Coloured Pencil Exploration: Part III

Here we go! Coloured Pencil Exploration: Part III.

In my last post, I attempted to compare Derwent Inktense, Caran d'ache Supracolor, Prismacolor, Derwent Studio and Tombow Irojiten pencils. Unfortunately I goofed and used a different paper for the last two types.

So this is round three of the experiment, using the same type of paper for all five brands. Each of the pictures has the name of the coloured pencil and paper type captioned.

Prismacolor on Strathmore 500 Series

Derwent Inktense on Strathmore 500 Series

Caran d'Ache Supracolor on Strathmore 500 Series

Tombow Irojiten on Strathmore 500 Series

Derwent Studio on Strathmnore 500 Series

The last two pencils, Derwent Studio and Tombow Irojiten were interesting. The Tombow pencils especially performed better on the 500 Series paper. When I used the Canson Multi Media paper, there wasn't as much tooth and it was more difficult to bring out the richer colour found in this brand.

Here are the last two brands on both types of paper.



Tombow Irojiten Coloured Pencils
left on Strathmore 500 Series,
right on Canson Mixed Media paper

Derwent Studio Coloured Pencils
left on Strathmore 500 Series
right on Canson Mixed Media paper

I probably wasn't as scientific as I could have been, since the Derwent Inktense and the Caran d'Ache Supracolor both have water added. But, since that is how I use each of them, it was good for my own personal comparison.

The other unscientific part of this experiment is that I didn't try to match tones of colour. Each coloured pencil brand had its own selection of greens and other colours to choose from, and none were complete matches. My comparison was more about the richness of the colours and ease of use and I did learn a lot about how the colours worked on the paper and how they blended together.

Visually, these coloured pencils are all wonderful. I think that a lot of my future use of these pencils will have to do with the tooth of the paper and what I'm trying to accomplish, as I love them ALL. I also see myself combining them on the same pages.

I've mostly discovered that I've got lots and lots to learn!