Watercolor over pencil

Here’s a tutorial sharing my opinion on watercolor pencils and the techniques on how I use them in my practice that would benefit everyone!

You can of course use a green pencil, or combination of them, but since yellow and blue blend so readily, it makes a nice sun-struck effect to use them like this. This is for the CD for my new class...

Learn how to use watercolor pencils. Complete step-by-step guide suitable for beginners and advanced artists. What are them? How to paint with them?

Artist Cathy Johnson gives examples of four watercolor pencil techniques, along with some inspiration for your creative art journal.

Are visible pencils acceptable in finished watercolour painting? There is quite a bit to this deceptively simple question. The short answer is yes, but let’s dive in to figure which approach to pencil drawing is going to work best for your watercolour painting.