Colored Pencil Tips - Tidal Gardens Coral - Lachri

I've got tips and techniques for blending and layering colored pencil while I draw this Nightshade Acropora coral!! These tips will be really helpful for beginners in colored pencil. I'm also sharing an update on my own reef aquarium, corals and fish at the end of the video :D


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★★Tidal Gardens★★
Tidal Gardens is a coral farm in Ohio that has a youtube channel focused on corals and has a patreon that makes high-resolution reference photos available for artists starting at the $5 level.
https://www.patreon.com/tidalgardens
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/tidalgardens
Website - https://www.tidalgardens.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tidalgardens/

If you're in the Dallas area, check out Glass Aquatics for fresh and saltwater and any help you may need for your fish tanks!! https://www.glassaquaticsonline.com/

Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links) #coloredpencil
★ Fabriano Artistico HP watercolor paper
★ Polychromos http://amzn.to/2qjrD9C
★ Caran d'Ache Luminance http://amzn.to/2qqBUzY
★ Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils https://amzn.to/2JTjqSl
★ Derwent Drawing Colored Pencils https://amzn.to/2D2VqeQ
★ Mona Lisa Odorless Paint Thinner http://amzn.to/2qjnwui or
Gamsol http://amzn.to/2oTnBTv
★ Glassine (this is the paper I keep under my hand) http://amzn.to/2psNADk
★ Kum Sharpener http://amzn.to/2pJwTGm
★ Easel daylight lamp http://amzn.to/2DpMMsN
★ My fine white details are being painted on with my mixture of Touch Up Texture and Colored Pencil Titanium White Powder from http://brushandpencil.com



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