This week’s blog has all the watercolour pencils I currently carry with me in my pencil wrap. A few weeks ago I listed the Top 12 I would suggest anyone carry with them. I had a few requests to show all the watercolour pencils I carry. Out of the 120 FaberCastell Abrecht Durer watercolour pencils, I have narrowed it down to these.
I have drawn my pencils with their colours and then pulled the colour out over the page with the water brush (or a paintbrush). You can see the amazing amount of tone you can get from the one pencil. You can get an intense colour with a lot of pigment on the page and also a very delicate colour.
I have previously done a drawing like this just before I go on a big holiday. The last time I did this was in 2018 before my UK holiday. A few of the colours have changed, but most are the same.
Next week I will explain the different accessories I use – waterbrush, sharpener, pencil wrap.
Let me know if you have any questions about watercolour pencils.
Are any of your favourite”go-to” colours here?
Happy sketching
It’s great to see all your pencils in this sampler :). Did you find doing that before your big trip helped you with colour selections when you were on location? Is the light phthalo blue similar to Cerulean?
Thanks so much for this Alissa! Of the ones you listed, Earth Green, Warm Gray II and Burnt Umber get used the most in my kit. I definitely want to add some more reds/pinks so I’ll be checking out your suggestions. I love the way you presented them, so helpful!