Blending Art Materials
Learning Objective
I can blend colors smoothly using colored pencils, alcohol markers, or crayons.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the layering technique for blending colored pencils and explain why controlling pressure is important. Then, practice layering two colors to create a smooth transition. Share your results.
2. What is burnishing in colored pencil blending, and how does it differ from layering? Try burnishing a small area with three or more layers of color and describe the effect.
3. Explain how a colorless blender works and what advantages it offers compared to burnishing with colored pencils alone. Experiment with a colorless blender on a patch of layered colors and compare it to an unblended area.
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