How to Blend Gel Pens with Colored Pencils

How to use gel pens to blend extra color and dimension into your colored pencil artwork. Fun, easy trick to make your coloring blend better and really pop!
Discover more of Jennifer Stay's coloring tips and tricks at www.coloringpagesbliss.com where you can also download hundreds of coloring pages for adults.
Products Used:
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils: amzn.to/2aNiayg
Gel Writer Gel Pens: amzn.to/2bjxKo3
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[@lachauntiswashington231]

Very beautiful. I hope to get some gel pens soon. I would love to learn how to use them.

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

I’ve been working with gel pens forever and I love them. It’s funny that you use this technique because I discovered this by accident. I accidentally smeared some of the color and I decided to use it to my advantage. I’ve been doing this ever since. I was using Q-tips but I saw someone use a small, stiff paint brush and I loved how it looked so I’ve been doing it like that and I really like the outcome.

[@marinakuznetsova434]

+1))) it happened to me too))

[@creakyjane]

Thanks for the help! I've got to go and try this method and the rest!

[@s.e.hebert7307]

I've been repeating to myself "Embrace the Smear." I'm so glad I learned that technique from you; it has saved me so much ink, especially when covering large areas. And I personally cannot stand scribble marks gel pens leave in larger areas. Smearing leaves it perfectly SMOOTH. I like to wet my finger, too, to help move the ink even farther. BTW I also love getting colors/ink/paint on my fingers -- nothing better in the world!

[@barbarabolton1768]

How pretty! Thank you!

[@karenmilligan8245]

fantastic! I have a lot of coloring pages completed, however they are about to meet this new technique.

[@CindyKnapper]

Wow! Another great technique that I can hardly wait to use. Your flower turned out so beautiful! Loved how you did this! Thanks for showing me something else that's new!

[@ColoringBliss]

+Cindy Knapper, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@kendallsimmons6409]

I love all your videos ❤❤😊 your work is so nice.

[@jeanbenci9351]

Thanks for all the tips on supplies! Will start looking. Did find Gel pens at the dollar store and he silicon spatula :)

[@123.ABC.33]

I love the way that you did this. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Also, thanks for the free coloring pages on your web site. Love your videos.

[@ColoringBliss]

+Lynne Hughes, so happy that you are enjoying the videos and the coloring pages. Thanks for your support. 😊

[@tinniaphillips4059]

Thank you!! I have to try this. Your awesome. 😁

[@karlaschmidt8600]

I love the gel pen idea I have to try it thank you. Happy Coloring

[@ColoringBliss]

+Karla Schmidt, glad you like it! Have fun 😊

[@tcconnection]

Another great video!

[@bitsnharry]

All new ideas for us non colorers - thank you so much!!

[@ColoringBliss]

Your welcome Alison. 😊

[@janadean1646]

Great video!!

[@dg092163]

I love this technique!!

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks Deanna 💜

[@imwatchingyou439]

That's so cool. I wish I could get gel pens to put down color over colored pencils. What's the secret because seems like the colored pencil resists any gel pen over it.

[@fastquickrecipes3953]

Loved it🥰❤️

[@laurayoung2293]

Never knew that! Definiety try pen n pencils together for coloring.. as ive started adult book coloring👌

[@catherineridgely8791]

Thanks. Another great technique

[@ColoringBliss]

+Catherine Ridgely, you're welcome ❤️

[@heddyc.heddyfermindeferrar8443]

Fantastico el efecto

[@bbsmith1000]

thanks for this tip thank you

[@brandonsmith4361]

Great reminder and tip I like this video but my question is do you have any metallic gel pens for the backgrounds

[@suzf5045]

Thank you so much!

[@ritabrandow1318]

Thank you I am going to have to try this 😊 😄 ☺

[@shinket]

Thank you!

[@qtisujin3so134]

Love it~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!

[@kaykay6742]

my mom got the costco gel pen set for xmas. i loved it so much i just had to get a set for myself. i absolutely love coloring with these. i dont know why i messed with crayons before these lol love your technique. i was wondering how people made such beautiful pictures with these.

[@ColoringBliss]

+Kelley Kemplin, I know how you feel! Gel pens are soooo yummy to color with!

[@kaykay6742]

I definitly have found a new crafty obsession lol

[@meme-li7iq]

I'M GOING TO DO THIS!!GREAT METHOD

[@ColoringBliss]

+esmeralda perez, I'm glad you like it 😊

[@emmamasters8946]

Love my gel pens and this technique

[@TheRindyrae]

Nice technique

[@sandifrench842]

how fun! thanks!

[@ColoringBliss]

+Sandi French, you're welcome. 😊👍

[@ginaleftme07]

Hi Jennifer. Thank you for the instructional video! You make it look SO easy. Have you ever tried a White-Out liquid pen to correct mistakes? If so, what are the reasons that we should or shouldn't use them?

[@ColoringBliss]

Hi Mary. Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, I have used white out to correct my mistakes in the past and I currently prefer using a matte white paint pen because it doesn't leave behind so much thick, gritty residue. Plus the white out pen dried out really fast for me. Have fun!

[@helensoderlind7119]

Thank you for the tip! :)

[@ColoringBliss]

+Helen Söderlind, you're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@lisabrown4509]

Hi, great video! Love this! subscribed!

