Caran d'Ache Neocolor Crayons: Drawing Techniques Demo for Beginners
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2017
- Get tips on how to draw with Caran d'Ache Neocolor I crayons. This video explains the difference between Neocolor I and Neocolor II crayons, and discusses techniques such as layering and achieving different degrees of physical pressure on the crayon to create different visual effects. Demo led by RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu.
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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.
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See Prof Lieu's tutorial on drawing a self-portrait with crayon here! ruclips.net/video/MKL-57HexCk/видео.html
Fun technique: use Gamsol to blend the Neocolor I crayons. I tried it and the effect was magnificent.
Woah, that's a CRAZY good idea! I never would have thought of putting those two together, but now I really want to try it :) Thanks for watching! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
@@artprof I, and many others, no doubt, will be looking for a new RUclips video from you creating a crayon drawing using Gamsol!
I really appreciate all of the videos about wax crayon here. I would have never considered trying them out had i not seen Prof Lieu's tutorial on a self-portrait in crayon. For someone like me who has basically only ever done line and watercolour pencil or line and watercolour paint, crayons are something radically different and fun.
Crayons made a HUGE difference for me because I always didn’t like the way chalk pastels got so muddy so fast, have you seen my still life drawing tutorial with the same crayons? ruclips.net/video/uzoPI6-dlNM/видео.html I also did an interview with my former prof Tony Janello who taught me this technique: ruclips.net/video/QL5HZD1kEjY/видео.html -Prof Lieu
@@artprof Yes, I have even watched the still life and self-portrait videos twice! Those are both really awesome videos, packed with so much information that is useful for whatever medium one is working in. Useful concepts for crayon i have learned from you include not working on white paper (i've tried black, but am mostly working on toned paper with crayon), putting down a layer of highlights and shadows first (also experimenting with putting down a layer of contrasting colours, which i picked up from your gouache video with another instructor), and using fixative (for the first time!) between layers. (I so appreciate the personal response, by the way!)
Really great review of these! I love the comparison of both & how you displayed it's versatility.
Glad you liked it!
The layering on these crayons is incredible!
I know, it's crazy! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I use these all the time, when I tell people what I’m using they automatically assume I mean crayola. I try to tell them about the brand but their brain turns off when they see the price. They are not comparable to crayola, the wax used in neocolor 1 is a higher quality and density than most others, the pigmentation is truly artist grade(very pigmented) I wish people would understand you’re truly getting what you pay for with these crayons. Caran D’Ache is a premium brand, I love their colored pencils too.
I have the same experience as you! I bring a little set of them with me for on-the-go sketchbook drawings, and when I get doubters I tell them to just try one. They almost always change their mind as soon as they put crayon to paper. -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
Great info- Would love to see more videos using crayons.
Awesome idea! Thanks for watching :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
Your videos really push me outside of my comfort zone! I only use graphite and charcoal to draw but after seeing this video I know I have to try using different materials which stresses me out but I'm also very excited to try something new 😃
Do it!! I love playing around with all different kinds of art supplies! You might like our new art supply section, it gives you recommendations for different supplies to try out, here is the drawing page: artprof.org/art-supplies/drawing-supplies/
Will do! Thank you!
Exactly what I needed to know thanks for sharing the video! :)
You're welcome! You might also like these 2 videos which demonstrate in greater depth how to draw with these crayons. Here is a still life tutorial: artprof.org/courses/drawing-in-color-still-life/, and also a self-portrait tutorial: artprof.org/courses/self-portrait-from-life/
Thank you for the wonderful eye opening tutorial! I was just searching for a reliable way to paint over acrylics, this (with the adequate varnish) will be the best solution I have luckily stumbled upon;-) Take care and enjoy! Greetings from Berlin
Wow, we're so happy to help! Thank you so much for your comment, I hope all goes well with your acrylic project :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
really helpful! thank you for the useful information; i've had caran d'aches for a while but i realized i've been kinda using them the wrong way, but now i know. again, thank you!
You're welcome, thanks for tuning in! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I love how your drawings came out. I love how these feel and how non-messy they are. I agree, I love chalk pastels but they are so very messy and fragile, as you say.
I just spent a pretty penny on these. Glad I did. Also perfect content and instruction--subscribed!
Woohoo!! That's amazing! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
so informative, ,,,thank you!
Thank you for this interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
I'm so interested in trying these but because they're quite expensive, I am trying to do some research before investing in a set! This was a very helpful video. Thank you! Love your channel, by the way - I often pop one of your videos on while I'm working in the studio. :)
Yes, these crayons are definitely not cheap, you could try oil pastels instead, although they are quite different. These 2 tutorials demo these crayons as well: Self-Portrait Drawing in Crayon: ruclips.net/video/MKL-57HexCk/видео.html
Still Life Drawing with Crayons: ruclips.net/video/uzoPI6-dlNM/видео.html -Prof Lieu
@@artprof Thanks Prof!
