Try something that's easily within your drawing ability when you first get Derwent Inktense. ", "As a professional artist I use a lot of supplies and I've been shopping at Jerry's since 1996! robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on September 10, 2009: Leslie, thank you! I've done 23 so far and then 77 more to go, it's just about pushing to get them done robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on May 16, 2009: Purr thank you! I trusted I'd be able to paint around different color areas even if I wanted a soft blurry edge into the next one, but I didn't want those dark gray shadows blurring into the golden wash dark areas away from the shadows. This is a joy if you want control of your watermedia. THANK YOU!!! Then I moved on to my first stage of wet effects. Ari purrs at you and sheds Cat Hairs of Inspiration on you. I may use this on my still life.. thanks for the info those were the ones I was going to buy next (or a 24 set of Pablos or more Lyras) - I thought The Outliner WAS going to be ink black and am sooo disappointed that its just graphite - although I am really liking the look of sketches done with 6B or even 8B graphite with white prismacolor (or lyra or polycolor) over top. Within a color area, start by washing the lightest part of that stem or leaf or petal first. I just got used to "play it where it lays" in sketching. It contains 12 highly lightfast Inktense paint pans, a mini water brush, a sponge, and five mixing areas. Everything you do with these is only a mistake when it's not the effect you want. It also created the soft edges to the shadows I wanted, as color migrated out from the rich shadow area into that swish of wet color next to it. Haven't tried them on paper but use them on fine count cotton fabric. I have also been lucky enough to go to a workshop day for Inktense pencils at the Derwent factory in the lake district. They are just the materials that I personally like to use. First washes on the stem and background of the Amaryllis. I used watercolor & WC pencil over it later. I dropped back to 30 and declared it done because my moving to Arkansas just went into high gear, I'll have too many days when I have no time to write to want to drop it for a week and go back to it. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Here's an example of my latest Inktense painting. You can paint anywhere with the Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set. Have you tried them on fabric? The washes of vivid color can be applied without dissolving the previously dried layers of paint. I share my art, my visual journal,and my passions. 
I've been using the Derwent and Prismacolor watercolor pencils in my mixed media, but not always happy with the results. Sign up with your email address to receive a notification when something new is posted to the blog. Derwent uses the Blue Wool test (ISO 105) to evaluate lightfastness. I love the Derwent brand too, not withstanding that I was born and have lived for the whole of my 60 years in the beautiful English Lake District - home of the Derwent company. Welcome!
For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. So treat anything you do with Derwent Inktense as if you're inking, and you'll be fine. I still had to lift the brush away fast once in a while and clean it on a bit of paper towel because I'd touched the edge of a red petal or shadow while doing the background and was about to pull the wrong color out into that irregular varied wash of the background.
Inktense can be layered and keep colours vivid. It worked great.
Thank you for the great article on using Derwent Inktense Pencils! Painting around my signature was particularly hard, and I didn't get it perfect. Then let me know! Robert A. Sloan. Test it and wash, or try a fabric medium or aloe and then wash. What is the difference, if any, between the Derwent Inktense Wash pencils and the regular Derwent Inktense pencils? Michaels and the Michaels logo and other trademarks and logos used on this site are owned or licensed by Michaels Stores, Inc. All rights reserved. robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on February 01, 2012: Wow, thank you for all the wonderful comments on this article! If you have any thoughts on using on fabrics, I would love to hear it! This is a good thing. The set also comes with a dark plum instead of a standard violet. Also, these watercolor paints are resistant to water and lifting once dry, I got them purposefully for this to paint postcards. I loved how it looked as I scanned it and seriously considered not doing anything more with it. I recently purchased the full 72 set and still love them apart from one thing the range of colours is slightly disappointing. They are a lot stronger than any watercolours I've ever used. I will be watching and hopefully creating with the articles by my side. Just like ink! ", "I draw, paint, sculpt & carve. Inktense colors are considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set - Open palette showing 12 colors shown with package adjacent, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Collection Tin Sets. tube of Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor, Chromium Black with a $45 purchase of Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor! I'll certainly try the Inktense, and follow some of your directions when I experiment. This Inktense paint pan travel set from Derwent creates vibrant and intense ink-like color, which remains fixed once dried. The Outliner doesn't. This goes for watercolor pencils, pastels, and colored pencils used so heavily the strokes vanish to make it look like an oil painting too.
It's not ink black for hard stained-glass-looking outlines, which would be nice and I wish they'd do that as a variation on it. oil pastel or plain ole crayons would be nice resist as well as the Outliner. Just get all the primaries into it and keep varying the amounts till it comes out right. However, Derwent has recently announced that it is releasing a second set of the Inktense Paint Pans with 12 different colors including a scarlet and a fuchsia, though no bright violet, but for now it only appears to be available in the UK.
