Fyj: the albrecht Dürer pencils are waterproof when you blend them with water and let them dry. If you lay down another color and the color underneath is dry it won't blend again, only the new color will blend.
Thank you for demonstrating the different techniques. I only use a watercolour pencil in place of a normal graphite pencil for sketching (prior to normal watercolour painting). A pale grey, silvery shade works well as this 'disappears' under all shades of watercolour.
Thanks so much for the tip! I'm about as much of a beginner as it gets and had no clue that the grey color would disappear like you said. This is why i LOVE reading the comments..you learn so much! 😁👍
Great idea! I’m new to watercolour painting and really don’t like the pencil marks from my sketch showing. I’m reaching for my watercolour pencils right now!
Just the tutorial I needed! Have had my 48 pencils set for several years now but this is the most comprehensive lesson on how to use them. I’m thinking watercolor pencils would be perfect for creating gift tags. Thank you so much Emma!
Bought this same set last week and had the same complaint about the greens. I came from alcohol ink and am relatively new to watercolor. After working with it a few months, I didn't feel like I was getting the hang of watercolor. These pencils changed my mind. I'm able to practice water control so much easier. Thank you so much for the tips on color mixing with these. That's a huge help!
Really appreciate all the hard work you put into this video! So many great tips! I saw an artist that paints very loose and wild use them when painting wet into wet, she takes a little sand paper and sands them over a very wet spot to get texture.
I love my watercolor pencils. I prefer the control that I have with them. Thanks for the tips. One thing to remember is not to get the wood wet at the tip as it softens and degrades the tip and causes the leads to break .
I'm so glad to learn from you that one can use a watercolor pencil instead of a regular pencil to do the drawing so that no pencil marks remain in the painting. I will be doing that from now on. Many thanks!!!
Watercolor pencils isn't one more step,it's an underratpr and highly versatile medium. It can provide the precision that watercolor lacks while still being watercolor!!! Only that by itself,is enough to put it in the essentials list,for watercolor painting. In the same time,It's as versatile as the user's imagination and creativity is! Because of it's nature,it can also correct a drawing or painting that didn't,come out as good as we expected! Means it can turn a fail...to success!! PS Faber Castell A. Durer are the best ones. Go for open stock to try them and then,keep adding the same way, the pencils you need, to create a way better set,than the sets they sell!!!
Dear Emma Jane, I can't tell you how much I enjoy your lessons. I love it. Even more than the real watercolour lessons I do here in the neighbourhood. Please keep going on!
For me, watercolor pencils work when traveling especially on a cruise ship. I bring my paper or watercolor coloring book-for no stress coloring/painting fun. I keep several size and shape water brush pens filled and ready to go. I don’t have to worry about bringing my palette, good paint brushes and try to have a cup of water handy-which I always spill. I can work on a small project or, again, a watercolor coloring book-for no stress coloring/painting fun- whilst lying in a lounge chair on the beach or by the pool with a cocktail in one hand.
Oh my goodness! This is just what I’ve dreamed tutorial! You can’t just imagine how much I liked it!!! I’m going to review it over and over! Just loved it! Big hug! Merry Christmas!
Another thing you can do is use a grater and grate little pieces of the watercolor pencil onto a wet piece of paper or wet painting for some cool effects. Works really well with woodless watercolor pencils.
another great tutorial! I can see benefits in using the pencils in certain areas of painting projects…thank you Emma…you’re such a great teacher! You always explain what you are doing ie: wash off the brush….blend…mixing colors…its helpful to know the process you use to achieve the look you want.
Emma, thank for that! I enjoyed watching you go from 'tentative, uncertain' to 'absorbed and enjoying' as the video progressed. It was good to watch the honesty of that progress - it wasn't the all-too-common slick, highly-edited performance of so many You Tube art videos these days, and it's really encouraging for others to see that 'even professionals are still learning'. The way you did the petals of the second flower fascinated me as I've tended to work from the outside > in. Your technique works really well, and I will try that! I thought you looked tired, and wondered if that was why you were tripping over certain words. I hope I was wrong, and if not, that you are feeling a lot better now. :)
Great video. I haven’t used my watercolour pencils in ages. I was glad to see you discover the detailing “trick” of going back when dry to add the line details. Tip: if you like the detail but want it just a touch softer (and to set the paint) but not as much as a wet brush would do, experiment with a *very* light mist of water (like the tiny sprayers in cosmetics, preferably refillable). I used to just breathe on them but it was just small areas that needed it.
