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Oct 18, 2026
How to Match Coloured Pencils to Paper
Sound, layers, price and where you draw: what I check when matching coloured pencils to paper, and what happened when my favourite paper vanished
Oct 17, 2026
How to Use Watercolour Pencils: Creative Art Techniques
How to use watercolour pencils: dry layers, damp brush activation, washes, lifting, shavings, textures and the tests that stop colour going wrong.
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Oct 17, 2026
How to Burnish Coloured Pencils: Tools, Technique & Common Mistakes
Burnish coloured pencils for smooth, intense colour without wrecking your layers. The right tools, timing, technique, and how to fix common mistakes.
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Oct 17, 2026
Basic Drawing for Coloured Pencil Beginners | Pencil Topics
The drawing skills underneath good coloured pencil work: seeing shapes, judging proportion, and laying down a light graphite sketch. The foundations explained.
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Oct 17, 2026
Limited Palette & Optical Mixing Tutorial from Peter
Take Peter Weatherill's 6-pencil challenge! Master core coloured pencil techniques like layering for optical mixing, value creation & burnishing
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Oct 17, 2026
Top Methods of Blending Coloured Pencils Smoothly
Learn key methods for blending coloured pencils: stumps, blender pencils and solvents. Achieve smooth transitions for professional, realistic artwork.
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Oct 17, 2026
All Topics: Every Coloured Pencil Page on Pencil Topics
Every coloured pencil page on Pencil Topics in one place: techniques, subjects, step by step tutorials, watercolour and pastel pencils, brands and paper.
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Oct 17, 2026
How to Draw Trees That Don’t Look Like Green Blobs on sticks
Learn how to draw realistic trees with a simple 5-step method based on shape, structure, branches, and leaf masses — not individual leaves.
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Oct 17, 2026
Coloured Pencil Landscapes: A Working Method From Your Own Photos
Break any landscape into trees, sky, grass, stone and water, then draw each part from your own photo with the coloured pencils you already have.
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Oct 17, 2026
Landscapes to Trace: Free Outline + Full Tutorial
Download the Packhorse Bridge outline free, trace it, then follow Peter Weatherill's coloured pencil tutorial to finish the scene. Tracing is not cheating
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Oct 17, 2026
How to Draw a Roof: Tiles, Shingles & Texture Step by Step
Learn to draw realistic roofs: tiles, shingles, thatch. Step-by-step guide covers perspective, proportion, and texture for houses and buildings in any medium.
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Oct 17, 2026
Drawing reflections in water with coloured pencils
Learn all about drawing reflections in water using coloured pencils | Your guide to discovering how they are affected by your viewpoint.
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Oct 17, 2026
Draw a Garden Archway: Coloured Pencil Tutorial (Advanced)
Develop your coloured pencil skills with our garden arch tutorial. Learn to render brick, foliage & flowers with depth & light. Outline & photos included!
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Oct 15, 2026
Paper Blending Stumps And Tortillons For Colored Pencil Art
The use of paper blending stumps in coloured pencil art, providing a comprehensive guide to their application, benefits, and maintenance.
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Oct 11, 2026
How to Use Tracing Paper for Drawing (It's Not Cheating!)
Transfer accurate outlines onto your drawing surface using this easy step-by-step tracing paper method. Works for coloured pencil, graphite and more.
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Sep 15, 2026
How a Coloured Pencil Drawing Is Built: Baby Elephant in Reverse
See how a realistic coloured pencil drawing is built, layer by layer, by taking a finished baby elephant apart from the ground to the bare line.
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Aug 22, 2026
How to Draw Buildings in a Colored Pencil Landscape
How to draw buildings in colored pencil. Get the big shape and weight right, let distance set the detail, and the building will belong in your scene.
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Jul 26, 2026
Wax Bloom on Coloured Pencils: How to Fix and Prevent It
That cloudy haze on your coloured pencil drawing isn't mould, and your work isn't ruined. See what wax bloom is, why it happens, and how to wipe it away.
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Jul 26, 2026
Watercolour Pencils: Techniques, Tutorials and Supply Guides
Watercolour pencils sit between drawing and painting. Techniques, project tutorials, supply guides and the four pencil brands worth knowing.
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Jul 26, 2026
Italian Street Scene in Watercolour Pencil: Step-by-Step
Draw a sunlit Italian street scene (Malcesine, Lake Garda) in watercolour pencil. A full step-by-step using washes, dry colour, and wax pencils.
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Jul 26, 2026
Yorkshire Packhorse Bridge: Watercolour Pencil Tutorial
A complete step-by-step watercolour pencil tutorial. Paint an English packhorse bridge using washes, scribbles, and layering techniques. Includes free outline.
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Jul 26, 2026
Watercolor Pencil Painting Tutorial Canal Landscape
Step-by-step watercolour pencil tutorial: paint a canal landscape from sketch to finish. See how to layer washes, build foliage, and balance light.
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Jul 26, 2026
Watercolour Pencils for Beginners: How to Get Started
New to watercolour pencils? A complete beginner's guide: choosing pencils and paper, your first blend, and an easy first project to build confidence.
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Jul 26, 2026
Scottish Landscape in Watercolour Pencil: Mood & Backgrounds
Paint a moody Scottish landscape in watercolour pencil. A process study in building atmosphere, soft backgrounds, and learning from happy accidents.
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Jul 26, 2026
What Is Lightfastness in Coloured Pencils? Ratings Explained
What do ASTM and Blue Wool ratings mean for your pencils? Compare lightfastness across brands and learn how to protect coloured pencil artwork from fading.
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