Watercolor Pencil, 3 Techniques I Play With: Welcome Beginners - Let's Create!

Watercolor pencils and How I use them... 3 techniques.
1) Color in your petal or shape, with the colors you like, wet your paintbrush, no drips, and wash over the colors, allow them to blend and swirl together, get creative maybe red and yellow to make orange! Save those white spaces :-)
2) Wet your Princeton 8 Velvetouch
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This is great when your traveling, especially with a water brushes. (SO HANDY and easy to travel with. no water wells needed!) bityl.co/M2Fy
3) Use your regular watercolors to paint your shapes, next, use your pencils to add details, viens in your petals, outline, whatever adds a little pop and interest!
Most of all have fun, play, see what you can create.
The watercolor pencils I purchased (years ago) are -
Castle watercolor pencils 72
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Smaller set to start with..
Castle watercolor pencils 24
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[@user-rs6bi5rq1f]

I’ve had my watercolor pencils for over a year…and Wa La found your video so now I will give them a try. Thank you

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Wonderful, I love when that happens, i've had mine for a decade probably and rarely use them. I'm always perusing my art supplies and sometimes find the funnest things I forgot I even had~ Happy playing friend!

[@rkkroeger1]

Thanks for your video! I just received my Artisto 72 watercolor pencils and I'm having a lot of fun with them. I like how they "melt" with the water so well. Thanks for the great ideas on how to use them.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Wonderful! They are a lot of fun arent they, I will be sharing a fun technique I use for another flower this week, Here is the ilnk to my com munity page where I share a photo of another flower I created with my watercolor pencils. www.youtube.com/@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy/community I thought was quite fun and will share soon~

[@tinaari88]

I bought water colour pencils last year but didn’t really know how to use them so seeing this picture and the title thought I would watch and have a go myself ! 🤙🏼👍🏻🙏🏼🇬🇧❤️Thank you this helped lots🙏🏼🙏🏼💯🙏🏼

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Glad it was helpful! Most of all play and have fun with them.. You may really end up liking them :-)

[@gloriamoline678]

Thanks for the demo. I do like the grainy look to the leaf.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Its an interesting affect isn't it. I don't use my color pencils so much and am always happy when I Find ways to play with them since they have sat in my art supplies for years! Happy playing friend!

[@sandythompson214]

Love to watch you painting, it always brings me joy. Thank you Debbie 😊

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

That makes me happy Sandy and why I do this. Happy painting firfend and most of all enjoy

[@bobbieschoss9782]

Thanks. The different techniques are very helpful…

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Wonderful, I'm glad it was helpful. Happy painting friend most of all have fun!

[@dianemcdonald3900]

Very beautiful flower and great techniques! Thanks!!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

My pleasure Im glad it was helpful!

[@annsimonsen3273]

Thank you so much. I think I like the brush to pencil technique better. Love my watercolors best. Hugs

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Hi Ann., Yes, I have played with the pencils a lot, and they just dont seem to hold my 8interest and attention as much. Maybe I need to play with them more! I do like adding them to my paintings for a bit of detail. I also like using my brush with my pencils to apply the color. Happy playing friend! xo

[@ligiacerqueira1721]

great tutorial! The watercolor pencils, so nice ...Thank you, my dear Debbie. 🌹🌹

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

My pleasure I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I really don’t use the pencil so much but it was fun to revisit them. I hope you give them a try as well. I’d love to know which technique you’d like best!

[@user-yp8lv2qg2s]

Loved your tutorial ❤️

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you, This is the flower I teach in my beginners in person workshops, Its such a fun simple flower. Athough we only use watercolors not pencils. I hope you had fun with all of the techniques~

[@lucymorrow7844]

I would love to know more about the pencils and how to draw with them, please and thank u

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I will put that on my list Lucy~ They are fun, and interesting to work with! Stay tuned :-)

[@beckyneemann7273]

How awesome! This is the exact set that I picked up but haven’t really used yet. Looking forward to getting off work so I can finish watching! ❤

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Hope you enjoy it! Play and have fun, I will be curious which technique you enjoy best! Happy painting and playing~

[@madeleinebuxton3255]

Il love the grainy look! It’s beautiful ❤️

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, very textured~ It was fun to play with them anyway. Happy creating friend,!

[@mmcohen166]

Debbie- you can create a palette of watercolor pencil on paper to use as a ‘glaze’ of sorts. The test swatch could be used to pick up color as a palette. You could even do a strip of water color rubbings and take with you on a trip! ;) Also.. if you work from the lightest part of the petal to the darkest you can get a softer looser look.

