Drawing Resource #17!?
Hello everyone,
Do you like working with pencils, but you are not getting used to blending with blending sticks? Or if you use graphite pencils, are you tired of using 6 or 7 (or more) pencils just to get the correct shading? Do you wish you could use less pencils, and have the same results with only using 4 or 5 pencils? Fortunately, there are pencils out there that can do what you are looking for (and more). Water soluble graphite pencils may be exactly what you need!
These inexpensive water soluble graphite pencils allow you to use them either in the traditional sense with blending layers with a blender, or you can use water to move around and blend. Using water with graphite pencils gives a paint-like effect, something that while it would be possible with normal graphite pencils, it may be a more difficult task compared to using the water soluble graphite pencils.
The sets that are available come in between 4 to 5 water soluble graphite pencils, making it ideal to have a controlled range to work with. Surprisingly, using 4 to 5 water soluble graphite pencils for a drawing is not as limiting as it sounds, since adding water gives you more control over not only how much you want to blend with water, but you also control the shading and value of your work. For instance, if you wanted to make a section of your work darker, you can use first use a 6B pencil, and blend with water. Once the paper is completely dry, you can either continue to use the 6B pencil, use a normal darker pencil, or use an 8B pencil and then blend with water!
You can use the water soluble graphite pencils on canvas or paper (water color paper/pads or mixed media paper/pads are ideal), for example. It is also possible to use the water soluble graphite pencils with other mediums, such as water colored pencils, colored pencils, pastels, or acrylic (just to name a few).
If you want to try something different, and also have a better way to control shading in your work, give water soluble graphite pencils a try today! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below, or contact me via e-mail. I hope this post was helpful! Thank you! Enjoy!:
-Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-soluble Pencils (this set comes with a brush, too!):
http://www.amazon.com/Faber-Castell-Graphite-Aquarelle-Water-soluble-assorted/dp/B007SUIE1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454962357&sr=8-1&keywords=faber+castell+watersoluble+graphite+pencils
http://www.michaels.com/10279040.html#q=faber+castell&start=29
http://www.dickblick.com/products/faber-castell-graphite-aquarelle-pencils/
-Derwent 4 Watersoluble Graphitone pencils:
http://www.amazon.com/Derwent-Watersoluble-Graphitone-Hardness-34304/dp/B003V5PKXS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454962585&sr=8-1&keywords=derwent+4+watersoluble+graphitone
http://www.dickblick.com/products/derwent-graphitone-water-soluble-pencils/
-Vince V.
Do you like working with pencils, but you are not getting used to blending with blending sticks? Or if you use graphite pencils, are you tired of using 6 or 7 (or more) pencils just to get the correct shading? Do you wish you could use less pencils, and have the same results with only using 4 or 5 pencils? Fortunately, there are pencils out there that can do what you are looking for (and more). Water soluble graphite pencils may be exactly what you need!
These inexpensive water soluble graphite pencils allow you to use them either in the traditional sense with blending layers with a blender, or you can use water to move around and blend. Using water with graphite pencils gives a paint-like effect, something that while it would be possible with normal graphite pencils, it may be a more difficult task compared to using the water soluble graphite pencils.
The sets that are available come in between 4 to 5 water soluble graphite pencils, making it ideal to have a controlled range to work with. Surprisingly, using 4 to 5 water soluble graphite pencils for a drawing is not as limiting as it sounds, since adding water gives you more control over not only how much you want to blend with water, but you also control the shading and value of your work. For instance, if you wanted to make a section of your work darker, you can use first use a 6B pencil, and blend with water. Once the paper is completely dry, you can either continue to use the 6B pencil, use a normal darker pencil, or use an 8B pencil and then blend with water!
You can use the water soluble graphite pencils on canvas or paper (water color paper/pads or mixed media paper/pads are ideal), for example. It is also possible to use the water soluble graphite pencils with other mediums, such as water colored pencils, colored pencils, pastels, or acrylic (just to name a few).
If you want to try something different, and also have a better way to control shading in your work, give water soluble graphite pencils a try today! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below, or contact me via e-mail. I hope this post was helpful! Thank you! Enjoy!:
-Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-soluble Pencils (this set comes with a brush, too!):
http://www.amazon.com/Faber-Castell-Graphite-Aquarelle-Water-soluble-assorted/dp/B007SUIE1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454962357&sr=8-1&keywords=faber+castell+watersoluble+graphite+pencils
http://www.michaels.com/10279040.html#q=faber+castell&start=29
http://www.dickblick.com/products/faber-castell-graphite-aquarelle-pencils/
-Derwent 4 Watersoluble Graphitone pencils:
http://www.amazon.com/Derwent-Watersoluble-Graphitone-Hardness-34304/dp/B003V5PKXS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454962585&sr=8-1&keywords=derwent+4+watersoluble+graphitone
http://www.dickblick.com/products/derwent-graphitone-water-soluble-pencils/
-Vince V.
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