Colored Pencil Powder Blender

What makes this special?

Colored Pencil Powder Blender is great for creating seamless value transitions and colour blending without having to use liquid solvents such as odourless mineral spirits (OMS) or isopropyl alcohol, thus avoiding harsh edges or changes in colour. 

The Powder Blender is inert, non-toxic, and practically invisible when applied. It enables the pigment particles to move on the surface and spread out or blend. By doing so, the Blender helps to speed up the process of covering large areas like in backgrounds while using less pencil and eliminating the need to keep pencils sharp at all times.
 

How do you use it?

• Powder Blender can be used with both oil- and wax-based colour pencils. However, for the first few layers it is best to use oil-based pencils like Faber-Castell Polychromos or pre-treat the surface with Powder Blender before applying the first layer of wax-based pencil. For the last layers, when more detail is required, wax-based pencils like Prismacolor Premier might be used.

• Only small amounts of Powder Blender are needed and can be applied with a small sponge or brush. 
  First, shake the Powder Blender container lightly so a small amount of the blender sits on top of the sieve. Dip the sponge applicator in the powder and tap it on the side to remove excess powder. Gently blend the colour pencil lines and smooth them out with the sponge applicator. 

• It is important to remove any loose pencil shavings off the paper surface before spraying with Advanced Colored Pencil Textured or Final Fixatives to guarantee a smooth coverage.

• To avoid blending previous layers, isolate each colour pencil and Powder Blender layer with a layer of Advanced Colored Pencil Textured Fixative. 

• If preferred, odourless mineral spirits (OMS) can also be used, as long as OMS and Powder Blender are not used on the same layer, but are each sealed and isolated from each other with a layer of Textured Fixative. 

Want to explore more resources?

There are some fantastic resources that are available from artist sites and artist YouTube channels. There is much to be learnt from other artists!

• Lachri Fine Art - Your First Project with Powder Blender

• Sketchbook Sunday - Using Power Blender with Coloured Pencils

• Brush and Pencil - Powder Blender

• Lachri Fine Art - Coloured Pencil Cherries (Polychromos and Powder Blender)

• Lachri Fine Art - Portrait in Coloured Pencil and Powder Blender

• Michelle S Bell Fine Art - How To … Powder Blender

• Lachri Fine Art - Powder Blender by Brush and Pencil

Would you like to buy it?

Brush and Pencil Colored Pencil Powder Blender is available from the Magic Pencil Shop.