Colouring Book Tutorial:Applying pastel OVER pencils.

[@Stacy9595]

Thanks for all that you do for the coloring community! I have learned the most from your videos. Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate all that you do!

[@JennyJames-ArtbyJenny]

+Peta Hewitt The Prismacolor is just like the Lyra Splendor pencil :) I like the Derwent for blending as it really pushes the colours around and will do so on any type of paper. The Prismacolor and Lyra look perfect for resist techniques and light smoothing, but as blenders, I find they both only seem to work well with certain papers. Thanks for your video :) Very useful.

[@grannieannie40]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I started this picture yesterday & put the pastels down first but now that I am almost finished coloring the pastels don't look dark enough so now I know I can still apply more without harming my coloring! 😄

[@BluBlanketGrl]

I just wanted to say I've watched a number of your videos now and you have really inspired me. Thank you for posting these and teaching us newbies some new techniques to add to our colouring adventures.

[@michelinelavoie2086]

PETA, you do it every time and I learn something each and every time I watch your videos. Also as an aside, unlike some other videos, your voice is pleasing to the ear and of course your accent is wonderful. I would love to have a face to connect to all your wonderful gifts that you share with us. You have made my coloring adventure so much more. Thank you. Now off to Amazon for a Lyra colorless blender pencil!

[@BookwormDragon1]

That is awesome! I love how you did the final background, it's beautiful.

[@SilverbackCrafts]

Thank you for sharing your techniques they are awesome my magical city book arrived a couple days ago but not I'm not ready to play yet still stroking it while I use my other books lol xx

[@missdaisy151]

Wow that is amazing, now I shall never be frightened of colouring a background ever again thanks so much PETA x

[@MegensBay]

Thanks for the tips I learn so much from your videos. I'm new to coloring and don't have any pastels. I have and "experimental" coloring book I use to try and learn different techniques. While watching a video from another KZbinr she mentioned that she knew of some folks who used eyeshadow as a background. Soooo, since my daughter bought me an eyeshadow palette last Christmas will all these bright colors I'll never use, I use the eyeshadow as a background in my experimental book over the colored pencil (No blender, burnisher or white pencil used) and I was shocked it worked. So far no rubbing off on other pages. I haven't tried this in my Secret Garden coloring book yet. I have more practicing to do. I really enjoy your videos and glad I subscribe to your channel. Happy Holidays!

[@PetaHewitt]

+MegensBay thanks :). Eye shodow is great alternative, I've seen colourists do wonderful things with them. Also in eye shadow you can get those lovely, shimmery shades.

[@micleahug]

Thanks Peta, I was only thinking about this technique yesterday. Glad to see it worked.

[@AsskickerF]

Ohhhh... so that's how you get those awesome background colors. Nice!

[@larahartley7607]

i have tried all those blender pencils but i found the caran d’ache woodless blender pencil to be the best. it does a great job!

[@SimoneFlen]

Same here. I've used the Prismacolour + the Derwent blenders + think they're awful. The Caran D'ache one is amazing, I always use it.

[@Dicedealer64]

Agreed. There is not a better blender than Caran d'ache. It is awesome!

[@SimoneFlen]

I have to say though, months later, the Derwent blender is very good with the Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

[@juliaspence8170]

Thank you for sharing the step-by-step on how to do a background with pastels. I thought people used the oil pastels and I was worried about them ruining the alternate page. I am glad I watched your video first before trying the technique! I will need to pick up some soft pastels and some fixatives next time I am at the crafts store. Thank you for sharing this faster way to colour backgrounds :)

[@juliaspence8170]

Oops I posted this on the wrong video! haha! Thanks for sharing how to test the different blending options so that the pastels will not ruin the coloured picture

[@RHG412]

That was an excellent demonstration! I am learning so much from you, Peta! SO glad I found you! Thank you for all your work and I hope to see even more!!!

