a whole day spent sampling watercolor materials.above, the lidl pack ,not bad for the price. colors are much more saturated than what i expected.on the right some color blends. haha, like coffee blends but in living color (￣ω￣ )
next caran d'ache supra color watercolor pencils.always had mixed feelings about them but thought it was due to operator error.it isn't. they do not blend well and you still can see the lines.maybe for other kind of work they will do, not for me.
below caran d' ache neocolor II watercolor crayons.
plain and simple lovely. they blend really well with each other producing interesting shades. actually one needs just a few to get a whole spectrum of mid values and off the grid colors. be sure to include payne's grey in those few.
last derwent inktense watercolor pencils.if you want watercolor pencils go for these as the name states they are intense. colors are extremely saturated,they blend with each other leaving no pencil traces. they only drawback that i see, bcse i am extremely fussy,is that their nomenclature is proprietary.if you want a burnt umber or a sienna you need to test them bcse their names give very little clue. and their website does not facilitate color charts or i was incapable of finding them, you need to make your own.counter intuitive at best.
so here's the craic for watercolors hope it's useful.
neki desu
