DO'S & DON'TS for BLENDING Colored Pencils 

Kristy: Are you struggling- Me: YES. YES I DO.

I haven't had an art class since high school! I'm retired now and your lessons are so great. I love listening to you as you work. I have been able to do the strawberry and I did a study of 2 cardinals that I'm really happy with. Keep them coming.

I never realized how many mistakes I was making until I watched this. Thanks for the tips!!

Thank you for another great video! I loved the tip about NOT using the white pencil to blend ALL the areas. I see people do this a lot and it really flattens all the color and dulls the final image. Using different colors is a much better option!

My color pencil drawings always looks kind of blurry. Now I know why. I blend too much...I blend the whole area. lots to learn.

Kirsty - Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am 65 and haven't had an art lesson since school (well over half a century ago). I've always loved drawing but never really known how to start learning the techniques. My "projects" always looked amateurish and I was never really pleased with *anything* I finished. When lockdown started last year I decided to try really hard to improve my art (I believe you are never too old to learn). I've followed your tips and techniques, watched your great tutorials and really practised and tried hard. Last week I drew a dog portrait for a friend who lost her beloved pet last year. I was actually proud of it, for the first time ever. She was so surprised she cried with pleasure. I wish I could show you just how much I have improved, thanks to you. I shall keep trying and (hopefully) keep getting better. You've made my retirement so much better - thank you.

Yesterday I spent all night watching the do’s and dont’s videos and now I go into RU-vid and there’s another one

Thank you for these tips, I was just drawing and I got this notification just in time. ✨✨✨✨

I think part of the problem is vagueness in instruction. I remember in highschool art the teacher always said 'you need to build up color before blending'. I always interpreted that as press down and make it as saturated as you can. Then of course I could not add more color or detail.

When I watch other channels drawing and blending they don't usually talk about things in much detail and when I try to use their video for support it ruins my whole drawing! This video has actually helped and now I have a good drawing which I can actually be proud of. Thank you ❤

What the hell i was just considering using my old colored pencils for a project and was kind of dreading it because i don't have many different colors and since i don't really know how to blend i was going to be very limited. Then RU-vid shows me this Hahaha.

Its been so long, i really needed this lesson 😊we missed u!

Very well explained! I especially like how you described where to blend versus where to have no transition.

I just like the way u draw and clam commentary Kristy

Kristy says: "blending" me: has a heart attack

Your channel is the best for colored pencil tips and techniques! Mostly been doing graphite portraits but decided to start experimenting with prisma colors, was apprehensive, but you help soooooo much to understand best ways to get nice results. You have so many great videos on different subjects with outstanding advice! Love your videos 🙂

I didn't do anything of this EXCEPT the pressing to hard and now that I have changed it my drawings look AWESOME!! Thank you Kirsty!!

One of the best teachers, no unnecessary talk, not too technical and right for the creative tips.

Kirsty, thank you for the free supply guide. It's informative and concise. I loved it.

This is really practical. I so rarely come across an art tutorial this useful.

This channel has been so much more helpful than all the other ones I've been trying to get information from for years. Thank you so nuch for everything. All these little tips and tricks I've learned, once I use them all together in my process, I've seen huge differences in the quality of my work. I'm so grateful.

Hi Kirsty this was so helpful. Been doing art since I was a lot younger and tried many mediums I'm comfortable with paint and graphite. Trying to dabble for last while with pencils and you have helped me so much. Thank you so much for sharing these details ❤️ you are amazing 💞

Thanks so much! I’ve lately been wanting to insert colors into my drawings and after I got prismscolor pencils I easily got lost right away. This video put me on the right path and I’ve learned a lot more!

Best explanation I’ve seen so far. Thank you for your informative and to the point explanations 😊👏✨

Kirsty i gotta say that over the years ive been watching your videos, ive learned so so much! Thank you so mutch for your tutorials! I am so grateful that ive found you a few years ago, becouse i think that you have made me such a better artist and now i can feel the succes becouse of YOU! THANK YOU VERY MUCH Kirsty!!!

My day just flew up to heaven with these vids

This was so helpful omg especially I was just starting an art project on colored pencils I really needed this

One of the best art teachers on RU-vid!

Yayy a new video!!! I literally clicked on this as soon as the notification came🥺😃

I'm sooo grateful I was just struggling with this ,thank you❤❤❤❤👏👏🥺

Oh yes this is SUCH good timing for me XD I just started a new colored pencil portrait! Thx for helping me :)

This is so helpfully thanks Kirsty !

Can you do a tutorial on how to do a head of curly hair? I know you’ve done individuate curls but a head full of curly hair seems much harder to do

This is the exact video I needed

Blending is my greatest problem and now I understood the mistakes I do like colouring so hardly, blending dark colours with white pencil and etc...so I will try to improve my drawing skills by these tips and techniques, THANK YOU👼

Your words and work has inspired me a lot to start my own channel :) before I used to just paint and sketched for myself. Now I just can't wait to upload my work every week. Thank you!

Love your tutorials. They are really great for those, like myself, who have the raw talent but no formal training

Thank you for always explaining things so clearly!!

I love your videos and appreciate you so much! I am getting started after a several-year artistic hiatus. This will help me refine my technique when it comes to colored pencil which has quickly become my favorite media at the moment. Thank you.

