A Beginner’s Color Pencil project -2 . Blending Colors to draw a Mango

This is a tutorial for people who are interested in learning how to use colour pencils. This drawing of a a mango uses only 9 pencils and covers some of the basic techniques of layering and using thinners to blend color pencils to create a lively and realistic drawing. Reference photo and writen step by step instructions can be found on my website: I used Polychromos pencils: White Cadmium yellow Pompeian red Indian red May green Green gold Cinnamon Payne’s grey Cold grey III Equivalent Prismacolor pencils ( I find them to be a little more difficult to control with the solvent, they will spread VERY easily...  but will give a slightly more vibrant result. White Canary yellow Carmine red ( makes the blush a little more pink, but quite pretty) Henna Lime peel Artichoke Nectar Warm grey 90% Cool grey 30% I used Arches Hot pressed watercolor paper for this example, however this is quite extravagan