What do you suggest as the best for flesh tone?? Eric M. Scott, 510 South 9th Street, Purcellville, VA, 20132, Materials Monday: Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set. But it didn't come out too bad, and I managed to keep that intelligible. Like most artists I dont just use one type or brand of a particular material, and I have different brands, often for different purposes. So this makes for a quick sketch-and-color method for using Inktense, especially if you're doing this plein air and really don't want to spend a lot of time on the piece before getting a good bright color rendering of what's in front of you. Does anyone have any information on how UV resistant they are? Yes, that was deliberate and isn't a mistake. Very few lights and many of the hues are so close to each other that the difference is barely discernible. That'd produce a textureless colored pencil painting. View Full Shipping Policy and Pricing , If your Michaels.com purchase does not meet your satisfaction, you may return it within two months (60 days) of purchase. Unlike traditional watercolor, Inktense washes can be painted over without liquefying the previously dried layers. Try the six-pack if you find it, the small sets in Derwent products have very well chosen colors for mixing and I wind up using them for take-along pencils. Overall, Im quite pleased, and they have announced that they are releasing a second set with different selection of colors. It seemed to have enough tooth that it would work. Great service. I have a pad of Yupo and I've considered trying it with colored pencil. First, I must say that technically, these paints are not watercolor paints, just as the Inktense pencils are not watercolor pencils. If you want a light color, don't use a lot of the pencil at all.
I find this gives me better control of the colour and eliminates harsh lines that are sometimes hard to remove. This meant water saturated the outer looser edge and overlapped the last bits of gold that I hadn't wetted because I was so careful going around it. To return an item (excluding sample products), the item must be new, unused and in its original packaging. Its amazing how life gets busy, but its back today. Flesh tones are best described with a very thin wash of a reddish brown like Burnt Sienna. Thank you for such an informative Hub on the Inktense. Free 5 ml.
https://www.michaels.com/derwent-inktense-paint-pan-travel-set/10598755.html, I had read about these and satisfied with outcomes, These are highly pigmented and will not lift once dry unlike watercoolors. Please contact Customer Service for information about purchasing this product. Made with the same unique formula used in Inktense pencils and blocks, Inktense Paint Pans deliver vibrant, intense color that's fixed once dry. Wayne Tully from Hull City United Kingdom on May 22, 2009: This is a great example of the Inktense range, I think that these pens are great, I've used them a couple of times now and the results most times look better than actual traditional watercolours painted with brushes. I found your write-up extremely helpful! Experiment with the ones in your set with a very light tonal layer and then wash them out, or pull color from the end of the pencil till you have enough water to get the highlight color. Sometime between 2004 and now, Derwent, an art supply company whose laboratories are full of evil scientists bent on soaking up every last dime of my spending money, kept up their mysterious practice of predicting when I'd have some spending money and creating new types of pencils that no other company on Earth has. I have the full range of the Derwent Studio, watercolor pencils and some Colorsoft. But I want it as water resistant and UV resistant as it can be.
on November 29, 2009: Thanks that's great information. I am so glad this is at my disposal now when I need it. Affordable outstanding discounts & better paints! They arent available everywhere, but they can be ordered online. Derwent's Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set contains the same unique Inktense formulation found in their pencil and block ranges. The pigments deliver vibrant, concentrated color that's fixed once dry. ), Amaryllis, 4" x 6" in Derwent Inktense on cold press watercolor paper, by Robert A. Sloan. Unlike most sensible artists, I did not sketch in graphite first to know where everything is. Lightfastness refers to the chemical stability of a pigment under long exposure to light. Wow! Though the plum is great for blending into the blues and using as a complement to the yellow and the ochre, I again have gotten into these pink and purple color schemes, and Id love a brighter violet.
Different for every writer which one but it's very doable.
Welcome to the home for all my musings, meanderings, and ramblings. Yes, Red Oxide toned with Willow will come out beautiful. Can be used anywhere. Robert A. Sloan is a San Francisco-based science fiction writer, art writer, art teacher, artist, artisan, and Renaissance man. Shasta Matova from USA on February 05, 2012: I am back. I'm hooked on Jerry's! The only reason I get bright, fully saturated watercolors now is that I finally figured out how much to overdo it when mixing a wash so that when it dries, it fades to exactly the intensity I want. Yhanks to all for the tips.
I could have done a preliminary sketch to have that outline perfect and know where to fill in the background. Perhaps you should include an ebay or amazon link to the product in your hub? I haven't tried it but I don't think it would hurt them! JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. I'm going to have to try them. Thanks! Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.
It will leave a light stain but that can be painted over it. I use them for all sorts. How to Make Resin Art: It's easier than you think! I was experimenting with it last nightand kind of mixing a bit or red and yellow and brown on the margin of the picture. 2022 Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A scale of 1-8 is obtained, with values of 6 or higher being considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. Derwent Inktense Watercolor Paints 12 Pan Travel Set. Very informative and useful. Just like ink! You can't lift Inktense. Shasta Matova from USA on February 04, 2012: These are great - I have these pencils and am going to bring them out to play with t hem some more! That can look funny unless it's the effect you want. Measures 5-3/4" x 3" x 3/4" when closed. Please note that the contents may be substituted at any time with a product equal or superior to that specified. I actually bought extra Outliners because they work well with other watermedia and watercolor pencils.
