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Before and after editing colours with a phone

Question

‘How can I make my drawings on black more vibrant?'

Answer

Using coloured pencils on black paper can make for a brilliantly vibrant artwork, but you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve and a little technique under your belt to get the best out of this combination. There are likely

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