tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post1242070109115511601..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Colored pencil workJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-74616469707162853102012-02-21T13:37:18.521-05:002012-02-21T13:37:18.521-05:00I ended up just keeping a point on the regular Pri...I ended up just keeping a point on the regular Prismas. I've read that the Verithins are good for sharpening edges. You know, I could find differences in the individual Prismas. Varying degrees of hardness, it seemed.<br /><br />I have Wendy Hollendar's books and had planned to go through her workbook but my head was turned by who knows what. <br /><br />There is a rose assignment with cp next week.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935478985802990726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-27644525050611071782012-02-21T10:05:40.263-05:002012-02-21T10:05:40.263-05:00I was wondering how you were going to lke the veri...I was wondering how you were going to lke the verithins when you mentioned them in an earlier post- they are indeed one of the hardest colored pencils out there. Good ol' regular prisma colored pencils are down right buttery in comparsion; just like pastels, brands of CP will differ greatly in their hardness and softness; some have more wax, some have more pigment, etc. You will need to buy a couple of colors each of few different brands until you find your favorite(s). Check out Wendy Hollendar's site for her suggestions and a very good tutorial about botanical colorered pencil work here:<br />http://drawingincolor.com/free-art-lesson<br />(click on "art supplies" in her side bar to get the list of her 20 'basic' colors).<br />enjoy!<br />~ gretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com