You can draw with them like any Sketch & Wash or watercolor pencils, then apply a wet brush, and the color will dissolve into liquid paint that you can swish around and put where you want using watermedia techniques. Highly reccomend! At this stage, I had a perfect tonal drawing in color. I get what I need at the lowest prices", "I'm grateful for the high-quality resources that Jerry's provides". I also do ink sketching without penciling under it. If your watercolor pencil or watercolor paintings are too pale and wishy-washy, one of the biggest ways to get around it is to just abandon watercolor pencils in favor of Derwent Inktense. Orders placed by 11:00 AM Central Time using second day or next day will ship the same day. Unlike traditional watercolor, washes of vivid paint can be applied without dissolving previously dried layers.
Inktense are fun, have a go and see if you like them. Well Done. If I had signed this with the Outliner, it would not have blurred at all. Here's my simple plein air oil painting equipment list: Cheap Joe's 2 Minute Art Tips - Painting with Julie. Having just started with Inktense, I found this article very helpful. The "off" amount and percentage simply signifies the calculated difference between the seller-provided price for the item elsewhere and the seller's price on eBay. EXCLUSIONS: Great Buy items; clearance; doorbusters; MichaelsPro Packs; custom framing; beverages & candy; books & magazines; gift cards; LEGO; sewing machines; craft technology & accessories; Cricut, Silhouette; Christmas trees. I'll go check out some of your hubs. When dry, they do erase about as well as other colored pencils. my fav art medium, so far. Really helpful article, Robert. If I meant to use that method on this, I'd probably have taken white or cream or light pinks to the lighter areas and layered them before trying a colorless blender. The color stays within the parameters of the aloe Vera and blends very well that way. This kit includes 12 extremely lightfast Inktense half pans, a mini waterbrush, a sponge, and a mixing palette with five wells. Shop All Painting and Painting Accessories, Shop All Canvas, Linen, and Painting Surfaces.
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Michaels and the Michaels logo and other trademarks and logos used on this site are owned or licensed by Michaels Stores, Inc. All rights reserved. I've replied to a couple of them in the discussion but here's a big thanks to everyone who just shared their experience and enjoyed it. IS THERE OTHER INKTENSE TUTORIALS OR INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS? I use it like Watercolor but it's permanent when dry & I draw over top with colored pencil, pen or other media. I have experience with prismacolor so it is nice to know that this can transfer over while I play with and experiment with this new medium. fun to put over tissue collage and see it creep under the tissue for one of a kind designs. Thank you. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Incidentally, the packs of six are great for just putting a few colored pencils in your pocket for hiking and rambles. Thanks for writing this hub, pal. Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. We've directed you here based on your current location. Give it a try and maybe test it in a sunny window - cover half of a test swatch with cardboard and use the UV spray, then tape the whole thing into a sunny window. What sort of suggestions do you have?? And so it goes with watercolor paint. They can be created even with the bright colors, using an orange or just a touch of Poppy Red into Sun Yellow with an even smaller amount of Blue will create a skin tone by mixing. I have one of the sets now Those are intense! It also erases like a regular pencil. Very pigmented and beautiful colors. robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on December 01, 2009: I think you'll be happily surprised by Inktense. You've gotten far enough now that you've got momentum and sometimes it goes very fast with some topics. Really great set awesome for travel or painting on the couch. Question: I have read several articles about using Inktense pencils on a fabric medium or aloe anywhere from full strength to 50/50 with water. Its lots of fun to mix the colours on the fabric then add the liquid. There's another secret to Derwent Inktense ink pencils that I didn't use in this painting, but I'll show you the finish again and explain it since that could've made this mistake entirely avoidable. I have ordered a set and plan on trying some painting on fabric with them and then outlining by thread painting with a sewing machine. (It's a painting if the whole thing is washed and all the color dissolved to turn it into a painting. Valid Online. Today I'm doing lots of art articles and just grabbing cool finished pieces to write about, so I should get in lots of new Hubs on technique.
Exclusions subject to change. Thank you for making it informative and easy to follow. You're amazing! I love their colors and innovative pencils.
You are right to say that Derwent are fairly new to the watercolour market, but the pencil company itself has been going in Keswick since 1832 (under various names throughout the years), and they are surely the experts in the pencil and coloured pencil field - they know everything there is to know about this medium so it isn't surprising that their labs are so innovative. Sherbet Lemon, Bright Orange, Cherry, Fuchsia, Violet, Navy Blue, Turquoise, Ionian Green, Hookers Green, Red Oxide, Payne's Grey, Antique White, Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set Color Chart, Derwent_Inktense_Boat Scene Materials List and Outline, Derwent-Inktense Horse Chestnut by Julia Woning Step by Step, Derwent_Inktense Peacock Materials List and Outline Sheets, Derwent_Inktense_Kingfisher_Materials_List_&_Outline, Derwent-Inktense and Metallic Goldfish Step by Step, Inktense paint presents pre-mixed colous in a palette combination that artists need, Make custom shades by mixing colors together or adding more water. Inktense colors are considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. This is the price (excluding shipping and handling fees) a seller has provided at which the same item, or one that is nearly identical to it, is being offered for sale or has been offered for sale in the recent past. I really should've waited till the background was done and dry before signing it. That will come in handy for highlights. I've had them for a while and had a little trouble using them. We are dedicated to you, the artist! Do you like shiny and glossy things like Julie does? I sure could use some pointers as I am eager to get going. It is suitable for use on paper and fabric for a wide range of fine art and craft projects.
