10 Colored Pencil Portrait Tips for Beginners

Looking to draw more realistic portraits in colored pencil? I've got tips to help beginners to portrait painting and drawing!

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★ ★ ★ Supplies Mentioned (amazon affiliate links)
★ Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper https://amzn.to/3rvafk0
★ Canson Mi-Teintes Grey https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (the smooth side)
★ Kum Sharpener http://amzn.to/2pJwTGm
★ Long point sharpener https://amzn.to/3CAWFiU
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★ Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils https://amzn.to/2JTjqSl
Purples mentioned: nightshade, violet, magenta, blue violet
★ Derwent Drawing Colored Pencils https://amzn.to/2D2VqeQ
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★ Glassine (this is the paper I keep under my hand) http://amzn.to/2psNADk
★ Faber Castel Perfection Eraser https://amzn.to/3De4zhk
★ 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
★ Pencil storage box https://amzn.to/3I7REzl

Charcoal Supplies used:
★ Canson Mi-Teintes Grey https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I'm going to work on the rough side)
★ Generals White Charcoal Pencils https://amzn.to/34dAX3J
★ Generals Charcoal Set https://amzn.to/3d2tWaH
★ Generals Sketch and Peel Charcoal Soft https://amzn.to/2GlmPNC
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★ Glassine https://amzn.to/3wdOyVN
★ SpectraFix Fixative https://amzn.to/3caxSGn
★ Fine Mist sprayer (to put the fixative in) https://amzn.to/3iaaLPW
★ Generals Charcoal Blocks https://amzn.to/31forCS
★ Drawing Board https://amzn.to/3o6fGUz
★ Artist Masking Tape https://amzn.to/3ljgF1R
★ Tombow Mono Eraser https://amzn.to/3Elpr6Y
★ Kneaded Eraser https://amzn.to/3xChQ1D
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