Water Colour Crayons
Nikolaus Maack
I've always liked water colour pencils. Today I bought some water
colour crayons. Anyone out there like these? What kind of difference
can I expect between crayons and pencils?
I'm hoping for less control, and more mess.
Peter H.M. Brooks
"Nikolaus Maack" <nikm...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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produce very detailled drawings, then put a water wash over them and get a
water colour type effect.
I use them when I have a landscape, say, that has all the washes and general
features, but may need some detail on the foreground.
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Nikolaus Maack
> I'm hoping for less control, and more mess.
Water colour crayons are neat. More colours at a cheaper price than
watercolour pencils. Less control. More mess. They also seem to
disolve a little better than pencils do, although I could be imagining
things.
Fun.
Lately I've been hooked on using non-water solluble markers, mixed with
watercolour pencils or watercolour crayons. I like the way the marker
puts down a solid, unchangeable frame, and then I can slosh colour all
over it. Mixing solluble with non-solluble allows for all kinds of fun
play.
That's all.
Carmine Rhedd
>Lately I've been hooked on using non-water solluble markers, mixed with
>watercolour pencils or watercolour crayons. I like the way the marker
>puts down a solid, unchangeable frame, and then I can slosh colour all
>over it. Mixing solluble with non-solluble allows for all kinds of fun
>play.
If you haven't already added India ink to
the mix, give it a try. India ink into
pre-wetted watercolor paper gives some
wonderful effects. You can keep adding to
the intensity as the paper dries and you
re-gain some control over the application.
Traditional Japanese ink brushes or calligraphic
dip pens are my tools of choice. Once India
ink dries there is minimal pickup and you
can overpaint with watercolors. I use a
more formal approach to traditional subject
matter, beginning with a pen and ink sketch
that is then watercolored to complete it.