by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Beginners Tips, CP Supplies & Materials, Pencil Techniques |
When starting to try out coloured pencil art, people will often ask – What pencils do I need? Invariably this question will quite often lead to the person saying: “I already have these ..(insert these answers here) a. cheap pencils I bought at art shop...
by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Aug 5, 2011 | Articles, Beginners Tips, CP Supplies & Materials, Featured, Industry Products, Pencil Techniques |
Derwent have recently released the new Inktense Blocks and if you have used Derwent’s Inktense Pencils you will find the blocks will beautifully compliment the pencils. If you haven’t used the Inktense products, one of the great things about Inktense is...
by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | May 3, 2011 | Beginners Tips, Featured, Pencil Techniques, Videos |
Continuing on with our series of The Why, How, When of layering, burnishing and solvent. Here is Part 3 – Solvent Starting with the basics – What is solvent? Solvent is a liquid you can use to blend your coloured pencil layers together. There are a few...
by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Articles, Beginners Tips, Featured, Pencil Techniques, Videos |
Continuing on with our series of The Why, How, When of layering, burnishing and solvent. Here is Part 2 – Burnishing Starting with the basics – What is burnishing? Burnishing is when you use a light coloured pencil (usually white) or a colourless blender...
by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Articles, Beginners Tips, Featured, Pencil Techniques |
When starting out in coloured pencils it can be a bit daunting deciding when to use which technique with layering, burnishing and solvent. This article is the first in a 4 part series which covers the Why, How and When of layering, burnishing and solvent as well as a...
by Belinda Lindhardt - ACPN Admin | Nov 29, 2010 | Beginners Tips, Pencil Techniques, Videos |
Around this time last year I posted a video and a couple of photos showing how i used Zest-It solvent with coloured pencils to create a little santa hat. Recently, I have had a few enquiries about how to use Zest-it so I thought I would post this again for those of...