[@Mostlymid]

I honestly apply my pastels far more carefully than most people, I think. I'm annoyingly careful about using pointy tools around edges, and I don't do any blending, layering or other pastel painting techniques on an already colored page if I can at all avoid; if I do, I make absolutely sure the colored areas are burnished. But if I'm going to do a pastel painted background I put that in first, spray with fixative to preserve the color - super important - then proceed. Thanks for this information, though, because I'm always deciding to do backgrounds after the fact 🤣

[@mollycaff9315]

Thank you Peta, your videos are amazing, I'm learning so much from them

[@l02us]

Thank you for this i am really excited to try this out and it was also so relaxing to listen to your concise yet thorough video !

[@LRB614]

Thank you for another wonderful video! I so appreciate your time and efforts!

[@elizabethnaisbitt1795]

Thanks for the tips with the colouring pencils, I don't have any pastels but after watching this I may well get some, the background looks awesome against the finished colouring pages, tfs x

[@hazelparr8461]

Just as you mentioned about watching another of your videos on pastel backgrounds I had just thought I wonder if she has any videos on pastels for backgrounds! I've never seen them used before and love the effect you got so off to watch. thank you so much xxx

[@Senghe]

What a fantastic technique. I'll definitely be giving it a try.

[@LeighPogue]

Great video. Thanks for sharing this info. I’m a new colorist.

[@apey252]

WHAT!!! I had no idea this was a thing! THANK you! This helps so much

[@2626firefly]

Thank you for sharing this, I have a ton of pastels that I never use. I will definitely be trying this out!

[@laureencolby8258]

Thank you so much for this demonstration. I learn so much from your videos. I appreciate all that you do to help us with our coloring.

[@colouringforgrownups672]

That was very helpful. I'm so glad I spotted it. I will definitely be experimenting with your suggestions for doing the backgrounds after colouring.

[@lisbethjohansen5761]

Great tutorial.....love your work in Lost Ocean.

[@christinanilsson2729]

Amazing! The tutorial I was looking for. Thank you soooo much

[@eizaarina6038]

Thanks Peta for sharing the technique...u are such talented people...:)

[@JacquelinePJames]

I've found that the pastel won't ruin the coloring if the pencils is oil based. applying pastels when using waxed based pencils creates a mess. thanks for your wonderful tutorials.

[@88beckys]

good info..I did a test like this yesterday..your test is better..thank you!

[@marlisetp]

Thanks for an excellent and very professional video.

[@anathegr8est]

Thank you, beautiful work!

[@VerasPlanet]

Thank you! I've been looking everywhere to find this out!

[@CallieG333]

I use prisma colour blenders, they are excellent, they also have a " burnisher" which gives a slight polished metal sheen

[@CallieG333]

yo can get a pack of two blenders two burnishers and a sharpener & eraser for less than $20- from Office Works.

[@MonaMoon80]

I've learned so much from this video and subscribed. Looking forward to watching more. Thank you so much.

[@Snoopitsa0405]

Beautiful! Thank you very much, I will certainly try this technique!

[@ColoringKaria]

Another cool video! Thank you for sharing!

[@pandadundee6430]

Inspired to give pastels a go! Thanks for the videos! 👍🏻😆

[@kiskerkiskers3523]

when I got My prismacolors I bought them second hand but excellent condition. the old prima blender was more creamy. the new ones are really rough and scratchy

[@PaulaMGale]

this is fab. thank you so much. I really enjoy your videos and tutorials. Ive learned so much from them already. I just have Derwent pencils and to a degree I agree with you about the Derwent blender but not having an alternative I don't have a comparison - apart from a white pencil which, for the purpose of using the pastels for the background, will be a good alternative. I really want to try out my pastels but they are not mega expensive ones but look exactly the same as the ones you use. I suppose I will just have to get on and try it to find put how they perform. Firstly though, I have loads 0f college assignments and work to do (I'm a mature student), so no time for play just yet... I'll let you know how I get on. thank you again Peta. Paula. (UK)

[@PetaHewitt]

+Paula Gale You're welcome. I suggest experimenting on a back page first. I sacrifice the back page of many of my books to experiment with so I know what to expect. I've ordered a set of cheap Mungyo pastels to try. They have a lot more colours with brighter shades of pigments than my old set. (Although you get only tiny quarter sticks.) I'm interested to see how they perform compared to my Windsor and Newtowns.

