A feature in my April copy of Watercolor Artist
encouraged me to hurry out and buy a set of watercolor pencils.
Who am I to ignore such a direction?? I ordered a small set of Faber-Castell –Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils. They came in a satisfying metal box. Almost too delicious to use.
I found them great for sketching and fine details. This discovery took me to making a set of ACO’s (Art Card Originals) which are the same size as baseball cards and are traded and collected in the same way.
I made a dozen cards with paintings of sailboats.
I’ve only been on a sailboat a couple of times,
but loved the ride and the way they look.
Some of the pictures were from a sailboat race
I saw with Linda Sue on a sunny day in Bellingham, Washington.
Another was from a quiet morning on Orcas Island Sound.
For others I used reference photos taken…
…while riding the big super ferries…
…in Puget Sound. The watercolor pencils were perfect for adding tiny details yet, because they contain actual watercolor pigment the colors can be lifted, blended, textured and layered with water. Cool tools!