on a different shade

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Your pencils look good not only on plain white! Dare to try a different tone? Maybe you find inspiration here.

Strathmore 400 Series Toned Tan & Faber-Castell Black Edition supersoft color pencils

The paper is light yellowish brown, has a grainy look and a smooth surface, allowing clear undisturbed lines. Perfect for a warm setting, like intimate evening hours.

The pencils are perfect for toned/darker paper. They blend with each other with some effort, don't smudge easily, but are hardly erasable. I'm not the biggest fan of their triangular shape but they do look stylish.

 

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I think that the toned papers work best when you include some highlights with careful use of a white pencil, (obviously it depends on how dark the paper color is in the first place)
This drawing here could also benefit with more darks as well as white (i.e. more contrast) as it looks quite flat, the added contrast would really bring it to life.
From personal experience I have tried those toned papers a few times, and I am always glad to go back to the white surfaces !

 

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Thanks for the advice. I see where I can put some more contrasts.

Speaking of white pencils on dark paper. It took me a while to find one that is bright even without damaging the, in this case black watercolor, paper.

 

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Those white pencils can differ quite a bit especially with regards to vibrancy, brand does matter, I find that the Prismacolor white is more vibrant compared to Polychromos although I haven't tried many other brands, I know that Prismacolor gives you more color, they do tend to break more though as the leads are softer, being wax based as oppossed to oil for the Polychromos.