Watercolor Pencils

Surprise, I love to color!

Not really a surprise as all of my cards I make feature a stamped and colored image. I love coloring with Copic Sketch Markers, which the colors blend so beautifully and have an amazing color range.

So.... I thought it was time to break out a few of my other coloring methods;

 Watercolor pencils and Colored pencils

It had been quite awhile since I colored with pencils. I enjoyed the feel of the pencil in my hand, how the shades of color are different depending on the brand/company, how the pencils can add a deeper color by pressing the pencil to paper. 

The photo above shows you the three different companies I colored with;

 Watercolor pencils are Stampin Up and Prismacolor.

Colored pencils are Faber-Castell Art Grip.

Today I am blogging about the watercolor pencils.

To compare the watercolor pencils, both leads are soft, blendable and water-soluble. Both the Stampin Up and Prismacolor watercolor pencil colors are vivid and blended equally well. Prismacolor has a larger selection of colors to choose from.

In coloring the two cards below I used the Stampin Up Blender Pen to soften for a watercolor effect. There is another Watercolor Blender Pen by Dove that I have not had chance to use, but has been reccomened on many blog sites.

 First Card was watercolored using Stampin Up watercolored pencils.

Second Generation Stamping technique on background

2 shades of each color; purple, golds with a slight hint of orange, blue, green and brown.

 The Second Card was watercolored using Prismacolor watercolor pencils.

Heat Embossed Thank you on the Charcoal Cardstock

Watercolor pencils - Goldenrod, Orange, Spanish Orange, Lilac, Violet, Ultramarine Blue,
 Grass Green, Dark Green, Cool Grey and Umber

(Sorry the photos are so dark - Charcoal Grey background matched the sky outside)

It was very nice to color with another medium. Please comment on what watercolor pencils are your favorite and why! I love to read the comments!

Enjoy!

-Elaine

PS - In the next week I will blog about the colored pencils. I have used them just a couple of times and I need to color a little bit more with the Art Grip colored pencils.

Supplies:

Card One-

Cardstock: Kraft - Speckletone, Chocolate and Gold - Bazzill

Ink: Stamp - Ranger Archival Coffee stamped on Watercolor paper - Simon Says Stamp

       Second Generation - Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Stamps:  Lockhart Stamp - English Garden Flowers

Coloring: Watercolor Pencils - Stampin Up

Embellishments: Pearls - Kaisercraft 

Tools: 1/8" Foam Squares - Therm O Web, Adhesive - Tomboy

Card Two-

Cardstock: Kraft - Speckletone, Charcoal and Plum - Bazzill

Ink: Ranger Archival Coffee stamped on Watercolor paper - Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Lockhart Stamp - Delphinium & Peony, Sentiment - Rubber Soul

Coloring: Watercolor Pencils - Prismacolor

Embossing:  Powder - Stampendous Clear Transparent, Heat Gun and Stamp Pad - Martha Stewart

Embellsiment: Pearls - Hero Arts - Hero Hues Pearls, Ribbon - Offray

Tools: Tomboy Adhesive