PENCIL COLOUR
C olored Pencils have a core of colored pigment and a protective wood casing. While standard pencils typically have a core made of clay and graphite, the core of most colored pencils is made of pigments, wax, additives, and binding agents. It is important to highlight the different kinds of colored pencils depending on their intended use. Artist-grade pencils contain greater concentrations of high-quality pigments than student-grade pencils do. Users should also be mindful of characteristics such as lightfastness, durability, and resistance to water. Colored pencils are wonderful medium. They are accessible to everyone and are a great transition medium from black and white drawing to color. But they are perhaps the most misused or under-utilized medium as well. Consider this post a crash course in colored pencil techniques - a practical guide for colored pencil usage. This lesson highlights simple, ye...