[@Ngohanh218]

I really like it

[@nicolemarie011]

Great video, Peta.

[@Stitcherista]

Thank you very much for this video, Peta! I love your videos. I have the Caran D'Ache blender pencil and it goes on very creamy. So after watching this video I am positive that when I apply my pastel background at the end it will not transfer on to my colored sections.

[@ColoringBookAddict]

Love your tutorials. I'm not crazy about the Lyra blender for blending colored pencils but now I have a use for it as it came with my set of pencils. I believe you would quite like the prismacolor blender, it's my favorite of all of them.

[@joycevaughn8522]

Hi Peta I really enjoy video see how you demonstrate the different blenders onto the color page and added the pastel you really had my attention Yes I would love to see more beautiful colors you chosen for the pages is this just prismacolors pencils thank you for sharing this vdeio happy creative colorful hugs to you. Oh Happy National Pencil Day 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@Snoopitsa0405]

Do you maybe have a tutorial on how to choose a background for your coloured page and the techniques to achieve the best results? I am having difficulty with the backgrounds and this is resulting in leaving my backgrounds plain white...:(

[@christinacunningham4493]

Katerina P. Did u ever find an answer to your question? I have been looking for the same thing

[@blankmission5369]

@@christinacunningham4493 I know this is a old comment but you can find ideas and make them your own by typing in finished adult coloring books or background ideas for adult coloring books. I also have playlists that contain really cool ideas, techniques and different medias for coloring in backgrounds on my public playlists. Hope this helps. Also if you watch tutorials or color alongs from yt artists that helps too. Some of my favorite channels to these artists you can see in my subscription list.

[@carolegroom5161]

Love the process of blending. I use a white pencil for all my blending. Would like to know by using pastels over the top, can you use the fix spray to seal it ? Love your channel.

[@barbararegina5198]

Great video, thanks for posting! I have a Lyra blender that I never had good results with (I rely on Derwent), but next time I want to add a pastel background I will definitely try the Lyra blender technique.

[@journaljewelrybyjudee]

Thank you Peta, I've been inspired once again! tyfs

[@christianelirette6531]

i love you reviews you ve made

[@ericasendel3076]

The reason the soft laid down pencil took to the pastels is because there was still tooth left....I love you videos no doubt!!!!!

[@millyia2223]

Thanks Peta!!!

[@cbfraser10]

Upon rewatching this video, using the white pencil casted a pale yellow tinge onto the plain paper before you applied the pastel. Whereas, the Lyra had no colour @ all so, for me, i think the Lyra was the best...Just for your information. Thx.

[@PetaHewitt]

+Cleo Fraser Lyra's are very nice.

[@jessicamaisonet917]

Great tutorial thank I learned a lot with this ❤️

[@mailonez1]

So happy for this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@AdultColoringWithShara]

Thank you for all your great videos. I was wondering, if I apply a fixative after coloring, but before adding the background, would that preserve my drawing and would the pastel apply propely? Thanks again.

[@veracalvin6858]

just beautiful work!

[@larioliveira2687]

Peta,can you post more videos colouring with pastels?I love love love your videos! Thank you😘

[@catherinehascake9173]

wow I'm glad I found this video! Thanks for sharing it =D

[@ClockworkxChrist]

this helped SO much love this channel!!!

[@heatherleisure9217]

This was cool. I think the Prismacolor blender mightve outperformed the Derwent blender since I see so many people not liking the Derwent as much, saying it doesn't blend as well. I will be trying this out myself

[@PetaHewitt]

+Heather Leisure I think it depends on what pencils you use. i personally like the Derwent blender with Polychromos but not with Prisma's or luminence.

[@BlueSkies09]

Pretty n good presentation

[@careyclapp8357]

So Polychromos will resist pastel blending on top more than other types of pencils. Prismacolors can be stained by applying pastels on top.

[@hshwhitten]

Wow. Thanks for the video.

[@wendymaddock7705]

Great video xx 😊

[@rachiie85]

Thank you so much for this experiment!

[@emilyc3218]

This was very helpful! Thanks so much!