You can also use A Caran D'ache Palette Aquarelle (117.103). It is smooth on one sided and rough on the other. The rough side works great with water color pencils.
Thanks for this demo Emma. I use watercolour pencils in sepia and black mostly. I’m terrible at doing realistic branches with a brush, but if I hold a watercolour pencil loosely and kind of twirl it onto damp paper, I get fabulous spindly branches. I recently did a series of birch trees and they look so natural compared to what I can achieve with a brush. I also want to get a perylene green and sap green for leaves. I have a set of cheap watercolour pencils, but rarely use them because the colours are like you said, almost kid-like. So, individual colours are the way for me to go. I love Derwent watercolour pencils.
Wow! You are so awesome I will learn a lot from you I just started coloring ( didn’t even start a book yet ) then saw your water coloring style - just perfect thank you for all your teaching
THANK YOU for sharing and explaining the benefits and differences of Watercolour Pencils and traditional Watercolour Painting, I learnt so much. Thanks again. 🙏💞
Very informative. Months ago I Ordered watercolor pencils. Not knowing what in the world I was doing, I just dipped the pencils into water and did some doodling. Now I see that was totally not the way to go. Thank you so much for these tips as always.
This is actually a great way to learn how to mix and make colours, to understand the amount of each colour to use as practice for watercolour paint mixing.
Many thanks Emma, this somehow makes it a lot easier to see what colours you’re using, when to use it and the quantity you’re adding for absolute beginners. Thanks
Caran Dache sell a pallet plate thing that’s textured. It’s very very cool. You color on that and then wet the palette and use it like that. It dries and then it’s reusable and you can mix on the palette.
Emma, this is a really nice tutorial. I bought a large set of these pencils last year and tried using them but didn't know all of the helpful tips, (like the ones you just provided) so I'm going to pull them out and start playing. The highlight information on the bulbs is very helpful. They look quite realistic. Thank you.
I'm terrible at watercolour generally so I thought I'd try these and I absolutely love them. They are the only reason I get a reasonable result! They dissolve beautifully.
I do think you have a great teaching style. I’ll admit that I was actual looking for a video on using these pencils with traditional oil or wax based pencils. A lot of colored pencil artists use watercolor pencils as an under painting or background to use with their oil or wax pencils. So, for this example, the colored pencil artist would already be more comfortable using watercolor pencils. I just subscribed to your channel since I also enjoy playing with traditional watercolor!
Thank you so much Emma, I really really enjoyed watching you take us through all these colours. Yes I’ve learnt a lot from you. Please stay safe and well too
You are a great teacher. As you paint you tell what techniques you are using. T hanks for sharing your love of watercolors and your sweet personality. Marlene
Your using watercolor pencils (as a painter) helps me see how placing paint (or pencil) & then manipulating it w/water creates all kinds of different illusions. Sometimes Im a little intimidated when using watercolor( I don't know why), but w/pencil- I gues its more predictable at first...and then I'm not so hesitant to attempt it w/ paint. THANK YOU!!!
Brilliant, as always. Like you said, I could not see the point at first, but after watching you I can see that they have definite advantages. Thank you
Very helpful thank you😃 I actually had these pencils before, and was using them totally wrong. Thank you internet, RUclips, and people like you. I think you guys are very brave. To put your face on the Internet to help others. I'd would be terrified.
My new brushes arrive today! I am so excited! Thank you for this video. I've been painting Christmas baubles and I can't keep a perfect circle. It's been driving me batty. You've inspired me to keep trying. I'll use my watercolor pencils. I've been doing the highlights backwards, so you've helped me so much. Hope you're feeling well. You look beautiful as always.
