I brought out all my fanciest pencils to make her and I think she turned out to be my favorite! This one took me the longest to make out of all my drawings but it was worth it :)

back to physical media

A colored pencil portrait of my OC Earl Shrew.

Whimsical Adventurer Kitty - colored pencils

Colored pencils are awesome

Swatching because my beloved watercolors haven't even shipped yet.

Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils are permanent and mostly translucent or semi-translucent. They aren't as oily as Prismacolor pencils, so there's less buildup on the page. I personally find them more finicky to blend than Prismacolors. Provided you use a light hand, they feel more "buildable" than Faber-Castell Polychromos.

My main complaint is their white. Not only is it translucent, but the pencil itself feels drier than other colors. In my pieces, when I actually reach for these instead of Polychromos, I tend to use the pastels in this set instead of white.

These are the pencils in question

Tbh idk if I'm ready to Post Post them but if you're interested id be willing to let them go for like 100$ plus shipping

I absolutely love all your art, especially the recent watercolors! So I was wondering, what supplies / brands do you use? I'm quite curious

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun with the watercolors, I'm glad you like them ^^

I use the following stuff:

Watercolors: Holbein Gouache: Holbein, both for gouache and acryli-gouache. I'm a Holbein fan Colored pencils: Caran D'Ache Luminance. They're really pricy though, I bought them as a gift for myself. Prismacolors or anything similar will do well too. Brushes: Trekell Paper: Arches hot press

The 1st ✏️ nub of this year already!

Luminance 015 olive yellow, the flat shading colour for green & yellow-green areas of these leaves.

I'm not a big fan of Caran d'Ache cos not all their pencils are vegetarian (some contain animal tallow.) But luminance are, so I have a few in specific colours.

The finished nub will go in the giant and oddly satisfying jar from yesterday's post/vid

Done. My first ever paid commission. Mostly Caran D'Ache Luminance together with a few Polychromos, on Grafix Double Matte drafting film.

I'm kinda emotional here, as I'm really proud of what I've achieved over the last year. 15 months ago I hadn't ever drawn anything more complicated than a stick figure.

So I started watching YouTube videos to learn how to draw. I did a couple of online courses. And a friend messaged me and said she'd pay me to draw her dog. I wasn't sure I could, but she said she had faith in me.

She's over the moon with the result.

I'm just about to turn 42. It's never too late to pick up a new hobby, try your hand at something different, and find out what you're actually really good at.

Happy Halloween my guys and ghouls! 👻

Ondolemar as requested by @katastronoot for the six fanarts challenge.

Based on this stock image bc the expression is delightfully smug. Looking at it now I realised I messed up a bit but eh, practice makes perfect. 🙂

Arteza Expert coloured pencils and Caran d'Ache Luminance Black & White coloured pencils

The Adventurer Fox - colored pencil art

And here is the final result of this adventurer fox. 😊

I kind of like working the Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils, they are just so fun to use and really nice quality.

Also, look at this happy adventurer fox with his little bag and all those plants. 😊

I hope you like it too. :)

Hey king, you got any colored pencil recommendations? I picked up a set of Prismacolors a little while back and I've been enjoying them but honestly one of the best ways to get a recommendation is from someone who's got Opinions:tm: about the tactile feel and I am always game for getting someone to go the fuck off about a thing

Stopppp what have I told you guys about asking me about colored pencils, you have to be more specific! Bc I can recommend different brands for different uses! If you're on a budget but still want quality I recommend arteza expert or brutfuner if you can find them. Hell I'd even still recommend Crayola too. If you like the waxy feel of pencils I recommend Derwent coloursoft. If you want color that pops right off the page I recommend posca but they're a little harder to get here bc they're a Japanese brand. If you like the oily feel of pencils I recommend Faber castell or Lyra Rembrandt. Dewernt lightfast is a perfect combination of waxy and oily. If you just want the best pencils in the world then that's caran d'ache luminance. I have 20+ packs of pencils so I have recs for any occasion but I tried to keep my reply simple lol

Smew ducks, for birbfest! // gouache, neocolor, & caran d'ache luminance pencils on bristol board