Using Watercolor Pencils for Urban Sketching? | Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencil Demo

[@AMaupin2]

One tip I picked up from another tutorial--when you add your water to make your gradation, start in the lightest part of the color and work your way to the darker/heavier pigminted area then work back smoothing out any blobs. It helped me get smoother gradations.

[@travelwell6049]

I save the ink bits after sharpening the Inktense pencils, I also do the same with watercolour pencils as they are both more pigmented than the pan paints I have and offer more colour choice.

[@miklosnemeth8566]

I have a FC AD watercolor pencil set, it seems that it is easier to use than regular WC paint, but in practice it is not. What I found terribly convenient was that when using the tip of the pencil as pigment donor directly onto the water brush. In that case it works exactly as regular WC paint.

[@UriValdez]

Im from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. The fact that you mentioned my home, put a smile on my face. Great tutorials!

[@barbaraburns]

Doors and windows and houses are awesome :) and castles are marvelous too!!!

[@rihamel-ashry7565]

I have Faber Castell watercolor pencils. I followed this tutorial, the result is awesome. Thanks

[@teacherwriterco]

I love your demonstration. I've been urban sketching with DerWent watercolor pencils for about a year now, and your video has helped me immensely. Prior to this, I was figuring out the painting part on my own. I appreciate this!

[@gisaac46]

I used inktense pencils to draw a portrait and it is a learning curve but I love these pencils and bought the 72 pencil last year. I am going to start on a 18x24 watercolor pencil drawing using inktense pencils.

[@paulsmary2615]

im new to urban sketching and everything watercolour. Love ink !!! i love your work Taria.

[@annamarielewis7078]

I finally invested in 4 Derwent Inktense pencils. I wanted to see how they were, and they are marvelous.

[@deborahbloom4624]

Another great alternative (or addition) to these, for urban sketching in particular, is the Derwent GraphiTint pencils. They are amazing! Great for stonework, some plants, buildings, etc. Give them a try.

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Oooh ok thanks Deborah, I will have to check those out!

[@alexriley5580]

Agreed. The natural colors and muted tones you can get with graphitint are so lovely and unique

[@sixmercer2504]

Yes, I love those. The natural colors are much nicer for outdoor sketching/painting as a watercolor type pencil. I love them. I have the 24 set if the Inktense and the smaller set (12?) of the graphitint pencils. I also have watercolor pencils and some Cretacolor pencils that came in a cool little urban sketching kit and it had a TON of really interesting materials that (aside from the sketchbook) had a plenty of stuff to hold you over and create beautiful art. I think I need help. I absolutely love all the cool materials these companies are coming out with. I want to try them all.

[@hannahzimmerman8270]

I LOVE your style!!! I also love doors! I always have. 🙂

[@OkieSketcher1949]

On occasion I will use my watercolor pencils for sketching prior to using watercolor paint to finish the picture. One can use blues for outlining the sky or clouds, greens for tree or grass leaves, red for bricks or rocks, etc. The pencil will dissolve and become part of the paint. In this way one does not see a ‘pencil’ underneath the paint.

[@anitakhan9182]

Good tip; thank you!

[@OkieSketcher1949]

I do this quite often. Also use a watercolor pencil to increase the strength of a pan paint of the same, or nearly the same, color. Very useful.

[@miklosnemeth8566]

7:27 Caran d'Ache the best water brush. I have the full set (orange-, blue-, black-capped). The water controls with the piston system and dedicated buttons on the side is a lot better than any other water brushes I tried. This was an excellent episode.

[@tlembro]

Bought a set of these years ago.....still the strongest pencils available i think! I take the color off the brush with some water.

[@mikewadley2700]

I've been wanting to try using my new watercolor pencils but I've been hesitant to start. Your video was the perfect tutorial for me. Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

[@SarahAndBoston]

Congratulations on getting married next year! Second, thanks for this review... I have a few of these pencils and I really love them. My favorite part about the Derwent inkense pencils is that they do leave a little bit of a texture behind and that it's difficult to completely dissolve the entire pencil. I think that's actually a feature, not a flaw. It generates some visual interest in a way like granulation would in a watercolor paint.

