Although it’s a little hard to see, I used a Faber-Castell Polychromos Middle Purple Pink colored pencil on top of the pink neon Sharpie in the areas where I wanted to create a subtle shadow, as you can see in this pic below. I used a neon pink Sharpie to color in the main part of the string of lights (the “wire” that connects all the light bulbs). As you fill the rest of the page with color, inspiration will probably strike and you’ll get a better idea of how you want to color those areas you were initially unsure about! Coloring the string of lights When coloring, it’s totally okay to hop around to different parts of the page if you’re unsure of what to color a certain area. When the glitter paint pen dried, I used a white Posca paint pen to add small white dots on top.Īt this stage I wasn’t sure yet what color I wanted to make the main part of the horn, or what color I wanted to use inside the star, so I skipped to the next step and tackled the string of lights that weaves through the unicorn’s mane. I used a light pink Sharpie glitter paint pen to color in the decoration that winds around the unicorn’s horn. Next I colored in the yellow star on top of the unicorn’s horn with a neon yellow Sharpie. These are the Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencil colors I used for the green leaves of the holly, listed from light to dark: The next thing I colored in was the holly perched atop the unicorn’s forehead because I already knew how it would look, with green for the leaves and red for the berries. If you’d like to see a more in-depth tutorial showing each step involved with blending colored pencils-stay tuned, I’m working on it!! □ Coloring the holly Using a light touch, I gently add this preliminary layer, then color with the next darkest color on top of the previous layer, and so forth until I’ve reached the desired blend from light to dark. When coloring, I typically start with the lightest color first-in this case, Light Magenta. I colored in the eye using the following Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils, listed in order from lightest to darkest: Often the hardest part is knowing where-and how-to begin! For some reason if I’m working on a person or animal I always like to start with the eyes-perhaps because it helps anchor the drawing as it comes to life.
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