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.

Colorless Markers and 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. The best way I can describe it is, it is a lot like painting with watercolors, but you have more control, because you are applying the solvent with a large or small nib, instead of using a brush and water.

Colorless 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. I usually use them for small detail work, like to blend around the eye area. They can leave a buildup of wax or film.

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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