How to Color with Colored Pencils

A Different Coloring Technique with Colored Pencils

Coloring with colored pencils is an art form in itself. It takes long to color with colored pencils than with an alcohol marker or a gel pen. But, there is a simple technique that makes coloring easier. Scrumbling

How to Scrumble

• Start with a sharpened colored pencil
• Lightly start to make squiggly circles
• Keep making squiggly circles until you get the coverage you want
• Increase the pressure if your colored pencil lead it a bit hard

How to Blend by Scrumbling

• Start with a sharpened colored pencil
• Lightly start to make squiggly circles
• Keep making squiggly circles until you get the coverage you want
• When you get to the area you want to blend, start squiggling in the other color
• As you color decrease the first color while increasing the second color
• Keep blending until you get the shade you are looking for
• Use a blending stump or solvent for even more blending of colors

Your Experience With the Product

• Doesn’t leave lined marks on the page
• It is easier on your hands
• Provides good coverage
• Easier to blend

Conclusion

• Use the technique of scrumbling is a way to get the look you want on your coloring page. It doesn’t require a lot of extra effort and provides good coverage.
• I prefer these colored pencils when coloring and blending colors