How to Put Different Colors of Prismacolor Pencils Together for Coloring

Dark to Light Prismacolor Pencils

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  Color the picture or image with a dark Prismacolor pencil.

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  Use long strokes when coloring. This eliminates broken lines and will make blending easier.

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  Use a lighter pencil and color on top of the darker Prismacolor pencil to change the dark color to the color of your choice.

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  Create light and dark shadows by alternating dark and light colored pencils to make different hues.

Light to Dark Prismacolor Pencils

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  Color the picture or image using a light Prismacolor pencil as the base color.

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  Use a dark color over the top of the light color using a darker Prismacolor pencil.

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  Adjust the pressure you put on the pencil to create a color variation of your new color. Heavier coloring will darken the picture or image faster. Lighter pressure will change the color gradually.

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  Create different colors and variations using different pencils.

Primary Colors to Secondary Colors using Prismacolor Pencils

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  Create a secondary color using primary-color pencils.

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  Color the picture or image using a primary color -- red, blue or yellow.

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  Color the top of your original primary color using another primary color. This will create the secondary colors orange, violet (purple) and green.

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  Color the picture or image using differing color variations of both primary and secondary colors.

Secondary Colors to Tertiary Colors using Prismacolor Pencils

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  Color the image or picture using tertiary colors.

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  Create the secondary colors orange, violet and green using the primary colors red, blue and yellow.

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  Add the primary Prismacolor pencils together with the secondary colors to make the tertiary colors yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-green and blue-violet.

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  Color your entire picture or image using primary, secondary and tertiary colors.