Just discovered your channel! How has it taken me so long!? It's amazing

Yes! Can’t tell you how many times the subject of more layers are needed, for building depth and better blending comes up ...some believe me, others don’t...and I find this to be true from time to time even for myself...coloring an image with my Prismas for the first time in 2/3 months, been using other things and I knew I didn’t want to spend forever layering as many times as I normally do, with this particular one and as a result, I am having a hard time getting two colors to blend the way they usually do for me. Thanks for the reminders!

Thank you for this, I’m drawing for a project which means I had to go back to traditional and I don’t like to color much since I’ve never been able to blend color well in paper, so thank you

I've watched this atleast 3 -5x.so much good information packed into this and you've truly created a masterful piece!

Beautiful painting of the eye.. Thank you for the tips.. I usually use colored pencils over my watercolor paintings to add details.. ☺️💙

I was using colored pencils for my project, and I used your method and it worked! Thank you!

I have been struggling blending color pencils in my portraits but this helped me alot thank you so much❤

Thank you for helping us to draw better! :) Colored pencils!!

Thank you so much for your helpful tips, Kirsty! x

This was a perfect tutorial, thank you

This is a great upload!

Thank you for this Kirsty!!

Many, many thanks for your vids. They have helped me enormousely and answered alot of questions I had. Thank you so much.

I’m about to pick up colour pencils for the first time in over a year and I am nervous so this vid helped me so much!!! Just got a new set of prismacolors too so I really don’t want to mess up my first artwork with them

Love you, so much useful knowledge. I really appreciate it!

Love the tips,Love your channel,Love your work...Thank You!

Thank you so much for this video. I've just recently bought a set of 2 burnishers & 2 blenders from Derwent. I invested in great pencils. Until your video, l really didn't have much of a clue how to use them. I will be watching your videos from now on. Thank you 😊

You’re the reason im starting to draw realism

Thank you so much for your videos, they inspired me to open my own RU-vid art channel and my art improved a lot thanks to you! 💖💖

That was great! Thank you!

Woow that's really helpful.. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️💯

What did the sharpener say to the pencil? "STOP GOING IN CIRCLES AND GET TO THE POINT."

this was so helpful!!

I'm doing a project in art. It's going good and im very close to done but you pointed out mistakes ive been making. Pressing too hard, making the colored pencils last much less and also making it harder to blend. I also have been making the mistake of constantly using my white pencil to blend EVERYTHING. I might try the alcohol technique and correct these mistakes on my next colored pencil project, that video led me to this one. Thank u for this video!

Lovely video and you have so much knowledge to share, we thank you for sharing your expertise. You have a real gift for knowing what is needed when your viewers are struggling! That is a whole different level of help! Your commentary is always so spot on and easy to listen to as well.

What a beautiful skill

I like the way you show your work. 🎨

OMG! This looks sooooooo good!

Your art is wonderful, you are very talented.

I have also retired, and I have not being doing coloring with pencils for very long. I am trying to stick to the rules. Thank you for this, it is very helpful. Sara

Thanks a lot for the tips✨❣️

😍 love your tutorials

Thank you so much for these tips...

Ahhh thank you so much 💕💕you inspired me to draw❣️💞💞You are amazing ☺️🤩

You are so awesome. Bless your heart

Thank You so much for sharing! this is a very useful tips! I appreciate ur kindness for this tutorial!

I'm a small artist but you work is really nice thanks for the art tips .I had to watch more blending so helpful to me as an artist

Great information, thanks so much! Stay well!

Kirsty you probably an a genius, yeah. It's so beautifull and realistic. And all tips and tricks you bring, by. Thank's for sharing 🦋🌷🦋 you'r rich verety knowledge 🍓

Wow your drawing is really good! i hope i can be like you in the future, Thank you for the tips by the way!

thank you for the advices they were realy halpful to me please keep doing videos like this 😄😄😄💯💯💯

Your drawing tips helps me alot

Found you in my search and WOW! I'M SO 😊 to have found you!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

I’ve always wanted to learn how to do realistic color pencil drawings. I’m good at regular pencils but working with color I always get lots of white places, I guess I’m not using enough layers. I also didn’t know about the different types of blenders, I just used a paper stump or my finger. lol 😂

You are awesome! Thank you❤️

In art class in high school our art teacher had us blending repeatedly once she saw everyone was bad at it. We spent maybe a week learning colours and shades and techniques for blending and mixing. She was strict sometimes.

Oh my God!! Finally I was waiting for ur video!! You are awesome u always help me with my art!! Also ur sooo beautiful 😍😍😍😍

Thank you for sharing ❤

Wow I have only watched one of your vids and you have made me so much better thankyou

super superb. good information 👍👍🖌️

It's very helpful for any colored pencil artist❤️ Thanks for sharing ☺️ Really enjoyed watching 😊🤗

thank you this vid has helped me there my art life

Ur drawings are awesome 👏🏻 and ur tips quite helpful ❤️❤️

So nice tutorial! I hope I can draw like that too

Wow thanks for the tip/helps i subscribed 😊👍😁😍

Wow!!you paint so well,you even have different sets of colour pencil which help you make you art work more beautifulandneater,I wish I am able to afford this colour pencils because they are so beautiful.Keep up your good work and your talent👍👍👍👍

Thank you Kirsty to post this you posted this video just in time

Your videos are too much helpful....always love your tricks ....love you

Thanks for the information! And the link to beginners.

While I was learning colored pencil I made every one of these mistakes😂 I still catch myself trying to overblend sometimes. Great video Kirsty💜

Thank you so much sister your tips helps me to improve my skills more ... thank you so much.