@@NatashaNewtonArt Dick Blick sells the neocolor individually. I want to say they are 2.45 each? I will often get one or two when i am buying other supplies to help reach the $45 min required for free shipping😁
Ahh useful info, I bought a pack of ten Neocolor crayons as recommended in a watercolour video elsewhere and wondered why they wouldn’t dissolve, seems I bought the Neocolour 1. Will use them as a separate drawing tool instead as I can’t tolerate charcoal. Thanks.
Yes, that would be reason why! You might like our tutorial on drawing a self-portrait with these crayons: ruclips.net/video/MKL-57HexCk/видео.html, this tutorial on drawing a still life with these crayons: ruclips.net/video/uzoPI6-dlNM/видео.html , and also my interview with my former professor who invented this crayon drawing technique: ruclips.net/video/QL5HZD1kEjY/видео.html -Prof Lieu
Art Prof: Create & Critique Thank you, I’ll check them out 😊
Hello ^^ i'm really curious about one thing : are the neocolor II layering as well as the regular neocolor? I love using watercolor techniques and would be really interested in trying them, but, well, the advantage of those crayons is also their ability to mix and layer, so i'm curious about a comparison, if you, professor Liu, or someone else of the team have tried them both? I'm curious to know how the binder affects their abilities (i suppose that the neocolor are wax based where the neocolor II may use another binder, maybe with gum Arabic)
Thanks in advance!
* professor Lieu, sorry for the typo!
Hi there!! According to some fast research, it seems that only Neocolor II are water soluable! But both tend to mix extremely well, so unless you are looking to watercolor over them, you could probably use them both just fine :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
What kind of surfaces do you use for these crayons? Thanks!
Nice
Thank you for sharing and I love your artwork:-)
I wanted to know, can you use the crayon on top of an acrylic painting and would it stay permanent??
Thank You 🙏🏻💖
Thank you so much for watching! I'm not positive about the crayon question-- I'd assume that would work just fine, but feel free to do some more research on their website/forums to get a 100% accurate answer! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Thanks for the video. Just a few questions come to mind: can you use these crayons on top of an acrylic layer on canvas as a drawing tool ?
After you do this, how do you varnish or put on a final protective coat so the whole painting has a protective coat ? (I usually use gloss gel mixed with water)
Is there a better drawing tool that would provide the rough broken line of a crayon that can be used for final highlights and line work, to which a final protective coating can be applied.
I think you probably can use the crayons over acrylic on canvas, depending on the roughness of the canvas, the crayon probably won't give you the ability to make a lot of details. For the final protective coat, you can use gloss or semi gloss acrylic varnish, we demonstrate how to do that in our acrylic painting tutorial at the end: ruclips.net/video/CFULyTf-RzM/видео.html
I think if you want a drawing tool for final highlights, etc. perhaps take a razor blade and sharpen the crayon to a thin tip. Good luck! -Prof Lieu
@@artprof thanks for your reply! I guess I was not detailed enough in my question. My concern was that when brushing on the varnish, the Caran D'ache - crayon will dissolve since it is water-soluble. So perhaps perhaps some sort of fixative on top of the paint-on varnish. The question is which one? I need to avoid strong odours. Thanks so much for your help.
The Caran d'Ache Neocolor I crayons are not water soluble, so you would have no problem with the acrylic varnish. Caran d'Ache Neocolor II crayons ARE water soluble, so just don't use those. Hope that helps! -Prof Lieu
I picked up a set and am excited to try them out. What would the best paper/surface to use these on? Do you find there are any limitations in using just the neocolor crayons themselves, rather than supplement with some other media? Thanks for the awesome and straight to the point videos!
Limitations: There aren't that many colors available AND you cannot buy the colors in separate lots --- they're only sold as 'sets.' VERY frustrating if you want a lot of whites etc.
@@michelepastele5347 actually this is incorrect. you can currently buy any individual crayon open stock on amazon.
You can use the full blender caran d'ache to blend the drawing.
Had no idea there were crayons for grownups. So happy about that!!
Yes, they're so good, I'm obsessed with them! They're great on top of acrylic painting. -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
Does it overlap outline ink? I’m looking for prismacolor art stix replacement.
Not sure what you mean by "overlap outline ink?" If you can explain more maybe we can help! -Prof Lieu
What paper?
