I usually don’t do adult coloring books – the popular ones have so much detail it actually freaks me out more than it relaxes me, but I recently received the Paige Tate coloring book which is just enough detail to be calming and really cute, to boot!  Along with the book, I got a set of Tombow colored pencils for my birthday.

Finally, a coloring book that marries my love for lettering and an un-overwhelming amount of detail! // http://www.prettyprintsandpaper.com

It’s as if I was a child and an adult all over again with this set up! This brought me to lettering.  Inspired by the way Tombow dual brush pens have a sort of gradient to them, I wanted to do something similar with colored pencils.  It’s quick and easy and you’ll be doing it in no time!

Creating gradient in lettering with colored pencils – just a few quick steps! //…