I am undecided about adding Inktense to my watercolors. I would love a tutorial comparing the two, and also showing what techniques I could add to my toolkit if I buy them. :)
flower tutorial please Michele. I have just the 12 set of inktense pencils and the full set of blocks. I have only swatched the blocks! shame on me, I must get them out and play and your tutorial to come will encourage and help me. X
I don’t necessarily care whether you do landscape or flowers or whatever, but I would be interested in a tutorial that demonstrates the particular qualities of Inktense as opposed to regular watercolor pencils, and how to best take advantage of those differences. I have the basic set of 6, which includes the red, yellow, and black as shown, in addition to 1000 Bright Blue, 1500 Field Green, and 0800 Violet.
Michele, you are the "Master Colorist" in the painting world! I have been painting watercolor off and on for years but have had more time as I am retired. It may have been your video "Color Mixing Myths", that amazed me at first and I try not to miss any of your color instructions I find. I was a printing press operator for 44 years and was the go to man when matching color. I remember being on 2nd shift and I had a battle with the day shift pressman and management over "Reflex Blue" (close to ultramarine). It is a base primary in printing and the supplier was giving us an inaccurate base color so I corrected it and they could not understand why my color was different than his. We spent 6 shifts pulling samples of the press. When they found out I was correct, they fired our supplier and got another who could produce accurate primaries. Your comment that 3 or even 6 primary colors can NOT mix every color impressed me. I have heard some experienced artists say they can. Primaries can mix a lot of colors, but not every color.
I purchased a Helix pencil sharpener based on Michele’s suggestion and it is amazing. You can adjust the point size and it automatically grips so you don’t waste lot of pencil.
A flower painting would be great to start, but I’d also watch a landscape tutorial. I bought the Inktense pencils a couple years ago, but am very uncomfortable using them, so I’m excited that you’re going to be doing some tutorials with them.
I'd like a landscape tutorial please Michele. I have a selection of these Inktense pencils and I like the idea of travelling light whilst being able to add views to my compact pad. Thanks and best wishes, Dudley 😊
I just finished watching your video from three years ago entitled "why I stopped painting for ten years" and I loved it. I took fifteen years mainly away from painting and drawing to make and design jewelry ... Maybe that was after my mother, A lifelong artist told me basically that I was no good at painting. She was a horrible teacher, I suppose, who also admitted I could draw surprisingly well. Thank you for the intense video ... I still have to climb a ladder and dig through plastic bins to find my intense pencils. From what I remember about using them they were quite fun.
Thank you Michelle, your tutorials are always so helpful. I would like a landscape tutorial…..and your car color is the same as mine! I call her my Pistachio😂
I love your aside about learning Italian and the production value as always is top drawer. This was more about pastels which are fine but as a boy, I like deep and loud colors. Reds, greens, blues, dark greys, etc… it's just natural I think. I love the dark rich bohemian colors of India for example. The mysteriousness of indigo.
Since so many raved about the product, I have this set of 12. Perhaps (okay, definitely) I need more practice, but I fail to see the advantage of pencils over watercolors, excepting small detail areas. The pigment must be completely dissolved or it will reactivate if layering another color. My minimal experience is that they do not lift as readily if done on cotton paper, vs cellulose. Kudos to you for considering another language skill. I have studied German and French, and am attempting to sharpen up these skills for travel and TV series. I am currently watching an Italian series (subtitled, of course) and many of the words are similar to French, as they both are Romance languages. Language skills are not stressed in the US as they are in other parts of the world. When in Aruba and Curaçao I was fascinated to learn that one must speak a minimum of three languages to graduate high school, and many speak five. As one can readily see online, spelling, grammar, and punctuation is quite, uh, "relaxed". Even though I studied grammar, one really has to learn it again, especially the verb tenses. On the art forums (not social media) in which I participate, many with English as their second or third language write beautifully. A particular pet peeve of late is the sudden disappearance of the article "an" in spoken American speech. On so many cooking shows and others, I cringe when I hear people say "a orange", "a avocado", and the like. And the "a" is often pronounced long, like the letter A. When did that become acceptable? Presumably about the same time it became acceptable for me to bang on about grammar in response to an art video. 😜
I watch mainly American content so I do speak in some US slang which I don't worry about as much as the people listening to me. Italy is one of my favourite places to visit, I love the food, I'm vegan and I can eat so easily in Italy, as opposed to France where starvation is a possibility ha ha!
Love this, Michele! I have some Inktense and would love to learn how to use them better. Please let us know the colors that you add to this list. Also, landscapes and flowers would be great. Thank You!
