{"id":89847,"date":"2015-05-08T14:47:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=89847"},"modified":"2020-01-30T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:32:52","slug":"coloured-pencils-at-jacksons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/08\/coloured-pencils-at-jacksons\/","title":{"rendered":"Coloured Pencils at Jackson’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

As artist and teacher Ann Swan<\/a> says:<\/p>\n

\u201cColoured pencil is an ideal medium\u2026 It is immediate, portable, easily manipulated and very forgiving, making it useful for both the beginner and the more accomplished artist.\u201d<\/h5>\n

Some people believe that coloured pencil artwork always has a light, grainy appearance and is not lightfast. This is only true of the inexpensive, hard pencils for children you might find at the paper shop. Artists-quality coloured pencils are lovely to work with and can produce rich, beautiful drawings. A softer pencil lets you get more colour down and a bit harder (but still softer than a cheap pencil) lets you keep a finer point for creating intricate detail. Artists-quality coloured pencils will state the lightfast rating, either on the pencil or on a colour chart, as each pigment will be different.<\/p>\n

There are many advantages to using coloured pencil as your art material. They are less toxic to use than many materials and don’t generally present a dust-breathing hazard (still be careful with pastel pencils). You don’t have to wait for them to dry. They take up little space and are not messy or smelly. They are easily portable. Using a variety of techniques: dry, wet, with solvent, burnished, embossing the paper, and more, you can find a method that works for what you are trying to create.<\/p>\n

Coloured pencils are generally divided into three groups based on the core of the pencil: oil\/wax, water-soluble, and pastel. The types can be combined with each other and with other media. Water-soluble pencils can be used dry or only partially wetted. Pastel artists might use soft pastel for the majority of a painting but then use pastel pencil for intricate areas where they need more control.<\/p>\n

Surfaces and accessories: There are papers that many coloured pencil artists prefer, sharpeners that are cut at an angle designed to reduce breakage for fragile pastel pencils, a variety of blenders for wax pencils and different types of cases for storing and protecting pencils from being dropped, which can break the lead core inside). Blender pencils and pens, and burnishers allow you to increase the range of marks you make. All of these are covered in more detail below.<\/p>\n

Two great sources of in-depth Coloured Pencil information are:
\npenciltopics.co.uk<\/a>
\nmakingamark.blogspot.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

In the UK the body for coloured pencil artists is the UK Coloured Pencil Society (UKCPS)<\/a><\/p>\n

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The paper was embossed with lines with the dull side of a stanley knife before being drawn over.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Coloured pencils that are available at Jackson’s Art:<\/h1>\n

\"Jacksons-Coloured-pencils\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jackson’s Art stock over 30 ranges of coloured pencils in the Drawing Materials Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Oil\/Wax-based Coloured Pencils<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"blending-and-layering\"<\/a><\/p>\n

All except the bottom two have lightfastness ratings.<\/p>\n