My Inktense pencils haven’t gotten much love lately – so today they get to come out to play! I had a question recently about what paper is best for watercolor pencils and is it the same for Inktense, so it was time to do a side by side test so you can decide for yourself!
Video
Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
The differences become obvious to me as I’m coloring – and hopefully you were able to see them too!
I made quick swatches of some colors I selected; Inktense pencil leads often look VERY different from their color. It’s one reason I prefer my Albrecht Durer pencils, they’re more intuitive than Inktense.
This is the Canson XL. Smoother blending, but the color isn’t as rich.
On Arches Cold Press, the color is stronger, and there’s a little texture present; some of that is the paper, and a little might be pencil that didn’t break down in water, but I think most of it is water.
This one has a few changes: background added, doctor and nurse swapped positions left/right, and I colored it with Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils!
Supplies
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- My Favorite Things Stamps:
- Inktense Watercolor pencils: BLICK – (all size sets) EH – (36)
- Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8: EH – BLICK – AMZ
- Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
- VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black
- Arches Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK
- Canson XL Paper: EH – BLICK
Fabulous cards, thank you for sharing & explaining the comparisons for us all. Like both orientations of Dr & nurse. x
Goreous cards Sandy. Thank you so much for the comparison, learned again from you!
Wow!! Great how much money you raised for the good cause!
These are adorable Sandy!
Such a cute set!!! All the cards are wonderful! Amazing coloring, as usual! Going to go check out the video in YT! Blessings & Hugs!!!
Back from vacation, anxious to get to work – and this will be a great project for a sunny Monday. Thanks for the color comparisons on 2 favorite papers. And as always – just fun to watch you at work!