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I am so excited. I ordered the 120 count pencils yesterday and they are due in tomorrow. I also ordered 100 envelopes and my total with the $20 coupon was $45.00. How exciting.
Anyway, these pencils are just for coloring? You don't use a blender with these or do you? I would appreciate a quick lesson on using colored pencils. What is the difference between the prismacolor and watercolors? Thanks so much. I can't wait to start. As you can tell, I'm new to this stamping but loving every moment!
The prismacolor pencils you use the magic colored pencil technique, not the blender pen. I will attach a link for you to read about the technique.
With the watercolor pencils you use the blender pen. The difference is that the prismacolor pencils give a more vibrant color, the watercolor pencils will give a beautiful color, but more like using watercolors, less vibrant. It is all about what look your going for. Sometimes you do not want bright and vibrant, you want a more soft and subtle look. To me that is the difference. They are both easy to use and I love them both. My personal favorites are the Prismacolor, I tend to go more colorful and vibrant in my cards.
Here is the link for the Magic Colored pencil technique. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com...gimbel_mp.html
On that Magic colored technique, you do not need the brand of mineral spirits that she has sugested in the article. Any odorless, 100% mineral spirits, paint thinnner, will work. It must be odorless, you do not want to breath in those fumes.
All of the items you need for this technique you should find at your local craft store, the stumps and the mineral spirits, you already have the pencils.
Any lead colored pencils can be used for this techique, the Magic Colored Pencil technique. Does not matter about the brand, she just recommends this brand in her article because it is considered the top of the line. But you can use any brand. It must be the lead, not the watercolor pencils.
Su watercolored pencils are great, so if you want you can buy them as well. They are not a direct match to their SU colors, because there are only 24 in the tin, but close as they can get and they do work well. You use a blender pen with them or the aqua painters.
I am a painter, scuptor, etc. I've used the prismacolors for years. Many artists use them instead of paint. You can blend them with a "stump" which is used for charcoal blending, too. You get beautiful effects that mimic oil painting. They come in a large variety. You can get so many shades that it's easy to spend lots of money!! Good luck on using them.
I agree with Leora, I love my Prismacolor pencils, they are the soft lead and so easy to use, and with the 120 box, you have every color under the rainbow. Just my personal opinion.
The pure color pencils and the art pencils, but you only get 12 in either set, not much of a selection. Some people are using the crayola and say that they are getting good results with them and they are very inexpensive.
Prismacolor, Watercolor Pencil How to
