The basics of realistic coloured pencil portraits 👇🏼 1. Find a paper that works for you - there are many to chose from but I always tend to opt for a hot pressed watercolour surface as they can take many layers but Pastelmat is also great for this. 2. I love to use @carandache luminance pencils which are wax based and therefore layer down super smoothly and are great for base layers. I then add details with mostly @fabercastellglobal polychromos pencils which have a harder led (oil based penci