I have had a tin of these exact pencils in the cupboard and have never used them! Like you I’ve always just wondered what the point was? I’ll have to get them out and give them a go! Loved your tips and tricks!
i love this. you make good use of the texture and lines. i hate it when people just use watercolor pencils as a "palette" but never directly on the paper (defeats the purpose of them being pecils in the first place.....), so this is refreshing.
Blick sells Albrecht Durer WC pencils open stock if you are interested. About 3 bucks each. Also, I find the Caran d'ache aquarelle pallette useful for mixing colors-it is textured on one side to grab the color so you can mix whatever smallish quantity and it doesn't soak in. Also at Blick for about $12. Jerrys, Cheap Joes, and probably Amazon also carry the pallette. In my experience, the Albrecht are the best for dissolving completely-some others don't.
These are wonderful tips for using watercolor pencils. I love trying to use watercolors and find that the pencils give me a little more control! They are a great extra tool to have in the learning process!
I love these demonstrations :) it has helped me a lot. I have a learning disability (comprehension) so it's nice to have a good example to watch and learn from.
So helpful - thank you. I just received a gift of that Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencil set, only the one with 60 (more greens!) I have never used them before, only traditional watercolours, so your video helped a lot. And my Costamo Emma Lefebvre brushes arrived yesterday - so excited!
So glad you tackled these pencils Emma - I have always been disappointed with my trials and just go back to paint! I think they could definitely be useful for adding details to watercolour paintings; your examples are really helpful. Big thanks 🙏
I was so happy when I heard your opening comments about using wc pencils instead of just painting. I had exactly the same reaction - why bother? I find it tedious to draw/color first then have to play around with a brush and water to activate the color when I could just dip my brush in my paints and be done with it. Thanks for all your ideas about how to use wc pencils. My favorite way to use them is to outline something, then pull the color from the edges toward the center. This gives a nice shading effect that I cannot achieve with regular wc.
Excellent! I love this brand of watercolor pencils. I wish I could show you the picture I painted using them, same brand. It was a good way to start painting again after a long span where I did little painting when I had young children. I was used to oils. the pencils, I felt, gave me more control.
Another great video! Thank you! Like you, watercolor pencils are not my top fav, but I’m glad you mentioned how convenient they are for travel. I also use mine a lot in my bullet journal, because I often journal a few minutes here and there and on the go.
Great tips! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And nice paintings (as usual). There are more possibilities to explore with water-soluble colored pencils too, like you can definitely use those for adding details over any watercolor paintings, especially because you can sharpen them nearly to a needle tip. (Oh… I just saw you’ve covered that 😊) Also, you can take off the pigments straight from their tips with a wet brush without running the risk of ruining your pencil, because their cores are protected by the wooden body. In this case, all you need to care is letting the pencil dry well in any place with good air circulation. Another thing you can do is to color over a slightly scratchy plastic surface and add water with a brush, that way you’ll have yourself something similar to a watercolor pallet. 😉 You can pick more of your favorites shades of green open stock and replace them to the ones you didn’t like or use as much. Let me know if you are interested, because I have the 120 Albrecht Durer set and I’d be glad to show you all of the green shades available for you to choose.
This video REALLY helped my to understand how to use watercolor pencils…..I think it is so neat to use pencils and have it come out looking like watercolor! 😊
Hi, liked this tutorial cause I just bought some of those and was kinda lost. Lot of complaining from you in beginning but better toward the end. I think you will begin using these happily from now on. The best use to me is the use of eliminating the drawing line from a pencil drawing ie: your snowman example.
Thank you so much Emma. I had a set of watercolour pencils given to me, so far they have been sitting quietly in my supplies because I wasn't sure how to use them. Tku again for this tutorial, I will give them a go.🤗
I love the artwork of Albrecht Dürer. He is one of my favorite old master artist. Water color pencils are great for people who use those adult coloring books. One can have the coloring look like a painting.