It's the same painting I posted above. Space saving palette design features a removable lid contaning 5 large mixing wells. So mixing a very VERY thin wash of bright orange-cast yellow to wash over the highlights on skin, then mixing a VERY thin wash of Violet to go over the shadow areas will make skin tones look more natural - on a reddish brown tonal base. They mix very well with acrylic folk art type of paint. So if you are looking for a compact and inexpensive set of lightfast paints, the Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set might be just the thing. What is your opinion? It's a beautiful style in itself or has the potential for many beautiful styles. I started sketching lightly, and where I got a line wrong, I just moved the rest of the lines to cover that faint light bit with more color. They make more different varieties of pencil than any other company I've heard of, and any time I want something else, Derwent tempts me with a new must-have pencil that doesn't exist in any other lineup. If you have any questions related to the pricing and/or discount offered in a particular listing, please contact the seller for that listing. ", "My go-to place to buy quality art supplies. Congrats! Subscribe and receive coupon specials, great promos & VIP offers! Tips, tricks, thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum. One of the main highlights of the Inktense paint pans is price. Watercolor comes out so bright on Yupo that it would be very similar using Inktense or watercolor pencils. I also really liked the humor in it. Now I am going to search for anything else you have written because I really like your style. I love using watercolor paint in my journal and in my mixed media art, and Ive already shared my enthusiasm for the inexpensive Prang semi-moist watercolors. This can be modified with other colors, either muted colors or directly using brights like orange or violet in small amounts. The set comes with a small water brush and a sponge, neither of which I use. Refill pans and waterbrushes sold separately. One possible style is to do most of your tonal work with the Outliner, treating it like a pencil drawing, then scrape shavings off the Inktense pencils into palette cups and add plenty of water to make thin light ink washes, paint them in with a watercolor brush and watch the soft colors mingle when shading an area with hue differences and stop short of any strong hard Outliner lines. I definitely think your examples would inspire a lot of people to buy and try them! Something went wrong. Thank You. This dry tonal drawing is the same as any dry tonal drawing done with a soft pencil. I have other brands and did not really pay much attention to Derwent until recently and I fell hard for them. Because the cold press paper has peaks and valleys on its surface, the strokes break up, and white flecks show except where I put lots and lots of medium to heavy layers. Bring a colorful new dimension to all of your water media art with the new Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set! I wanted to let you know that I have published a hub about the favorite hubs I have read this week, and I have included this hub on it. The only real issue that I have with the paint is the selection of the colors, and its really more a matter of personal taste. Lynsey Hart from Lanarkshire on January 28, 2014: Great hub, think I'll be investing in a set! Sketch the key points and/or outlines with the Outliner, scribble a little color in between the lines, wash each color area separately and the Outliner lines will become a barrier to keep the thin wash of green from going over into the red and making brown. But if you don't draw that way, by all means, get a putty eraser (UK) aka kneaded eraser (USA) because Derwent Inktense erase about as well as other colored pencils (colour pencils), and if you go lightly, you can clean off a line completely with a putty eraser and some patience. It helps to squish it down and peel it off rather than rub on it; rubbing sometimes grinds color in but lifting and peeling pulls it right off. item 1 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 2 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc, item 3 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc (1512), item 4 Derwent Inktense Paint Set - #01 - 12 Pieces, item 5 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 6 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 7 Derwent Inktense Paint 12 Pan Palette #1, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 15 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 93 product ratings, 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 69 product ratings, 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 41 product ratings, 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 110 product ratings. That makes a stippled effect that's beautiful just as it is, which is why I thought of this as a perfect tonal drawing in itself. All you can do is cover it with something opaque or change what's around it to make it look good. Thanks for such an educational article Robert ! They seemed more intense than some of the other watercolor pencils, though don't quite get the insane super-intensity of Inktense they're closer. Thats 30 years worth of trying it all. I save a lot of money", "A large selection of unusual and best performing items seldom available from other companies. I have a set of 24 of these and did not know how to properly use the outliner that's really neat that it is for resist. I think these things are pretty permanent, but I could be wrong. HOW DO YOU PAINT A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH INKTENSE PENCILS? I was wondering about the colourfast of them? I was afraid to put any wash on it at all because I could ruin it and lose how beautiful this version came out. Though the set has your basic colors, I wish that it had a crimson or a magenta. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Watercolor Paint, Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. If you did a little broken speckled line with the Outliner it won't dissolve, it'll stay there. I also considered taking a Derwent Blender to it to scrub all the colors together dry. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Top picked items. Unlike traditional watercolor, Inktense washes can be painted over without liquefying the previously dried layers. It's a drawing if any part of it still looks like a drawing. View Full Return Policy . ", "I am a constant customer and "recommender". Inspired by the HBO Series, "Painting with John", Julie reveals the benefits of occasional sessions of meditative painting while sharing a couple of funny stories. It's a waterproof graphite pencil.
