Inktense: Water Soluble Ink Pencils

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Mona Majorowicz of Wild Faces Gallery.

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Pencil to ink in just one wash

Pen and ink offers strong, intense colour combined with a translucent effect. Now you can enjoy these distinctive qualities in an easy to use pencil. Inktense has a firm, blendable texture and comes in a range of 71 brilliant colours, plus a non-soluble outliner which allows you to draw outlines that are permanent.

The colours can be blended together with a slightly wetted paintbrush while applying an overall light wash creates a vivid, ink-like translucency. Derwent Inktense pencils are incredibly versatile and can be used to create a diverse range of art from Japanese Manga to vibrant silk painting; traditional watercolours to stunning botanical illustrations.

Inktense Color used For Dark Brown Background Are:
#1920 Brown madder
#1930 Dark Chocolate
#111 Deep Indigo

* Rinse brushes after using. Do not let ink pigment set up and dry in the bristles.

* DO NOT moisten the tip of the pencil in your mouth. (I have been known to do this with watercolor pencils because they are non toxic) Inktense carries no such label so should be "considered and treated" as toxic.

* It is best not to wear light colored clothes when working with Inktense pencils. Much like the ink stains your substrate, they also stain your clothing. This is probably one of those common sense things most people already know. But since watercolor pencils are such a clean and dry medium it has never been an issue with them. Inktense pencils it is.

* They are indeed intense when it comes to laying in color. So it is best to start of with a "less is better" approach until you get a feel for them. I find them excellent for laying in backgrounds as they require far fewer layers of color to give you that rich tone.