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There is a certain shot method for livening up the ears of a shopper essayist: Hand him a notice for an item that professes to be a “wonder.” This is what befallen me as of late when a neighbor requested that I look at his most recent buy. After going …

Basic Colors: indigo blue, black, dark green, cerulean blue, lilac, yellow ochre, true green, apple green, ultramarine, and white. Touches of many other colors similar in value are also added. Make a detailed outline drawing. The easiest way to transfer this highly complex image onto paper is to print a …

Technically, drawing in colored pencil is about layering semitransparent colors on paper to create vivid paintings. Layered hues produce fresh, exciting surfaces. It’s always best to mix at least two colors in any given area, rather than drawing with a single pencil. I’m attracted to intense colors and burnishing makes …

Pencils I’ve been using Prismacolor® colored pencils for many years. They have the unsurpassed richness of color, pigment saturation, and softness, and they are sold in a neat and durable storage box. Other brands I’ve tried have harder leads and deliver less vivid color. Prismacolor pencils are sold at any …