The mark you make will stay there unless it's erased. Economical and Student Watercolor Pan Sets, Shop American Journey Artists' Watercolor, ShopWinsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Tubes. This includes reflected color. Will be heading out to the art store tomorrow to pick up as many colors as I can. Answer: I haven't used them on fabric, have seen it done well, so play with it. Hours Temporarily Suspended Store Hours Differ - Click Here. The color range is not what I would have chosen but it's OK for a plein air paint kit. Get the latest on trends, deals and promotions. Try a normal HB pencil this way. Paint Pan Travel Set - This pocket set is ideal for travel with everything you need to paint on the go. Inktense paint is watersoluble and a waterbrush is included, Ideal for use on paper and fabric, the Inktense paint set is portable and pocket sized so you can easily paint while out and about. A little goes a long way. I was proud of this one. But you go! Some how, Its been nearly a month since I last posted a Materials Monday. Free Shipping on Orders $50+, No Promo Code Required. "I have been a loyal customer..it has been a 15 year relationship now. I am just soooo thrilled that you have this initiative to continue on with these articles. I can see these are going to be a great addition to my four or five other sets of watercolour pencils as they have qiute different properties.cool. I have found a light wash of red oxide covered with willow makes a great skin tone.
I've been using the Derwent and Prismacolor watercolor pencils in my mixed media, but not always happy with the results. Sign up with your email address to receive a notification when something new is posted to the blog. Derwent uses the Blue Wool test (ISO 105) to evaluate lightfastness. I love the Derwent brand too, not withstanding that I was born and have lived for the whole of my 60 years in the beautiful English Lake District - home of the Derwent company. Welcome!
For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. So treat anything you do with Derwent Inktense as if you're inking, and you'll be fine. I still had to lift the brush away fast once in a while and clean it on a bit of paper towel because I'd touched the edge of a red petal or shadow while doing the background and was about to pull the wrong color out into that irregular varied wash of the background.
Inktense can be layered and keep colours vivid. It worked great.
Thank you for the great article on using Derwent Inktense Pencils! Painting around my signature was particularly hard, and I didn't get it perfect. Then let me know! Robert A. Sloan. Test it and wash, or try a fabric medium or aloe and then wash. What is the difference, if any, between the Derwent Inktense Wash pencils and the regular Derwent Inktense pencils? Michaels and the Michaels logo and other trademarks and logos used on this site are owned or licensed by Michaels Stores, Inc. All rights reserved. robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on February 01, 2012: Wow, thank you for all the wonderful comments on this article! If you have any thoughts on using on fabrics, I would love to hear it! This is a good thing. The set also comes with a dark plum instead of a standard violet. Also, these watercolor paints are resistant to water and lifting once dry, I got them purposefully for this to paint postcards. I loved how it looked as I scanned it and seriously considered not doing anything more with it. I recently purchased the full 72 set and still love them apart from one thing the range of colours is slightly disappointing. They are a lot stronger than any watercolours I've ever used. I will be watching and hopefully creating with the articles by my side. Just like ink! ", "I draw, paint, sculpt & carve. Inktense colors are considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set - Open palette showing 12 colors shown with package adjacent, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Collection Tin Sets. tube of Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor, Chromium Black with a $45 purchase of Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor! I'll certainly try the Inktense, and follow some of your directions when I experiment. This Inktense paint pan travel set from Derwent creates vibrant and intense ink-like color, which remains fixed once dried. The Outliner doesn't. This goes for watercolor pencils, pastels, and colored pencils used so heavily the strokes vanish to make it look like an oil painting too. It's not ink black for hard stained-glass-looking outlines, which would be nice and I wish they'd do that as a variation on it. oil pastel or plain ole crayons would be nice resist as well as the Outliner. Just get all the primaries into it and keep varying the amounts till it comes out right. However, Derwent has recently announced that it is releasing a second set of the Inktense Paint Pans with 12 different colors including a scarlet and a fuchsia, though no bright violet, but for now it only appears to be available in the UK.
What do you suggest as the best for flesh tone?? Eric M. Scott, 510 South 9th Street, Purcellville, VA, 20132, Materials Monday: Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set. But it didn't come out too bad, and I managed to keep that intelligible. Like most artists I dont just use one type or brand of a particular material, and I have different brands, often for different purposes. So this makes for a quick sketch-and-color method for using Inktense, especially if you're doing this plein air and really don't want to spend a lot of time on the piece before getting a good bright color rendering of what's in front of you. Does anyone have any information on how UV resistant they are? Yes, that was deliberate and isn't a mistake. Very few lights and many of the hues are so close to each other that the difference is barely discernible. That'd produce a textureless colored pencil painting. View Full Shipping Policy and Pricing , If your Michaels.com purchase does not meet your satisfaction, you may return it within two months (60 days) of purchase. Unlike traditional watercolor, Inktense washes can be painted over without liquefying the previously dried layers. Try the six-pack if you find it, the small sets in Derwent products have very well chosen colors for mixing and I wind up using them for take-along pencils. Overall, Im quite pleased, and they have announced that they are releasing a second set with different selection of colors. It seemed to have enough tooth that it would work. Great service. I have a pad of Yupo and I've considered trying it with colored pencil. First, I must say that technically, these paints are not watercolor paints, just as the Inktense pencils are not watercolor pencils. If you want a light color, don't use a lot of the pencil at all.
