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    Rediscovering Coloured Pencils

    Oct 22, 2020 4 minutes
    By Ellen Lee Osterfield

    I’m confident most of us are familiar with coloured pencils having used them at some time in our lives, either at home with “colouring in books” or at school. Some people love “sketching” with the humble HB pencil. Well I’m here to take you on a journey of discovery, to hopefully re-ignite an artistic flame within. There is no need to spend a lot of money on materials, you may already have some HB pencils and coloured pencils tucked away in a drawer somewhere! You may need to purchase a sketch- pad, and an inexpensive watercolour pad to get started, then as you advance experiment with varying grades and

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