How to use Watercolor Pencils (10 EASY Tricks!)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Don't forget to download your Free Watercolor Pencils Guide (link in video description) and watch this next: Watercolor Pencils (7 Mistakes Beginners Make!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnrNi5RspZaYrqs

[@mridulachatterjee5795]

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[@rhondaporro877]

YET, ANOTHER FANTASTIC TUTORIAL! THANKS, MICHELE!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure ☺️

[@judicollins1779]

Excellent instruction! Thanks, J.

[@susanbuckley1964]

All these techniques are really useful. Particularly liked the fur one. Thanks Michele !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marlabridges6398]

I love all these helpful tips Michelle. Thank you 😊

[@phillipking3008]

I like your tutorials they are very good and helpful

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad to hear that!

[@tcfmarch17]

This was the best video I've seen for watercolor pencils. Thank you for sharing. Helped a lot.

[@anni50ful]

I'm a watercolour artist and feeling board a few weeks ago I picked up my pencils which was a Christmas gift, well blow me down I'm loving them , I've produced three paintings which I could never do with just water colour alone, I love your splatter demo I'll be giving that a go, so thank you x ☺

[@scrapcathy868]

Love the grass and the fur. Thanks for showing.

[@dtylice]

Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh, thank you so much, that's very kind of you :-)

[@lentienzo9138]

Thank you for this!!! We're using your videos for our homeschool (Water Colour Pencil lessons) and they're of great help! Beginners here. And oh, your artworks are amazing! So easy to understand and follow.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@priscillawarren9979]

The grass method is most useful to me but the fur method solves my curiosity.

[@HelenaMGale]

Honestly the best Water colour pencil tutorial I have seen, Michele shows technique I've not seen before. Brilliant thank you 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@jaspermartin7444]

yes exactly, same

[@JudithWilsonSpeaking]

Love all the techniques you are showing us. I'm so new at this so everything I can learn and practice, the better. Many thanks

[@eddiepalmer5740]

I love watercolor paintings.... by skilled artists..... but I was reluctant to paint watercolor myself. These watercolor pencils are a game changer. Your demos are wonderful and helpful.

[@168Diplomat]

I always start one of your videos to listen to when I sketch and I end up watching them and not sketching. Lol. Thank you , very much for them and your time.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@normaspande3141]

That was so much fun and great instructions, love your teaching. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@deniseschmitt5922]

I love your teaching methods. This is great. Learning so much!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Awesome, thank you!

[@marye.fox-grimm6541]

Many great techniques. Especially appreciate your use of small rectangles for showing how to do things. Your instructions are very clear and quite easy to understand. Subscribed because I truly appreciate your teaching style. Thanks a bunch 💐

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@jeanneduncan3522]

Thank you so much Michele. You are the best ! 😍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@katemccarthy2463]

Very helpful. I like the idea of using pencil with the paint. The simplification is really inspiring and confidence building. Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@melindaavila498]

I LOVE this tutorial! I am catching up on your past tutorials. I did subscribe once, but, chemotherapy intruded, and I had to stop for a while. So, now I am beginning again.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I hope you are healing Melinda X

[@evelyne7071]

Thank you. Your lessons have been invaluable to my style of painting.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm glad!

[@judypearl3516]

Today I found great uses of water colour pencils to make water colour painting more fun and easy..Thanks Michelle...loved all the techniques...

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@tanyamalan6234]

I hit your subscribe button after a couple of seconds watching your tutorials. You are a brilliant tutor, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and tips! Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 💛

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi Tanya! Thanks so much for subscribing, I hope you enjoy all the videos :-)

[@rhondabrown8581]

Love the fur part of tutorial! Needed to see that.

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Michele. All really good tips. Now if only I could remember to pull them out of my hat .☺💜

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Perhaps you just need a bigger hat!? X

[@annettefournier9655]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Ha! A bigger brain is more like it😉🤣

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

@@annettefournier9655 😆

[@judypearl3516]

so true...we need to remember to use the appropriate technique at the right time

[@ArtsiRosi]

Love these tricks! I love using watercolor pencils to trace my image onto my paper. That way the lines will dissolve as you paint!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great tip!