I find this gives me better control of the colour and eliminates harsh lines that are sometimes hard to remove. This meant water saturated the outer looser edge and overlapped the last bits of gold that I hadn't wetted because I was so careful going around it. To return an item (excluding sample products), the item must be new, unused and in its original packaging. Its amazing how life gets busy, but its back today. Flesh tones are best described with a very thin wash of a reddish brown like Burnt Sienna. Thank you for such an informative Hub on the Inktense. Free 5 ml.
https://www.michaels.com/derwent-inktense-paint-pan-travel-set/10598755.html, I had read about these and satisfied with outcomes, These are highly pigmented and will not lift once dry unlike watercoolors. Please contact Customer Service for information about purchasing this product. Made with the same unique formula used in Inktense pencils and blocks, Inktense Paint Pans deliver vibrant, intense color that's fixed once dry. Wayne Tully from Hull City United Kingdom on May 22, 2009: This is a great example of the Inktense range, I think that these pens are great, I've used them a couple of times now and the results most times look better than actual traditional watercolours painted with brushes. I found your write-up extremely helpful! Experiment with the ones in your set with a very light tonal layer and then wash them out, or pull color from the end of the pencil till you have enough water to get the highlight color. Sometime between 2004 and now, Derwent, an art supply company whose laboratories are full of evil scientists bent on soaking up every last dime of my spending money, kept up their mysterious practice of predicting when I'd have some spending money and creating new types of pencils that no other company on Earth has. I have the full range of the Derwent Studio, watercolor pencils and some Colorsoft. But I want it as water resistant and UV resistant as it can be.
on November 29, 2009: Thanks that's great information. I am so glad this is at my disposal now when I need it. Affordable outstanding discounts & better paints! They arent available everywhere, but they can be ordered online. Derwent's Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set contains the same unique Inktense formulation found in their pencil and block ranges. The pigments deliver vibrant, concentrated color that's fixed once dry. ), Amaryllis, 4" x 6" in Derwent Inktense on cold press watercolor paper, by Robert A. Sloan. Unlike most sensible artists, I did not sketch in graphite first to know where everything is. Lightfastness refers to the chemical stability of a pigment under long exposure to light. Wow! Though the plum is great for blending into the blues and using as a complement to the yellow and the ochre, I again have gotten into these pink and purple color schemes, and Id love a brighter violet.
Different for every writer which one but it's very doable.
Welcome to the home for all my musings, meanderings, and ramblings. Yes, Red Oxide toned with Willow will come out beautiful. Can be used anywhere. Robert A. Sloan is a San Francisco-based science fiction writer, art writer, art teacher, artist, artisan, and Renaissance man. Shasta Matova from USA on February 05, 2012: I am back. I'm hooked on Jerry's! The only reason I get bright, fully saturated watercolors now is that I finally figured out how much to overdo it when mixing a wash so that when it dries, it fades to exactly the intensity I want. Yhanks to all for the tips.
I could have done a preliminary sketch to have that outline perfect and know where to fill in the background. Perhaps you should include an ebay or amazon link to the product in your hub? I haven't tried it but I don't think it would hurt them! JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. I'm going to have to try them. Thanks! Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.
It will leave a light stain but that can be painted over it. I use them for all sorts. How to Make Resin Art: It's easier than you think! I was experimenting with it last nightand kind of mixing a bit or red and yellow and brown on the margin of the picture. 2022 Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A scale of 1-8 is obtained, with values of 6 or higher being considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. Derwent Inktense Watercolor Paints 12 Pan Travel Set. Very informative and useful. Just like ink! You can't lift Inktense. Shasta Matova from USA on February 04, 2012: These are great - I have these pencils and am going to bring them out to play with t hem some more! That can look funny unless it's the effect you want. Measures 5-3/4" x 3" x 3/4" when closed. Please note that the contents may be substituted at any time with a product equal or superior to that specified. I actually bought extra Outliners because they work well with other watermedia and watercolor pencils.
You can draw with them like any Sketch & Wash or watercolor pencils, then apply a wet brush, and the color will dissolve into liquid paint that you can swish around and put where you want using watermedia techniques. Highly reccomend! At this stage, I had a perfect tonal drawing in color. I get what I need at the lowest prices", "I'm grateful for the high-quality resources that Jerry's provides". I also do ink sketching without penciling under it. If your watercolor pencil or watercolor paintings are too pale and wishy-washy, one of the biggest ways to get around it is to just abandon watercolor pencils in favor of Derwent Inktense. Orders placed by 11:00 AM Central Time using second day or next day will ship the same day. Unlike traditional watercolor, washes of vivid paint can be applied without dissolving previously dried layers.
Inktense are fun, have a go and see if you like them. Well Done. If I had signed this with the Outliner, it would not have blurred at all. Here's my simple plein air oil painting equipment list: Cheap Joe's 2 Minute Art Tips - Painting with Julie. Having just started with Inktense, I found this article very helpful. The "off" amount and percentage simply signifies the calculated difference between the seller-provided price for the item elsewhere and the seller's price on eBay. EXCLUSIONS: Great Buy items; clearance; doorbusters; MichaelsPro Packs; custom framing; beverages & candy; books & magazines; gift cards; LEGO; sewing machines; craft technology & accessories; Cricut, Silhouette; Christmas trees. I'll go check out some of your hubs. When dry, they do erase about as well as other colored pencils. my fav art medium, so far. Really helpful article, Robert. If I meant to use that method on this, I'd probably have taken white or cream or light pinks to the lighter areas and layered them before trying a colorless blender. The color stays within the parameters of the aloe Vera and blends very well that way. This kit includes 12 extremely lightfast Inktense half pans, a mini waterbrush, a sponge, and a mixing palette with five wells. Shop All Painting and Painting Accessories, Shop All Canvas, Linen, and Painting Surfaces.
