Primacolor pencils to get the lovely blended effects. We sat down one lunch break and this is the result of my first attempt.

I started with the hat, then his fur (which I know I spoilt on his face but might go back and fix with a darker shade), the case and finally his jacket. It is quite easy to see the pattern as I progressed through the design.

I really enjoyed the pencils as they are so much easier to use than the ones I had at school when you want a nice blended effect (at school I would have bands of colour down my hand where it had been resting on the paper while I did lots of layering of colours).

I liked these pencils so much I have bought myself a small range of colours to get started. After a bit of practice I think I will be buying a full set.

I am off on holiday next week with my lovely man, Christopher, and I am sure I can get him to colour some wonderful Dotty and George pictures in for me (I had him stitching cards on our last holiday!).