Watercolour pencil

Watercolour 101: Water-Soluble Tools and Creative Alternatives

Watercolour is not limited to traditional pans and tubes. Today, there are many water-soluble tools that combine the qualities of drawing and painting, allowing artists to use watercolour techniques in entirely different ways Watercolour pencils, markers, and other water-activated tools are excellent for sketching, detailed illustration, and more experimental work. They can serve as a bridge between drawing and painting while often offering more control than traditional watercolour.

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Pencil 101: Different types of pencils and their creative possibilities

When you walk into an art supply store and look at the pencil shelf, the choice can be overwhelming – coloured pencils, pastels, watercolours, drawing and sketching pencils. How are they all different and which one to choose? In this post, we’ll give you an overview of the main types of pencils, their characteristics and their uses, to make your orientation in the world of pencils a little easier.

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Inktense’i ja akvarellpliiatsite erinevused

Kui valite oma armsasse pliiatsikarpi pliiatseid, polegi alati lihtne aru saada kõigi pliiatsite omadustest, eriti kuna Derwenti tootevalik on nõnda lai ja mitmekesine. Näiteks on raske vahet teha Inktense’i akvarellpliiatsi ja traditsioonilise akvarellpliiatsi seerial. Nii et kui soovid luua akvarellišedöövrit või luua julget värvimängu Inktense’iga, siis aitab see blogi just neid erinevusi mõista.

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