I would love to see more four legged friends, maybe birds too. I have a lot of pictures of birds and animals in the wild that I would like to paint, but realistic-ish fur hair and feathers are all so challenging! And animals in the wild almost always involves some degree of the environment and plants. Thankfully some birds are kind enough to perch on a branch against the sky at least. 🤭
I am glad to see you doing this introductiin to them. I have always wondered why they gave some of their colors names that fail to properly describe what the color is. It certainly doesnt help. The challenge I had when I began using Inktense was how difficult it was to know what the color actually was until I did what you did here. Swatching them provides a huge benefit visually for anyone new to them. Btw, you are doing fine explaining things. As far as ideas for tutorials... I would like to see different applications for using them. Examples of using with watercolor, colored pencil, types of substrates etc. I know they work beautifully for painting on fabric and on watercolor paper, but am looking for new ideas. Wood panels prepped with watercolor ground maybe? I have the pencils and sticks and bought them for painting on fabric and they are wonderful.
One technque is to rub the pencil on a rougher surface, dampen it and pick it up on a brush like a paint pan. That avoids the graininess if using textured paper. I'm very interested in any tutorial you do
Yes! I use the Caran D'Ache palette for this. It's a good way to mix colors, too. To clean the palette, I use a melamine sponge /"magic sponge". I have the full set of 100 pencils.
If the first layer is still wet, you should be able to get some wet-into-wet mixing. The more dry it is, the more permanent it becomes -- hence the word INK in its name.
What kind of Inktense tutorials would you like to see?
I am undecided about adding Inktense to my watercolors. I would love a tutorial comparing the two, and also showing what techniques I could add to my toolkit if I buy them. :)
flower tutorial please Michele. I have just the 12 set of inktense pencils and the full set of blocks. I have only swatched the blocks! shame on me, I must get them out and play and your tutorial to come will encourage and help me. X
I don’t necessarily care whether you do landscape or flowers or whatever, but I would be interested in a tutorial that demonstrates the particular qualities of Inktense as opposed to regular watercolor pencils, and how to best take advantage of those differences. I have the basic set of 6, which includes the red, yellow, and black as shown, in addition to 1000 Bright Blue, 1500 Field Green, and 0800 Violet.
Yes I will probably start with techniques!
All: landscape, floral & furry friends. You can do this Michele! We know you can. Take your time, the wait will be worth it! Thanks for all you do.
Michele, you are the "Master Colorist" in the painting world! I have been painting watercolor off and on for years but have had more time as I am retired.
It may have been your video "Color Mixing Myths", that amazed me at first and I try not to miss any of your color instructions I find.
I was a printing press operator for 44 years and was the go to man when matching color. I remember being on 2nd shift and I had a battle with the day shift pressman and management over "Reflex Blue" (close to ultramarine). It is a base primary in printing and the supplier was giving us an inaccurate base color so I corrected it and they could not understand why my color was different than his. We spent 6 shifts pulling samples of the press. When they found out I was correct, they fired our supplier and got another who could produce accurate primaries.
Your comment that 3 or even 6 primary colors can NOT mix every color impressed me. I have heard some experienced artists say they can. Primaries can mix a lot of colors, but not every color.
I purchased a Helix pencil sharpener based on Michele’s suggestion and it is amazing. You can adjust the point size and it automatically grips so you don’t waste lot of pencil.
Thanks for sharing!!
Normally I’d say either flower or landscape would be nice. But this time I’d like to see a floral video please. Thx Michele. 🥰💕🐶💕🥰
Whatever you do will be great. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
I would like to see either flower or landscape tutorials in this medium. Thank you for showing these to us.😊
This is great! I bought myself the 36 set of Derwent Inktense for Christmas and I'd love to do a landscape with you.
My favorites!!! What a marvelous gift!
Landscape, flowers, forest, whatever you decide, I know it will be informative and fun.
Thank you!
A flower painting would be great to start, but I’d also watch a landscape tutorial. I bought the Inktense pencils a couple years ago, but am very uncomfortable using them, so I’m excited that you’re going to be doing some tutorials with them.
I have that set of 12 (think it's their basic set) and I'm not sure what to use them in either 😅 so a floral then a landscape sounds great Michele 😊
I'd like a landscape tutorial please Michele. I have a selection of these Inktense pencils and I like the idea of travelling light whilst being able to add views to my compact pad. Thanks and best wishes, Dudley 😊
Thanks for watching Dudley!
I'd like to see landscape Inktense tutorials. Thank you!
I just finished watching your video from three years ago entitled "why I stopped painting for ten years" and I loved it. I took fifteen years mainly away from painting and drawing to make and design jewelry ... Maybe that was after my mother, A lifelong artist told me basically that I was no good at painting. She was a horrible teacher, I suppose, who also admitted I could draw surprisingly well. Thank you for the intense video ... I still have to climb a ladder and dig through plastic bins to find my intense pencils. From what I remember about using them they were quite fun.
Ah it's difficult, my daughter draws well but would never listen to any instruction :-)
so helpful to hear your thoughts on your chosen colour palette Michele, thank u x love Alli from Stowmarket, Suffolk...around the corner from u XOXO
Hi Alli in Stowmarket, it needs to rain, the roads are filthy at the moment (!)
I liked seeing your commrnts on Inktense pencils. Very helpful. Thanks.
Gorgeous colors. Yes a floral or landscape painting would be great for seeing how to use them. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I am partial to flowers and landscapes. I have the pencils already and am ready to go!