[@dawnwilliams1775]

Thank you thank you thank you. Not only did you teach me foe to stop the smudging but how to use the pastels I have been avoiding. I bought pastel pencils because I was scared to try the others. The sticks are better. What is the difference between hard and soft and which do I need. PETA you are fantastic. Ps I am also on aus

[@cbfraser10]

Really enjoyed this video. I use my Prisma blender all the time so too bad it wasn't included in this experiment. I will use my Lyra splender though. I didn't realize it was so good. Thank you for this video. If you could let me know how to find your 1st video on this, i'd appreciate. Thx. Cleo Fraser

[@LDOK21]

What about if u want to use it over pen/fineliners?

[@uwphotod4739]

I am wondering if blending with a mineral spirits blending solvent would react.

[@KLC52652]

Thank you for this video. So glad I watched it! I just subscribed to your channel and I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you!

[@mahtaban1414]

So beautiful

[@crystalgillis9296]

The Prismacolor blender pencil is better than Derwent's. It doesn't leave a greyish sheen like Derwent's does.

[@jayteadesigns]

Peta, you use Polychromos pencils with this method, that are oil based; however, what if you were to use Prismacolor Premier pencils that are wax based. Would you get the same effect?

[@annepearce9926]

Hi, haven't tried it out for myself yet - but I have wondered this before. There's another colouring KZbinr I follow, called 'red_tifa colours', who has tried it with both. She says she's found you can add pastel backgrounds after colouring with Polychromos pencils and it works OK, but she found it doesn't work as well with Prismacolors (I think that was the brand, they were a wax based one anyway) because the pastel dust stuck to the waxiness. I guess you can kind of see in Peta Hewitt's (the one with the square boxes) test that the Lyra blender and white Polychromos do work a bit better than the Derwent blender. I'm pretty sure the Derwent blender is wax based and the Lyra one is oil based (and, of course the white Polychromos will be oil based too). This also explains why Peta found she preferred the Lyra blender when blending the Polys, too. (....And I've just realised what a 'pencil nerd' I've become!!!!)

[@astrids1203]

Now, did you color allover with the white pencil befor applying the pastel or did you use one of the other ones? You don't say it in the video which one you used in the finished picture.

[@PetaHewitt]

+Astrid S Hi Astrid. I used a colourless blender to colour over only the areas that i had lightly coloured and areas i wanted to leave white. Almost all of the other areas had been coloured fairly firmly with coloured pencils and going over them all would be unnecessary.

[@astrids1203]

Peta Hewitt okay, thanks!

[@laureenhawes8093]

Well…. back to the art store I go! Thank you, Peta!

[@JinkyAbbey]

It was so nice .. love all your video's ! Thanks for sharing :D

[@Silentfilmdiva]

Have you ever colored a coloring book page using just pastel pencils? I love pastels, but I am not fond of the smudging. Any suggestions?

[@shuttergirlUK]

I'm a bit confused as I didn't see what you did on the final picture... Did you go over the entire coloured area with a blender pencil after you finished the colours? Or did you blend as you went along to seal it? ???

[@PetaHewitt]

+shuttergirlUK Most of the original colours were originally applied firm enough that the colour itself acted as a resist against the pastels contaminated them. For the lighter and white areas I went over them with a colourless blender pencil to 'seal' them so they would resist the pastel. Hope that helps.

[@johncarrico4283]

Can you tell us if you used prismacolors pencils

[@VioletSkye19]

Absolutely LOVED this tutorial/testing of the pastels, I'm new to coloring, and had been wondering how people went about doing the fantastic backgrounds I've seen time and time again, you've just solved the problem for me, and done so well, just wish I'd bought the Lyra blender, have a Derwent, gut guess my shopping list will be a little longer now ! What brand pastels did you use if you don't mind me asking ... And thanks again for such wonderful videos !

[@melissabrundrett7981]

Have you ever tried to spray a fixative over your coloured page before doing the pastel background? Just wondering if it would protect the colour and allow you to apply the pastels. I'm new to colouring and I have seen pastel backgrounds, just never knew how to do them. This and the previous tutorial are so helpful. I love your accent and humor!!! I'm from Texas:-)))

[@MimosaLockjaw]

Hello Peta. Here it goes a tip: derwent brand owns a burnisher pencil that is more apropriate for color protection than their blender. Huggies

[@PetaHewitt]

+MimosaLockjaw Ah. I have a burnisher and I didn't think to try it. Thank you!

