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Blending with color pencils may seem hard or time consuming, but luckily, we have an effective way to blend color pencils right here!

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    Visualise your paper divided into two NOT symmetrical halves by imaging a line slightly diagonal down the center. Choose whether your paper will be vertical or horizontal, then imagine the NOT symmetrical halves diagonally. Use light regular pencil for this if needed.

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    Start coloring firmly. Press your colored pencil firmly against one corner of the paper part of one of your diagonal triangles to make a bold color starting from the corner. Be careful not to press too hard. Keep coloring with this bold color and near the middle of the paper.

    • If you are attempting this for the first time, use two colored pencils that are within the same group, such as blue and green, to practice and work up to two completely different colored pencils as you practice more and more.

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    Gradually lower the pressure on the paper as you get to the middle. The direction of your coloring should be forward and backward, toward the corner you started and toward the opposite corner diagonal of the corner you started. Be sure the differentiation between the value of bold to light color is smooth so that it doesn't look to choppy. Do this slowly and try to make the blending seem smooth.

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    Continue using your first choice of color until you reach the middle of the paper. Once you reach the middle, your first color should have blended from bold to soft smoothly by gradually decreasing the friction between the paper and your pencil while you color. Make sure the shading is not too choppy and that the middle color is not too light.

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    Pick your second choice for a colored pencil and repeat this process at the opposite diagonal corner. Gradually color towards the middle, decreasing the friction between the paper and your pencil slowly as you do so, till this color is about a centimeter away the color you previously placed down on the paper, creating a thin, white border.

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    Use the colored pencil you first started out with when you reach the middle. Lightly overlap a little bit of the other color with your first color.

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    Repeat with the other color. Try not to overdo this part or press too hard. Use the same amount of friction and gradually decrease it for each pencil as you overlap the colors so that the shading doesn't look uneven and so that it blends together more smoothly.

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    Repeat this process until the middle has a more blended effect. Keep in mind this is easier to do with colors in the same groups. For example, it is easier to blend warm colors with each other, such as red, orange, and yellow, than it is to blend a warm color with a cool color, such as red to green.

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    Finished.

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  • It's often helpful to lightly repeatedly color at the middle with the colors so the blending has a better effect.

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  • Broken pencil tips may be harmful if left on the floor. A toddler or pet may come across it and try to eat it! So, please throw out your broken pencil tips in the garbage can.

  • Make sure the color pencils you are using are either inexpensive or firm. Valuable and fragile pencils may break!

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