[@PatGillin]

Great tutorial. Learned a whole lot. Thanks

[@deeanncross7674]

Thank you, that was great! My favorite one was the tiny leaves in the bush. I just finished a painting of a vintage truck at the edge of a vinyard. I could have used that tip to great advantage. Love your channel.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks, it sounds a great subject :-)

[@marynll2207]

I remembered you using watercolor pencils for details. So I looked up your watercolor pencil playlist and found exactly what I needed for painting sea shells. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh, cool, no problem!

[@sugunachezhiyan604]

Thoroughly enjoyed the way you taught the different tricks ......love from India.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much 😊

[@kmgva]

Great ideas, I will be trying all of them! Watercolor has such a big learning curve but the results are so satisfactory .

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

They are, good luck with your painting!

[@ruthkoster4140]

Your ideas are great and I’m going to try it

[@joykruczay]

You may not see this, but I just had to comment that I am finding "new" treasures on your channel daily. I have only worked in watercolor, but so many were banging on about Derwent Graphitint water soluble pencils, I treated myself and gave them a try. Since I know nothing about pencils, after I looked at some reviews/demos of the product, I checked out your channel and you did not disappoint! One of the videos you mentioned the difficulty of using a very fine brush for watercolor. I have a 3-0 I rarely use, and the pencils are a great alternative for animal hair. So, as you might say, cheers for that. Paul Hopkinson ("the Devon artist") does incredibly detailed animal paintings. He is great, but my personal preference is a more painterly approach. Anyhoo, to get the very fine lines he uses "two hairs and air", which is quite a laborious process.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I did see it Joy :-) I have a video on fur painting which may help you if you search my channel

[@김정원-h9d]

Awesome! I have 72 colors of watercolor pencils but don't know how to use them effectively, so just put them aside. Now I can enjoy drawing with them thanks to your teaching. Really appreciate you for sharing your great skills.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome, and you have more pencils than me I think!

[@cacevedo07]

Great tutorial! Many thanks!

[@carolsimpson5001]

Hi Michele, I am really enjoying your tutorials you explain things so we'll, thank you .

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@meggienaipal8833]

You're awesome. Love this video. Thank you. Think I'm going to try what you did with the purple petal. 🤗🤗🤗

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you 😊

[@carollycett1329]

Lovely Michele so much information you give much appreciated stay safe 🙏💐💐🙏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! You too!

[@nehalshokry472]

As usual your tutorials are the best michele i almost feel guilty to have it for free, i love it so much, thank you 😘😍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Ah that's a kind thing to say 🙂

[@deborahruth5072]

I just started really playing with the watercolor pencils and charcoals, incorporating them into my watercolor paintings. I am from a mixed media background and now I am obsessed with watercolors which I had not really used for the last 30 years. My favorite trick is the daisy center, I am currently trying it out on a miniature sunflower painting I am doing to mount on a card. I'm doing it on 300 lb cold press and it is the size of a playing card (ATC). Thank you for all you do.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's great Deborah, good luck with your sunflowers!

[@katerinalabropoulou6159]

I really enjoyed your very useful techniques, thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@vrmd825]

Helpful love the techniques

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

Looks great- the fur

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Which of these tricks did you like the best? Want to know more about using Watercolor Pencils, try this video next! kzbin.info/www/bejne/enWlfn9pm5qhhKs

[@FeathPymArt]

When you were showing the grass, all i could think of was distant trees! All the effects are great, I learned a lot from you, today. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes it's perfect for trees too!

[@marymcneill7438]

I like your way of describing what your doing. So many pages don't. When I went back to painting I used water colour pencils for the first time and they were great at getting me up and going . Now I'm pretty exclusively oils but occassionally I do a pencil sketch and paint it with wc pencils and outline with ink as a fun little project.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Mary, yes oils are beautiful but not easy if you are out and about!

[@georgiaschwab7936]

Thank you I love them all. I have had watercolor pencils forever and have not used them much. I cant wait to try these. I am a new view but love your teachings.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Have fun! Thanks for watching Georgia :-)

[@robertlacombe4960]

Bravo vos explications sont faciles à comprendre et déjà à la 2eme écoute de ce vidéo, j'ai à la main un crayon, un pinceau et une feuille et je débute en aquarelle. Merci

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Je vous en prie!

[@margaretgonning453]

Thanks for the video Michele helps me a lot as I have always struggled with water colour. Am looking forward to the rest of your lessons.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So glad!

