Do you want to learn how to draw with coloured pencils? Give books a try. On my way to getting back my art and craft groove after many years, I tried a few mediums. As you’ve probably guessed, based on many of my blog posts – I gave coloured pencil drawing a try. You can read about my journey into my love of coloured pencils. This post shows how I learnt to draw with coloured pencils by working through books about coloured pencils, and how you can too. 'Colored Pencil … [Read more...] about Learn to draw with coloured pencil books
Coloured Pencils
The 144 colours in a 12 coloured pencil set
A previous post discussed how you can substitute coloured pencils when you are faced with the lack of supply, or increased prices of your preferred pencils. This post will show you that by thinking creatively, you can find another way to get to use your preferred coloured pencils without spending too much money. This is by layering coloured pencils. But it does involve your time, effort and imagination. Are you ready? You have a problem. You really want that pencil brand. But, it's … [Read more...] about The 144 colours in a 12 coloured pencil set
Prismacolor Art Stix coloured pencils – a closer look
UPDATED: June 17, 2020 Prismacolor's woodless pencils - Art Stix - are great for laying colour quickly. We've recently looked at the colours inside some ranges of wax-based, oil-based and water colour pencils. This post continues this thread by providing an analysis of the colours in the wax-based Prismacolor Art Stix range. You can read this disclaimer to see how the analysis was undertaken. This post will help you save time and energy in selecting the right colours for your … [Read more...] about Prismacolor Art Stix coloured pencils – a closer look
Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolour Pencils – A closer look
The Caran d'Ache Museum aquarelle watercolour coloured pencil range is vibrant with strong pigment. It is a smaller range than the other Caran d'Ache aquarelle watercolour range Supracolor Soft. The Museum range has 76 pencils. Aquarelle - A style of painting using thin, typically transparent, watercolors.Lexico.com Check out this beginner course by artist Colin Bradley on Udemy if you want to find out how to use watercolour pencils. How this post can help you This post will help … [Read more...] about Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolour Pencils – A closer look
The 85 lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
We recently had a look at the 150 coloured pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range. We found that of that range, 59 have the highest lightfast rating of I, and 26 have the next highest rating of II. This means that the pencil range has a total of 85 lightfast coloured pencils. The pencil names and numbers are highlighted on the pencil. However, the lightfast rating is not. This rating was listed separately on the Prismacolor Premier colour chart, and were transferred to match each … [Read more...] about The 85 lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
Which are the best coloured pencils – oil or wax – and why?
UPDATED: June 11, 2020 As an artist starting in the coloured pencil medium, you may be confused by the range of coloured pencils available. You have a limited budget, yet you want to learn with the best available tools. Let's find out which are the best coloured pencils to use and why. This post will provide a quick introduction to using coloured pencils, which will be followed by examples of a green capsicum drawn with different types of pencils. Then this post will look at … [Read more...] about Which are the best coloured pencils – oil or wax – and why?
Caran d’Ache Luminance Coloured Pencils – a closer look
UPDATED: June 11, 2020 Do you want to know more about the colours included in the Caran d'Ache Luminance coloured pencil range? You have limited time and energy, yet you want to thoroughly know your coloured pencils. You know it will take time to make colour charts and to sort your pencils according to lightfastness and type. This post will help you save your time and your energy. It will show you what colour family colours and neutral colours are included in the Caran … [Read more...] about Caran d’Ache Luminance Coloured Pencils – a closer look
Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils – a closer look
UPDATED: June 10, 2020 The Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencil range holds 120 pencils. Do you want to know more about the colours included in this range? You have limited time and energy, yet you want to thoroughly know your coloured pencils. You know it will take time to make colour charts and to sort your pencils according to lightfastness and type. This post will help you save your time and your energy. It will show you what colour family colours and neutral colours are … [Read more...] about Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils – a closer look
Caran d’Ache Pablo Coloured Pencils – a closer look
UPDATED: June 11, 2020 The Caran d'Ache Pablo coloured pencil range holds 120 pencils. You have limited time and energy, yet you want to thoroughly know your coloured pencils. You know it will take time to make colour charts and to sort your pencils according to lightfastness and type. Did you know? The oil-based Caran d'Ache Pablo and the watercolour Caran d'Ache Supracolor pencils have the same colours. You can see a video by Caran d'Ache about their Pablo pencils … [Read more...] about Caran d’Ache Pablo Coloured Pencils – a closer look
The 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
UPDATED: June 11, 2020 The Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil range has a total of 65 non-lightfast coloured pencils. After looking closer at the 150 coloured pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range. We found that of that range, 25 have a lightfast rating of III, 14 have a lightfast rating of IV, and 26 have the lowest lightfast rating of V. We've explored the coloured pencil sets from our post comparing oil-based and wax-based coloured pencils. Following our analysis of the lightfast … [Read more...] about The 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils