Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils. Ann Swan

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СКАЧАТЬ Ivory

      FC102 Cream

      FC184 Dark Naples Ochre (Ochre)

      FC118 Scarlet Red (Scarlet Lake)

      FC142 Madder

      FC133 Magenta (Bordeaux Wine Red)

      FC193 Burnt Carmine

      FC225 Dark Red

      FC123 Fuchsia

      FC134 Crimson (Magenta)

      FC139 Light Violet (limited availability)

      FC138 Violet

      FC170 May Green (Apple Green)

      FC168 Earth Green Yellowish (Moss Green)

      FC172 Earth Green (Grey Green)

      FC173 Olive Green Yellowish (Olive Green)

      FC174 Chrome Green Opaque (Cedar Green)

      FC278 Chrome Green Oxide

      FC179 Bistre

      FC178 Nougat

      FC175 Dark Sepia

      ∆ Here is a useful basic starter range of 22 Faber-Castell Polychromos coloured pencils. (The names in brackets appear on older stock and are no longer used, but the pencil numbers remain unchanged.)

      PRISMACOLOR PREMIER COLOURED PENCILS

      These artists’ quality pencils are made by Sanford in a range of 132 colours with good quality pigments that provide rich colour saturation. They are wax-based pencils, but I find the range mixes well with the Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils as they are smooth and creamy in texture.

      Prismacolor has an excellent range of the colours found in fruits such as autumn berries, blackcurrants, aubergines and cherries – the darker violets, purples and reds – with colours such as Black Grape, Black Cherry, Dark Purple and Black Raspberry, and some more unusual greens such as Pale Sage, Limepeel, Green Ochre and Artichoke.

      You can buy these pencils online mainly from suppliers in the USA although a few UK sites are now offering them. It is worth the effort to try and obtain them; even with shipping and import tax, they are still no more expensive than other makes.

      The disadvantage of using these pencils as your main range for botanical work is that the point invariably snaps off in use, making fine detailed work quite difficult. Additionally their softness can create rather too grainy a texture if they are used alone. However, because the colours are so rich and blend so well, they make excellent companions to the Faber-Castell range.

      ART MARKERS AND BRUSH PENS

      Both Faber-Castell and Prismacolor produce a range of matching brush pens and markers that can be useful for underpainting if care is taken to match the pen to the coloured pencil you have used for the main drawing. Faber-Castell produce the Pitt Artist Brush Pen in a range of 48 colours, with plans to extend the choice, and the Pitt Artist Pen Big Brush, a much chunkier version, with a range of 48 similar colours. Prismacolor produce a huge range of 156 double-ended Art Markers.

      From left to right (left-hand pot):

      PC938 White

      PC1084 Ginger Root

      PC1032 Pumpkin Orange

      PC 922 Poppy Red

      PC923 Scarlet Lake

      PC924 Crimson Red

      PC925 Crimson Lake

      PC994 Process Red

      From left to right (right-hand pot):

      PC1095 Black Raspberry

      PC1078 Black Cherry

      PC996 Black Grape

      PC931 Dark Purple

      PC1009 Dahlia Purple

      PC1005 Limepeel

      PC1089 Pale Sage

      ∆ Prismacolor offer several colours useful for botanical work that are not available in any other range.

      OTHER GOOD RANGES

      There are many makes of coloured pencil available now, too numerous to list here, but the following ranges are good quality and worth consideration. Try out each make before you buy to see which you prefer because we all have different styles and draw with differing pressures. Most art shops will let you try pencils, but if not just buy one before you commit yourself to any additional expense.

      DERWENT STUDIO

      This is a useful range of 72 slim artists’ quality pencils. They share the same colour core as Derwent Artists coloured pencils, but have a slim, hexagonal barrel. The 3.4mm core sharpens to a fine point, producing a narrow colour strip that is useful for detailed work.

      CARAN D’ACHE LUMINANCE 6901

      Relatively new to the market, this range of 76 pencils comes with full lightfast guarantee on 61 of the colours. They have a lovely soft, creamy laydown similar to Prismacolor but without the tip breaking off. However, there is only one good green and the range is limited. The grey, light brown and beige colour ranges are strong, with some lovely violets and purples, but they are weak in the yellows, oranges, reds and greens. They can be confusing to use as the barrel is wooden with a colour reference just on the tip and the number is written around the barrel, so is difficult to read. I recommend that at first you buy just a few of the more unusual colours.

      LYRA REMBRANDT POLYCOLOR

      A range of 72 oil-based colours, these pencils are similar to the Faber-Castell Polychromos range with similar colour names and numbers.

      PRISMACOLOR VERITHIN

      A limited range of 36 colours with narrow, hard colour strips, Prismacolor Verithin are useful for fine details and edges.

      ∆ CONCENTRATED PLUMS

      13 x 11 cm (5 x 4 in)

      EXTRA COLOURS

      You will come across many other makes, mostly with limited colour ranges, but keep a look out for the occasional colour that is not in any of the other ranges and collect any you think might be useful. Ask if you can try different makes out before you buy to check their consistency and ease of use.

      Some distributors are now manufacturing their own brands, such as Dick Blick in the USA, who have produced a range of 72 Blick Studio Artists’ Colored Pencils with what they call ‘fade-resistant’ leads, which they state are formulated utilizing СКАЧАТЬ