[@deborahbloom4624]

Yay! for granulation! What I would love to is Daniel Smith come out with a line of watercolor pencils.....I feel like they would be spectacular!

[@SarahAndBoston]

@@deborahbloom4624 oo yes! I think they have watercolor sticks, which might work similarly

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you so much - its exciting times! That's an interesting way to look at it, like granulation, I like that, thank you Sarah!

[@1doublem]

Thank you Taria! I'm new to urban sketching, and you've been helping me along with your videos. I didn't know of these! I ordered and look forward to trying them. Keep posting! Mm

[@karenstead8259]

What a great sketch - love the door and love the colours. I have the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils and find them very easy to work with. They layer well and the colour stays vivid after drying. They also blend well without leaving pencil marks. Thanks for sharing your wonderful style.

[@earisan]

You are an amazing artist and the reason why I started urban sketching 🌸

[@megbowyer6436]

Love how this turned out. Just bought some myself and was very pleasantly surprised at how they worked out.

[@matthewflinchum5452]

I love this tutorial! The intense pencils give great colors! ❤

[@wenwake7584]

Doors are interesting subjects, and tell a different story to every viewer. What is behind that closed door? I'm still catching up with your videos. And, love your play with other products than watercolour because you save us viewers who don't have deep pockets. I've been experimenting with using Albecht Durer watercolour pencils as a general outline sketch (lightly sketched), and I'm finding that I get softer lines than I get using a graphite pencil. They melt into the painting so no linework is obvious. Great way to get the big shapes in. I haven't tried that with Inktense yet though, because they are super vibrant. They're like Phthalo watercolours so just a tad goes miles. Interesting video. Came out beautiful even though you are new to Inktense. I've experimented more, and find less is more with these pencils. I like to take a little lick from the pencil tip with the tip of a wet brush, or mix on a Caran d'ache palette (has a coarse side and a smooth side). I clean the caran d'ache palette immediately after use with a Magic Eraser sponge which works for me... left overnight it stains. Just my tip for your viewers. So I have one Caran d'ache palette for watercolour pencil mixing, that doesn't stain, and one for the staining Inktense if the palette isn't cleaned after use. It seemed like an idiotic expense initially, but now I'm super happy. Lightweight and small enough to take Urban Sketching too. Win! I'm feeling more inspired to use my Inktense pencils even more. And experiment. Thanks ❤️

[@rosavaldes2599]

I love doors and windows too; so glad to see your beautiful art

[@connieebinger6343]

Hi Taria! I have this set of pencils. I haven’t use them very much because I do find them very bright but I am excited to get them out again and try them on a painting like this!

[@jeanninemattison7913]

I just found your channel and have been loving it. Thank you so much for the extensive supply list in your description - it is so helpful. And congrats on the upcoming wedding!

[@linesbylisa3557]

I loved this video!!! I followed along with you drawing a house in one of your other videos and I had a blast and learned so much! I can’t wait to sketch doors next. I just love doors! Thank you for sharing & teaching. 💕 Your teaching style is so nice … it’s calm, relaxing and no pressure. I feel like I can just jump right in and follow along. Thank you again. Take care & Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. 🎉

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

That's awesome feedback, thanks so much Lisa :D

[@13Moondancer]

Super concise tutorial. Many thanks. I subbed 🙏

[@kathharrison8001]

Great work. Doors and windows are a great way to practice sketching, there are so many variations you never get bored of the subject. I also use pinterest to find these sort of references, it is a great resource. I love the Inktense brand. I was lucky enough to have a full set of the Inktense blocks bought for me as a birthday present 3 years ago....they soon replaced my watercolours as my go to. I recently received this set of pencils as a gift and have been using them in my art journal this month...you can't beat them for intensity of colour and because they are ink and permanent, they resist spills and smudging so are great for outdoor work.

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you Kath! Yes windows and doors are great as they're far less intimidating to sketch, Pinterest is such an excellent resource for sketching reference. Ooh I haven't tried the inktense blocks, may have to give them a go!

