Several years ago I bought the complete set of Faber-Castell's 'Albrecht Durer' watercolour pencils. The range of colours is outstanding and, to try them out, I painted this colourful picture on cold press paper by using long strokes of pencil and then applying a somewhat wet brush also in long strokes along the pencil lines. I think of it as Rainbow Silk.
I sometimes find, though, that with watercolour pencils it can be a little difficult to get rid of the pencil lines but it is good to know that you can also use them by just touching the tip of the pencil with a wet brush to pick up colour. In the image below you can see where I have used both techniques. The visible pencil lines add texture to the painting.
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| 'Rainbow silk' painting with Faber Castell 'Albrecht Durer' watercolour pencils |
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