Wonderful tutorial on watercolor pencils! I learned so much from you. Can’t wait to get my pencils out and start drawing tomorrow. Thank you so very much for sharing your lovely talent with us! God bless you. 🌸🌸🌸
I’m so glad that I found you. I have subscribed. I’m trying to learn how to use water colored pencils and you were a big help in knowing what to buy. Thanks 😊
It was lovely watching you surprise yourself when these turned out better than you expected! I could not do what you do - think, talk and paint all at the same time, but I did chuckle at about 25.00 when you referred to your paintbrush as a ‘wet pencil’. I’m off now to try my watercolour pencils . . . X
Great and helpful tutorial on a medium that seems to be a bit under-appreciated. Thanks! I find watercolor pencils useful to create smooth gradients and wash transitions. I feel there is more control, but that might be just me. I love your instructional videos on watercolor. Many thanks for sharing your skills and experience!
I am watching this tutorial January 2022! Happy New Year and thank you for this! I have watercolour pencils sitting in a drawer ! Watercolour pencils can be added to give definition when you have water coloured! You have inspired me to experiment!
Wow Emma you are so talented!! 😍🤩 I am used to hesitate to play with watercolor pencils.. but not anymore! Thanks a lot, Emma! For showing me the techniques 😎👍 Looking forward to learning new things from you soon!!
I like the control I get with pencils and I love the idea of using them for Christmas cards. I’m going to break mine out and give it a shot. Those circles made me think of ornaments! Lol
That was so interesting! Glad this randomly showed up on my feed. I had NO IDEA "watercolor pencils" were A Thing. Like you, I just use my old palette.
It is amazing what a talented hand can do with a simple water color pencil. That’s beautiful.
Fyj: the albrecht Dürer pencils are waterproof when you blend them with water and let them dry. If you lay down another color and the color underneath is dry it won't blend again, only the new color will blend.
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Thank you for that info. I had no idea!
That's interesting, I knew inktense did that but hadn't realised the albrecht durer did it too.
Thank you for demonstrating the different techniques. I only use a watercolour pencil in place of a normal graphite pencil for sketching (prior to normal watercolour painting). A pale grey, silvery shade works well as this 'disappears' under all shades of watercolour.
Thanks so much for the tip! I'm about as much of a beginner as it gets and had no clue that the grey color would disappear like you said. This is why i LOVE reading the comments..you learn so much! 😁👍
Great idea
Great idea! I’m new to watercolour painting and really don’t like the pencil marks from my sketch showing. I’m reaching for my watercolour pencils right now!
Biobih
Good tip, Thanks!
Thank-you Emma!!! I have terribly shaky hands and the water color pencil tutorial was the answer Ive been looking for. PLEASE do more!!!
Just the tutorial I needed! Have had my 48 pencils set for several years now but this is the most comprehensive lesson on how to use them. I’m thinking watercolor pencils would be perfect for creating gift tags. Thank you so much Emma!
Tags!! Great idea or bookmarks! Thanks for the idea!
Lol… I have had the 120 full set and it was given as a gift. I watercolor but not on Emma’s level. I can’t wait to watch the entire video!!
Bought this same set last week and had the same complaint about the greens. I came from alcohol ink and am relatively new to watercolor. After working with it a few months, I didn't feel like I was getting the hang of watercolor. These pencils changed my mind. I'm able to practice water control so much easier. Thank you so much for the tips on color mixing with these. That's a huge help!
Really appreciate all the hard work you put into this video! So many great tips! I saw an artist that paints very loose and wild use them when painting wet into wet, she takes a little sand paper and sands them over a very wet spot to get texture.
I love my watercolor pencils. I prefer the control that I have with them. Thanks for the tips. One thing to remember is not to get the wood wet at the tip as it softens and degrades the tip and causes the leads to break .
I did this to my pencils 😂😂 and it was a big mistake.. i wish i read this earlier 😆
That's a good tip.
I had heard this before also, never get the wood wet. Thanks Jim.
Did this today wish ida read this before. Thanks for the tip though.
That’s a good reminder, thanks!
I'm so glad to learn from you that one can use a watercolor pencil instead of a regular pencil to do the drawing so that no pencil marks remain in the painting. I will be doing that from now on. Many thanks!!!
