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Glass and Transparent Objects: The Light-First Method

October 4, 2026 by Ivy Marchetti
How to Color Glass and Transparent Objects with Colored Pencils: The Light-First Method

Glass is where beginner pages go to die. You color the vase blue, then blue again, and by the third layer you have a solid blue blob that could be a cup, a rock, or a very patient jellyfish. I did it for months. The problem is not your pencils — it is that you … Read more

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