Most UNDERRATED Technique for COLOURED PENCILS 

I used this owl for a watercolor painting. He is a very interesting subject.

Baby oil works in the same way but it's more of a softer approach. Plus it doesn't smell... The graininess is also spread out to fill into the paper. I highly recommend it. I buy baby oil from a dollar store and it still does the same job :) This is simply a different option to those who are sensitive to smell (I am, chemicals usually give me bad headaches).

Baby oil works wonders with polychromos as well. For prismacolors I'd rather recommend using a colorless blender for they aren't oil-based, but wax-based

I bought my colored pencils but now I’m scared to use them 😂😂😂

drinking game for the 18+ Take a shot every time she says solvent.

Just dropping here to let u know u are the best art teacher ive ever had. 🤧🤧🤧God bless

I’m a draw ninja, but you’re definitely my sensei!! Always learn so much from your tutorials that I use on my own channel.

Hi Kirsty 💞I love watching your videos. I usually do pencil portraits and I am starting out with watercolors and your videos are really helpful. Stay blessed and have a good day. P.S : I wish I could meet you!!✌

Plss make a video about how you prepare/plan before painting with watercolor

I use an alcohol marker colourless blender pen to blend my pencils. I bought a cheap one years ago, and simply top it up with the Copic CB refill liquid. If I have larger pieces, I'll put a few drops of the CB liquid in a glass jar and use a brush to blend.😊 Edit: Always have "scratch" paper to clean the nib if you ever use the same technique!☺

Thank you for sharing all the important details of using this method to help your color pencil artwork look more painterly. You present the technique in such an easy to understand way and I also appreciate how you show a comparison of both the right way and wrong way to use this method. 😊

Loved this tutorial. Now I must have a go to see if I can make my painting look like yours.

That was amazing! Thank you for uploading that video. As an artist myself, I also struggle with the graininess when using colored pencils. The technique you showed in the video will definitely help a lot.

Wonderful and extremely helpful. Thank you! This showed me a whole new way of using my colored pencils. I am inspired more than ever. 💕

Hi Kirsty, I became a patron of yours yesterday and I've learned so much already. Thank you and bless you 💖💖💖💖💖

YAY! Another Zest-it User!!! I love this and IT IS NON-TOXIC!!!!!!!!!!!

Love. I did my very first macaw piece with polychromos and the zest pencil blender

Hi! I'm nobody lol but I had this in my recommended and I just checked out your videos, you are amazing!! For real

This is divine Kirsty! The Zest-it looks like the business as I really like pencil work to look a bit more painterly and you are doing it beautifully. Thanks for showing us these accessible tips! Just goes to show that as in watercolour a drop too much Zest-it can make the difference between success or failure - finely does it as you say.

Thank you for this. I have done all of these mistakes😝

Kirsty another triumph of pencil ART! Thank you for sharing your expertise with us and I am sure you are getting some students over on Patreon as those are some very in-depth tutorials! Worth more than you charge for all of the information you share there! Excellent! Thanks!

How long does it take the solvent to dry so you can add the next layer of the pencil?

Thanks Kirstie, I just got my Zest-it in the mail yesterday. I have tried this technique before but didn’t put enough pencil down so it didn’t work. These tips will help me to get it right this time.

You are doing a phenomenal job and I appreciate your work thank you for sharing it with us keep them coming

Thanks for making this video. I literally just started to get into colored pencils today and this really helped. Keep up the great work

This was very helpful. I've subscribed! You're extremely talented. Thanks for the tutorials!

Nice technique for blending colours ,Thanks for this video.

Hey Kristy,the final result of your drawing got Sensacional. Parabéns !😉

Excellent! Thank you. This will really makes huge difference in my drawings. 👍😊

Magnificent techniques, thank you so much for this video.

I have no idea why I’ve never heard of doing this with colored pencils but I’m so thankful for you! I feel like I only ever hear about burnishing and removing top layers to get smooth blocks of color

I love your drawings! You are a huge inspiration to me!

This is a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing the technique, especially because you can add so many details on top unlike burnishing method. I have solvent but just need to find the right amount to put on my brush because I’ve used too much in the past haha.

