Watercolour Pencils put into Practise
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A watercolour painting with watercolours; a technique where the colour is diluted with water, making them transparent on white paper. It's illustrated here with watercolour pencils; the colour is applied dry and then painted over with a brush and water.
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1. Sketch a design on watercolour paper with a pencil, preferably with HB grade as it gives a fine line without smudging.
2. Important (if the watercolour paper is not from a pad with glued edges): Attach the paper onto the work table with masking tape, preventing the paper from bowing upwards when painting. A tip: protect the table by placing a plastic pocket underneath.
3. When sketching with a pencil: Paint with colouring pencils. Here we have used Supracolor. Dip the brush in water and brush over the colours until they blend.
4. When sketching with normal colouring pencils (waterproof); eg:- Pablo: Paint with watercolour pencils. Here we have used Supracolor. Dip the brush in water and brush over the colours until the blend.
5. A tip: Children can benefit from using thick watercolour pencils, as they are more robust and easier to handle; eg:- Woody from Stabilo and Groove 3in1 from Lyra.
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