Will you try watercolor pencils? If you need my help and guidance, check out all classes and tutorials on my website: www.paintingandchocolate.com/

I use watercolour pencils for my compact handbag size sketchbooking kit. The primary colours, plus a white and a black, and a water brush pen, and one black marker (waterproof). It's perfect and I love the blendy loose combo of colours I can create with this kit. I'm not concerned about being precise or true to life in my sketchbook, so this works well for my little 'go everywhere with me' kit.

@paintingandchocolate

8 күн бұрын

It sounds great for creation on the go and being creative, thank you for sharing !

I am a beginner with watercolor, and after a lot of research, started my watercolor journey with a 48 set of Goldfaber Aqua watercolor pencils combined with about a dozen Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. I chose to start my journey with the pencils mainly because the mess involved with watercolor pans and palettes is a huge turnoff for me. I prefer being able to clean my plastic pallete when done with a piece and with the pencils can see what color I need easily. Because I am a senior on a fixed budget, cost is a huge factor. Your reasoning about watercolor pencils is spot on with my experience so far!!! And as a result, I don't expect to be making changes to my medium selection anytime soon. Great video!

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

I'm glad this resonated, thank you for sharing about your journey 🙂

I love the flexibility of watercolor pencils, and that you've shown so many ways to use them. Like any other media, they take practice and getting to know them. I've used them in the Strathmore MultiMedia Sketchbook when traveling and they are so convenient, especially for plein air.

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Hi Paula, I've been looking at this Strathmore sketchbook for years, it seems you enjoy it. Maybe I'll get to try it sometime 🙂

@PaulaScardamalia

15 күн бұрын

@@paintingandchocolate I love the soft cover 500 series. In fact, I did your autumn leaf watercolor pencil tutorial in it, and it turned out beautifully.

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for letting me know!

Love my pencils and I learned all about them by watching your channel. I’ve watched other artists use them also, but really… they have no clue!!! Thank you for your clear and concise instructions. As an oil artist (painter) this whole concept of water was foreign and frustrating… until I binge watched your videos.

@paintingandchocolate

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for letting me know, I knew I was not alone is finding it tough to transition to using water 🙂

Thank you for championing WCP's! I have full sets of a few major brands and used them for years, although not so much now. But yes, you can definitely do full, complex paintings with them, and I have done. Two tips that might be helpful for your viewers: 1. To save money, a cheap small white plastic cutting board from the dollar store is textured just like the more expensive brand WCP palette and works just fine and is great for a travel kit, and 2. To avoid weakening the wood collar (where the "lead" comes out) by getting it wet, I put a clear drop of water on my plastic palette or even a junk credit card and quickly dip the color "lead" into that drop of water, which will soften the pigment without risking getting the collar wet. A single drop of water will last a long time.

@paintingandchocolate

13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for these really helpful tips ❤️

@nolacarr2293

4 күн бұрын

Great tips. I will be using both of them!

Lovely and relaxing video. Thank you so much for making me want to create with my neglected set of watercolor pencils. 🎨🖌️

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

You're welcome 🙂

Thank you for all the tutorials you've done! There was hardly anything beside swatching videos on KZread before you started.

@paintingandchocolate

16 күн бұрын

Thank you, I must admit I was frustrated not to find much either, to justify all the nice sets of watercolor pencils being sold out there.

@redgreenvulture

14 күн бұрын

That has definitely been my experience too! You have by far the most comprehensive and helpful watercolor pencil videos. So many others are just artists swatching them out for the first time, which is fine for them to do, of course, but we don’t really learn much about really using them from those videos.

Love them. Ever since trying them months ago, I've barely touched regular watercolours. So much more accurate, and then like you say, less water, one container of water, less mess, I use a brush to activate them. I've used them in locations where they'd never allow regular watercolour. I tried an experiment the other day, I coloured the "painting", and then used a spray bottle and misted it, everything popped instantly.

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with them I appreciate it!

This was perfect for me. I am more used to coloured pencils and frustrated with the mess I get into with watercolour. I have a lovely set of watercolour pencils and you have inspired me to try again. The added bonus is I travel a lot in a small campervan so the pencils would be so much more practical than paint tubes or pans. Thank you so much ❤

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

I am so happy to hear this, it sounds they will be perfect for you to get started 👍😀

@nolacarr2293

4 күн бұрын

I travel in a camper van too. Went from East Coast Canada to New Mexico and back at Christmas time and took my travel pallet of watercolours and two 12 packs watercolour pencils with me. I found I used the pencils a lot more than the paints in my travel journal.

When I saw the title I was like "oh no, did just waste money for a 120 set". No no! I found a gold mine! 😁

@paintingandchocolate

13 күн бұрын

I hadn't thought about it this way 🙂

I've just started to use them and I found your videos which are super helpful. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge! 🌷

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

I'm happy these videos are helpful to you! Happy creating!

I love water soluble pencils. So many ways to use them. My favorite surface is a watercolor canvas panel. The slightly rougher and less absorbant surface forces a more imprssionistic look (which I like) and the panel never buckles.