[@TheCreativeCurator]

I have owned these pencils for around.. 15 years. But haven’t ever put them to use. 😬 This was a very helpful video - thank you for creating it! - and I am definitely inspired to take them out and about with me instead of my pan set! Thank you!

[@RusticatedArt]

That's it! you've convinced me to get some water colour pencils and give it a go!! Thanks Taria!🙏💯

[@muskndusk]

If you get some rough textured plastic, you can scribble on this and mix the colours before applying to the sketch. Caran d'ache make a board especially for this, it's called the Palette Aquarelle.

[@SaltLifeGypsy68]

I've been researching these ink pencils. I'm finally jumping off the fence and Running to buy them! Great Door! Nothing silly about Loving Doors, they are kinda Magical. 😍

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

They are magical!! Nice to me a fellow door fan :)

[@venitha11]

H from South Africa. I’ve had my Inktense pencil set for about 12 years now n were gifted them from my husbands friend in the UK as S Africa didn’t stock them back then. Now they are available here. Lovely set of pencils, vibrant with a wide range of Color’s. Lovely drawing as usual.

[@kevinluckham]

I have a 24 set and a couple extra loose pencils that I needed. Never used them plein air before though. I really need to try that.

[@suegwilliam2832]

Hi Taria , I really loved this tutorial, especially experimenting with the pencils. My version isn’t too bad, I pleased with the outcome. I also did a colour chart first and this was a great help. Looking forward to using this technique again….probably tomorrow 😀. Thanks for guidance

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

You're so welcome Sue - glad it was useful!

[@kspringer7643]

I also sketched this house a while back, it was so interesting to look at! However, I hadn't considered using watercolor pencils even though I do own a lovely set of Faber-Castell. I can see where in a more detailed sketch it might give me more options to use a wc pencil. I get so much out of your videos and can't wait for your new book, thanks!

[@mariiris1403]

Beautiful colours! I really like your style and linework. (Is that a word?) 😻

[@maryhazlett]

I'd like to recommend Art Toolkit to you. They created their palettes for artists to have small but complete palettes for travel. I love them! Since you travel so much, they might be worth checking out. (they have a KZbin channel, and Maria interviews various artists). Can't remember if I referenced them to you before.

[@susandenning4499]

I have the same set and use them but not to the extent that you did. I will try them for my next sketch exclusively and see what happens. Thanks for this demo. It was great.

[@JudiChristopher]

I love this... I do my black ink/pen at the last too. I don't like to wash the color over the black ink. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video.

[@luizacastro9992]

Loved it. I'm from Brazil, here it's very hard to have Access to art/watercolor supplies, it's very expensive. I loved to Learn how to sketch e draw, because i dont have any clue how to start doing it alone, but its hard to pay for classes kkkk and Where i live dont have any classes anyway. But seen this give me hope to trie doing it thanks for share. You dont know how gratefull i'm to find You, find channel and how Your work it's very inspire. Sorry by english kkkk

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you! I really hope this channel helps. I know art supplies are not easily available or expensive but you don't need much to get going. Thanks so much for watching!

[@luizacastro9992]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Thanks!!! You're awesome!

[@vanessastyles953]

Love this video and all the information/tips you share. Totally awesome 😃🥳😃

[@pariparigya]

These pencils are great and i have tried this tutorial. Thankyou so much.. your tutorial s are always a great help.❤❤

[@kailanoellerichardson7733]

I wasn't sure what type to get from the line. Will definitely be getting the Inktense after seeing this. Thank you

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

If you like this super vibrant then the Inktense are definitely fun! You’re welcome glad you enjoyed the video ☺️

[@juancarlospartidas7885]

Great sketch. I see now that good water-colour pencils are a very valid alternative. : )

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you Juan! I have been enjoying messing around with them...not sure they will ever replace my pains though :)

[@sweetgirlnay2006]

Love your channel im addicted right now lol. Feeling inspired to try this digitally to see what it turns out like

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Ha ha, that's awesome! Oh yeh, have a go digitally, that sounds fun :)

[@suesummers8813]

I love doors too I have so many photos from my travels…. all waiting to be sketched!