This is the best watercolor pencil demonstration I've seen! So helpful!
Thank you, Emma!
Thank you so much
Watercolor pencils isn't one more step,it's an underratpr and highly versatile medium. It can provide the precision that watercolor lacks while still being watercolor!!! Only that by itself,is enough to put it in the essentials list,for watercolor painting. In the same time,It's as versatile as the user's imagination and creativity is! Because of it's nature,it can also correct a drawing or painting that didn't,come out as good as we expected! Means it can turn a fail...to success!!
PS Faber Castell A. Durer are the best ones. Go for open stock to try them and then,keep adding the same way, the pencils you need, to create a way better set,than the sets they sell!!!
Dear Emma Jane, I can't tell you how much I enjoy your lessons. I love it. Even more than the real watercolour lessons I do here in the neighbourhood. Please keep going on!
For me, watercolor pencils work when traveling especially on a cruise ship. I bring my paper or watercolor coloring book-for no stress coloring/painting fun. I keep several size and shape water brush pens filled and ready to go. I don’t have to worry about bringing my palette, good paint brushes and try to have a cup of water handy-which I always spill. I can work on a small project or, again, a watercolor coloring book-for no stress coloring/painting fun- whilst lying in a lounge chair on the beach or by the pool with a cocktail in one hand.
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Good idea for travel, thanks.
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Oh my goodness! This is just what I’ve dreamed tutorial! You can’t just imagine how much I liked it!!! I’m going to review it over and over! Just loved it! Big hug! Merry Christmas!
Another thing you can do is use a grater and grate little pieces of the watercolor pencil onto a wet piece of paper or wet painting for some cool effects. Works really well with woodless watercolor pencils.
ruclips.net/video/aRoNMwW0SxA/видео.html
another great tutorial! I can see benefits in using the pencils in certain areas of painting projects…thank you Emma…you’re such a great teacher! You always explain what you are doing ie: wash off the brush….blend…mixing colors…its helpful to know the process you use to achieve the look you want.
Emma, thank for that! I enjoyed watching you go from 'tentative, uncertain' to 'absorbed and enjoying' as the video progressed. It was good to watch the honesty of that progress - it wasn't the all-too-common slick, highly-edited performance of so many You Tube art videos these days, and it's really encouraging for others to see that 'even professionals are still learning'.
The way you did the petals of the second flower fascinated me as I've tended to work from the outside > in. Your technique works really well, and I will try that!
I thought you looked tired, and wondered if that was why you were tripping over certain words. I hope I was wrong, and if not, that you are feeling a lot better now. :)
Finally a good video on how to explore watercolor pencils!! Thanks 👍
Thank you so much
I’m so impressed by your informative, no nonsense tutorial that I’ve subscribed 🙏🙏
Great video. I haven’t used my watercolour pencils in ages. I was glad to see you discover the detailing “trick” of going back when dry to add the line details.
Tip: if you like the detail but want it just a touch softer (and to set the paint) but not as much as a wet brush would do, experiment with a *very* light mist of water (like the tiny sprayers in cosmetics, preferably refillable). I used to just breathe on them but it was just small areas that needed it.
You can also use A Caran D'ache Palette Aquarelle (117.103). It is smooth on one sided and rough on the other. The rough side works great with water color pencils.
I love using that palette.
Thanks for this demo Emma. I use watercolour pencils in sepia and black mostly. I’m terrible at doing realistic branches with a brush, but if I hold a watercolour pencil loosely and kind of twirl it onto damp paper, I get fabulous spindly branches. I recently did a series of birch trees and they look so natural compared to what I can achieve with a brush. I also want to get a perylene green and sap green for leaves. I have a set of cheap watercolour pencils, but rarely use them because the colours are like you said, almost kid-like. So, individual colours are the way for me to go. I love Derwent watercolour pencils.
What a great technique, Kathy! I'm going to try that! Thanks for sharing!
This is best tutorial for me! So many questions answered! Thank you so much!
