Using Watercolor Pencils for Urban Sketching? | Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencil Demo 

Im from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. The fact that you mentioned my home, put a smile on my face. Great tutorials!

I have Faber Castell watercolor pencils. I followed this tutorial, the result is awesome. Thanks

I used inktense pencils to draw a portrait and it is a learning curve but I love these pencils and bought the 72 pencil last year. I am going to start on a 18x24 watercolor pencil drawing using inktense pencils.

Bought a set of these years ago.....still the strongest pencils available i think! I take the color off the brush with some water.

On occasion I will use my watercolor pencils for sketching prior to using watercolor paint to finish the picture. One can use blues for outlining the sky or clouds, greens for tree or grass leaves, red for bricks or rocks, etc. The pencil will dissolve and become part of the paint. In this way one does not see a ‘pencil’ underneath the paint.

I save the ink bits after sharpening the Inktense pencils, I also do the same with watercolour pencils as they are both more pigmented than the pan paints I have and offer more colour choice.

I love doors and windows too; so glad to see your beautiful art

If you get some rough textured plastic, you can scribble on this and mix the colours before applying to the sketch. Caran d'ache make a board especially for this, it's called the Palette Aquarelle.

7:27 Caran d'Ache the best water brush. I have the full set (orange-, blue-, black-capped). The water controls with the piston system and dedicated buttons on the side is a lot better than any other water brushes I tried. This was an excellent episode.

Doors and windows and houses are awesome :) and castles are marvelous too!!!

I LOVE your style!!! I also love doors! I always have. 🙂

im new to urban sketching and everything watercolour. Love ink !!! i love your work Taria.

You are an amazing artist and the reason why I started urban sketching 🌸

Love how this turned out. Just bought some myself and was very pleasantly surprised at how they worked out.

I just found your channel and have been loving it. Thank you so much for the extensive supply list in your description - it is so helpful. And congrats on the upcoming wedding!

Just a note about the inktense pencils .. they are not actually water color but ink .. here is a copy paste from google: " Inktense (a portmanteau of the words “ink” and “intense”) is basically ink in the form of pencils. They are not to be confused with watercolor pencils for two reasons. While they are initially water-soluble, they are ink and do not reactivate with water once they are dry, making them permanent."

I have owned these pencils for around.. 15 years. But haven’t ever put them to use. 😬 This was a very helpful video - thank you for creating it! - and I am definitely inspired to take them out and about with me instead of my pan set! Thank you!

I've been wanting to try using my new watercolor pencils but I've been hesitant to start. Your video was the perfect tutorial for me. Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

I love this tutorial! The intense pencils give great colors! ❤

Loved it. I'm from Brazil, here it's very hard to have Access to art/watercolor supplies, it's very expensive. I loved to Learn how to sketch e draw, because i dont have any clue how to start doing it alone, but its hard to pay for classes kkkk and Where i live dont have any classes anyway. But seen this give me hope to trie doing it thanks for share. You dont know how gratefull i'm to find You, find channel and how Your work it's very inspire. Sorry by english kkkk

Congratulations on getting married next year! Second, thanks for this review... I have a few of these pencils and I really love them. My favorite part about the Derwent inkense pencils is that they do leave a little bit of a texture behind and that it's difficult to completely dissolve the entire pencil. I think that's actually a feature, not a flaw. It generates some visual interest in a way like granulation would in a watercolor paint.

Another great alternative (or addition) to these, for urban sketching in particular, is the Derwent GraphiTint pencils. They are amazing! Great for stonework, some plants, buildings, etc. Give them a try.

That's it! you've convinced me to get some water colour pencils and give it a go!! Thanks Taria!🙏💯

What a great sketch - love the door and love the colours. I have the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils and find them very easy to work with. They layer well and the colour stays vivid after drying. They also blend well without leaving pencil marks. Thanks for sharing your wonderful style.

H from South Africa. I’ve had my Inktense pencil set for about 12 years now n were gifted them from my husbands friend in the UK as S Africa didn’t stock them back then. Now they are available here. Lovely set of pencils, vibrant with a wide range of Color’s. Lovely drawing as usual.

Thank you Taria! I'm new to urban sketching, and you've been helping me along with your videos. I didn't know of these! I ordered and look forward to trying them. Keep posting! Mm

Love your work!!!

I Love your art works!

