Colour an area and draw softly over it with a lighter colour so the original area shows through.
Blending
Lay different colours on top of each other to achieve a large range of colours and shades.
Burnishing
To polish colours, use a white colour pencil across the colours you have already laid down. Further layers of this technique allow you to blend as well as lighten up the colours.
Frottage
Use a blank sheet of paper and look for surfaces with different textures such as wood, cement, flagstone, grating and others. Place the paper onto the chosen surface, colour it with Faber-Castell colour pencils and see the unique texture created.
Emboss
Lay a scrap piece of paper over your drawing paper. Use a ballpoint pen and press to draw your design. Remove the scrap paper and rub the side of the pencil point over the embossed area.
Pointillism
You can get a sparkling effect by drawing dots of different sizes, densities and colours. This can give the appearance of a single colour when viewed from distance.
Dusting
Rub the lead on a piece of sandpaper and let the pigment dust fall on the paper; then use a finger or piece of tissue paper to rub it in. The result is like a pastel drawing.
Coloured Paper
Use different coloured paper to achieve different results for example pale colours come to life on dark paper.