[@personalgrowthcourseskmf5443]

Great tips!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I did use to appreciate bringing them on trips using the second method because it was so much easier. Thanks for sharing your tips~

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Indeed

[@waymire01]

This is also a great way to make "paint with water" pages for kids.. color a palette for them either on a separate sheet of cardstock, or directly along the side of the page and they can simply use water to paint. Really cuts down on the mess.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

@@waymire01 yes! I think I mentioned that in the video how when my kids were little, I would buy them those little cards and what a great idea for gifts for our little ones thank you for bringing that up and sharing that let’s keep creating and sharing here together, and most of all having fun!

[@jimmychapman3594]

Thanks Deb, forgot all about my sets watercolor pencils. Gonna pull em out today!!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Wonderful! I uncovered mine recentlyt too~ You will have to say which technique you enjoyed most! Have fun

[@Ms1lonewolf]

Hi Debbie I mostly use the watercolor pencil for putting texture on my work instead of using a brush. You could use them for shadows also. So they do come in handy. Thank you 😊 . I just don't care for the separation of the colors. The pencils don't blend very well. Theres nothing like watercolors themselves. ❤. JK FLORIDA USA 🇺🇸

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I agree, I think if I practiced more I may be able to blend better, and blending light to dark also would be better, Next time! They are easy to travel with, much cleaner! Oh, and if you wet your brush and pick up the color from the pencils it acts like watercolors, and a much better flow and blend of colors. I think it was the third petal here I painted. Happy painting from California~

[@marytesta3003]

I have the Faber Castell duer(?) set, and they are fabulous. And open stock. They melt beautifully. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. We are having snow showers today, so this brightens my day!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Good to know you are the second person to bring up the Faber Castell.. I may have to give those a try~ Enjoy your beautiful snow!

[@bethcarroll5988]

Great! Thank you.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

You are very welcome. This is just my uses for the watercolor pencils. I may do a tutorial if I can find some hot pressed in my piles of supplies, it may react differently and spread better. I use a cold pressed 140 pound..

[@barryedgington6812]

Hi Debbie, so interesting how you can create fun colours with the watercolour pencils. Thank you. Helene

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I had these in my art cupboard for years! I used to use them when traveling because they are easy to pack, and clean. I hope you give them a try, they can be something different and fun!

[@mamtatrivedi4610]

Great ❤flower with a beautiful colour scheme ❤

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thank you so much 😊 I hope you will give these a try . I thought the color was perfect for fall. Happy paitning and have fun friend.

[@mamtatrivedi4610]

@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy Yes Debbie , the color is just perfect for fall...🥰❤️ I will surely attempt this...ur Christmas lights are also pending...but will do it for sure😊🎉💐🫱🏻‍🫲🏼👌🏻

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

@@mamtatrivedi4610 have fun! 🎨🌸🖌️

[@mamtatrivedi4610]

@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy ❤️🥰😘❣️

[@rosemarycodron2634]

I use watercolour pencils for texture. Dampen the area and then sandpaper the desired colour wherever.❤ blow of from dried areas. The pencil shavings will only stick to the wet section. Dont touch until dry. It looks great. I love your work and thank you for all demonstrations. I have learnt alot from you.❤

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Great reminder, I do remember seeing that before and thought it was so interesting~ Happy creating friend!

[@beckyneemann7273]

I think I would like the pencils most for adding details after regular watercolor…like veins on leaves or bark on trees etc. I also line the idea of using them in the car. I wonder if I sharpened mine and did a lighter steps of layers to get a pretty blend. But again, I think I prefer regular watercolor.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, they blended very well when I used a wet paintbrush to pick up paint directly off of the pencil, And details they are ok. I think I am not really a watercolor pencil girl! I did use them a lot when I was traveling and they were so easy to pack~ Happy epxloring and painting!

[@janicerobinson5286]

Thanks! I like playing with my Derwent watercolor pencils, but that flow-y effect isn’t present with those either. I’m watching this on Black Friday 2023. (I stayed home…did not get in the crowd.😊)

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Thanknyou so much Janice This will go right into my litte savings for paint! Happy creating friend!

[@annegreen6748]

I'M GOING TO TRY WITH MINE NOW :)

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

@@annegreen6748 exciting! Please let me know what you think, and most of all Play and have fun!