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks for subscribing Lisa. 💚

[@tracylapointe9660]

Have you tried silicone shapers for pottery or polymer clay to blend? It would be great for getting in small spaces I think. :)

[@ColoringBliss]

+Tracy LaPointe, I thought the same thing, but they seemed a little pricey. That’s why I stuck with my dollar store solution. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@deepowers3117]

Hi Jennifer! You mentioned a "sparkle" gel pen used in your flower. Is that the same as metallic or glitter, or is "sparkle" another type of gel pen? Thanks, Dee

[@ellyfranken6137]

I di that with my steadler triplus, gives more depth.

[@ericastafford-cherry2115]

Nice

[@leahspeller2219]

the only problem I have is the pens tend to not work at all or seem to get clogged from the wax of the pencils. Am I using the pencils too hard and causing a wax bloom? Any suggestions? I love to use my pens mor and get more as well sense some of them are juicy and well others I have to fight with to work even alone.

[@danineuenschwander2819]

Very pretty. I have a HUGE favor....can you possibly make a spiral bound color book for us lefties? We need the spiral bound to be on the right side. Thank you for sharing this technique with us. Please keep em coming.

[@ColoringBliss]

+Dani Neuenschwander, I hear you! I have wondered about doing the spiral along the top. I am not a lefty, as you can see, but the spiral gets in my way sometimes too. I will think about this for future books.

[@danineuenschwander2819]

Oooh that would be a great idea!!!! And I am thinking you would be the first to do one. Thank you.

[@judyortiz5745]

What gel pens would you recommend? I own every Gelly roll made.

[@kristineharkin1724]

Judy Ortiz hi I would like to know what gel pens are the best as well

[@ColoringBliss]

+Kristine Harkin, I'm looking forward to doing a review series soon on many different brands!

[@yungsweetho]

how and where did you get them

[@kymrhymer]

i just started..Been drawing for awhile ..got my 1st set of 120 colors for 25 bucks,,and refills....love....and 9 adult coloring books...

[@ColoringBliss]

+kym rhymer, sounds like you are ready to go! So much fun!!

[@jennypropis1994]

Very beautiful effect. But I hate getting my fingers dirty. Can I use a fine square brush instead or even those small cheap eye makeup spongy applicators. Target and CVS sells them. I don't have Prisma color pencils yet, just regular colored pencils. I'm so glad I found your page, I'm learning an awful lot, you're a GREAT teacher!

[@ColoringBliss]

+Jenny Propis, I recently released a video with a new tool I'm using to do the blending and smearing with gel pens. It works FANTASTIC! I think the video was called New Gel Pen Tool.

[@jezreelbullock6280]

Jenny Propis maybe try using a silicone nib. like the ones used to put masking fluid on paper

[@rosalumbi2493]

Can I use cotton instead my fingers to blend gel pencils?

[@dellarogers3216]

Help me please.I know I can erase a pencil mistake and an alcohol blender will fix an alcohol marker mistake. What pray tell does it take or what is needed to erase a mistake with a gel pen? I have a beautiful new coloring book by a Japanese artist and she recommends using gel pens or pencils. The gel pens are so much more vivid but I ave vision issues, 90% loss in right eye,. I never color anything without mistakes. So please can you help me? I watch you color and your talent and love of color are a joy to watch and listen to. I have learned so much from you. Your Florida friend,

[@neerurathore4772]

You should close your right eye and then start coloring. My friend has a problem like that too. She does the same thing. Hope this helps you out

[@lmainello4896]

Della Rogers Color over the top of your mistakes with a really opaque white gel pen like the uniball signo or even a white paint marker like the posca pen. If you go the white gel pen route you'll want to start a little further out from the mistake and make sure that the gel pen is really flowing well, you may want to skribble a bit on some scratch paper or even better a piece of glass or mirror to get it flowing really well, and then very lightly start making small circles to lay the thick uniball signo ink on top of whatever you want to fix. It will blend back into the white of the paper like it never existed! Try not to be too hard on yourself though. Nobody is perfect and absolutely everyone makes coloring mistakes unless of course they don't color! Sorry that I'm 3 months late on your comment but since no one had really answered your question I figured it could still be helpful. Happy coloring!

[@s.e.hebert7307]

I would try a colorless alcohol marker, or alternately alcohol on a cotton bud/ball. THe same as markers, gel ink is water-based.

[@md6dodge]

can you use the spatual end to drag the gel pen

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

Michaela Dodge I can't see why not. Give it a go!

[@judystites9575]

How do you color with out blending your pens?And do you color a large area?

[@judystites9575]

I mean how to color a large area with gel pens?

[@mcyearsley]

HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 17K SUBS?????????

[@misskimpegues]

What is a pencil crayons ??

[@2rogersboys]

I use a silicone spatula instead of my finger.

[@ladydeevineladydee9236]

Hi there Can you do or make some Font colors with the name Debbie please and some designs around it im trying to have some good ideas on my journals please and thanks!

[@yolandedewijngaert5258]

That should either be fun or irritating, depending on your medias.

[@SiennaDeBruin]

Is this channel for kids?

[@ColoringBliss]

I make sure that all my videos are family friendly.

[@sandragould7628]

I like it better you drag it.

[@ColoringBliss]

+Sandra Gould, did you see my recent video where I use a new tool for blending gel pens!?

[@kendallsimmons6409]

I love all your videos ❤❤😊 your work is so nice.

[@ColoringBliss]

+Kendall Simmons, thanks 😊😊😊