Yo Are pencils a good medium for coloring or should i go straight

>>2794706

Opps, sorry that should be

>Also with pencils do you put the lightest color down first or the darkest?

>>2794706
They're good for colouring, but it depends on your personal style/preferences. I can't really compare to pastels or paint since my preference is different than yours. Learn as much as you can about as many different mediums and decide what fits you best.

How you use your tools is much more important than the tools themselves. Like, just because X artist uses oil paints doesn't mean you'll get the same results by using the same exact brushes, turpentine, canvas, and paints as that artist.

I go light to dark since it's easier to add more colour than subtract.

3-5 pencils/colours. Again, it depends. My pencils are the cheapest prismacolour brand ones and they work well enough for my use. Some stores sell individual pencils for cheap instead of those big, expensive multi-packs, so maybe try a couple from different manufacturers or whatever.