I like to also use gamsol or baby oil to blend my neo 1s
Great technique! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I know this is an older video but I'm trying to find a crayon that I can use my finger to smudge that isn't oil based would either neocolor 1 or 2 work that way?
Probably not, your best bet is soft pastel. -Prof Lieu
What sort if fixative did you use with these please?
I use Krylon Crystal Clear, in fact, we have a video where I talk about fixative and how to use it hre: ruclips.net/video/g6r4FghYypk/видео.html -Prof Lieu
thank you
Where do you buy these large black panels? They seem very expensive from my research. What size do you use for portraits? I am wondering if you could use tarpaper. It is so cheap, but 12 dollar amt of it is SO heavy from Home Depot, I needed help to lift it to the car and out!
You can buy them at art stores like Blick or Michaels, from my experience! I don't know how tar paper would interact with these drawing materials, but it's always worth a shot trying something new (especially if it's cost effective!) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
What was your substrate for the still life
Black mat board, you can see me demo it in this tutorial: Self-Portrait Drawing in Crayon: ruclips.net/video/MKL-57HexCk/видео.html -Prof Lieu
Can one use a homemade fixative (mixture of skim milk and water) on the crayon surface? I want to avoid spray fixatives that are made of toxic chemicals.
I think that’s probably not archival, so my recommendation is to use Crystal Clear fixative by Krylon (or something similar) to seal the surface. -Prof Lieu
@@artprof Thank you. I was thinking the casein in the skim milk would be an adequate fixative.
If I do Neocolor 1 NOT using mattboard, how do you erase and what surface should I draw on? Anyone at all... please reply
You can't eraser Neocolor, it's a crayon so it's a matter of building up layers to adjust your colors. -Prof Lieu
I bought Neocolor 2 by mistake. Will they pretty much act like Neocolor 1 if I don't add water?
Saw the question asked farther down. Sorry to repeat the same question. Okay, going to try doing a self portrait.
These are sort of like oil pastels in the way that you can layer them.
Are these pretty much light fast?
Yes, they are similar to oil pastels, but waaaaay less messy and they won't get damaged unless you take a knife to them! I think they are light fast, although for a accurate answer I would contact Caran d'Ache. I haven't had any problems with them fading over the years. -Prof Lieu
While not as high-faluting, is it possible to draw this way with just plain old crayola crayons? I have like a million of these from my kids
You'll definitely get a lovely crayon texture, but they won't blend as well! I'd still mess around with them though, it sounds super fun :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
how is she getting the lighter colours to appear over the darker ones???
The Caran d'Ache crayons are opaque enough that when you draw the lighter colors over the darker ones, they are visible. Our portrait drawing tutorial demonstrates this in greater detail: ruclips.net/video/uzoPI6-dlNM/видео.html -Prof Lieu
We actually do use them in kindergarden and school in switzerland...
Wow, you must have wonderful Kindergarten programs!!
GEEZ!!! THEY'RE SO EXPENSIVE FOR KINDERGARTEN SUPPLIES !! LET ME IIIIN
I think caran d'ache is a Swiss brand, so it must be cheaper at Switzerland
We use them in kindergarten and primary school in switzerland 😂😂 Caran d'Ache is oir Crayola basically
Omg that sounds like a dream!! -Prof Lieu
@@artprof I've always wanted Crayola oil pastels though 😂 My local art store has two shelves od Caran d'Ache products but i seriously thought about ordering some Crayolas from the US 😂
Omg you are so lucky! I literally not spend money on anything for 1.5 months to get my 40 pieces set! 😱
@@Helvetica09 You've said you use them in kindergarten. May I ask - do you use Neocolor II with small kids? Being water resistant, they won't wash of their hands, won't they?
I am sad to hear the instructor say that soft pastel works are fragile :( You just gotta treat it like a wet oil painting at all times. Use a good support and paper, and it’ll last a lot longer than oil works ever will (no cracking, yellowing, fading).
Neocolour II is very interesting. I want to see more videos on this medium pushing it as far as it can go with more fine art drawing.
That's a good way of thinking about it! I am always scared of pastels for that reason, but treating it as an oil painting is a very good idea - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Thank you for pronouncing crayons correctly... people that say "cRaNz" need to do better....
I just realized I pronounced crayon wrong, oh no (cries in New England accent) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
The Caran d'Ache sticks break easily. If you are going to use them as this demonstrator does, support the stick as you vigorously push the color or you will have many little pieces.
Great point! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
These crayons are so expensive 💸💸💸
Well they’re no crayola crayons they are professional artist ones
@@kevinnguyen552 i know... You really get what you pay for. But for now, I'll stick with crayola
“I can do this all day, and nothing will happen…” 😂