That alone makes watercolor pencils less intimidating. You can sum up the benefits of using watercolor pencils over paints in three points:Ī pencil is easier for most people to control than a brush. You’ll learn how water affects pigments, moves paint across a page, and blends colors. Watercolor pencils can be a way to ease into watercolor painting. Watercolor painting is notorious for being the most difficult type of painting. Or create a background with paints and draw the main subject with pencils.īoth media teach you to work with pigments and water. You can use pencils to add details to your watercolor painting. However, watercolor pencils and paint complement each other well. And even seasoned painters would need to brush up on techniques if they decided to switch to pencils. Mastering watercolor pencils won’t make you a master painter. These are two separate but related media.
So how do watercolor pencils compare to paints? Are they just watercolors in pencil form?
You can’t blend and layer with watercolor pencils the same way, but you can achieve some interesting effects by adding water. Traditional colored pencils use an oil or wax-based binder, which allows them to stick to a paper’s surface and are better suited for layering and blending. When you add water, the binding releases more pigment, resulting in intense colors. The binding in watercolor pencil pigments is water-soluble. The difference is that they react to water and can create effects similar to watercolor paints. Watercolor pencils look just like regular colored pencils.
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Everyone’s familiar with watercolor paintings, but did you know you can create similar art with pencils? In this guide to watercolor pencils, I’ll give you an overview of this medium and show you how to get started.
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