I very much intend to make more!! they do take me a while to make as I spend a bit of time working to make it as clear as possible with as few colours as I can... but I can say that there will definitely be another one soon!

I hope you do give it a try, I would love to see it too!!

thankyou :) I will definitely be working on more!!

I am so sorry that your are fighting that horrible bitch monster that is cancer... I hope you kick it's butt... hard!! I will wholeheartedly take on your suggestion to make more food related tutorials! while I do have some more fruit pieces in the pipeline... making a tutorial of a dessert WOULD require that I take many photos of a dessert; and I do like the idea of bringing more dessert related items into my household which I would have to taste... for research :)

I'm hoping you'll do some 🍇 grapes

Get well soon Tammy

Cassandra Hanley oh what a hardship that would be, lol, I wouldn’t mind coming over and give you hand, lol. PS, I don’t like any desserts with kiwi. 😂

that sure is a big compliment! Thank you

Thank you Afshan! I wold love to see how you go!!

Afshan CK Arts check out Feela brand, they are very good, I've heard muji blend as good as prisms, for real.

That makes me very happy to hear :)

+Michael Baker thank you! I would love to see what you come up with!

I would love to see how you go!!

Thanks 😊

feel free to send me an image of what you created! ( FB or instagram is best) I'd be happy to help if I can :)

@@CassandraHanley Thank you for the offer. I will think about it. I recently got some new pencils and I'm going to give it another shot.

Fran Robertson thank you :)

Thankyou :)

Thank you :)

so far, so good! Yay for passing 1000 subscribers! to celebrate I'm looking at upgrading a little equipment, maybe I'll start with buying something nicer than greaseproof paper over a desk lamp for lighting!! lol!!

Cassandra Hanley sounds good.

Thank you, I am so glad you found this helpful! I will definitely be doing some more fruit projects :)

Honesty, just use whatever you have on hand! I name brand names and colours for people who want to follow along exactly, but you could absolutely get a decent result with standard crayola pencils and some reasonably sturdy paper with a little bit of tooth. This video does revolve somewhat around using solvent to blend the pencils, but depending on your pencil, you may be able to blend it out with a clear alcohol marker. Where there is a will there is a way, never let a lack of fancy supplies get in your way :)

choochoochooseyou haha! My kids say the same thing! I'm glad you found it helpful :) less thinners will make a big difference

Blender markers use alcohol as a solvent, so a marker should have a similar effect to the OMS, although maybe not quite as effective depending on the brand of pencil ( experimentation would be key here) The amount of layers you can achieve can be extremely dependant on so, so many things! but if you use light layers of pencil, and DO NOT!!!! squash the tooth of your paper with pressure from the tip of your pencil, you can get many many layers of pencil onto your paper before you experience any resistance... I very rarely hit a point on my pieces in which I can not layer anymore using this process of light layers and blending with OMS. I hate to give the answer "It depends" but in this case it really does apply... maybe this should be the topic of an upcoming video

Generally, The heavier the paper the better! If you try this out, please show me how you go!! I would love to see it

That is Something I will make note of in the future, but for now, there is a link to my website in the description that should lead to to the reference image and a written list of instructions:)

Cassandra Hanley thank you 👍🏼😉

Ok, so option 1 is to just keep laying down colour.... if you build up your layers slowly, and just keep laying down colour, you will hit a point where the pigments just start to blend together on their own... unfortunately my arthritis will totally kick my butt if I blend to that extent.. but it works( if you want to use this method, use smoother paper since you’ll get to this point sooner ) Otherwise you can use a blending pencil or your white pencil to blend, but I don’t like adding layers that don’t add to the final result. Don’t use baby oil, while it will work to blend your colours, it will leave an icky oily mark on your paper and it will break the paper down over time

@@CassandraHanley ok, thanks a lot for taking your time and answering me :D

Vegetable oil or baby oil will stain the paper, and acetone won’t really break down the pencils... you can try isopropyl alcohol though, depending on your pencils it may do the job for you

@@CassandraHanley I used Prismacolors with vegetable oil and it seemed to have worked, interestingly enough. Next time I make a colored pencil drawing I’ll try using isopropyl alcohol :3 thanks for the input

So, you can use any brand colour pencil you have to create this. I would chose a light yellowish green, a dark green, light brown, dark brown, a very dark grey (or black if that’s all you have, light great and a white. Don’t stress too much about having the right colours, your pear will just look like a different variety if it’s a bit more green or yellow!!! As for the blender, well I am using odorless mineral spirit here, which breaks down the waves of the pencil and helps push the pigment around... unfortunately water won’t do the same thing since it will just sit on top of the wax. In a pinch you could use isopropyl alcohol, or a colourless marker which will also break down the wax, but not as well. Baby oil will work, but I don’t recommend it, as it will break down the paper over time and it would be sad to ruin the piece if it turns into something you like (I love looking back on my old school projects :) If you don’t have anything to blend with, that’s fine, but you’ll just have to take your time to build up the layers slowly. It takes longer, but you will get there. Just have patience and build up the layers slowly As you get the colours built up you can use a technique called burnishing to polish the finished result. I don’t have anything on my channel about burnishing yet, but I’m sure you will find some excellent advice here on KZfaq! I hope this helps, good luck!!