[@barbararomano5383]

Very informative! Thank you 😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks for watching!

[@maryhill7999]

The shrubs, grasses., leaf techniques promise effects without hours of anguish’s. As things get a bit wobbly, my perfectionist issue easily gets stuck. I’m eager to experience forging on. Thanks, Mary

[@annangel4828]

Hey Michele. Your tips just popped up on watercolor on KZbin. I figured I'd watch a few minutes but I had to watch the whole video. Had to subscribe! Now I'll get me some pencils from this weekend. Thank heavens NYC is opening up! Looking forward to your guidance.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Awesome! Thank you - it was my cunning plan :-)

[@jacquelinehewelt7143]

This is very helpful. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're very welcome!

[@LadyJaneG]

Definitely have been intrigued with water colour pencils and your video has intrigued me more to buy some!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@poke_n_around]

I did love the grass/reed effect. So simply. Thank you Michele🥰

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Freeyourself206]

I'd love to see a tutorial using only watercolor pencils to make a painting of a crow, squirrels, bear or owl. thanks

[@nickcameron6583]

I love the fur you madepainted

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!

[@tynaheadrick-phipps6768]

I really learned a lot watching this video. I have done realistic colored pencil drawings and a few oil paintings. I am new to watercolor and watercolor pencils. This is exciting new territory for me. Thanks again👍😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome Tuna!

[@votisit]

I really liked the distant grass effect that you showed. The fact that you have your painting surface tipped up rather than down seemed to really work with that technique. I'll be sure to use that in future paintings :) thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome Natasha, glad it was helpful!

[@julialord9110]

Thank you ... very informative... I’ve had these pencils for at least a year and not known how to use them !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I think a lot of people have some in a drawer...

[@ariellasings]

What is the best sharpener to get the pencils so pointy?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I like the Helix table top barrel sharpener, the type with the turn handle.

[@catlady256]

As a beginner with watercolour pencils this was very helpful thank you! 👏👏🥰

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You’re welcome 😊

[@raybeaumont7670]

Excellent tutorial Michele. Thanks very much! I like the details on the seashell best - I'll try this on my landscape rocks.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Ray, it's great for rocks!

[@PHamm54]

I love this!

[@dianneparker3838]

Well done michelle

[@carmenbitzer3583]

Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome

[@annehebert6959]

Very informative. I haven't tried watercolour yet - but these are awesome hacks.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@2425Megan]

Thank you so much….loved this tutorial….new to watercolour. Can you use watercolour pencils over a pen and ink drawing?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes, absolutely, ink can block colour though, if you are just using line drawing it won't matter too much but if you were to spread the ink over large areas with a brush (bottle ink as opposed to a liner pen) it might resist the watercolour.

[@firstsun5208]

I’m learning so much from you. I’m a newbie newbie newbie and you are inspiring me to overcome my fear of failure with your expertise and explanations.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@kathrynharrison6135]

Great info - thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Very welcome

[@brigittebenson6166]

Really like the shrub. I'm working on a Hollyhock and the base is mostly leaves be great for the base of the plant and not distracting from the long stock. Thank you for sharing I haven't really liked pencils but this was brilliant.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I didn't like them much either until I started using them with paint!

[@lindarogers4188]

Second time to watch, excellent instruction. Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikewaters3705]

The trick using a sharp knife is great, but I have taken it a step further. I thought about it and then used a nutmeg grater to add some 'splatter to my beach, I got a shingle effect that is quiet pleasing

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Fantastic!

[@stacyg8847]

Thank you very much for the tips. Peace.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Most welcome!

[@richardlevasseur6771]

Very helpful. I started with water color pencils but enjoy painting just as well; if not more. I will check out your beginner video now. I will have questions on dry layering of the pencil and how you keep such a sharp point on your pencil.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I have one of those turn handle type sharpeners, but it depends on the brand, some break more easily than others!

[@richardlevasseur6771]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks! After I asked the question I thought that that was a dumb question - pencil sharpener! But I have heard that these soft colors can ruin an electric sharpener and waste a lot of pigment. I am using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer Pencils, and have been "sharpening" them by hand with an Xacto knife. I have tried several hand sharpeners and thought you could recommend one.

