Learn the Derwent Inktense Pencils Technique I Use on My Award-winning Quilts
Derwent Inktense pencils are like magic wands for your creativity! When you use these pencils, you're unlocking a world where vibrant colors, intense detail, and fluidity come together. These pencils start as dry, rich color pigments, but once you add water or fabric medium, they transform into beautiful, ink-like washes that are vivid, permanent, and highly saturated.
Here’s what you will learn from my on-demand video workshops:
1. Color Blending: You’ll discover how easily these pencils blend into smooth gradients. With water or fabric medium (Recommended: fabric medium does not run like water and results in a highly vivid color), the colors melt together, allowing you to explore depth and nuance in ways that regular pencils can’t.
2. Layering and Detail: You can learn how to layer pencil strokes to build up intense color or use them for fine, precise details, which stay intact even after applying fabric medium.
3. Watercolor Techniques: If you're a fan of watercolor painting, you can experiment with Inktense pencils to get that rich, watery effect but with more control and less mess.
4. Permanent Vibrancy: Once dry, Inktense colors are permanent, so you can layer over them without worrying about
smudging, unlike traditional watercolors. In addition to art and traditional quilts and home sewing, this opens up a whole world of mixed-media possibilities including fabric art, landscapes, portraits etc.
5. Expressive Mark-Making: With the versatility of Inktense, you can also learn the fun of creating dramatic, expressive marks, from bold strokes to delicate details, without worrying about losing vibrancy.
6. Compact and Portable: Derwent Inktense Pencils are compact, making them ideal for artists on the go. Take them to the park, coffee shop or while traveling – creativity knows no bounds.
In short, with Derwent Inktense pencils, you get to learn how to play with color and fabric medium in a way that feels almost like you're painting with ink, all while getting dynamic and eye-catching results!
How to get started
These products will help you get started:
1. Patterns - I offer step-by-step instruction booklets which include general directions and vivid step-by-step color pictures to assure your success.
2. Kits - containing fabric, brushes and step-by-step color booklets with instruction and photographs are available for additional prices.
3. On Demand video - up close video of each step of the process of practicing, penciling and painting a Simple Apple. On Demand videos include a workshop kit. A perfect way to begin your Derwent Inktense adventure
4. Penciled/Painting Color Chart – Colors dramatically change from penciling to painted. To have control of the actual colors of Derwent’s 72 pencil sets, my Penciled/Painted chart allows you to pencil and paint rectangular blocks to see what the color of each pencil looks like penciled and how it looks after painting with fabric medium. The perfect reference for years of painting with Derwent Inktense Pencils.
Derwent Inktense pencils are a gateway to a world of creative fun, offering both vibrant colors and flexible techniques to help you bring your artistic visions to life. Whether you're an experienced artist or a beginner, these pencils open endless possibilities for exploration and discovery. From detailed drawings to sweeping washes, they offer a unique combination of precision and fluidity that’s sure to ignite your passion for art. So, grab a set of Derwent Inktense pencils and start experimenting today—you never know where your imagination might take you!