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Ah a fellow fan of doors! Yay - get sketching!!

[@briangallagher3106]

Amazing doorways in Morocco, I’ve painted loads of them. I love your work and channel. Great job, keep em coming. Oh now you just said you’re going to Morocco, cool haha

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you so much!! Yes I am running a workshop in Morroco in March 2022 :D Thanks for your support!

[@chriscanada9868]

I Love your art works!

[@jasonballinger3549]

Preordered your book today …. Can’t wait !

[@Bunnykisses1000]

Youve probably figured this out by now that the Inktense is INK, not watercolor..and works great as a first layer under watercolor as it wont budge once put down. I have almost all the colors of them and also the blocks. Love your work!

[@LindaRogersTO]

I was going to add this comment. I LOVE Inktense pencils -- They are available open stock on mail order from Jacksons btw so you can get the colours you want. But they are NOT watercolour pencils.

[@LaviniaNova]

Thanks for sharing this. I am still new at watercolor and art journaling. I have these pencils (I wanted to use them on fabric and have used them in some paintings). I was looking for some videos on using ink pens and watercolor and came across your channel 😸

[@ranamcmahon7653]

Lovely work 💞 yeah, the reason you can't lift is because these are ink not watercolours. I have the full set and they are amazing! Awesome awesome pencils. Really love your art ❣

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Thank you so much 🙏 yep my mistake mislabelling these pencils 😣

[@SC4RArt]

Your artwork is so good!!! Amazing painting, Thumbs up! 🔥🔥🔥

[@johnhillis6662]

I would like to have a go at this it’s good to know what colours your using thanks

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Hi John, yes do have a go!

[@megperry5586]

Love the idea of using pinterest for photos, and your art is always amazing

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you - very informative.

[@sharonolsen6579]

Just a note about the inktense pencils .. they are not actually water color but ink .. here is a copy paste from google: " Inktense (a portmanteau of the words “ink” and “intense”) is basically ink in the form of pencils. They are not to be confused with watercolor pencils for two reasons. While they are initially water-soluble, they are ink and do not reactivate with water once they are dry, making them permanent."

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Hi Sharon yes I realised my error in referring to them as Wc pencils! 🙈 Oh well, hope the demo was still interesting though 😊

[@sharonolsen6579]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures The video was awesome !! I only mentioned it in case there were some new people who might need a bit of clarification.. : ] The inktense pencils are very cool.. I need to break down and just buy myself a set ! : D

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

@@sharonolsen6579 Absolutely - no it's definitely a good point...maybe I should change the video title....part of me is just like oh well, I'll leave it as it is....glad it was still fun though. I must admit I don't use them all that regularly. I like the idea of wc pencils (or inktense pencils) but I find myself generally always using my actual paints!

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

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[@rubinaimran1486]

Love your work!!!

[@popflickbogeypoo]

I fucking love a door!! Actually I adore doors!!! I saw your thumbnail video I instantly fell in love with your work!! Subscribed as soon as I heard your accent!! Hello fellow Brit 😉😘😊

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Hi Fliss! So sorry totally missed this comment :D YES, love a good door. The obsession began in Malta....Valletta is full of ornate doors. Big love to fellow Brit! Glad you found my channel :D

[@Davearmstrong42]

A couple of things… I just started watercolor and ink and looove your vids… subscribed right away!! Doors… omg I thought it was just me. I fell in love with them in Venice, Italy. Malta is an upcoming trip soon so I am glad to hear about the doors. Do you have a list of art supplies you use most? Im getting your ebook in the morning… travel sketching is something I really want to do. Now I need to binge watch your stuff Last thing. We spend 2-5 weeks living out of a backpack/carry on… do you have a minimalist artist list of goodies?

