tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post8324078159731007417..comments2024-03-18T16:47:48.290-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: How Many Colored Pencils Do You Really Need?MiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-30780289769755413642021-12-08T08:48:26.291-08:002021-12-08T08:48:26.291-08:00I could make you a list, but I think your best set...I could make you a list, but I think your best set is one that you make yourself, based on the subject matter you tend to sketch. A warm and a cool of each of the primaries and each of the secondaries would be a good start, plus a couple of darks. You can see the colors I chose according to these rules in Caran d'Ache Luminance in this post: http://tina-koyama.blogspot.com/2021/12/im-on-roll.html<br /><br />For Prismacolors specifically, see the bottom of this post, where I show images of the 36 I chose when I took a workshop in color temperature: <br />http://tina-koyama.blogspot.com/2021/11/color-temperature-back-for-more.html<br /><br />I don't think you need 36 for a well-rounded set, though. You could easily get by with a dozen if you use the warm/cool suggestion. At least, that's what I'm trying this winter! We'll see if it's enough! ;-)MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-34272803203465329112021-12-08T01:08:41.575-08:002021-12-08T01:08:41.575-08:00i own a set of 72 prismacolors. could you give me ...i own a set of 72 prismacolors. could you give me a list of a small, well-rounded set that i can carry around in my (small) art bag?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796043083491342359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-72864198948785855902019-08-24T08:56:36.807-07:002019-08-24T08:56:36.807-07:00I understand the impulse to use the handy "un...I understand the impulse to use the handy "undo" key! ;-) However, I've found that I learn more quickly when I leave the "screw-ups" in place and continue drawing anyway. Seeing my mistakes as well as my corrections allows me to track my progress.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-63326223748577121402019-08-24T03:12:39.988-07:002019-08-24T03:12:39.988-07:00I love the fact that my screwups are easily fixed ...I love the fact that my screwups are easily fixed when using digital. It keeps me from getting as discourage and there is no cleanup. However I don't want to neglect either form and my plans are to learn and have them progress together.Marshall Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571409652105258178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-17899951333670140842019-08-23T22:27:38.722-07:002019-08-23T22:27:38.722-07:00I've tried a little digital sketching, but not...I've tried a little digital sketching, but not seriously, because I love the tactile pleasure of analog art materials too much. ;-) MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-46448574617447613292019-08-23T19:32:11.484-07:002019-08-23T19:32:11.484-07:00Have you considered an iPad (and Apple Pencil) alo...Have you considered an iPad (and Apple Pencil) along with either Procreate or ArtRage? Using that combination you will have an infinite color selection in a small lightweight package.<br /><br />That is the way I am leaning once I can afford the tools.Marshall Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571409652105258178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-33388402516244559352018-07-15T13:45:00.806-07:002018-07-15T13:45:00.806-07:00Mixing with colored pencils is not as easy as mixi...Mixing with colored pencils is not as easy as mixing with paints, so it's difficult to say, but if you have a warm and cool of each primary plus several greens (I like having a yellow-green, bluish-green, and dark pine green for all the evergreen trees in my area), plus warm and cool gray, that would be a useful selection. And seasonal colors for your region -- certain flower or foliage colors, etc. And heavy equipment yellow if you like that sort of thing! ;-)MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-9158941125330046182018-07-15T06:00:32.314-07:002018-07-15T06:00:32.314-07:00Hello I have a set of 35 blick color pencils. I wa...Hello I have a set of 35 blick color pencils. I wanted to know what colors should I keep in a travel bag that can make every color from the fewest pencils.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277138528930596939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-19019187069627037712017-07-07T16:03:18.590-07:002017-07-07T16:03:18.590-07:00Well, we all have our weaknesses, Ching! :-) Well, we all have our weaknesses, Ching! :-) MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-76968519521922871152017-07-07T16:02:44.972-07:002017-07-07T16:02:44.972-07:0019? Hmmm, that's pretty good, Larry! I might b...19? Hmmm, that's pretty good, Larry! I might be able to pare down to 19 -- but then what would I put in the 6 open slots? ;-)MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-54223008552843708502017-07-07T16:01:58.500-07:002017-07-07T16:01:58.500-07:00Ha-ha-ha!!Ha-ha-ha!!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-53570284504321634702017-07-07T14:15:33.377-07:002017-07-07T14:15:33.377-07:00x=n+1, where x is number of coloured pencils neede...x=n+1, where x is number of coloured pencils needed, and n is the number of coloured pencils owned... there are many much worse compulsions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-4339918200838773702017-07-07T11:17:10.072-07:002017-07-07T11:17:10.072-07:00Of course you need enough colored pencils to fill ...Of course you need enough colored pencils to fill all your cool cups, plus some more for when you get a new cup. The box I carry with me to draw with, though, has 19 of them :-)larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499637631503513759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-20004119836646804562017-07-06T22:50:18.176-07:002017-07-06T22:50:18.176-07:00Luckily my palette has only 12 pans. I do have to ...Luckily my palette has only 12 pans. I do have to tie my hands when i see brushes though :pChinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282607665177159771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-68578042836212056512017-07-06T22:47:50.900-07:002017-07-06T22:47:50.900-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282607665177159771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-2419823765400779232017-07-05T22:14:41.231-07:002017-07-05T22:14:41.231-07:00Switching to wc pencils! Really?? But you love wat...Switching to wc pencils! Really?? But you love watercolor paint! <br />MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-31329473538059678822017-07-05T21:43:57.154-07:002017-07-05T21:43:57.154-07:00Daniel Smith store is going to start carrying Cara...Daniel Smith store is going to start carrying Caran d’Ache! There is a special demo about them on Aug 6! I'm thinking of switching to watercolor pencils in similar colors to what I carry now - which would be about 20. MK Buikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290622145250386053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-41963753882031377212017-07-05T19:58:56.795-07:002017-07-05T19:58:56.795-07:00Oh, good point, Susan -- and I have plans for usin...Oh, good point, Susan -- and I have plans for using more toned paper as soon as those S&B books are out! And I'll have plenty of white pencils to use in them, since every box I've ever bought has had one in it! ;-)<br /><br />Blick colored pencils come in themes like landscape (which I have) and a few others. I agree -- themes based on subject matter makes a lot of sense for colored pencils.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-72884724261589930472017-07-05T19:24:12.699-07:002017-07-05T19:24:12.699-07:00I do use the white pencil! I use colored pencils m...I do use the white pencil! I use colored pencils mostly on toned paper and almost never on white paper.<br />I wish that color pencils came in themed sets like pastels and some markers do - sets for landscape or portraits, darks or brights, etc.susanhtwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196788212202786952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-73705067111476570382017-07-05T18:16:49.055-07:002017-07-05T18:16:49.055-07:00Glad my pencils made you smile -- I bet your eyeba...Glad my pencils made you smile -- I bet your eyeballs popped out like my devil mug! ;-) MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-12079314328867469412017-07-05T17:54:44.418-07:002017-07-05T17:54:44.418-07:00Your photo of your extensive collection really mad...Your photo of your extensive collection really made me smile. I think the companies need to think like an artist more when they design the sets. You are right that there should be a warm and a cool of each primary. The sets, even the ones of watercolor pencils never really have the colors you want.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.com