Watercolour and pencil art

Day 3 of 5 Days of Spring Blooms are daffodils. I had the luxury of time today so embarked on another double page based on photos I’d taken myself for my Patreon group😅They may appear very similar in outcomes but I on the left I used watercolour with colour pencil details pencil on top. And on the right is a mixed media including paint sticks on top of acrylic markers, marker pen, and more colour pencil. I hope you can see the layers built up on this version. Do you prefer one over the…

Jenny Granberry on Instagram: "This is the final art, color study and brainstorming sketch for one of my Bold Color Pencil lessons. We are not going to talk about the amount of time spent on the final piece and which of these 3 images I actually like the best."

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As predicted, it was a rainy day in Charlevoix, but that gave me time to drive around and scope out painting locations for when the weather improves. We made it all the way to where the Saguenay an…

An interview with Emma Carlisle about her landscapes of Devon and Cornwall made with expressive marks in pencil, watercolour, gouache and acrylic.

Colored pencil is a new medium for me and I am delighted with the results I am getting. This series of birds are for a Sketchbook Project I am doing for Royal Brush Company. All of these were done with a simple 12 color set of colored pencils by Royal Brush. The colors are primary - red, blue and yellow. Secondary colors of orange, purple and green. And light blue, light green, pink, white, black and brown. Parrot Barn Swallow Eastern Blue Birds Blue Jay Cactus Wren Chickadee Fruit Doves…

Are visible pencils acceptable in finished watercolour painting? There is quite a bit to this deceptively simple question. The short answer is yes, but let’s dive in to figure which approach to pencil drawing is going to work best for your watercolour painting.

With the white colored pencil you can do things all the other pencils can't do, like drawing highlights, drawing color transitions from white and creating lighter shades of colors you don't have as pencils without making them look muddy or desaturated.

Claudia Lowry on Instagram: "Dog roses Colour pencil on paper. 21cm x 29.7cm. Every year I draw the dog roses dotted along the hedgerows at this time of year, every year I love them even more. I've just added this latest summer drawing to my shop, should you want a closer look, please click the link in my bio. Have a happy weekend everyone 🌿 #colourpencilart #hedgerowflowers #dogrose #wildflowerdrawing #drawingnature #summerflowers #observationaldrawing #markmaking #worksonpaper #pencilart