Water color pencils?

Lynette

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May 31, 2003, 9:10:12 PM5/31/03

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Ok, on a shopping spree today I bought a set of watercolor pencils at Hobby
Lobby because I've seen some beautiful SB and stamp work with them. So,
after an afternoon of playing, I'm still not sure of what I am doing with
them.

Does anyone have any favorite "how to" sites or instructions for using the
watercolor pencils?

Thanks bunches
Lynette

Shaz

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May 31, 2003, 10:27:48 PM5/31/03

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Wow Lynette we're physcic --- I didnt buy any however I have seen some work
done on extending the pics with pencils and wanted to know what type to
buy:o)
What I read was in Australian magazine so not much help there maybe others
can help us both
Shaz

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Deb

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Jun 1, 2003, 3:06:30 AM6/1/03

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I have some, but keep forgetting to use them.

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Marianne

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Jun 1, 2003, 7:08:16 AM6/1/03

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You need to get a dove blender to use on top of the Water Color Pencils -
this makes the color blend really nicely and gives is a smooth touch or
you can do any of the below:

Applying a Wet Paint Brush to a Watercolour Pencil Drawing
By 'painting' over watercolour pencil with a brush that's been loaded
with clean water, the pencil lines 'dissolve' into watercolour paint. The
intensity of the wash produced depends on the amount of pencil that had
been applied to paper; the more pencil, the more intense the colour.
(It's easier to lay down colour using a blunt pencil rather than a sharp
one.) Be selective in which areas you turn into washes to make the most
of the unique properties of watercolour pencils (if you turn every bit of
watercolour pencil into watercolour wash, you may as well have used
watercolour paints to start with).

Lifting Colour Straight Off a Watercolour Pencil With a Brush
To load a brush with a particular colour, treat the pencil tip in the
same way you would a pan of watercolour – wet your brush, then use the
brush tip to pick up the colour from the watercolour pencil.

Wetting a Watercolour Pencil Before Using It
If you dip the tip of a watercolour pencil into some clean water, or
dampen the tip with a wet brush, then draw with it, you'll get lines of
intense colour. As the pencil dries out, the line will become lighter.

Using a Watercolour Pencil on a Wet Surface
If you dampen your paper before you apply the watercolour pencil, you'll
get softer, broader lines of colour than if you draw on dry paper. Work
carefully, and don't use pencils that are extremely sharp, so you don't
damage the surface of the paper.

Scraping Colour off a Watercolour Pencil
This is a great way to create texture. Use a knife to scrape off tiny
bits of pencil. Sprinkle these onto wet paper, or drop a bit of water on
top of them, and watch the colour spread out.

Using Watercolour Pencils 'Dry'
Don't get so seduced by the watercolour properties of watercolour pencils
that you ignore the rich colour and detail you get when using them 'dry',
in the same way you'd use ordinary coloured pencils. Leave some of the
pencil undisturbed, or apply fine detail with a dry pencil once the
washes have dried.

Lynette

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Jun 1, 2003, 2:36:27 PM6/1/03

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Thanks for the instructions!

"Marianne" <msb...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> You need to get a dove blender to use on top of the Water Color Pencils -
> this makes the color blend really nicely and gives is a smooth touch or
> you can do any of the below:
>
>
> Applying a Wet Paint Brush to a Watercolour Pencil Drawing
> By 'painting' over watercolour pencil with a brush that's been loaded
> with clean water, the pencil lines 'dissolve' into watercolour paint. The
> intensity of the wash produced depends on the amount of pencil that had
> been applied to paper; the more pencil, the more intense the colour.
> (It's easier to lay down colour using a blunt pencil rather than a sharp
> one.) Be selective in which areas you turn into washes to make the most
> of the unique properties of watercolour pencils (if you turn every bit of
> watercolour pencil into watercolour wash, you may as well have used
> watercolour paints to start with).
>
> Lifting Colour Straight Off a Watercolour Pencil With a Brush
> To load a brush with a particular colour, treat the pencil tip in the

> same way you would a pan of watercolour - wet your brush, then use the

Sabrina

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Jun 1, 2003, 2:37:16 PM6/1/03

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Great explanation, Marianne! I like my watercolor pecils and I need a
new blender.
I like the look you can achieve with the pencils.
I think they are especially good with coloring stamped images.

Sabrina
:-)

Shaz

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Jun 1, 2003, 4:04:52 PM6/1/03

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Wow thx for info --- sheesh dont know if I game anymore though lol --- so
any watercolour pencil is safe??
Shaz

"Marianne" <msb...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> You need to get a dove blender to use on top of the Water Color Pencils -
> this makes the color blend really nicely and gives is a smooth touch or
> you can do any of the below:
>
>
> Applying a Wet Paint Brush to a Watercolour Pencil Drawing
> By 'painting' over watercolour pencil with a brush that's been loaded
> with clean water, the pencil lines 'dissolve' into watercolour paint. The
> intensity of the wash produced depends on the amount of pencil that had
> been applied to paper; the more pencil, the more intense the colour.
> (It's easier to lay down colour using a blunt pencil rather than a sharp
> one.) Be selective in which areas you turn into washes to make the most
> of the unique properties of watercolour pencils (if you turn every bit of
> watercolour pencil into watercolour wash, you may as well have used
> watercolour paints to start with).
>
> Lifting Colour Straight Off a Watercolour Pencil With a Brush
> To load a brush with a particular colour, treat the pencil tip in the

> same way you would a pan of watercolour - wet your brush, then use the

Maureen

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Jun 2, 2003, 9:23:14 PM6/2/03

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WOW Marianne --- thanks!!!! I have a set and have used on some of my
layouts like my Ahoy Captain LO - but I didn't realize all the
different ways to "apply" and not "apply" sort of speak. I saved this
post in my technique folder - once again thanks for the info!

Maureen in FL
aka Smilingtooo
:-) SMILE BE HAPPY :-)
www.picturetrail.com/smilingtooo
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Marianne

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Jun 3, 2003, 5:52:53 AM6/3/03

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You are very welcome!

Katrina

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Jun 3, 2003, 6:01:11 PM6/3/03

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Those are great tips Marianne! Thanks for sharing. I, too, have been
contemplating getting some of these, but crud, I can barely use the
stuff I do have! LOL

Katrina in KS

Marianne <msb...@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<Xns938D484EDEE6...@199.45.49.11>...

> You need to get a dove blender to use on top of the Water Color Pencils -
> this makes the color blend really nicely and gives is a smooth touch or
> you can do any of the below:
>
>
> Applying a Wet Paint Brush to a Watercolour Pencil Drawing
> By 'painting' over watercolour pencil with a brush that's been loaded
> with clean water, the pencil lines 'dissolve' into watercolour paint. The
> intensity of the wash produced depends on the amount of pencil that had
> been applied to paper; the more pencil, the more intense the colour.
> (It's easier to lay down colour using a blunt pencil rather than a sharp
> one.) Be selective in which areas you turn into washes to make the most
> of the unique properties of watercolour pencils (if you turn every bit of
> watercolour pencil into watercolour wash, you may as well have used
> watercolour paints to start with).
>
> Lifting Colour Straight Off a Watercolour Pencil With a Brush
> To load a brush with a particular colour, treat the pencil tip in the

> same way you would a pan of watercolour ? wet your brush, then use the