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Ohhh yay another door fan!! You are going to love Valletta in Malta 😊😊 I have a list of recommended supplies here - urbansketchingworld.com/recommended-stuff I had been thinking about doing a video on minimalist travel sketching kit…! Right here right now I would say 1 x mechanical pencil (with spare refill), 1 large round brush (#10 should be perfect for an a5 size sketchbook) and I personally think a small dagger brush for little details. A small set of watercolours, 12 should be the max you really need, a collapsible water cup, some clips to hold your book open and a cloth to wipe your brush on… and then for ink… I’d take a 0.1 a 0.3 and 0.5 fine liner - I didn’t say fountain pen because I’m not sure I’d want to travel around with a bottle of ink in my backpack (long term). Oh and a5 sized sketchbook is perfect I reckon. Hope that helps!!

[@Davearmstrong42]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures We usually fly into Milano and I know a few art stores there so I can grab some things I don't want to carry on the flight... mostly the paper. For your watercolors... do you use dry pads or tubes? I assume dry for travel because flights don't like fluids. Thanks for the heads up... Id LOVE a minimalist travel sketching kit vid! Make a note to allow for bread, cheese and wine in carry case haha (Hey, it's Italy so one must follow the 'rules'!)

[@Davearmstrong42]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Also, I LOVE pubs of london in your book. Nice color and a playful bit of warping(non perfect perspective cuz I don't know what to call it). Of course I love the doors... I often wonder who passed through these old doors... what secrets they keep...

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

@@Davearmstrong42 Thanks Dave!! Gah I miss London and the pubs - need to get back and do some more sketching (and pint drinking)!

[@virginiadeklerk2388]

Really enjoyed the video. Greetings from a fellow South African currently in Portugal : )

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

👋👋👋

[@loreta261]

Love this ❤

[@MedaHalmaciu]

It was lovely and inspiring watching you. I have a selection of these pencils. I guess they are my favorite pencils ( love how they feel on the paper) but sadly I don't use them enough. My kids use them more then I do. How do you get inspired to actually create instead of hoarding art materials and fearing the blank page? Actually another fear of mine is "what am I doing here creating art that doesn't sell?"

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Yes, I can understand this statement: Actually another fear of mine is "what am I doing here creating art that doesn't sell?" -- for a while I felt my only purpose to make art was to sell it as a print in my shop - it's a horrible pressure... trying to break out and just making art for fun is really important. Now I find myself in the thoughts: "I need to make art for my KZbin channel" - a vicious cycle! But that's why travel sketching and urban sketching is so freeing....just going out to record what you see with not pressure to display or sell it....

[@MedaHalmaciu]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Well, it's hard to find the balance when you do art for a living and atr ia also your hobby. I can understand what you mean about creating content for youtube. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the work you put in them.

[@MedaHalmaciu]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures So how do you actually make a living now if you don't mind my asking?

[@elinorangelo4982]

I have intense larger set. I am just getting use to them I have one sketchbook just for these pencils. I have another sketchbook for watercolor. Each has different paper.

[@Mulberry2000]

Do have a link for the photo of the door? Great video.

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Yes, sorry here it is: pin.it/6bkqMxw - I shall add to the video description too

[@PetrikNZ]

Rather than drawing with the pencil you can also pick up colour with the brush direct from the pencil tip (using the pencil tip as though it was your watercolour pan).

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Yes, absolutely - that's a great tip, thanks Petrik!

[@tiklingrikit]

so lovely!

[@rosavaldes2599]

Music 🔥 love it too

[@zannsmassie1202]

I just luv doors and odd shaped buildings..this is grea5

[@PinedaTravel]

Muy bonito,gracias por compartirlo.

[@doglifehub]

Inktense are ink pencils not watercolour pencils. You can lay colour over inktense without reactivating it like watercolour might. I have both Derwent inktense and Derwent watercolour pencils and use them together. They are great.

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Yes, you're right. In later videos I do address this, as you say Inktense are not wc pencils but I hope it was still a useful video for people to see how they work. I have some later videos on wc pencils too. Thanks for your comment!

[@doglifehub]

@@tarias_sketchy_adventures I'm looking forward to watching all your videos! You're a wonderful artist!

