Color pencils - what are they? How do they draw?

Who among us in deep childhood did not draw in colorpencils? Probably few of them. And still some people believe that pencils are intended exclusively for children's arts. However, those who think so are simply not interested in drawing as such.

In fact, colored pencils are an excellent tool for creating stunning paintings that are no less inferior in brightness and beauty to oil painting or pastel drawings.

Today in the art market you can find a lotAll kinds of pencil brands for beginning artists (including children), and for professionals. Their texture and colors are very different. There are hard and soft, translucent and matte, watercolor and pastel, as well as colored pencils, the consistency of which resembles wax. In addition, the color palette of many brands is very extensive. It includes not only the primary colors, but also many of their shades. This allows you to make the image as realistic as possible.

Drawing technique with colored pencils is not verycomplex, but requires a certain amount of patience, because it is impossible to quickly paint over a large portion of the surface of the drawing with thin slate. Therefore, it would be good to have both soft and hard pencils. Using soft pencils, painting is faster. In addition, depending on the force of pressure, you can make smooth transitions from a rich, bright color to a barely perceptible, transparent shade. In addition, a soft pencil after drawing lines can be easily rubbed on paper, creating a uniform color and an even smoother transition from one tone to another. Solid colored pencils are designed for more detailed drawing. Also, with their help, you can enhance the shadow, if necessary. It is very important to periodically sharpen pencils so that the stylus is always sharp.

Достаточно большой популярностью в настоящее time use watercolor color pencils. They look like ordinary ones, but their “trick” is that if you hold a soft, dipped in water brush with the brush over the painted area, the pigments will dissolve and you will get the effect of the real watercolor. Very original, unusual and picturesque pictures that combine both blur and strokes.

It is important to remember that drawing with colored pencilsvirtually eliminates the possibility of correction, so you should be extremely careful. But you can still use a plastic eraser to remove minor defects. For example, if you accidentally forgot to label a highlight somewhere, you can gently remove a portion of the pigment. But it will have to be constantly cleaned, so that it remains a little rough and was able to remove the next paint layer.

Skilled artists skillfully "scraped" forgottenglare with a conventional blade, but it is done very carefully to remove the thinnest layer of paper. By the way, the paper for drawing with colored pencils is better to take quite dense. The one that usually happens in children's drawing albums is not suitable, because it is too thin and simply will not withstand heavy loads. The best option is pastel paper.