I have a 24 set and a couple extra loose pencils that I needed. Never used them plein air before though. I really need to try that.

Preordered your book today …. Can’t wait !

Hi Taria! I have this set of pencils. I haven’t use them very much because I do find them very bright but I am excited to get them out again and try them on a painting like this!

I'd like to recommend Art Toolkit to you. They created their palettes for artists to have small but complete palettes for travel. I love them! Since you travel so much, they might be worth checking out. (they have a RU-vid channel, and Maria interviews various artists). Can't remember if I referenced them to you before.

I have the same set and use them but not to the extent that you did. I will try them for my next sketch exclusively and see what happens. Thanks for this demo. It was great.

Great work. Doors and windows are a great way to practice sketching, there are so many variations you never get bored of the subject. I also use pinterest to find these sort of references, it is a great resource. I love the Inktense brand. I was lucky enough to have a full set of the Inktense blocks bought for me as a birthday present 3 years ago....they soon replaced my watercolours as my go to. I recently received this set of pencils as a gift and have been using them in my art journal this month...you can't beat them for intensity of colour and because they are ink and permanent, they resist spills and smudging so are great for outdoor work.

I also sketched this house a while back, it was so interesting to look at! However, I hadn't considered using watercolor pencils even though I do own a lovely set of Faber-Castell. I can see where in a more detailed sketch it might give me more options to use a wc pencil. I get so much out of your videos and can't wait for your new book, thanks!

so lovely!

I love this... I do my black ink/pen at the last too. I don't like to wash the color over the black ink. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video.

Music 🔥 love it too

Love this ❤

Doors are interesting subjects, and tell a different story to every viewer. What is behind that closed door? I'm still catching up with your videos. And, love your play with other products than watercolour because you save us viewers who don't have deep pockets. I've been experimenting with using Albecht Durer watercolour pencils as a general outline sketch (lightly sketched), and I'm finding that I get softer lines than I get using a graphite pencil. They melt into the painting so no linework is obvious. Great way to get the big shapes in. I haven't tried that with Inktense yet though, because they are super vibrant. They're like Phthalo watercolours so just a tad goes miles. Interesting video. Came out beautiful even though you are new to Inktense. I've experimented more, and find less is more with these pencils. I like to take a little lick from the pencil tip with the tip of a wet brush, or mix on a Caran d'ache palette (has a coarse side and a smooth side). I clean the caran d'ache palette immediately after use with a Magic Eraser sponge which works for me... left overnight it stains. Just my tip for your viewers. So I have one Caran d'ache palette for watercolour pencil mixing, that doesn't stain, and one for the staining Inktense if the palette isn't cleaned after use. It seemed like an idiotic expense initially, but now I'm super happy. Lightweight and small enough to take Urban Sketching too. Win! I'm feeling more inspired to use my Inktense pencils even more. And experiment. Thanks ❤️

These pencils are great and i have tried this tutorial. Thankyou so much.. your tutorial s are always a great help.❤❤

Thank you - very informative.

Love this video and all the information/tips you share. Totally awesome 😃🥳😃

Love the idea of using pinterest for photos, and your art is always amazing

I loved this video!!! I followed along with you drawing a house in one of your other videos and I had a blast and learned so much! I can’t wait to sketch doors next. I just love doors! Thank you for sharing & teaching. 💕 Your teaching style is so nice … it’s calm, relaxing and no pressure. I feel like I can just jump right in and follow along. Thank you again. Take care & Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. 🎉

I love and sketch doors also. 😊

Your artwork is so good!!! Amazing painting, Thumbs up! 🔥🔥🔥

Youve probably figured this out by now that the Inktense is INK, not watercolor..and works great as a first layer under watercolor as it wont budge once put down. I have almost all the colors of them and also the blocks. Love your work!

Super concise tutorial. Many thanks. I subbed 🙏

I've been researching these ink pencils. I'm finally jumping off the fence and Running to buy them! Great Door! Nothing silly about Loving Doors, they are kinda Magical. 😍

Thank you from Germany ❤️

Thanks for sharing this. I am still new at watercolor and art journaling. I have these pencils (I wanted to use them on fabric and have used them in some paintings). I was looking for some videos on using ink pens and watercolor and came across your channel 😸

Muy bonito,gracias por compartirlo.

I wasn't sure what type to get from the line. Will definitely be getting the Inktense after seeing this. Thank you

I love doors too I have so many photos from my travels…. all waiting to be sketched!

