Chicory’s Portrait WIP
Soul Chicory’s Portrait
watercolor pencil on suede
15×20
Yeah Okay, so it’s not much to look at yet. This is the very early stages with only the base coloring in.
Spring is here with so much going on (like putting in new fence line for Chicory’s pasture) I have to be even more diligent in setting aside some creative time. (Not to mention blogging time.)
InkTense
The other bit of news is while at my recent trip to Wet Paint (the best art supply store in the area) I picked up a few water soluble ink pencils made by Derwent called Inktense. They are touted as being like watercolor pencils except better, in that they have a more intense color.And that after the color has been wetted and then allowed to dry, it becomes permanent. So, in theory you can layer on more colors without things becoming muddy.
So far I like them. SInce I’ve only played with them on the suede however, I can’t really say if they are superior to the watercolor pencils but I’ll let you know when I find out.
Oh and why do I think Wet Paint is the best art supply store in the area? Because it has open stock (the ability to just buy an individual item without committing to a whole set) on just about everything. Because I was able to buy open stock, I tried out Faber Castell WC pencils (and then bought the set) and all my oil pastels sets were first tried out as a few sticks of color bought as open stock from Wet Paint.
Tags: chicory, watercolor pencils, WIP
I love my Inktense pencils. They are so strong in a wash that a little goes a very long way — and that makes them wonderful for bold life sketches if I don’t want to put a lot of time in on it. I can sketch looser, wash and still get good values.
They take a little getting used to. I like a blue-black one, one of the ink colors they have is a lot like Paynes Grey and really good for monochrome sketch and wash. It varies, I like most of the dark colors for sketch and wash monochromes.
They also mix beautifully and used dry, have a texture a lot like Prismacolors, so they’re good dry too. I just bought a case for my 72 color set — liked them way too much not to invest in the full range set, now that set is going to be portable instead of my fishing out a handful of colors and forgetting to grab the one I’d use most once I see what I’m going to do with them.
I have to agree with you Robert. I am really liking the way the are handling. I may be getting the full set soon, since I am once again working with the water soluble stuff again. I am wishing I had grabbed the blue black one you mentioned. It sounds perfect for many of my needs.