BASIC COLORED PENCIL TECHNIQUES
PRESSURE
The amount of pressure you apply to your pencils will influence how your piece turns out. We all have a natural pressure that we feel comfortable applying; some of us are light-handed by nature, while others are more heavy-handed.
With colored pencil, it’s key to vary your pressure to get the results you want. Using very light pressure when first starting a piece enables you to get a feel for the subject you’re drawing without the worry of not being able to erase any areas or damaging the paper early on by indenting it unnecessarily. So, using the lightest pressure you can is a good place to start. I compare this pressure to imagining running your pencil over a ripe tomato without indenting the skin. ...
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