@@CassandraHanley Thank you so much for answering me 🙏🏻😊 And thank you for all of your awesome tips and tricks 🙏🏻😊 I really appreciate it 😊 You are AWESOME 😊👍🏻

Paula Davis idk

PrussianBoi That’s very nice of you? Why say I don’t care when a person is just asking about vellum and best paper for Prisma colored pencils and your channel is not on anymore 🤔.

@@appleknocker56 y u bully me ???

I’m sorry if you feel I was rude but thought idk meant I don’t care & am not good at the new slang & was just asking a question & liked your art. Must have misunderstood and will ask what abbreviations mean before I make a comment.

@@appleknocker56 idk means i dont know

I haven’t been using the academia lately, after I got a batch with a change to the surface that caused funny little patches where my pencil wouldn’t “stick”. That might have been a one off, I haven’t had a chance to find out since I have pretty much switched to cotton watercolour papers. I would still happily use the academia for studies and experiments though. It is pretty solid and has held up to all the punishment I have thrown at it with my colour pencils and mineral spirit.. I can’t say I have used oil pastels on it though, I can’t see any reason why it shouldn’t hold up to those either. Being that it is a cheaper paper, it might be worth getting a sheet or two and trying it out?

ahh yes! it is a highly misunderstood and under-rated pencil

Cassandra Hanley I akways though it was for using on dark backgrounds or something 😅

If you have any rubbing alcohol on hand, that may be useful, but won’t be as effective as the oms, ( you will have to work harder to get the pigment to live) you could possibly use other oil paint solvents, like turps if you have them on hand... but you have to be mindful of the fumes and work in a well ventilated area. One thing I would absolutely advise against is baby oil... you will see it recommended as a pencil solvent, but the oil will seep into your paper and will not evaporate off like oms, turps, botanical solvents (like zest it or spike oil) or alcohol

For alcohol- you could also use a colourless blender marker like the ones made by copic Or prismacolor

@@CassandraHanley thank you so much for this reply hmmm. I don't have rubbing alcohol per se.. I have an old bottle vodka. I will do some testing

I have added that the the list!!! I know not everyone enjoys using thinners and such, so it's definitely something I'll look into. thank you for the suggestion :)

thank you for caring ^_^

Odorless mineral spirits! It is a solvent usually used for thinning and cleaning oil paints, but it does a wonderful job breaking down the waxes and oils in colour pencils too! I use Art spectrum brand.. but all brands are essentially the same thing :)

Thank you so much, Cassandra!

My go-to is wildlifereferencephotos.com they have great pics and I know the photographers are getting paid for their hard work, but if I can’t find something suitable there I tend to go sits like pixabay or unsplash

@@CassandraHanley Thank you so much! I really appreciate you getting back to me so quick. Thank you again for the suggestions 😊

Well, physically, yes you could.. baby oil does blend out the pencils... but it is definitely not something I would recommend. The baby oil seeps into the paper and stays there. It can really damage your paper and and chances are you won’t get as many layers of pencil down... plus it can make your art degrade way faster! If your in a pinch and don’t have access to odourless mineral spirits, then I would choose an alcohol blender, (like a colourless marker for example) it might not work as well as a solvent is the mineral thinners -depending on your pencils., but it will evaporate away from your piece leaving your paper in good condition

I have seen a few people do this piece using watercolour pencils (and Derwent inktense pencils as well!) my only advice would be to remember that watercolour pencils dissolve much more easily and the pigment spreads a lot further than traditional colour pencils, so you may need to take that into consideration as you work :)

It is odorless mineral spirit.. you generally find it in the oil painting section as it is used to thin and clean up oil paint.. There are many different brands, but they all do pretty much the same thing :)

I have seen many people use watercolour pencils to do this! I would suggest that you Use good quality watercolour paper to avoid warping and 2. Let everything dry very well before starting in the next layer. (Watercolour pencils will lift if you add to much water to multiple layers) If you try this, let me know how it goes!!

I've never used the gelato's, they look like they could be some very messy fun! If you draw this pear with them I'd love to see it!

Oh, thats a shame :( what is it that you struggle with?

Water will only work with watercolour pencils :(

Cassandra Hanley then what do I do if I don’t have thinners