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

@@doglifehub Thank you so much! That's so kind :) I'm glad you found my channel!

[@sacrebleu1371]

I have picked up both Derwent watercolour and Inktense pencils when finding a set on major sale, so looking to start using them. They are the reason I found this video. Love reading comments for hints and tips before beginning. Thanks for practical input. 😊 I am dry pastel artist... so far.

[@natford8271]

I was going to comment this.

[@Bine1701]

Thank you from Germany ❤️

[@christinebarone2151]

Thank you, i have watercolor pencils and never remember to use them. I will later today

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Ah great, have fun!

[@angela14962002]

I love and sketch doors also. 😊

[@beccascraps8141]

I love your art! And I also love intense. My initial thought is that drawing the form with the derwent would be way too sloppy, but then again, maybe It would be flowy and ethereal. I think I’ll try it and let you know

[@nicholasnunn806]

Valletta is amazing

[@Slotzzzz]

Hi.. TSA, good stuff 🕵️

[@filminginc405]

How are the watercolor brushes after using the Inktense pencils? Do they clean up thoroughly? Because once the ink dries on the paper, it's permanent. I'd be concerned using an expensive brush.

[@MsVanorak]

If you had a Inktense crayons (oooooh yeah) you would have been able to put dainty washes in behind the stones for example. I leave mine in the tin and use them like a pan palette. Not huge to carry with you. Tempting?

[@yaragomesfariasamarante6515]

Muito bom! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🙏

[@lorenacarvalhodamasceno.5089]

Pencil of watercolour in Brazil is expensive. The best pencil to water colour is this italian? What are ? The best?

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

I'm not too sure what the best are - this is personal taste - but the best I have tried in my personal opinion are the Faber Castell Albrecht Drurer watercolour pencils....I think they are expensive everywhere though....

[@mikewadley2700]

What ink do you use in your fountain pen for sketching?

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Hi Mike, I use Platinum Carbon Ink, I love it, its very black and it dries quick(ish), its permanent and waterproof so perfect for painting watercolours over the top...I have an Amazon link to buy it in the video description if that helps :)

[@wernervannieuwenhove631]

No Aamzone in ZA?

[@ineste.c2655]

Los watercolour pencils permiten unos efectos maravillosos. Me gustan mucho. (^_^)

[@ARK-br3nt]

I would like to find these pencils in the United States

[@supme7558]

3:52 your not desalving all the picment

[@maria-ceciliapeon5776]

The noise does not allow 😒 to connect

[@johnartgallery347]

good

[@mielkteatea]

First!😎🌸

[@joanpringle-canning2834]

🤗🤗💖💖

[@herbalannie7707]

Nothing like a real brush.

[@worldthroughmyeyes8154]

-First...thank God u aren't using Rob Ross music! -I'll b returning 2 c more of ur videos.

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

😂😂😂

[@AbiNomac]

I wouldn’t be too concerned about not having Amazon. It is expensive

[@proficyink2114]

Sorry those are not watercolor pencils they are ink pencils that I absolutely love I have a few sets both pencils and blocks...

[@tarias_sketchy_adventures]

Hello - yes you’re right. I didn’t realise the difference at the time but I do now. However, they are pencils activated by water so I hope the demo is still relevant! I really enjoy these pencils too 😊 thanks for your comment

[@ChinchillaDeluxe]

Who told you that those are “watercolor pencils”? Those are “ink pencils”.

[@grammiejones77]

Not watercolor…it’s water soluble INK

[@womanofmystery24]

Inktense pencils are wonderful but the pigment is ink, not watercolor. It behaves quite differently in many respects.

[@kram9850]

watercolour pencils make no sense to me, you basically do double the work for the same effect

[@barefacedquestions]

The beginning stage of a watercolor pencil piece don't require as much thought and care as watercolor painting does, nor do you have to fill in every valley of the water because you're going to use brush to move the pigment around. So I'd say it comprises of 70% colored pencil work and 60% of watercolor painting. It's not double the work, plus it allows for more control, and I ended up with a less messy working surface. So it's worth it for me.