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Michaels and the Michaels logo and other trademarks and logos used on this site are owned or licensed by Michaels Stores, Inc. All rights reserved. I've replied to a couple of them in the discussion but here's a big thanks to everyone who just shared their experience and enjoyed it. IS THERE OTHER INKTENSE TUTORIALS OR INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS? I use it like Watercolor but it's permanent when dry & I draw over top with colored pencil, pen or other media. I have experience with prismacolor so it is nice to know that this can transfer over while I play with and experiment with this new medium. fun to put over tissue collage and see it creep under the tissue for one of a kind designs. Thank you. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Incidentally, the packs of six are great for just putting a few colored pencils in your pocket for hiking and rambles. Thanks for writing this hub, pal. Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. We've directed you here based on your current location. Give it a try and maybe test it in a sunny window - cover half of a test swatch with cardboard and use the UV spray, then tape the whole thing into a sunny window. What sort of suggestions do you have?? And so it goes with watercolor paint. They can be created even with the bright colors, using an orange or just a touch of Poppy Red into Sun Yellow with an even smaller amount of Blue will create a skin tone by mixing. I have one of the sets now Those are intense! It also erases like a regular pencil. Very pigmented and beautiful colors. robertsloan2 (author) from San Francisco, CA on December 01, 2009: I think you'll be happily surprised by Inktense. You've gotten far enough now that you've got momentum and sometimes it goes very fast with some topics. Really great set awesome for travel or painting on the couch. Question: I have read several articles about using Inktense pencils on a fabric medium or aloe anywhere from full strength to 50/50 with water. Its lots of fun to mix the colours on the fabric then add the liquid. There's another secret to Derwent Inktense ink pencils that I didn't use in this painting, but I'll show you the finish again and explain it since that could've made this mistake entirely avoidable. I have ordered a set and plan on trying some painting on fabric with them and then outlining by thread painting with a sewing machine. (It's a painting if the whole thing is washed and all the color dissolved to turn it into a painting. Valid Online. Today I'm doing lots of art articles and just grabbing cool finished pieces to write about, so I should get in lots of new Hubs on technique.
Exclusions subject to change. Thank you for making it informative and easy to follow. You're amazing! I love their colors and innovative pencils.
You are right to say that Derwent are fairly new to the watercolour market, but the pencil company itself has been going in Keswick since 1832 (under various names throughout the years), and they are surely the experts in the pencil and coloured pencil field - they know everything there is to know about this medium so it isn't surprising that their labs are so innovative. Sherbet Lemon, Bright Orange, Cherry, Fuchsia, Violet, Navy Blue, Turquoise, Ionian Green, Hookers Green, Red Oxide, Payne's Grey, Antique White, Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set Color Chart, Derwent_Inktense_Boat Scene Materials List and Outline, Derwent-Inktense Horse Chestnut by Julia Woning Step by Step, Derwent_Inktense Peacock Materials List and Outline Sheets, Derwent_Inktense_Kingfisher_Materials_List_&_Outline, Derwent-Inktense and Metallic Goldfish Step by Step, Inktense paint presents pre-mixed colous in a palette combination that artists need, Make custom shades by mixing colors together or adding more water. Inktense colors are considered to be highly lightfast and, under museum conditions, will not fade for 100+ years. This is the price (excluding shipping and handling fees) a seller has provided at which the same item, or one that is nearly identical to it, is being offered for sale or has been offered for sale in the recent past. I really should've waited till the background was done and dry before signing it. That will come in handy for highlights. I've had them for a while and had a little trouble using them. We are dedicated to you, the artist! Do you like shiny and glossy things like Julie does? I sure could use some pointers as I am eager to get going. It is suitable for use on paper and fabric for a wide range of fine art and craft projects.
