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Many artists consider colored pencils to be children's tools for drawing. Nevertheless, the disregard of colored pencils has reasons. Previously, colored pencils were characterized by low resistance to fading; the set of colors was very scarce and did not include all important shades. But the main drawback of old color pencil models was the problems that arose when mixing colors.
The situation completely changed about 30 years ago, when colored pencils of a new generation appeared. Thus, it included natural pigments that were resistant to fading. The range of available shades has expanded significantly. Finally, it became possible to mix colors and get smooth color transitions, no worse than, at least, when using watercolor paints.
Naturally, professional color pencils are many times more expensive than graphite pencils. Nevertheless, it is still not recommended to use such pencils for beginners. The fact is that professional colored pencil sets have not only bettered characteristics but also are more difficult to use. Therefore, we recommend using professional artist pencils after you have learned the basics of pencil drawing.
However, the world of art is very conservative. Therefore, for such a short period, by the standards of painting, a powerful community of artists with lobbying resources has not formed so far. Meanwhile, critics have not yet determined the category to which the drawings made with new generation pencils belong. That is why drawings with colored pencils have not been so popular with prestigious exhibitions so far.
Artists are always looking for a quality product. Below we will talk about how to use colored pencils correctly, as well as about the characteristics that quality coloring pencils should have.
There are two main types of pencils:
By the way, graphite pencils have a much wider range of hardness variations. The graphite grading scale could be based on different data. For example, in the USA we use numbers. Hardness is higher when the number is accordingly, higher. In the EU one uses letters. "H" means hard pencil, while "F" is responsible for sharpness and "B" – its blackness. Thus, HB pencils mean a hard and black one. In such a way, the U.S. number 2 corresponds to HB pencil in Europe.
Colored pencils, in turn, also divide according to their structure. Professional colored pencils are characterized by a wide variety of shades. There are:
Wax mixed with pigments and some strength-enhancing additives is in the core of the lead. You can mix colors and create smooth gradients with the help of the solvent for oil paints.
One can wash out the lines with the help of water. Accordingly, you may obtain smooth color transitions by mixing colors and working on certain areas of the picture with a brush previously dipped in water. Thus, your picture will look like the one drawn with watercolor. Nevertheless, watercolor pencil art is easier to work with.
In these pencils, the lead has a composition identical to pastel crayons. The drawing technique is the same as when using crayons, but pastel pencils allow you to draw thin lines with a stable width. Furthermore, in most cases, it is more convenient to draw with pencils.