Well actually in this case looks are deceiving. Just his little face has nine different colors on the flesh. His eyes and mouth added in there are about 16. With very light washes, the color is built up from lightest to darkest. There are about six colors in the wood. I would say that I used about 30 colors in the whole painting. The secret to being able to use that many colors is the paper. Stonehenge is a very rugged paper and allows you to keep layering and layering. It takes several colors to create soft skin tones in colored pencil. I am currently completing a 24" x 30" painting in colored pencil with a more elaborate background. It will end up with around 50 to 60 colors.
Rebecca
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