I use a Caran d’Ache scratch palette. It’s a plastic palette with rough surface to mix watercolor pencils on.
Wow! You are so awesome I will learn a lot from you I just started coloring ( didn’t even start a book yet ) then saw your water coloring style - just perfect thank you for all your teaching
Thank you. Fabulous tutorial.
THANK YOU for sharing and explaining the benefits and differences of Watercolour Pencils and traditional Watercolour Painting, I learnt so much. Thanks again. 🙏💞
Very informative. Months ago I Ordered watercolor pencils. Not knowing what in the world I was doing, I just dipped the pencils into water and did some doodling. Now I see that was totally not the way to go. Thank you so much for these tips as always.
The best video I've seen on watercolor pencils. Thank you!
This is actually a great way to learn how to mix and make colours, to understand the amount of each colour to use as practice for watercolour paint mixing.
Thank you Emma. You are a natural teacher. I would love to see more like this with some of your beautiful florals.
Many thanks Emma, this somehow makes it a lot easier to see what colours you’re using, when to use it and the quantity you’re adding for absolute beginners. Thanks
Yes, I thought the same. Seeing how she controls the brush close up makes a huge difference!
Caran Dache sell a pallet plate thing that’s textured. It’s very very cool. You color on that and then wet the palette and use it like that. It dries and then it’s reusable and you can mix on the palette.
Emma, this is a really nice tutorial. I bought a large set of these pencils last year and tried using them but didn't know all of the helpful tips, (like the ones you just provided) so I'm going to pull them out and start playing. The highlight information on the bulbs is very helpful. They look quite realistic. Thank you.
I'm terrible at watercolour generally so I thought I'd try these and I absolutely love them. They are the only reason I get a reasonable result! They dissolve beautifully.
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They are great to shade over acrylic too. Or in mixed media.
Thank you for your demonstrations of techniques, you are an excellent teacher. I am new to watercolor pencils, so this is very helpful.
I do think you have a great teaching style. I’ll admit that I was actual looking for a video on using these pencils with traditional oil or wax based pencils. A lot of colored pencil artists use watercolor pencils as an under painting or background to use with their oil or wax pencils. So, for this example, the colored pencil artist would already be more comfortable using watercolor pencils. I just subscribed to your channel since I also enjoy playing with traditional watercolor!
Thank you so much Emma, I really really enjoyed watching you take us through all these colours. Yes I’ve learnt a lot from you. Please stay safe and well too
You are a great teacher. As you paint you tell what techniques you are using. T hanks for sharing your love of watercolors and your sweet personality. Marlene
wow! you are a great teacher
I love all of your tutorials... very helpful and the end result is so cute
Your using watercolor pencils (as a painter) helps me see how placing paint (or pencil) & then manipulating it w/water creates all kinds of different illusions. Sometimes Im a little intimidated when using watercolor( I don't know why), but w/pencil- I gues its more predictable at first...and then I'm not so hesitant to attempt it w/ paint. THANK YOU!!!
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Thank you Emma, as a beginner watercolor person I appreciate you showing this. I also use markers and stamps to do watercolor.
You are so lovely Emma, i ve watching your work for several years now so enjoy your videos..thank you
Wow, amazing I am very impressed with the way you paint thank you very much for the knowledge 🌹🌹🌹
Brilliant, as always. Like you said, I could not see the point at first, but after watching you I can see that they have definite advantages. Thank you
For someone being new with watercolor pencils, you sure did a wonderful job! Thanks so much.
I enjoyed watching this and happy I found out some new ways to use it. I am a watercolor artist and also tried using what you showed. Thanks.
Very helpful thank you😃 I actually had these pencils before, and was using them totally wrong.
Thank you internet, RUclips, and people like you. I think you guys are very brave. To put your face on the Internet to help others. I'd would be terrified.
My new brushes arrive today! I am so excited! Thank you for this video. I've been painting Christmas baubles and I can't keep a perfect circle. It's been driving me batty. You've inspired me to keep trying. I'll use my watercolor pencils. I've been doing the highlights backwards, so you've helped me so much. Hope you're feeling well. You look beautiful as always.