It's the same painting I posted above. Space saving palette design features a removable lid contaning 5 large mixing wells. So mixing a very VERY thin wash of bright orange-cast yellow to wash over the highlights on skin, then mixing a VERY thin wash of Violet to go over the shadow areas will make skin tones look more natural - on a reddish brown tonal base. They mix very well with acrylic folk art type of paint. So if you are looking for a compact and inexpensive set of lightfast paints, the Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set might be just the thing. What is your opinion? It's a beautiful style in itself or has the potential for many beautiful styles. I started sketching lightly, and where I got a line wrong, I just moved the rest of the lines to cover that faint light bit with more color. They make more different varieties of pencil than any other company I've heard of, and any time I want something else, Derwent tempts me with a new must-have pencil that doesn't exist in any other lineup. If you have any questions related to the pricing and/or discount offered in a particular listing, please contact the seller for that listing. ", "My go-to place to buy quality art supplies. Congrats! Subscribe and receive coupon specials, great promos & VIP offers! Tips, tricks, thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum. One of the main highlights of the Inktense paint pans is price. Watercolor comes out so bright on Yupo that it would be very similar using Inktense or watercolor pencils. I also really liked the humor in it. Now I am going to search for anything else you have written because I really like your style. I love using watercolor paint in my journal and in my mixed media art, and Ive already shared my enthusiasm for the inexpensive Prang semi-moist watercolors. This can be modified with other colors, either muted colors or directly using brights like orange or violet in small amounts. The set comes with a small water brush and a sponge, neither of which I use. Refill pans and waterbrushes sold separately. One possible style is to do most of your tonal work with the Outliner, treating it like a pencil drawing, then scrape shavings off the Inktense pencils into palette cups and add plenty of water to make thin light ink washes, paint them in with a watercolor brush and watch the soft colors mingle when shading an area with hue differences and stop short of any strong hard Outliner lines. I definitely think your examples would inspire a lot of people to buy and try them! Something went wrong. Thank You. This dry tonal drawing is the same as any dry tonal drawing done with a soft pencil. I have other brands and did not really pay much attention to Derwent until recently and I fell hard for them. Because the cold press paper has peaks and valleys on its surface, the strokes break up, and white flecks show except where I put lots and lots of medium to heavy layers. Bring a colorful new dimension to all of your water media art with the new Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Set! I wanted to let you know that I have published a hub about the favorite hubs I have read this week, and I have included this hub on it. The only real issue that I have with the paint is the selection of the colors, and its really more a matter of personal taste. Lynsey Hart from Lanarkshire on January 28, 2014: Great hub, think I'll be investing in a set! Sketch the key points and/or outlines with the Outliner, scribble a little color in between the lines, wash each color area separately and the Outliner lines will become a barrier to keep the thin wash of green from going over into the red and making brown. But if you don't draw that way, by all means, get a putty eraser (UK) aka kneaded eraser (USA) because Derwent Inktense erase about as well as other colored pencils (colour pencils), and if you go lightly, you can clean off a line completely with a putty eraser and some patience. It helps to squish it down and peel it off rather than rub on it; rubbing sometimes grinds color in but lifting and peeling pulls it right off. item 1 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 2 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc, item 3 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc (1512), item 4 Derwent Inktense Paint Set - #01 - 12 Pieces, item 5 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 6 Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #01 12pc #1512, item 7 Derwent Inktense Paint 12 Pan Palette #1, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 15 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 93 product ratings, 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 69 product ratings, 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 41 product ratings, 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 110 product ratings. That makes a stippled effect that's beautiful just as it is, which is why I thought of this as a perfect tonal drawing in itself. All you can do is cover it with something opaque or change what's around it to make it look good. Thanks for such an educational article Robert ! They seemed more intense than some of the other watercolor pencils, though don't quite get the insane super-intensity of Inktense they're closer. Thats 30 years worth of trying it all. I save a lot of money", "A large selection of unusual and best performing items seldom available from other companies. I have a set of 24 of these and did not know how to properly use the outliner that's really neat that it is for resist. I think these things are pretty permanent, but I could be wrong. HOW DO YOU PAINT A BLACK BACKGROUND WITH INKTENSE PENCILS? I was wondering about the colourfast of them? I was afraid to put any wash on it at all because I could ruin it and lose how beautiful this version came out. Though the set has your basic colors, I wish that it had a crimson or a magenta. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Watercolor Paint, Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. If you did a little broken speckled line with the Outliner it won't dissolve, it'll stay there. I also considered taking a Derwent Blender to it to scrub all the colors together dry. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Top picked items. Unlike traditional watercolor, Inktense washes can be painted over without liquefying the previously dried layers. It's a drawing if any part of it still looks like a drawing. View Full Return Policy . ", "I am a constant customer and "recommender". Inspired by the HBO Series, "Painting with John", Julie reveals the benefits of occasional sessions of meditative painting while sharing a couple of funny stories. It's a waterproof graphite pencil.
The mark you make will stay there unless it's erased. Economical and Student Watercolor Pan Sets, Shop American Journey Artists' Watercolor, ShopWinsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Tubes. This includes reflected color. Will be heading out to the art store tomorrow to pick up as many colors as I can. Answer: I haven't used them on fabric, have seen it done well, so play with it. Hours Temporarily Suspended Store Hours Differ - Click Here. The color range is not what I would have chosen but it's OK for a plein air paint kit. Get the latest on trends, deals and promotions. Try a normal HB pencil this way. Paint Pan Travel Set - This pocket set is ideal for travel with everything you need to paint on the go. Inktense paint is watersoluble and a waterbrush is included, Ideal for use on paper and fabric, the Inktense paint set is portable and pocket sized so you can easily paint while out and about. A little goes a long way. I was proud of this one. But you go! Some how, Its been nearly a month since I last posted a Materials Monday. Free Shipping on Orders $50+, No Promo Code Required. "I have been a loyal customer..it has been a 15 year relationship now. I am just soooo thrilled that you have this initiative to continue on with these articles. I can see these are going to be a great addition to my four or five other sets of watercolour pencils as they have qiute different properties.cool. I have found a light wash of red oxide covered with willow makes a great skin tone.