@paintingandchocolate

13 күн бұрын

Interesting! Thank you for sharing!

I just ordered a set of watercolor pencils and I am excited to use the tips you just shared. thank you for sharing.

@paintingandchocolate

2 күн бұрын

You're welcome 🙂

Love the details I get with my Watercolor pencils and the uumph of combining the pencils with paint ❤

@paintingandchocolate

11 күн бұрын

Yes it's a nice tool 🙂

I own the Museum Aquarelle and I love them. It is so much fun to work with them. Great video!

@paintingandchocolate

16 күн бұрын

They’re great quality 👍😍

Love your classes F..so clear, so vivid ..thank you

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

Thank you !

Beautiful! I use watercolorpencils a lot but I always find it difficult to use the derwent graphite pencils because of the muted colors. I’m really inspired by your tutorials. Thank you so much❤

@paintingandchocolate

2 күн бұрын

Thank you! I understand, maybe try them for misty autumn scenes and this should make it better. What I do for other subjects is add regular watercolor pencils to the palette, especially for bright yellows, reds and oranges as these are missing with the graphitint! On my website in the Patreon tutorials section, watercolor pencils, you will see a buoy I created with both graphitint and FC Albrecht Dürer pencils to solve the problem. It worked very well! Hope this helps!

I love my watercolor pencils and actually use them with all the advices and technics that you have gave us. Thanks 😊

@paintingandchocolate

7 күн бұрын

You're welcome 🙂

Great video. I have a set of watercolor pencils that were my dad's, and really did not know what to do with them. I am subscribing and looking forward to learning the ins and outs. Thanks!

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

I'm so glad! Makes me happy I have this playlist for you to find what you need and reuse his pencils 🙂

The thing that I don’t like is when you see the lines where you’ve colored when you apply the water. I’ve learned to not use too much pressure and color in small circles and add more layers to get darker colors.

@oilonpaper

15 күн бұрын

For anyone reading this with the same problem: the quality of watercolor pencil also plays a role! I have a set of cheap watercolor pencils where the lines are very visible. With Faber Castell's Albrecht Dürer I have no such problems. Just an additional tip to what you wrote.

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Yes it happens sometimes, the paper type also helps and layering too.

this is fascinating, I should really give them a try ☺☺

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Yes, I didn't know if you had or not yet.

Thank you - I love that you champion watercolour pencils! I love them, I use Caran d'ache Museums with a few Inktense for landscapes to get the earthy greens. I first learnt about them as a coloured pencil background, but they were so lovely have gradually built up my collection. I do loads more watercolour now than coloured pencil, and WC pencils are much in use for small areas. I have yet to embark on an entire piece with them. I love this one you have done. 🥰

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing about your journey with them, I hope you do try an entire piece with them!

Watercolour pencils are awesome... its just a matter of knowing how to use them, There are differing ways to use them which makes them versatile. I love using them along with regular water colour paint. Good tutorial 👍

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

I agree they're fun 🙂

Thx for sharing this. I LOVE watercolor pencils -- use them on paper and canvas -- and will take away your suggestion to premix on a rough palette! So helpful😊

@paintingandchocolate

8 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

I love my watercolor pencils and find them very versatile.

I have a big collection of watercolor pencil especially inktense ones, I used them in the past for mixed media, but I like to use them to add as you said to show depth

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

I love inktense 😀

I have a really good set of watercolour pencils that have been in my art supplies for years...untouched!!! You've inspired me to have a go. Thanks and I'm subscribing to your channel ❤

@paintingandchocolate

Күн бұрын

You're welcome ! I was the same 3 years ago with a beautiful set of untouched inktense and same with Faber Castell!

I love watercolor pencils! I have a lot to learn but I'm having fun!

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

I'm glad you like them 🙂

I'm going to start using mine . Wow thank you

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

You're welcome ! 🙂

Thank you for this. I'm brand new to the art world.....any and all art and I thought I could figure out wc pencils but no, I didn't have a clue and I did quit. This was so helpful. Again, thank you!

@paintingandchocolate

3 күн бұрын

You're welcome ! 🙂

Okay, I will try!

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

Happy painting then!

I would love to learn more about watercolor pencils. I have subscribed to your channel to learn from you. !!!

@paintingandchocolate

49 минут бұрын

Thank you Ralph, there are a lot of watercolor pencils videos on the channel so I hope you will be inspired and urged to go create with them 🙂

I just recently purchased a box and it’s on its way. Interesting this is popped up in my feed now. First time here. Will subscribe. You have the magic word….chocolate,lol.

@paintingandchocolate

Күн бұрын

Yes, chocolate is important 🙂 i'm glad this video found you!

Really enjoyed this,I will use a bit more often than I have 👍🏻👍🏻

@paintingandchocolate

10 сағат бұрын

I'm glad to read this!

I Thankyou kindly. I am very inspired to create with watercolour pencils ✏️✨👌🏽

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

You're very welcome 🙂

Thank you for demonstrating watercolor pencils. There are places one can't use a lot of water when urban sketching. I will try it.

