A beginners colour pencil project 3. Red rose

In my first 2 beginners tutorials, I covered how to apply the pencils to the paper and how to smoothly blend your colours. In todays project I will be showing you how to layer to a nice full coverage and getting some really dark shadows in your work. I hope you have a go! I used polychromos colours: deep scarlett dark red Walnut brown black chrome oxide green earth green yellowish fuchsia (optional) For prismacolor I used: permanent red crimson red Tuscan red (dark and warm it makes a decent substitute for walnut brown in this piece) Black Olive green lime peel process red (optional) I have used odorless mineral spirits (OMS) to blend my colour pencils in this tutorial, and used  a 3/10 oval, and a 1/8 oval taklon brushes to blend I used an A5 piece of Arches Hot press in my video demo, and fabriano accademia for my practice runs, which are extremes of an expensive and a budget paper!  When choosing your paper, look for a nice sturdy paper with a slight tooth to the surface. The reference photo, line drawing and written instructions can be found on my website here: https://wp.me/p7i4kg-9A An extended 55 minute real time version of this tutorial is available to $5 patrons over on my Patreon page here:   / cassandrahanley   If you do follow this tutorial, I would love to see your results!! You can show me over on Facebook: www.facebook.com/cassandrahanleyart Instagram: www/instagram.com/cassandrahanley_art