I have a similer tequnec using a white coloursoft or watercolour pencil where i add a white layer onto my colouring and being soft pencils or even waxy the white pencil drags colour from the layers into the gaps filling them in and as i layer the colurs on top of each other it helps soften the stronger colours and blend without ever getting my paper wet, it may not give a painted affect but it makes my art far better and cleaner while taken out the overpower of more vivid or darker colours making them bright but more subtle, i've taken to calling it Colour Locking as it locks in the colour its also great for helping blending my soft pencils to from new shades example, the skintone on a persons face my indeed have 5-7-9 diffrent colours involed in layers of depth and shading, but after the white pencil locks the colours in you would tell other than seeing the detailed skintone results, though ofc your the true master here that why i've subed to learn your tips, that fur trick is very helpful

Oh my gosh! Your drawings are soooooo good and realistic

I have been using a round brush instead of a filbert, but I'm going to use a filbert now on your recommendation

Hey kirsty, all your video are very amazing.it's very helpful for me as a beginner.keep it up doing a great content.💖

This is fabulous! Thanks for the tutorial!❤

I bought that exact same solvent can’t wait to use it

So helpful !!! Thank you so much! I wanted to do a realistic color pencil drawing on a canvas I believe this will make it AWESOME!

Thanks a lot for YOUR great tutorials I CAN LEARN SO MUCH

Very professional. Well explained and awsome skills! Thanx!

Your videos are so informative! Are you a teacher (outside of RU-vid)? You're very good at breaking down and conveying information... I'm so glad I found your channel!

You're so amazing!!! Sending love from Philippines

Wow!!! You have such talent!!!

I see we use the same coloured pencils c: they truly are the best I’ve used and I love them so much. Thanks for such lovely, helpful videos!

I can't believe I just stumbled across your channel right now. Your artwork is very inspiring. I like your 'pokémon' pieces the most. The watercolours and your style of colouring is very 'expressionistic', and I love the experimental volatile feel you get from the completed piece, which still maintains that level of professionalism! Give us some more pokémon pieces! 😎

You are so awesome! Love your art and tutorials!

Luv your videos, very informative. I have learnt so much, thankyou. 😊

You are a very gifted artist and very sharing of your gift...great tutorial.

All are Beautiful work! You are so talented...Great!

this.saved.my.life i’ve been practicing realistic drawing with colored pencils for a while now and this just sibiadvebjbjdvjdw made my life wayyy better

Beautiful work

Thank you so much. Now i know what went wrong. Meanwhile did a small drawing and used solvent oderless. I was amazed. Now I understand once dry one can add more detail.

Love the way you talk and your advice

Awesome drawing. Looks amazing

thank you so much!! I am learning so much!!!

Stunning. Very useful tip thanks

Fantastic idea ♥ I never thought of that

i knew about solvent but i didn't know i could use my fingernail polish remover! it worked beautifully with my cheap colored pencils! thank you

Beautiful as usual, but you've covered this technique several times. I'd love to learn more about how you use color and light in your realistic drawings, and more about color blending. Really enjoying your patreon!

Incredible!

Great video. Good instructions. Thank you.☺👍

Your work is beautiful. Thanks for the peek. 😍

So gorgeous! I started the solvent technique but I used too much solvent. Thanks for the tip 😊

You are amazing and a great teacher. I had to subscribe.

Ya no, I’m only 13 and I’m really good at art for my age (don’t mean to sound like I’m bragging sorry if I do) but I’ve just found u out and u have inspired me so much to keep on going, so thank you for that :3

Thanks Kristy!!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Thanks for this tutorial this was really helpful!!!

Thank you very much for all of your advice because now I can follow your tips and I can draw,paint,sketch and also Iam a big fan of yours angain thank you I really appreciate your helps😀😁😄😄

Great info, great video thanks for posting

Hi Kirsty, I was wondering how do you get such a sharp point on your pencils? Thank you for a wonderful tutorial on techniques! Also, I wanted to mention that your eyes on the animals look so real. Carol-Lynn

woooooowwww your drawings are incredible!

Amazing video thank youu!!

Yay! new vid!

Your skills are sick!

wow!! Now that's talent

thanks for this helpful tips, thats awesome! And your drawings are really stunning! :-)👏

I'm loving this video

Fantastic !

Cool video, thank you!

so informative! i love your videos

Very good work.

Very useful technique! 😀

What a great tip!!!

great drawing, nice solvent

Beautiful pictures😇💙💙

Felicidades por tu don, me encantan tus dibujos

Great video Kirsty 🥰😍😘

Oh this helpssss soo much!!!! thank uuuuuuuu 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙌🙌😁😁

Wow! Damn good!

I love your videos!

You are so helpful

This is so dope 👏👏

Great tutorial and beautifully delivered. You deserve at least 5 million subs

just bought some colored pencils and really excited to get started .. any videos for beginners in pencil sketching and color pencil sketching?

Real nice realistic painting...👍😇🎨

Is there alternative store where you can get zest-it? Says it's not available in my country😔

wow, feel like magic

Fantastic video. Thank You so much for sharing your technique with us, I had no idea nail polish remover could be used as a solvent too! LOL :-D