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I love watercolour pencils and I make no secret of it. They’re easy to use, full of colour and have real mark-making potential. I often wonder why they aren’t used more often. They’ve been especially useful recently, as\u00a0I am without a studio and space is limited. As a result I need a drawing\/painting medium that doesn’t need to take up a lot of space and\u00a0will cause minimal mess. Step in the mighty watercolour pencil.<\/p>\n

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The Versatility of Watercolour Pencils<\/h2>\n

I bought a large number of Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils <\/a>some time ago which I occasionally dip into. I like to use them when working out a composition to paint in oils, or to work out colour combinations for prints. The Albrecht Durer pencils are of very high quality, but I recently tried the Museum Aquarelle Watercolour Pencils from Caran d’Ache<\/a> and the pigment saturation is unbelievable. I recommend these two brands in particular.<\/p>\n

Good watercolour pencils are so versatile. I just wanted to show you a few ways of how I use them in the hope that you might have some other ideas to share too – if you do please add them to the comments below.<\/p>\n

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Application Technique No. 1: Simply Drawing It on in the Old Fashioned Way<\/h3>\n

A good watercolour pencil will appear just as saturated in colour than a regular colouring pencil. Draw with the tip to get a crisp line, use the side of the lead for a chalkier, broader line. Experiment with the kinds of marks you can make – the most interesting drawings usually have a wide variety of different marks.<\/p>\n

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\"Dip<\/a>
Dip a watercolour pencil into water for extra-intense marks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Application Technique No. 2: Drawing With a Watercolour Pencil Dipped in Water<\/h3>\n

This is the technique to use if you’re looking for highly intense marks. The water softens the lead enabling it to crumble under a lot less pressure, meaning a far greater amount of colour is deposited on to your paper. Lines will gradually become less intense and chalkier as the pencil tip dries, which in itself can be an interesting effect. If you dip a dark colour in water it will instantly increase the tonal range in your work; the dark darks will add more dynamism to your work. Lighter colours dipped in water will add areas of intensely saturated colour that zing.<\/p>\n

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Drawing with a pencil that has been dipped in water for ultra-saturated marks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Application Technique No.3: Clean Wet Brush Dragged Over Watercolour Pencil Marks<\/h3>\n

This technique involves dragging a brushed dipped in water over drawn lines already on the page. The combinations of both sorts of marks makes for a very interesting hybrid of both watercolour and drawing.<\/p>\n

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