Santa brought me a large pack of Inktense pencils by Derwent, so I decided to stitch a block design using my new IQ, and then paint it. This is a work in progress (WIP), but I thought I would shar…

Inktense pencils and blocks offer great versatility - use them dry like a colour pencil or bring the pigments to life by using them with water. Once they

Isolating Colors Chart I hope you are having a great week! I was coloring a tutorial image for Tracing Memories outline, and I realize...

Have you tried Inktense® blocks or pencils? These little miracles of pigment can be used dry for rich, intense color or washed out with a little water to create a vivid translucent effect. Once dry, the color is permanent and can be worked over with other media. Ana Buzzalino used Inktense pencils, water, and textile medium…

I went to a one-day course at the Appin Art Group about how to use the recently introduced Derwent Inktense pencils. We had demos from the...

Derwent is renowned for great quality art products and their Inktense pencils and bars certainly rank among the best watersoluble products on the market today. I fell in love with Inktense on first use because if its intense vibarant colours. I had read that it could be used on fabric, but remained so fascinated by the beautiful results I got on paper, that I never bothered with using them on fabric. Then I started making hand-painted handbags and suddenly my interest was peeked by everything that promised to put colour on fabric. I dove into my art supplies and pulled out the Inktense sets. A good starting place is always to gather all the necessary materials. I cut a piece of tabling to size, gathered a selection of paint brushes, my Inktense pencils and bars, a masonite board, eraser and sharpener, and masking tape. I secure the fabric to the masonite board with masking tape. This will give me a slighly more stable surface to work on. It will also make it easier to turn the fabric around as I go about my painting. This is sometimes important when you wish to avoid working over wet areas. The design I had in mind would make this a real possibility. I start off with the Derwent Inktense Pencils and will not use the bars until right at the end. I draw my design on the fabric using the outliner that is conveniently included in the set. The flowers are very simple shapes that can be easily reproduced. Try to vary the sizes and shapes of the flowers as well as the petals to avoid monotony. Once the design is in place, I use Poppy Red to outline the petals on a scattering of flowers. I also colour the inside of the petals closest to the centres. I repeat the same steps in Sun Yellow on some more flowers. The remaining flowers are done in Shiraz. I colour the centres of the flowers by hatching and cross-hatching them with Tangerine. I use my Pentel Aquash brush with the water reservoir in the handle to paint the flowers with water. I start on the centres and do all of these before moving on to the next colour. I do each colour in succession until all of the flowers have been painted/wetted with water. I now draw upon one of the features that makes Inktense such a great product. Once the colour is wetted and left to dry, it can't be picked up again and remains set forever. It is for precisely this reason that Inktense products can be used with such outstanding results on fabrics. It won't wash out. I allow the colours to dry thoroughly before moving on to the next step, not wanting the colours to mix into a third colour, which is possible when you work wet on wet. Once the fabric is dry, I go back to my Poppy Red flowers. I colour their tops with Fuchsia. The Sun Yellow flowers' tops are done with Baked Earth. The Shiraz flowers are topped with Violet. I now once again paint the newly laid down colours with water using the Pentel Aquash brush. I once again wait patiently for the colours to dry before I continue. I now turn my attention to the Inktense bars. This is simply for convenience sake, for I could certainly have achieved the same results with the pencils with a tad more effort, I wet the Leaf Green bar with the Pentel Aquash brush, picking the colour up on the brush and painting the background with it. When I am done I stand back and decide there is nothing more to do, except to sign my name in Ink Black. This is the final result which I will use in a future blog. For more crafty ideas and great products, visit APrettyTalent.com. Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making PRETTY things. You can subscribe to this blog and receive regular updates by email by simply registering your email address at the top of the current blog.

Inktense are soft-leaded water-soluble pencils that lay down vibrant and permanent colours. Inktense are also an excellent companion to watercolours, ink, and mixed media; they are even capable of withstanding washing and drying on silk and cotton. Inktense are so versatile that they are the only colured pencil you will ever need.

