Derwent Inktense tips and demonstration - Lachri

[@GrannysWanderingSpirit]

I absolutely love your zebra, Lisa. So happy to find an artist who loves inktense. I have bars and pencils, but haven't done much with them. You have some awesome Patreon tutorials with them, as well. You're really good at explaining and demonstrating. Thanks!

[@missymoo6975]

Just received 72 inktense blocks! Yay!! Adding to my 72 inktense pencils. Thanks so much for your comprehensive video and beautiful artwork. I’ve got to go and play now... Weeeeeeeeee ☺️

[@CreateAgain]

That would be a cool giraffe too! Love the colors.

[@HeatherBryant22]

I love this zebra/giraffe so much I have now watched both the live stream and the video!

[@Lachri]

Thanks! :D

[@valasafantastic1055]

I love; Magenta and turquoise personally! I use them together oh.... tons. So I can understand loving a beautiful colour combo! Still I like variety with my art. I bought the pencils and now after more research I realize I need the blocks to use them to full effectiveness! I’ll have to save for them and get them soonish. As I really like how opaque the white is from the blocks and the easier mixing and creating washes, glazes and underneath layers.... hmmmm.... thanks for the nice video!

[@VioletConnieArt]

Sooo lovely! Beautiful art 💜 makes me want some of these pencils!

[@Lachri]

They are a lot of fun to work with :D

[@pamelagreen2704]

Let me be the first to like your video and to say YOU ARE AWESOME!!! I'm working on an Orange, magenta and purple acrylic landscape. Ill load it onto the Lachri group when I'm done! You make me wish zebras really looked like this! Smile!!

[@LunaSmithArt]

Gorgeous Zebra 🤗🤗🤗 Awesome video🔔💖

[@brandytaylor1986.]

Your cockatiel makes me laugh in the beginning of all of your videos he’s soo cute 🥰

[@MeganMcCar]

You are looking wonderful Lisa, especially after your difficult year of surgeries and more ... videos also looking great and 'professional '. Been away, on and off due to health, so you are always such an inspiration. I also adore the giraffe (oops blunder... Zebra!!) :) x

[@BeginnerDrawingAcademy]

You are really good at drawing. I appreciate your effort.

[@AnnkaArt]

Very beautiful and colorful work!

[@KelliPaints]

I just LOVE this piece!! 💕 the colors you chose are FABULOUS 🤗

[@Lachri]

Thanks! :D

[@orestisdraws]

I would love for you to use the graphitint pencils again. I am very interested in another demonstration. I love your channel ❤️

[@paintninspireneelart7544]

The giraffe looks awesome. I like how it looks like a sticker because of the white outline. I love how fun this medium is and you can get realistic and looser look. :)

[@adisuazo1767]

Neel Patel Art *insert curb your meme here*

[@rosemello1554]

Neel Patel Art 5

[@grayovercast]

I love your videos. You're so informative. I've been watching for a couple of years and wish you were on PBS! 😄

[@covid-19inthistogether96]

So pretty Lisa! I was just studying the difference between the inktense and the other watercolor pencils. I was reading that these are made with water soluble "ink" and especially good for glazing. I love the effect these pencils have in your paintings. Do you happen to know what binder is used in the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer vs. the Caran D'ache Museum Aquarelle's? I've been trying to find that info and there are a few forum posts that seem to suggest that it can be either wax or oil and gum arabic. "Watercolour pencils can use water-soluble dispersions of oil, soluble soaps, and fatty acids, but can instead use a water-gum binder, more like watercolours. However they are considerably harder, and as a pencil are encased in a wooden sleeve. So some can be closely related to water-soluble wax pastels, others more to watercolour paints." I'm guessing that the Caran D'ache Museum Aquarelle's are more like the "water-coluble wax pastels" (like their neo-color II) with a high pigment to binder ratio, hence the high color payoff yet the high level of opacity as well (they do not sell an oil based pencil, only one product in their line uses oil, their oil pastels), and the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer uses oil (like the Polychromos) with a slightly lower pigment to binder ratio, giving them more transparency yet slightly less color payoff? Does that mesh with your thinking? Apparantly these brands do not like to disclose what binder they use in their watercolor pencil lines!

[@ForeverLumoz]

Absolutely amazing, really stunning ❤️ And now I absolutely need to see a giraffe 🦒 painted in this way. That’ll look perfect as well 🤩👌🏻

[@jumanas4012]

Can i use Bristol paper with ink tense pencils ?

[@melindavivas5487]

As usual, I always learn so much from your tutorials, thank you Lisa Clough! As for your brain telling you it's a giraffe when you know and mean to say zebra, I truly relate with but I love the way you laugh at it and move on. I find that it's likely my fibro acting up----there are days when I find myself doing/saying stuff the same way you describe lol. Grrrr......I can't speak today lol!

[@lisathaviu1154]

Great video! I love how your style meshes with this medium. You mentioned using a Taklon filbert for large areas. I recently purchased a really good mop brush and have found that for doing washes, it is great. I also bought some Silver brushes (that’s the brand name) and they also work well for the wash stages of a painting. I realize that you have been working in the Inktense as if they were watercolors, but you might want to give actual watercolors a try. The good ones layer pretty well and the colors end up very vivid. I have just started using Qor watercolors, which I prefer since they have less color shift than most and the colors seem to be richer. I always end up working on top with either Inktense or regular watercolor pencils. Do you use any fixative on your finished pieces? I recently watched a video in which the Caran D’Ache representative recommended several types, including Lasqueux.

[@DrawingWithFire]

Great video Lisa! 😁 giraffe - zebra came out awesome. 😃

[@Lachri]

Fanciest giraffe ever 😄 lol

[@cindyclark9816]

Lisa, I love watching your videos. Thank you so much. I do have a question. I received the Derwent Inktense pencils for Christmas, but my pencil sharpeners are too small. What do you use for them?

