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Coloring Technique: Graduated Backgrounds
August 7, 2016![](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Coloring-Background-Bar.jpg)
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Basic Coloring Techniques
August 12, 2016PanPastel Colors are semi-transparent, so they create a perfect color base for applying colored pencils and markers over, for shading effects.
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Apply a PanPastel base layer to make shading easier and quicker. Here PanPastel was applied over the entire flower design. Then the petals were partially colored with colored pencils (Orange & Magenta).
All designs featured are from the “Coloring Flower Mandalas” book by Wendy Piersall