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I have had a tin of these exact pencils in the cupboard and have never used them! Like you I’ve always just wondered what the point was? I’ll have to get them out and give them a go! Loved your tips and tricks!
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i love this. you make good use of the texture and lines.
i hate it when people just use watercolor pencils as a "palette" but never directly on the paper (defeats the purpose of them being pecils in the first place.....), so this is refreshing.
So helpful! Nice to see your experience! Thanks Emily. You make watercolor and art so much less intimidating.
Blick sells Albrecht Durer WC pencils open stock if you are interested. About 3 bucks each.
Also, I find the Caran d'ache aquarelle pallette useful for mixing colors-it is textured on one side to grab the color so you can mix whatever smallish quantity and it doesn't soak in. Also at Blick for about $12. Jerrys, Cheap Joes, and probably Amazon also carry the pallette. In my experience, the Albrecht are the best for dissolving completely-some others don't.
ruclips.net/video/aRoNMwW0SxA/видео.html
I really enjoyed it. I only stumbled over this video and I'm so pleased I did. Thank you so much for sharing Emma
These are wonderful tips for using watercolor pencils. I love trying to use watercolors and find that the pencils give me a little more control! They are a great extra tool to have in the learning process!
I like the color blob pallette. I would totally use that to make a super light and compact "travel palette" for backpacking/hiking.
These particular watercolour pencils are wonderful and very useful when travelling,
thank you. Helped a true beginner around the techniques . Wanted to learn to do simple flowers.
I love these demonstrations :) it has helped me a lot. I have a learning disability (comprehension) so it's nice to have a good example to watch and learn from.
Thank you Emma. Mine hve been sitting in my drawer for gears. You've given me incentive!
Excellent demo. and notes. Good pace easy to follow. Thank you !
Got some watercolor pencils for Christmas. This is a perfect tutorial and am looking forward to diving in! Thank you!
So helpful - thank you. I just received a gift of that Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencil set, only the one with 60 (more greens!) I have never used them before, only traditional watercolours, so your video helped a lot. And my Costamo Emma Lefebvre brushes arrived yesterday - so excited!
I'm a new subscriber and now a fan of your talent and teaching style.
So glad you tackled these pencils Emma - I have always been disappointed with my trials and just go back to paint! I think they could definitely be useful for adding details to watercolour paintings; your examples are really helpful. Big thanks 🙏
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I was so happy when I heard your opening comments about using wc pencils instead of just painting. I had exactly the same reaction - why bother? I find it tedious to draw/color first then have to play around with a brush and water to activate the color when I could just dip my brush in my paints and be done with it. Thanks for all your ideas about how to use wc pencils. My favorite way to use them is to outline something, then pull the color from the edges toward the center. This gives a nice shading effect that I cannot achieve with regular wc.
I have always wanted to try the pencils so this was a great introduction … thank you Emma
Love your teaching style. You are very easy to follow. I will definitely subscribe to your channel. Looking forward to watching more!
I have the same pencils and love them!
Thank you for showing me how to layer and highlight!!!
Excellent! I love this brand of watercolor pencils. I wish I could show you the picture I painted using them, same brand. It was a good way to start painting again after a long span where I did little painting when I had young children. I was used to oils. the pencils, I felt, gave me more control.
Another great video! Thank you!
Like you, watercolor pencils are not my top fav, but I’m glad you mentioned how convenient they are for travel. I also use mine a lot in my bullet journal, because I often journal a few minutes here and there and on the go.
Just what I needed to see Thank You for experimenting and showing us your challenges too 🌹
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Fabulous tips and demonstration, I like watercolour paints and this has given a new life to using watercolour pencils when on the go 🎨💜 thank you x
Wonderful tutorial!-I can't wait for the morning to go and do some practice! 😊
Great tips! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And nice paintings (as usual).
