I received a lot of lovely comments on my timelapse watercolour pencil sketch of vegetables last week. I was asked if I could show one in real-time.
This is a 15 minute video. Next time I may figure out to have appropriate music playing in the background.
A container of mixed olives. I chose this as I wanted to use an obscure colour that I do not carry in my everyday sketch kit. Olive Green Yellowish. You can see it is perfect for olives, but probably not much else in life.
I used a few other colours from my daily sketchkit:
- Caput Mortum
- Black
- Cold Grey V (for the plastic container)
I put the pencils out on the table beforehand. I began by sketching the different olives in each colour as I changed olives,
I used a serviette (offscreen) to squeeze water from the waterbrush to clear the colour from its tip between colours.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for a real time video. I always wondered how it was done.
This is fantastic! Thank you so much! Its always mesmerizing to watch your process and see your subject come to life on the page. Watercolor pencils are my main tool of choice. Sometimes I add a bit of pen or marker, or regular colored pencils. They are so versatile, and its always fun to learn new ways to use them. Olive Green Yellowish is such a beautiful green. It would be great in landscapes!
Fascinating to watch as you deepen the values, but keep the highlights and the sparkle. Thanks!
Thank you Clara. .I am so happy to know that the videos show how I use the pencils. Everyone has their own ways of using watercolour pencils. I enjoy sharing my love of the pencils and how they can be used. Do use use them at all? and if so any differently?
Thank you so much ! I hopeto inspire and motivate everyone to pick up a pencil and make some marks on the page. AND share the joy of watercolour pencils. IT’s lovely to meet another w/c pencil artist ! Do you post much on social media. ?
You are welcome. An insight into the world of watercolour pencils!
The Olive Green Yellowish is so specific. Which country do you live in? I am in Ausytralia and when I visit the UK I take different greens that I dont use here, for example Juniper Green.