Colorless Blenders

Colorless blenders are a color pencil artist's wonder-working tool. The results achieved when using a blender are smooth, deep, rich, lush and vivid.

Markers/Pens

There are two brands of colorless blender markers that I use - Prismacolor's Clear Blender marker and TOMBO's Clear Blender pen. The marker/pen blenders contain a colorless, fast-drying, non-bleeding, low-odor, acid-free alcohol-based solvent. Both have broad and fine point tips to work on large areas or small areas. The solvent breaks down the color pencil pigment allowing you to create or achieve a super smooth layers or a blended effect.

Pencils

There are two brands of colorless blender pencils that I use - Prismacolor's Colorless Blender and Lyra's Rembrandt Splender.They contain a special formula designed to blend colors, smooth layers, and soften hard edges of colored pencil artwork.

Some Tips When Working with Colorless Blenders

• When working with blender pencils or markers you have to be careful to wipe off the nibs or tips of the pencils after blending, or colors will mix.

• Be careful of over-blending and over-saturating your paper, you will not beable to add any more layers of colors or blend with the blender.

• Try purchasing several blender markers for each color, so there is not a constant need to wipe off colored areas on the nibs.

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