There are more possibilities to explore with water-soluble colored pencils too, like you can definitely use those for adding details over any watercolor paintings, especially because you can sharpen them nearly to a needle tip. (Oh… I just saw you’ve covered that 😊) Also, you can take off the pigments straight from their tips with a wet brush without running the risk of ruining your pencil, because their cores are protected by the wooden body. In this case, all you need to care is letting the pencil dry well in any place with good air circulation. Another thing you can do is to color over a slightly scratchy plastic surface and add water with a brush, that way you’ll have yourself something similar to a watercolor pallet. 😉
You can pick more of your favorites shades of green open stock and replace them to the ones you didn’t like or use as much. Let me know if you are interested, because I have the 120 Albrecht Durer set and I’d be glad to show you all of the green shades available for you to choose.
This video REALLY helped my to understand how to use watercolor pencils…..I think it is so neat to use pencils and have it come out looking like watercolor! 😊
Hi, liked this tutorial cause I just bought some of those and was kinda lost. Lot of complaining from you in beginning but better toward the end. I think you will begin using these happily from now on. The best use to me is the use of eliminating the drawing line from a pencil drawing ie: your snowman example.
This video was SO VERY helpful! I cannot wait to try out these techniques!
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Thank you so much Emma. I had a set of watercolour pencils given to me, so far they have been sitting quietly in my supplies because I wasn't sure how to use them.
Tku again for this tutorial, I will give them a go.🤗
i enjoyed this tutorial and i will go back to it regularly, i will look for the christmas card one.
Thanks for demonstrating --- it really helps inform my purchases
Am art supply fanatic, have these but never have taken the time to play. Excellent explanation!
I love the artwork of Albrecht Dürer. He is one of my favorite old master artist. Water color pencils are great for people who use those adult coloring books. One can have the coloring look like a painting.
Thank you this is so helpful as I did not know where to start with them.
Wonderful tutorial on watercolor pencils! I learned so much from you. Can’t wait to get my pencils out and start drawing tomorrow. Thank you so very much for sharing your lovely talent with us! God bless you. 🌸🌸🌸
I’m so glad that I found you. I have subscribed. I’m trying to learn how to use water colored pencils and you were a big help in knowing what to buy. Thanks 😊
Thank you for sharing some techniques. I haven’t really use my 36 set. But will definitely try again . . .
Thank you ! I am planning to make bookmarks for all my great-nieces and -nephews.
It was lovely watching you surprise yourself when these turned out better than you expected! I could not do what you do - think, talk and paint all at the same time, but I did chuckle at about 25.00 when you referred to your paintbrush as a ‘wet pencil’. I’m off now to try my watercolour pencils . . . X
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS XCELLENT TUTORIAL
Great and helpful tutorial on a medium that seems to be a bit under-appreciated. Thanks! I find watercolor pencils useful to create smooth gradients and wash transitions. I feel there is more control, but that might be just me. I love your instructional videos on watercolor. Many thanks for sharing your skills and experience!
Great tutorial. Thank you! I was given a set of Fabers and haven’t used them out of fear!
I am watching this tutorial January 2022! Happy New Year and thank you for this! I have watercolour pencils sitting in a drawer ! Watercolour pencils can be added to give definition when you have water coloured! You have inspired me to experiment!
An excellent tutorial that is very helpful! Thank you, Emma!!
Thank you for this. I have never managed to get on with watercolour pencils, I may try again now.
Thank you, that was a very interesting and informative video, it explained so much to me. Thank you. Best wishes, David in the UK.
Thank you Emma , I’ve been using watercolor pencils for awhile now and your video was very helpful , had to giggle at your words , so sweet 🤗
Wow Emma you are so talented!! 😍🤩 I am used to hesitate to play with watercolor pencils.. but not anymore! Thanks a lot, Emma! For showing me the techniques 😎👍 Looking forward to learning new things from you soon!!
I like the control I get with pencils and I love the idea of using them for Christmas cards. I’m going to break mine out and give it a shot. Those circles made me think of ornaments! Lol
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One more very interesting video thank you ! I just got your winter floral book on etsy
That was so interesting! Glad this randomly showed up on my feed. I had NO IDEA "watercolor pencils" were A Thing. Like you, I just use my old palette.