PENCIL COLOUR





Colored 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, yet effective, mark-making and blending techniques that you can use in your colored pencil work. We’ll also talk about the important variables such as pressure, pencil angle, and point sharpness. We’ll explore how these aspects affect the result.

A broad range of techniques and mark-making styles provides more options to choose from. Theoretical knowledge can be multiplied by experience, giving additional ways to achieve the desired effect. Greater creative freedom comes as a bonus!

First, we’ll have an introduction that precedes a step-by-step drawing project. Our subject matter will be one figure. In the practical part, we’ll apply our knowledge to create a convincing illusion of volume and nearly tangible textures.


This project is focused on colored pencils. Please use any pencils that you like or have based Faber-Castell













 

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