Questions & Answers
♡ What is Innovative Paint & Pencil™?
Essentially, our Innovative Paint & Pencil™ art projects incorporate the use of both acrylics and colored pencils in a mixed-media form. The acrylics are used for the background colors and the final details. Depending on the project, the colored pencils are often used for the shading, highlighting, and lining. Our method is a great fit for all skill levels and also for the colored pencil enthusiast who wants to add a unique twist to their colored pencil experience.
♡ Why use Colored Pencils instead of just using Paint?
When you combine the use of both paint and colored pencils, you get the best of both worlds. Colored pencil work can be tedious if used alone - especially when creating large elements of a piece. A painted background is a wonderful time saver and there are so many possibilities! Likewise, colored pencils used for shading, highlighting and lining opens up the creative process to everyone. The skill for using colored pencils doesn't take long to learn, even a beginner can be successful! Using colored pencils brings a different look to a project and also offers new possibilities that you could not achieve with paint alone.
♡ What Brand of Paint do you use?
We love Jo Sonja's Artists' Colors - the brand and the company! The Jo Sonja Artists' Colors are a flow formula acrylics that dry to a velvet matte finish which is very similar to a traditional gouache. Offering opacity plus superb handling and brushing characteristics. They work extremely well with mixed-media, especially colored pencils. Unlike gouache, they are water-resistant and will not chip or crack when cured. Made from the finest quality pure pigments, the colors will remain vibrant and true for generations. They are safe, water based and clean up easily with soap and water. The Jo Sonja company has been in business for over 40 years. They are a trusted brand with many years of experience in the decorative painting field and check all the boxes for us when it comes to quality, service, and expertise!
♡ Basic Painting Supplies Needed
♡ Basic Colored Pencil Supplies Needed
Essentially, our Innovative Paint & Pencil™ art projects incorporate the use of both acrylics and colored pencils in a mixed-media form. The acrylics are used for the background colors and the final details. Depending on the project, the colored pencils are often used for the shading, highlighting, and lining. Our method is a great fit for all skill levels and also for the colored pencil enthusiast who wants to add a unique twist to their colored pencil experience.
♡ Why use Colored Pencils instead of just using Paint?
When you combine the use of both paint and colored pencils, you get the best of both worlds. Colored pencil work can be tedious if used alone - especially when creating large elements of a piece. A painted background is a wonderful time saver and there are so many possibilities! Likewise, colored pencils used for shading, highlighting and lining opens up the creative process to everyone. The skill for using colored pencils doesn't take long to learn, even a beginner can be successful! Using colored pencils brings a different look to a project and also offers new possibilities that you could not achieve with paint alone.
♡ What Brand of Paint do you use?
We love Jo Sonja's Artists' Colors - the brand and the company! The Jo Sonja Artists' Colors are a flow formula acrylics that dry to a velvet matte finish which is very similar to a traditional gouache. Offering opacity plus superb handling and brushing characteristics. They work extremely well with mixed-media, especially colored pencils. Unlike gouache, they are water-resistant and will not chip or crack when cured. Made from the finest quality pure pigments, the colors will remain vibrant and true for generations. They are safe, water based and clean up easily with soap and water. The Jo Sonja company has been in business for over 40 years. They are a trusted brand with many years of experience in the decorative painting field and check all the boxes for us when it comes to quality, service, and expertise!
♡ Basic Painting Supplies Needed
- Paint Palette, Water Container & Paper Towels
- Wax-Free Grey Graphite Paper & Stylus
- Palette Knife & Cotton Swabs
- Brushes & Jo Sonja Artist Colours & Mediums
♡ Basic Colored Pencil Supplies Needed
- Sharpener & Eraser
- Flat Duster brush
- Matte Fixative (OR) Jo Sonja Fast Dry Glazing Medium
- Prismacolor Colored Pencils
Prismacolor Pencil Chart
This chart is very helpful in tracking your Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils. You can easily track the inventory you have on hand and also use it for a visual color guide. Just download, print, and then color in the individual squares with the matching colors.