[@sammibee6640]

Faber castell has a great sharpner that works perfect. It has three different sharpners in one thing. Its two sided two universal and one for color grip, the colorgrip works so well with prisma, but the universal size works for inktense. I got mine at Michael's for 4 dollarsmon sale

[@cindyclark9816]

@@sammibee6640 thanks, sammi bee!

[@oscar6443]

Beautiful as usual😀

[@SaraMakesArt]

I love the colors on the zebra.

[@Lachri]

Thanks :D

[@manuelaherr9027]

Dear Lisa! I just got my set of 36 derwent inktense blocks and a set of 24 derwent inktense pencils. Both have your painted pictures on them and they look great! I wanted to start out with a colorful zebra. But not in your colors. Do you think I could paint it with blues and purples? And of course white and black. Or would that create mud... I definitivly want to use blue,but if purple doesn't work,what color would you recommend? I am super proud of owning two original "paintings" from you,even if they are just on the two boxes!!! And could you please explain to me what purpose that outliner pencil has? Is this a water solubale graphite or something like that? Already thank you! Be blessed! And thank you for the joy you brought to me, just by looking at your made pictures of the boxes! Love from Manuela, to you dearest Lisa

[@Lachri]

Yep, purple and blue will look great together! For the outliner, I don't like it. It's intended to be a pencil that won't wash away when you put water and inktense over it, but that is the opposite of what I want! I don't want my pencil lines to show through so I use a water soluble graphite pencil instead :)

[@manuelaherr9027]

Lachri Fine Art Dear Lisa! Thank you for your nice response, I really appreciate it! What I forgot you to ask is: Do I have to finish an inktense project in one session or can I, especially though I am doing my first project with those, let it sit and pause to think about what I am going to paint next in my purple,blue and teal zebra? I have already taped my paper down,traced on the zebra with watersolubale graphite and made a color chart for this project with the colors I want to use. Now I have to get over the fear to start. It is always hard for me,if I get something totally new that looks so georgeous when I get it that I am going to ruin this supplies! Already thank you,dearest Lisa! Be blessed in all you do! Love from Manuela

[@lilape3598]

Does sum of dis apply to prismacolor premiere watercolor pencil??? They didnt seem to lift dat much tho

[@joseenriquez3424]

Inktense pencils vs watercolor pencils?? Just a thought for a video I would be interested in.

[@Lachri]

Yeah, I'm planning that video for sure!! :D

[@emilyisis13]

Love your videos! Always great 😁. I was wondering what changes is fabriano making with their papers? I recently got a watercolor block by fabriano but haven't had the chance to use it 🤔

[@Lachri]

It reacts differently with water, I find it warps more now. When layering oil or wax based colored pencils I also find that the color lays down really fast but when I layer and blend over it with OMS it almost lifts part of the previous layer. It still looks good, I just have to adjust the way I layer a bit. I did like it with the colored pencil once I figured out to reverse how I added details and layers from how I usually work.

[@lorrainebaldridge568]

I need to buy some Inktense Blocks.

[@ramizshould]

Thank you very much Lachri, and its amazing.

[@Lachri]

Thank you :)

[@ramizshould]

Your very welcome.

[@wanjunggrg6795]

So beautiful.

[@Lachri]

Thank you :)

[@joeblankenship377]

The fastest talker on the Art KZbins.

[@Lachri]

LOL you're probably correct :P

[@maryfeist8080]

I have to change the play back speed to .75 to understand her!

[@Freedommjw]

I'm 60 and I have some arthritis issues in my hands. I thought I would like the water brushes but I have to squeeze them hard too much. I haven't tried Derwent yet. Are they easier to squeeze?

[@Lachri]

I've not had any trouble myself but these ones are a bit more firm than the one cheapy generic one (not sure the name) that I have. You may be better off with a regular paint brush and water in a cup :D

[@kalla6674]

I use Pentel waterbrushes and I barely have to squeeze those at all. Most of the time the water flows freely and evenly without being squeezed, but sometimes it gets stuck or if I want a lot of water I'll squeeze it gently.

[@Freedommjw]

Lachri Fine Art Yeah, I just gave up and went back to the brushes.

[@Freedommjw]

midnight kitsune Thanks, I will give them a try. I just picked up a pack of cheap ones. I know better, you get what you pay for.

[@artistaDas-tp8kr]

Wonderful art

[@Lachri]

Thanks :D

[@qryeo2902]

This is awesome ! Just one qn, are there any difference to the Inktense Pencils / Blocks other than the Box Art ? I bought mine couple years back and the cover shows a peacock instead.

[@Lachri]

The pencils and blocks are the exact same formula but the newer tins have my art on them :)

[@qryeo2902]

Ahh yeah I just found one of your older videos showing how you drew the dolphins. Very, very beautiful !! :)

[@missymoo6975]

Just had to add another huge “thank you” for the invaluable information you share while creating wonderful pieces. 🙏👏🏻💟

[@LumenP1023]

first few seconds, nice dress/shirt. This painting makes me think of purple unicorns, gives me 1970s hippy vibes. On second thought, so does the shirt/dress

[@gillyslikejillysart7458]

Very nice!

[@annihilator45]

Fun zebra!

[@Lachri]

Thank you :)

[@brandytaylor1986.]

I used to have a my little pony the og kind that was magenta and orange.

[@deadoni511]

Anytime I photograph watercolor it looks grainy when it doesn't in real life.

[@catgrrrl5666]

♡

[@virenf9824]

third

[@dukbtr]

Don't you mean giraffe? 😂

[@MapleArtworks]

First!!!