[@PaulaMGale]

+Peta Hewitt I have the burnisher too so will have a go too - unless you do a video first Peta (wink wink).

[@denisestine2141]

wouldnt a workable fixative work as well?

[@lauramurphy438]

Thanks for sharing.

[@lradon1]

How would you use this technique on a fairly large area w/o having to use a blender pencil on each item?

[@PetaHewitt]

+lradon1 Using the blender pencil on each item is unnecessary if the colour was laid down firm enough. I find a moderate amount of pencil pressure on the final layer of colour is quite enough. I only use the blender on areas where the colour has been laid down lightly, or an area has been left deliberately white to seal them.

[@Nasreenart]

Hi there Peta. I read somewhere that the derwent blender pencil is wax based and therefore not good when blending plochromos because those pencils are oil based and should be blended using oil. That was my thinking but from your demonstration I think I was wrong as it looks just fine.

[@PetaHewitt]

+Nasreen Nabaoui Funny because i find the blender pencil is perfect for my oil based Polychromos. I guess they haven't read the instructions. :)

[@Nasreenart]

+Peta Hewitt I guess the only way to ever know is to try it for oneself. You have inspired me to go out and buy the blender pencil set. I also bought some pastels and am dying to try the background technique.

[@jaline9091]

This was fantastic, thank you.

[@Mickey-jn8hz]

What I meant was if you use markers will using the pastels on top change those colors?

[@PetaHewitt]

pastels will coat anything they are applied to so if they are used over markers they will change the colour.

[@LynnGalvanHippie-Chick]

Can you do your background with chalk pastels,then add fixative then still color over the fixative with colored pencil

[@jayteadesigns]

In my experience, yes, definitely. In fact right now I am working on a page from the Creative Haven "Creative Cats" coloring book, and I have done just that. I first applied pastels, then fixative, and now I am coloring in details with colored pencils, markers, and gel pens.

[@meow98]

I bought some pastels, but I don't know anything about them. Why are they not sharpened? they are hard to use.

[@PetaHewitt]

Don't worry. I can't get the hang of them either.

[@Skinnychelle48]

Thanks P!

[@arizonajen7577]

So helpful, thank you!

[@dendygan4511]

HI there Peta, first of all thank you so much for this tutorial video, very informative. I am using the Faber Castell Classic Colour Pencils and thinking about using soft pastels for background coloring. Just wondering if pastels have any negative effects on pictures that I have applied with the Derwent Burnishing Pencils. And would the Faber Castell Classics being a budget colour pencils be ruined by soft pastels? Thanks.

[@tinavh1436]

This may seem dumb, but, are the pastels chalk? I have oil pastels. What do I need to have the kind you have? Thanks so much for your help.

[@PetaHewitt]

+Tina Vh You need a pastel that you can powder. Oil pastels are too moist for this technique.

[@beadingeditorDBCSky]

hello Miss Peta, just like to ask, did you spray fixative after applying soft pastels? Will it not ruin the colored pencils? thanks in advance! I love your tutorials and am planning to try soft pastels but I'm afraid LOL

[@piffle3444]

Great video thankyou, I was so nervous to do this with my own colouring! Great technique which will save me heaps of time. Can I please put in a cheeky request for a video on how to place highlights and shading as we colour in? :) Thanks Peta!

[@PetaHewitt]

+Emily N Added to my list, have more tutorials planed for the new year :)

[@LovinLife-pv7op]

Very informative, thank you.

[@alisongervase7341]

Thank you Peta for your tips and video. Wish I'd seen this before I spent a very looonnng time coloring the background of 2 page spread in Enchanted Forest with pencils. Can't wait to try your technique! Do you need to place tissue paper between the finished pages to prevent the pastels from smudging?

[@PetaHewitt]

+Alison Gervase yes, i would, unless you spray with fixative to seal the pastels after you finished. I do this and don't need the tissue paper to protect my work afterwards.