[@annegreen6748]

@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy I think I like "ordinary" paint better. The pencils are hard to get a smooth look on rough paper. I might use them occasionally for outlines - or not :D

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

@@annegreen6748 I think I agree with you Januce! I just love watercolors too much :) Like minds Happy painting friend, let’s keep creating 🖌️🎨❄️

[@rosemariecooke9616]

Pretty. I have the Faber Castell, they're great. I've also heard and noticed a less rough paper is better for pencil. As much as I like the Artisto pads I've found other paper better.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, you are probably true on that. I always use a cold press because I love that texture but I am sure using a hot press, the color pencils when you get them wet with blend much. I have tried so many papers in my workshops and for my videos and things and have found the Artisto be the best for myself for the price point, when I do something as a gift or a commission, I definitely use a arches or 100% cotton paper. Happy painting friend let’s keep having fun 🎨🌸🖌️

[@stacydietzler9321]

What other paper do you prefer? Thanks!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

@@stacydietzler9321 meeden 100% cotton is a great paper and it comes in a block form.. a little bit more than our Teo pads but I think worth the money if you want to level up just a bit MEEDEN 100% COTTON Paper Amazon Link amzn.to/3QpoVxW MEEDEN Direct Link - (For outside of US) Https://bityl.co/KHIO I hope that helps

[@dianawilson9326]

Great tutorial! I’m new to watercolors, I’m interested in making backgrounds and loose florals on fabric so I can embellish with treads, fibers, beads, etc. I love your daisy palette, where did you get it?

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

That is a gf of mine that makes them for me Here’s her link make sure you tell her you are a student of mine because she doesn’t always make them. (They are time consuming) You will love them and her CUSTOM - MIST CERAMICS - Pallette linkamzn.to/43ORDLG instagram.com/m.istceramics/?hl=en www.etsy.com/shop/Mistceramics

[@stacydietzler9321]

Great video Debbie! Appreciate you taking the time to create this video for us:-) The different techniques were so helpful and you’ve inspired me to start using the Faber Castell pencils I have. I wondered if we can erase the initial pencil sketch after using the watercolor pencils? What are your thoughts on outlining a sketch with watercolor pencils? I tried doing so with sketching lemons the other day and unfortunately it was so hard to see the lemon yellow outline and then I wasn’t sure how the outline would look once wet and moved on to another painting:-0 Not to be greedy or anything,;-) but you mentioned water brushes - that would be another helpful video to show us how to use those especially, when traveling or for plein air painting. Many thanks!

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos. Yes you absolutely I’ve said it. In some other videos can outline and draw with watercolor pencils and then once you paint in the drawing, the watercolor pencil will blend in. I’ve used so many water brushes but the meat and one I really love. amzn.to/45VTC1C Like with water color, I’ve typically found occasionally you can erase a little bit of the pencil marks, but not typically doable I hope this helps. Have fun. ! 🎨🌸🖌️

[@stacydietzler9321]

@@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy Thanks for sharing the links and good to know about erasing some pencil marks. I’m still trying to teach myself how to sketch along with paint which has been a fun challenge:-)

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, sketching was a lways a challenge for me, which is why I like to find familiar shapes, guidlines, as in my drawing playlist I use them for all of my florals and such. Made it so much easier for me. I am a lot more c onfident and comfortable now with sketching~ Happy creating friend!

[@LindaWhalen]

Does hot press paper make for a smoother and easier blending? Thanks for tutorial. Very interesting

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes absolutely , indontnusenhot press because Inlike texture in my paintings and can’t control my watercolors as well on hot press it’s much smoother and flows more. It’s just preference . I’ve used hot press for decades. I think it would be fun with watercolor pencils! Have fun with this!

[@lydiangeline]

Thank you for the video. Trying this now. How hard should I press with the pencil?

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

That will depend on the paper your using, you can press hard or light, it will modify the amount of watercolor pencil and the vibrance of the color the more you press. Play with both light and moderate pressure see which you prefer.

[@deirdrelewis1454]

I think it’s the same as anything else…you get what you pay for. If you can afford Faber Castell or Caran Dache, they will blend effortlessly. Pretty much anything else won’t. I have a small set of Lyra which I usually sketch with and then paint over or use to add extra details. Like yours, they don’t really look that good on their own since you can always see the pencil strokes and they leave some texture.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes that certainly could be, I mostly just play with these, I have not tried the Faber Castell, although I will say these were not necessarily cheap.. As you said you just never know~ Fun to play with though :-)

[@catherineatkinson1729]

It seems like you really have to work hard to put the color on the paper. I think I would prefer a softer pencil or tube paint.

[@DebbieWalkerArtmadeeasy]

Yes, thats typically why I just use my watercolors, I dont have the patience! lol I do like the second technique, it seemed to be the closest to using watercolors for me. Happy creating friend!