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

I'm glad it will be helpful !

Beautiful!❤

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

Thank you !

great video, I have albrecht durer watercolor pencils I am not using, but I will now, thanks just amazing!😊

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

You're welcome, have fun!

yes! I love them

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

🙌

i've had a set of watercolor pencils for a few years, but haven't used them much because i wasn't sure how to.

@paintingandchocolate

49 минут бұрын

Then I am glad this video found you, thank you for your message !

Actually, I got a small set for my birthday a few years ago, when I didn't know that the there was such a thing. So, I started with pencils and recently bought a cheap set of tube water colors. I really like the definition they add to using a brush.

@paintingandchocolate

13 күн бұрын

I'm glad you like them too! Also try the water-soluble graphite pencils if you get a chance.

So my sold watercolor pencil piece sold in a gallery for 2k ….

I've found the best way to get the paint stain off my Caran D'Ache palette is with a "magic eraser" (melamine sponge eraser).

@paintingandchocolate

9 сағат бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I have one of these sponges around here to try.

Merci pour vos vidéos, je me suis abonnée justement parce que je n’ai trouvé aucune autre chaîne qui aborde autant le sujet des crayons de couleur aquarellables

@paintingandchocolate

15 күн бұрын

Merci pour ce retour! Ravie de le savoir.

@rachellongtin2452

14 күн бұрын

Une autre utilisation est sur du coton....Avec les inktenses comme les Derwent, c'est génial aussi mais utiliser de l'aloes pour bloquer les 'saignements' sur le tissus. On peut même changer les teintes sur des motifs de fleurs sur tissus par exemple, pour en changer la teinte! Comme je fais de la courtepointe, j'adore en autant que l'on ne lave pas trop souvent la pièce j'imagine.

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

Jamais essayé, ça doit être amusant de les utiliser comme cela.

You can mix dry watercolor pencils, and paint over it with acrylics activating the pencils. Easy way to have new colors you didn't have.

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

Yes that's true! 🙂 my next video will touch on the basics and this is it

I will be taking mine out again. Thanks for the inspiration! One thing I have never found out and maybe you can enlighten me is how you sharpen your watercolor pencils.

@paintingandchocolate

5 күн бұрын

You're welcome ! I use an old fashioned metal sharpener, the simplest one that has been around for decades in schools and stores. Sometimes this or that sharpener will work better for you depending on the pencil too! Softer leads do better with certain sharpeners otherwise they break (usually for me i avoid plastic sharpener with these or fancy sharpeners, I use the metal basic one).

@alicechampagne7091

4 күн бұрын

Thank YOU!

After watching some of your prior videos on watercolor pencil, I purchased a pallet for watercolor pencil and 2 sets of pencils (forgot I order one set that was out for delivery luckily they are different sets). That said, I have owned them for two months and have yet to use them kind of silly. Thank you for this video time to put some watercolor pencil to paper.

@paintingandchocolate

7 күн бұрын

Yes, let le know how it is 🙂

I love them

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

I'm glad we are a community who enjoy it

I LOVE watercolor pencils! I like details so I’ve stayed away from watercolor. But when I got my pencils you can have the best of both worlds!!!

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

Yes I agree!

I have a large set of Faber Castell watercolour pencils and that palette you use in the video. Is there a difference between brands of watercolour pencils?

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

To use the palette no. But in general yes as cheaper types of WC will feel more dry, break more easily, be less pigmented.

Very informative

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful!

Yes,I'll get my pencils out again now.😊

@paintingandchocolate

6 күн бұрын

Yay!😁

I tried them when Derwent watercolor pencils with graphite first came out and they faded. Inktense is INK not watercolor. Different animal altogether. These are good for coloring books and staining t-shirts, etc.

Is that an embossing heat gun being used to dry the paint with? I have a fairly cheap one, is there a heat gun you recommend or prefer? Great information, thanks for the demo. I have quite a few of these pencils and water soluble graphites to use, and that same palette for pencils and crayons, it was a great purchase!

@paintingandchocolate

2 күн бұрын

Yes it is a scrapbooking supply to begin with. Have fun with your pencils!

Hi, what is the watercolour paper brand you mention at 5:10 straight after you talk about the Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook? Do you have a link, please?

@paintingandchocolate

8 күн бұрын

Arches cold press 100% cotton watercolor paper

@fantona

8 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Been teaching myself watercolour pencils by trial and error. Mostly error. Thanks for the great tips

@paintingandchocolate

13 күн бұрын

You're welcome 🙂

Nice❤

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

Thank you

Urban sketchers use yellow because it's hard to keep theirs clean

I have derwent intense and I am going to rescue them from the drawer

@paintingandchocolate

14 күн бұрын

That's a great move 💥🙌

i'[m sorry..this is silly...if ur using ur pencilS in the exeat same way u use watercolors ...then ur just using watercolors....ur just using the pigments from the pencils....UR NOT USING THE PENCILS ..AS PENCILS!!!.....

@paintingandchocolate

7 күн бұрын

I touched on that clearly in the video, and if you keep watching, I use the pencils as pencils.