Super!
Thank you Michelle, your tutorials are always so helpful. I would like a landscape tutorial…..and your car color is the same as mine! I call her my Pistachio😂
Mine is often called the frog, or little green car!
I love your aside about learning Italian and the production value as always is top drawer. This was more about pastels which are fine but as a boy, I like deep and loud colors. Reds, greens, blues, dark greys, etc… it's just natural I think. I love the dark rich bohemian colors of India for example. The mysteriousness of indigo.
Thanks for watching!
Since so many raved about the product, I have this set of 12. Perhaps (okay, definitely) I need more practice, but I fail to see the advantage of pencils over watercolors, excepting small detail areas. The pigment must be completely dissolved or it will reactivate if layering another color. My minimal experience is that they do not lift as readily if done on cotton paper, vs cellulose.
Kudos to you for considering another language skill. I have studied German and French, and am attempting to sharpen up these skills for travel and TV series. I am currently watching an Italian series (subtitled, of course) and many of the words are similar to French, as they both are Romance languages. Language skills are not stressed in the US as they are in other parts of the world. When in Aruba and Curaçao I was fascinated to learn that one must speak a minimum of three languages to graduate high school, and many speak five. As one can readily see online, spelling, grammar, and punctuation is quite, uh, "relaxed". Even though I studied grammar, one really has to learn it again, especially the verb tenses. On the art forums (not social media) in which I participate, many with English as their second or third language write beautifully.
A particular pet peeve of late is the sudden disappearance of the article "an" in spoken American speech. On so many cooking shows and others, I cringe when I hear people say "a orange", "a avocado", and the like. And the "a" is often pronounced long, like the letter A. When did that become acceptable? Presumably about the same time it became acceptable for me to bang on about grammar in response to an art video.
😜
I watch mainly American content so I do speak in some US slang which I don't worry about as much as the people listening to me. Italy is one of my favourite places to visit, I love the food, I'm vegan and I can eat so easily in Italy, as opposed to France where starvation is a possibility ha ha!
By coincidence, I just got a set of 13 Inktense! Would like to see floral tutorial
Love this, Michele! I have some Inktense and would love to learn how to use them better. Please let us know the colors that you add to this list. Also, landscapes and flowers would be great. Thank You!
Will do!
I would love to see more four legged friends, maybe birds too. I have a lot of pictures of birds and animals in the wild that I would like to paint, but realistic-ish fur hair and feathers are all so challenging! And animals in the wild almost always involves some degree of the environment and plants. Thankfully some birds are kind enough to perch on a branch against the sky at least. 🤭
I love painting birds and pencils are a great help with feathers!
I am glad to see you doing this introductiin to them. I have always wondered why they gave some of their colors names that fail to properly describe what the color is. It certainly doesnt help.
The challenge I had when I began using Inktense was how difficult it was to know what the color actually was until I did what you did here. Swatching them provides a huge benefit visually for anyone new to them. Btw, you are doing fine explaining things.
As far as ideas for tutorials... I would like to see different applications for using them. Examples of using with watercolor, colored pencil, types of substrates etc. I know they work beautifully for painting on fabric and on watercolor paper, but am looking for new ideas. Wood panels prepped with watercolor ground maybe?
I have the pencils and sticks and bought them for painting on fabric and they are wonderful.
I do sew so I am fascinated by the fabric idea!
Landscape would be nice. I have a small set plus I bought some individual colors and sadly they aren’t getting used.
I would like to see a still life composition. So maybe that is a floral, but with other objects and an emphasis on lighting?
One technque is to rub the pencil on a rougher surface, dampen it and pick it up on a brush like a paint pan. That avoids the graininess if using textured paper. I'm very interested in any tutorial you do
Yes! I use the Caran D'Ache palette for this. It's a good way to mix colors, too. To clean the palette, I use a melamine sponge /"magic sponge". I have the full set of 100 pencils.
Yes I do this with Watercolor pencils. I also have the Caran'D ache palette, although I do wonder if inktense will stain it... one way to find out!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber They haven't stained mine.
Floral and landscape tutorials would be great
What to do technical with them, maybe? 🤔
Adorei!!!!
Tenho estes lápis e não sabia como usá-los.
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Aguardando sua aula🙏
Obrigado por assistir meu vídeo!
Flowers would be nice in these with the colours being so vivid
Do you consider the lightfast rating when you select colours? I’d like some animal tutorials.
I haven't looked into it yet but I will, inks tend to be less fast but I need to do more research!
Can you go over the colour with another colour and mix on the paper
If the first layer is still wet, you should be able to get some wet-into-wet mixing. The more dry it is, the more permanent it becomes -- hence the word INK in its name.
@@jondoh587 Thankyou
A simple landscape please
I have inktense but hardly ever use them because I don't really know what to use them for. A tutorial would be great!
Working on it, just waiting for my new colours!
I’d like to see landscape then flower
Trees, something furry, anything textured!
I have Inktense pencils.