Krampus ATC WIP

This one was fun!

Prismacolor Softcore Colored Pencils

In December I became a lucky owner of the complete set of 150 Prismacolor Colored Pencils. They are amazing. ABSOLUTELY amazing! I couldnt have imagined ever being able to afford them so when people asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I answered, MONEY! I saved it up, matched funds from my account and got the set.
I GOT THE SET!

Ive always made due with dollar store pencils but these are so much nicer. It just feels like they glide onto the paper. Above, I have a close-up from picture that I drew onto Strathmore 400 Series Artagain in Coal Black. I chose colors that would show up best on the black, of course, but they are quite opaque. The color just glides onto the paper from the pencil. FREAKING AMAZING!

My boyfriend (who is one of the best guys you'll ever meet) gave me the Color Me Your Way books for Christmas! I love love love them so much. Coloring is a great way to release stress from the day. I listen to some t.v. show in the background and color away for hours. They are totally detailed and there are even hidden images! My Awesome Pencils work great in these books too. I think it might have something to do with HOW MANY COLORS I have to choose from in the set. Hahaha.

I have played around with the different ways there are of blending these pencils. I have tried the Colorless Blending Pencil from Prismacolor, the Colorless Blending Marker from Prismacolor, and Sansodor from Winsor and Newton. In my opinion they all worked but I liked the effect produced by the oil painting solvent - Sansodor.

There will be more tests to come. I have the Blender and Burnisher from Derwent and will have to conduct an experiment, placing them head to head to see how they all preform!

Prismacolor Soft Core Colored Pencils

I have been thinking about how to proclaim my love for Prismacolor colored pencils but its just hard to come up with the perfect way to say it. The colors go down onto the paper so nicely. Unlike other pencils you don't have to scrub them onto the paper to get vibrant colors.

Before even trying one I bought the whole set. I used money from my birthday and saved money out of a few paychecks to be able to buy it - but it was worth it to have all one hundred and fifty to myself.

Here is an example of something I drew onto Artigan paper. It has a nice texture and the colors look great against the background.