The big question has been .."How do you get those colors" I decided to color one of my tangles and take pictures at the different stages in order to give people a better idea on how I color. I hope if you are asking the same question that this will help you in your coloring ideas.
In this tangle I just chose one color for each pattern. I color very lightly because the paper will only take so much color in the end. The softer the pencil the better it will blend into the other colors on the paper.
I added just one more color on this example. It is a color I used to give more character to each of the previous colors and started the process of getting all the colors to blend in tone to each other.
Again I added just one more color....using it on each of the patterns on the page.
To get depth and texture I then add many layers of different color to the patterns. Darker colors under make 3-d effects on the lighter upper colors. Deeper colors on edges also help to make a textured look. Sometimes I used up to 8 layers of color to get the depth I want. If it looks to pink....I add yellow or orange.
Just an added note.....with this picture I used a variety of colored pencils. Some are the cheap Rose Art pencils and some are more expensive Prismacolor pencils. I would love to get some really nice pencils but I have to wait for another gift moment. I just went by color. I drew this picture on regular sketch paper. So the end result is that you do not have to spend a lot on your art work. When I use watercolor I use a hot press watercolor paper. This is more expensive so I conserve the paper as much as I can.
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