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Friday, May 3, 2013

Watercolor pencil swatches

Below are sample color swatches of 3 brands of watercolor pencils I have recently purchased.
On all swatches I started with maximum pressure on the left to light pressure and then took a clean wet brush and dragged it through the middle from left to right with medium pressure on the brush.

Derwent Inktense Pencils
Pencil pigment dissolves very quickly, easily and uniformly. Pencil marks remain visible.
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Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils
The leads are softer than Inktense. Pigment dissolves easily on most colors but less on some colors (see the Indigo, even though I went through with the brush twice on that one). No blooming and just a bit of edging after dry. Pencil marks remain visible but less so than Inktense.

Supracolor II Soft Pencils
Soft leads like Prismacolor. Pencils are hexagonal instead of round which in my opinion are easier to grab and sharpen. Pigment dissolves easily but not as quickly as the others. With water, these pencils behave almost as regular watercolor including blooming effects, edging, and less uniform distribution when drying. Pencil marks remain visible on some pigments but less on others.

I like all three and will choose based on the effect I am trying to achieve on each project.
I hope these swatches help you if you are looking to buy watercolor pencils.

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