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Our Fall Coloring Pages for Kids are a wonderful way to immerse kids in the beauty of fall, just print and let their creativity flourish.

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Color chart of the new Inktense Pencils. Interesting how many of these look black when used dry. I suggest if you are new to these pencils, you make a chart for yourself, so you can see what the color will look like after they have been brushed with water and dried. If you click on the all sizes link (at the top of this picture) you can see a close up of the chart (and actually read the names ;^)

What do you think about a modern snickers coloring page for teens and adults? It is waiting for you. Download, print and start enjoy yourself!

There are lots of different ways to use Inktense Blocks, so if you are looking for ideas I am sharing some in my art journal page video today.

Derwent 100 Inktense Pencils Swatch Chart Paper size: A4 (8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 21.0 x 29.7 cm) If you do not use A4 paper size, you may need to set your printer to "shrink to fit." You can also change the size of your swatch book by changing the print percentage. After you have chosen print or Ctrl+P, you may need to go to the "more settings" on the menu to change the print percentage. Pre-filled colors/numbers Small Swatch Area: compact, your entire set on one page Left & Right Hand Friendly: designed for left and right handed people. -Standard swatch Chart with black and white title with Swatches on the Left -Standard swatch Chart with black and white title with Swatches on the Right -Standard swatch Chart with colored title with Swatches on the Left -Standard swatch Chart with colored title with Swatches on the Right All sales are final on digital products. © Copyright 2022 A Tailored Image by Stacy Bledsoe All Rights Reserved. This material may not be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission.

A few hours of coloring and listening to worship music is my favorite way to start a day. The above, started out in pencil and then was outlined in pen. Next, I colored it in using DERWENT INKTENS…

Marco Mazzoni è un illustratore italiano che con matite colorate realizza complesse illustrazioni, il cui occhio dell'osservatore si perde tra i motivi floreali che contornano facce “senza sguardo”

Butterfly 1 Block Butterfly 1 Block Download comes with the following formats in a ZIP compressed folder:  .BQM .DXF .HQF .IQP .PAT .PLT .QCC .QLI .SSD .TXT .WMF

Ian Fennelly is an artist – perhaps more specifically an urban sketcher – who uses loose washes and detailed pen work to build up his characterful landscape artworks. His artworks typically take 2 to 3 hours to complete. We've asked Fennelly to explain how he uses the extremely vibrant and portable Derwent Inktense Paint Pan to create his artworks on the go. Read on to be inspired by Fennelly's fantastic landscapes, and pick up tips on looking and expressing the emotions found within and brought about by your surroundings.

Derwent 100 Inktense Pencils Swatch Chart Paper size: A4 (8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 21.0 x 29.7 cm, 210 x 297 mm) If you do not use A4 paper size, you may need to set your printer to "shrink to fit." You can also change the size of your swatch book by changing the print percentage. After you have chosen print or Ctrl+P, you may need to go to the "more settings" on the menu to change the print percentage. Pre-filled color names/numbers Small Swatch Area: compact, your entire set on one page Left & Right Hand Friendly: designed for left and right handed people. - 2 pages of Swatches with a colored title, a larger swatch area than the standard Swatch Charts - 2 pages of Swatches with a black and white title, a larger swatch area than the standard Swatch Charts All sales are final on digital products. © Copyright 2023 A Tailored Image by Stacy Bledsoe All Rights Reserved. This material may not be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission.

Quilts made with disappearing blocks are intriguing—and oh-so-fun! But just what are they and how are they made?

Mola - Block #5 © 2013 Patricia E. Ritter PAPER: 10 inch Block DIGITAL (computerized quilting systems): Zip file includes: BQM, CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, PAT, QLI, SSD, TXT, WMF and 4QB or PLT. Most designs also include a DWG, GPF, PDF, PNG and SVG.