Barbara Rogers is a California artist who recently came to my studio. She's the president of the Los Angeles Colored Pencil Society Chapter. In her website you can see examples of her beautiful California coastal landscapes and figurative works. She's adept in both oil and colored pencil. I particularly love her landscapes.

Barbara Rogers

Winter Day - Pebble Beach

Blending artist crayon or oil pastel with colored pencil can be broken down into four steps.

• Step 1 - Layering artist crayon on the cool zone
• Step 2 - Melting artist crayon on the warm zone with a color shaper
• Step 3 - Layering colored pencil on the cool zone using side of pencil
• Step 4 - Blending artist crayon and colored pencil with a paper stump

1. Layering AC

2. Melting AC

3. Layering CP

4. Blending AC and CP

In the two examples below, you can see that this process can be reduced to two simple steps. While the colored pencil is blending with the crayon, it is also functioning as a melting tool.

This is a nice shortcut that works well for small areas. When blending large areas, I prefer to first melt the crayon and then layer and blend the colored pencil.

1. Layering AC

2. Melting and Blending

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