Beautiful colours! I really like your style and linework. (Is that a word?) 😻

Rather than drawing with the pencil you can also pick up colour with the brush direct from the pencil tip (using the pencil tip as though it was your watercolour pan).

Hi Taria , I really loved this tutorial, especially experimenting with the pencils. My version isn’t too bad, I pleased with the outcome. I also did a colour chart first and this was a great help. Looking forward to using this technique again….probably tomorrow 😀. Thanks for guidance

I just luv doors and odd shaped buildings..this is grea5

Great sketch. I see now that good water-colour pencils are a very valid alternative. : )

Valletta is amazing

Love your channel im addicted right now lol. Feeling inspired to try this digitally to see what it turns out like

Lovely work 💞 yeah, the reason you can't lift is because these are ink not watercolours. I have the full set and they are amazing! Awesome awesome pencils. Really love your art ❣

Amazing doorways in Morocco, I’ve painted loads of them. I love your work and channel. Great job, keep em coming. Oh now you just said you’re going to Morocco, cool haha

Muito bom! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🙏

I have intense larger set. I am just getting use to them I have one sketchbook just for these pencils. I have another sketchbook for watercolor. Each has different paper.

Really enjoyed the video. Greetings from a fellow South African currently in Portugal : )

Thank you, i have watercolor pencils and never remember to use them. I will later today

Hi.. TSA, good stuff 🕵️

Inktense are ink pencils not watercolour pencils. You can lay colour over inktense without reactivating it like watercolour might. I have both Derwent inktense and Derwent watercolour pencils and use them together. They are great.

I would like to have a go at this it’s good to know what colours your using thanks

I fucking love a door!! Actually I adore doors!!! I saw your thumbnail video I instantly fell in love with your work!! Subscribed as soon as I heard your accent!! Hello fellow Brit 😉😘😊

I love your art! And I also love intense. My initial thought is that drawing the form with the derwent would be way too sloppy, but then again, maybe It would be flowy and ethereal. I think I’ll try it and let you know

It was lovely and inspiring watching you. I have a selection of these pencils. I guess they are my favorite pencils ( love how they feel on the paper) but sadly I don't use them enough. My kids use them more then I do. How do you get inspired to actually create instead of hoarding art materials and fearing the blank page? Actually another fear of mine is "what am I doing here creating art that doesn't sell?"

If you had a Inktense crayons (oooooh yeah) you would have been able to put dainty washes in behind the stones for example. I leave mine in the tin and use them like a pan palette. Not huge to carry with you. Tempting?

good

Los watercolour pencils permiten unos efectos maravillosos. Me gustan mucho. (^_^)

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Do have a link for the photo of the door? Great video.

A couple of things… I just started watercolor and ink and looove your vids… subscribed right away!! Doors… omg I thought it was just me. I fell in love with them in Venice, Italy. Malta is an upcoming trip soon so I am glad to hear about the doors. Do you have a list of art supplies you use most? Im getting your ebook in the morning… travel sketching is something I really want to do. Now I need to binge watch your stuff Last thing. We spend 2-5 weeks living out of a backpack/carry on… do you have a minimalist artist list of goodies?

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How are the watercolor brushes after using the Inktense pencils? Do they clean up thoroughly? Because once the ink dries on the paper, it's permanent. I'd be concerned using an expensive brush.

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Pencil of watercolour in Brazil is expensive. The best pencil to water colour is this italian? What are ? The best?

What ink do you use in your fountain pen for sketching?

Nothing like a real brush.

I would like to find these pencils in the United States

-First...thank God u aren't using Rob Ross music! -I'll b returning 2 c more of ur videos.

No Aamzone in ZA?

I wouldn’t be too concerned about not having Amazon. It is expensive

Who told you that those are “watercolor pencils”? Those are “ink pencils”.

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Sorry those are not watercolor pencils they are ink pencils that I absolutely love I have a few sets both pencils and blocks...

3:52 your not desalving all the picment

Inktense pencils are wonderful but the pigment is ink, not watercolor. It behaves quite differently in many respects.

watercolour pencils make no sense to me, you basically do double the work for the same effect

You talk too much without really saying anything... some white space would be nice. Otherwise, I like your videos. But please: inform, instruct, or shut up.

Inktense is not Watercolors . They are ink pencils and blocks.