Hi Patricia. Thanks for your comment. I am using Derwent Water Soluble Sketching Pencils. I draw with them dry and then use a water brush to activate the color. I have a set of the three shades, light, medium and dark wash. This works great for small areas but I haven't been able to get an even wash for larger areas. Some artists activate the graphite with water first and then paint with the liquid. I want to experiment with that. When it comes time to replace them, I might try Faber Castel instead. They have slightly better reviews. Also Art Graf in a tin looks interesting. For all of these, I like the effect using smooth paper like all media or hot press rather than a cold press watercolor paper.Anne,
Lovely drawing ! I had not heard of water-soluble graphite . Does it come
in pencil or powder form ?
Cheers,
Patricia
Morning all. Hope you are all well.
Nice sketches Joe1It. I think you've caught something of the character of each animal. I agree the buffalo could do with a bit more shading though, to define the shapes.
Super ink and soluble graphite drawing of Pearl ams - those clearly work well together. I can't use any dusty media like soft pastels or chalk pastels. Even the drier/dustier lines of coloured pencils give me problems.