[@donnakae42]

I just discovered your posts. Awesome .....great tips ....thanks so very much.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@kristinamariaarts]

Michele can we mix watercolour paint with Acrylic paint? I.e. using Acrylic white to lighten a watercolour paint? It's easy to purchase large Acrylic titanium white but not so easy to purchase it in watercolour.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Probably not. You can certainly use acrylic on top of dried watercolour. Or white acrylic ink. But they have quite different binder compositions and you may compromise the structure of the acrylic paint if you mix it with watercolour. Titanium white is usually quite easy to find, you may see it labelled Gouache, which can be mixed with watercolour. As long as it isn't Acrylic Gouache (which is acrylic).

[@kristinamariaarts]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thank you Michelle that's most helpful. I use quite a lot of white to mix different tones, so go through small tubes quite quickly. Large tubes are quite hard to find in the UK but Acrylics are plenty. I didn't know Gouache was watercolour based. Though I take your point as long as it's not Acrylic based. I will look for this instead. Thank you so much. Xx

[@vkestrel3519]

I really enjoyed this video 👍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm glad!

[@emilydrayna2472]

Thank you for sharing these techniques!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like them!

[@inkyfingers1045]

Loved it

[@milels6917]

This is going to be my favourite technique I’m finding acrylics so hard not getting good results 👍🏻

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I have some acrylics tutorials coming up soon!

[@jicolourist]

Learned new techniques look forward to trying 👍🏻

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Have fun!

[@lindawakiyama1603]

Hello from Japan Michelle! I’m starting to learn watercolor and I have a set of watercolor pencils and a small watercolor half pan set so your tutorial was Very helpful. Thank you so much! One question, in the last mini demo on fur, you used a hard acrylic brush on watercolor paper, wouldn’t that brush damage the paper? I would appreciate your help on understanding this as I always have heard Never use non watercolor brushes on watercolor paper.❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

As long as your paper is good quality, watercolor paper is very sturdy. You can even scratch with a knife or sand paper to get various effects. The thicker the paper the tougher, and cotton paper is more resiliant than wood pulp paper.

[@cherylberry1613]

Great tips! Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dianecollins9914]

Very helpful Thankyou

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Welcome 😊

[@MMGARC]

My first time on your youtube channel - Excited with this video!! I've always been leary about watercolor pencils, guess I didn't know how they work - you're a Genius! I loved how you used the 'shaving' technique - also how you make the colors bleed upward...very cool! Thank you - I will be looking you up for so much more to learn!!! xxx

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much. Please tell my family I am a genius :-) :-) xx

[@artlover4712]

Very useful tricks 😉 thanks for sharing

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@LovingLife990]

That was fascinating. Thank you for showing us these techniques. All were very good especially the fur. 🤗👍💕🍀😘

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cindyackerman5165]

Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@artbytammylassiter6885]

Very nice. Loved the fur technique

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😊

[@phyllisbaird2423]

Thanks for all your tips, they are very helpful. I like watching your channel. Have a wonderful day!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! You too!

[@Linda-qq5mg]

This is a very enjoyable video with many wonderful ideas! Thank you so much.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it Linda!

[@dorothydemoss902]

I loved the shell tutorial I would like a tutorial about all the best supplies to use. What is the best sharpener to use on my pencils.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I like a Helix barrel sharpener. Thanks for your suggestions!

[@CC-ho5lw]

Great vid. What white were you using?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks! I can't remember each part of this video, if you mean watercolor pencil then it's Derwent, if you mean paint then Jackman's Art Materials watercolor Titanium White: www.jackmansartmaterials.co.uk code MICHELE10 for 10% discount.

[@CC-ho5lw]

I meant whatever the white was (it was on your brush though I’ll have to say I couldn’t really tell you were using a white) when you did the fur demo. ☺️

[@MichaelRenoHarrell]

Great advice!

[@yamigekusu]

You remind me of my favorite art teacher from high school! Making stuff fairly easy to understand :)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh, how lovely! Thank you!

[@procare1000]

Wow ce sont des superbes trucs... Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo !!! (I live in Québec city)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Vous êtes les bienvenus!

[@toninicholes4079]

Does this work with ink tense pencils?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes it does, just be aware that once dry they won't re-wet, but that's not something I find I often need to do anyhow.