Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils: A Safe Substitute for Prismacolor 931 Dark Purple

Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils: A Safe Substitute for Prismacolor 931 Dark Purple

As much as I love my Prismacolors, they do have a few drawbacks.

One of my favorite pencils is Prismacolor 901 Dark Purple. Unfortunately, it scores poorly in lightfast tests. Even worse, Dark Purple has a nasty tendency to bleed through other colors.

Can Derwent Lightfast Pencils solve some of these issues?

I’ve been testing to find out!

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Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Beige, Plum)

Color Palette: Copic Marker + Colored Pencil Combination (Green, Beige, Plum)

Forest green & khaki Copic Markers make a rustic color palette for your next coloring project.

Today’s color palette pairs complementary G, BG, and E Copic Markers to make a beautiful color scheme for your next project.

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Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Bleeding Heart

Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Bleeding Heart

Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color. To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.

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