Wax vs Watercolor Pencils // Drawing Cherries Side by Side Comparison
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Let's see how watercolor and colored pencils differ when drawing the same thing!
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All I keep seeing are jack-o-lantern faces in those cherries while you're working on them. 😂
Interesting. I'd have liked to see the finished comparison a little better, but it was covered up by the suggested next video! Oh well. I enjoyed it anyway, thank you.
Ill post pics to my blog and instagram!
Doing a side by side comparison is a great idea Lindsay. Thanks.
Loved the side by side comparison!
how she timed them at different speeds so they would end together... I don't know how the movie making magic works but it was great to show for something like this. I think I still liked the one on the left better. The cherries look sort of like little hearts on stems
Wow that was so incredibly helpful! I learned so much with the side by side comparison. Thanks for explaining these two mediums! They are both beautiful, btw!
Sweet I got the first view and thumbs up. Love your work my friend.
Thanks marty!
Beautiful comparison! I love how you crossed the cherry stems. I think I’ll do this in my sketchbook. Watercolor pencils look much easier and the color looks brighter but the wax pencils look more realistic like you mentioned. I love watercolor pencils though so I’ll probably go that route.
In the art world,watercolor pencils or colored pencils,to me they're almost the same,except when you make a drawing say a Seascape or a landscape, I do have my choice,watercolor pencils brings it to life,and the colored pencils puts down a beautiful deep rich color, which they both do.I love them both.
"Sitting under a big shade tree looking out before you,a beautiful river landscape,I got my watercolor pencils, water and brushes and a palette and my journal,someone else comes up with the same tools,"hey",let's paint together and make the world a beautiful place." Lindsay,your the best there is,thank you for sharing this with us.❤👍😃🌄🌹
Thanks so much!
@@thefrugalcrafter you're very welcome
Dear Lindsay, I`d like to congratulate you on your wonderful commenting on both procedures. I`ve always loved to work with wax colored pencils but found it oftentimes very, very timeconsuming. Your demonstration proves me right. I really couldn`t say which result I like better. Each one has its charm and I find both of them fabulous. Thank you very much for all your videos. You are such a treasure. Of course, I subscribed to other art and crafting channels too ( and I appreciate every one of them very much) but if I had to choose JUST ONE it would Always Be Yours!! I could easily live without the others (and I hope none of them will read this) but It would be very difficult for me to live without your creativity and wonderful (aka Full of Wonder) energy :) Thank You! God bless you and your family! Love, Josi
Thank you!
I do like the vibrancy of the reds with watercolour pencils.
Thank you for the tip on the brushes you use with the watercolor pencils Lindsay ! I always struggled with watercolor pencils and lifting the color ! It never dawned on me to use a brush for acrylic paints !!! I’m gonna give it another go ! 🤗
Hi Lindsay! Thanks for this comparison. I just tried a piece in which I first using regular water colors, then I used colored pencils to finish it off. Although I don't think my final piece looks that great over all (I need SO much more practice), I am kind of liking that mix!
What a great video ! I loved the side-by-side comparison. I can’t pick a favorite, but I did learn some tips that I will try. Thank you for the great instruction, I know I will refer back to this video many times.
Thank you!!! Great video & you really nailed a lot of great points and I myself totally agree with using both in a given project. I think a lot of folks get stuck in the either or, like they want to check a box or are scared to step out of it, I say the best way is to just build your own box and watch how fun discovering the way the process shows you how to use each medium in concert. Thanks again ☕☕ Cheers
I love both mediums so I enjoyed watching this! When I first saw these on your Sat chat, I thought the watercolor pencil looked brighter but after seeing this, they seem equally bright and both are fantastic.
This was a GREAT IDEA for a video. Thanks so much! You did such a clear and expert job of explaining two tasks at once! I like the Prismacolor pencils, especially when I use a blender to blend the layers together, and I have had to get used to my Derwent Inktense pencils because the color is sooooo vibrant! I like your idea of using less expensive pencils for practice, and am certainly going to start doing that! These quality art supplies have become so expensive! Thanks again for all of your great videos. I really appreciate you, Lindsay...
I like them both. It's not possible for me to pick which one I like best. They're both nice. All of the cherries look good enough to eat.
Wonderful, this is something I've wanted you to do. The same picture in 2 different media. You always say, Use what you've already got. Which is good advice, especially frugally, but it's hard to visualize. Thank you, they're both lovely.
Such a great comparison and understanding! Thanks:)
Very imppresive 👏 👌 👍
Lindsay they are beautiful!!! I think i will have to try this this weekend!!!!
I like the side by side comparison. I know the watercolor would be my go to because it’s faster and easier for me because I don’t yet have a good feel for wax pencils but the wax pencil one is as expected and didn’t take that much longer all things considered. They are both great! Love this video! Would like to see more. Great way to showcase the products too.
Man, Lindsay, I suddenly have a craving for Bing cherries (I think that says it all LOL)! Amazing, and so interesting to see the progression of each sketch! TFS
I really enjoyed this set up. You're a skilled teacher!
I prefer the watercolor cherries. Love the comparison video. 🍒
Loved this video....awesome job....I’d love to see more like it!
This was VERY helpful!! The side-by-side comparison really helped me see the differences in the media and also in how to achieve the look I want in each. I love both - no favorite.
I like them both!
Watching this tutorial...I think water colour pencils and wax pencils would work in harmony! Do the ground work with watercolour then finish with wax pencils!
I loved both the watercolor and colored pencil cherries. It was fascinating to watch the different approaches that you took with the two mediums.😳
I like the watercolor cherries better. I have the same Pagos sets, as well as a small 24 pencil Cezanne set of both regular and watercolor pencils. I do like seeing the differences between the two types when the colors are supposedly the same and how they look once the watercolor pencils have dried. I enjoyed this as not only are you showing the differences you are explaining how to draw them in the first place. That is an area where I really need to learn. I have been given a lot of art supplies and from what I have tried so far, I like the watercolor pencils and I tried out some HIMI semi-moist watercolors yesterday in prepping some things to use with Christmas cards that I thought was interesting as I have trouble trying to get the right amount of water to get the regular watercolor paint usable. With these as long as you have a wet/damp brush you can pick up the color without adding any to the paint in the box. I felt I had more control and that is also what I like about colored pencils whether wax or watercolor and that is more control so I'm not sloping paint all over the place. Thank you.
Thanks Lindsay ! The tips were great. I like to do my wax pencils over inktense pencils or watercolor pant, because I am a bit impatient 😂
Great comparison! I like to start with watercolor pencils then add detail at the end with my Polychromo pencils. I always get myself in trouble with wax based pencils. They're just not for me.
Both are amazing and I learn something new every time I watch you like highlights to make things look rounded I also enjoy the fast versions with the timer and you explaining.
I never realized how fast watercolor pencile are! I think i like them better actually.
Hey Lindsey, I dont know if you will see this, but would you recommend the arteza watercolor pencils?
Yes, they are very rich and pigmented and dissolve well. A great buy!
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich oh! Thank you! I’ll look into them then!
Thank you Lindsay for this video. I think I like the watercolor pencil one better. The colors seem more vibrant. I bought some watercolor pencils, but have yet to use them so I am going to have to pull them out and see what I can do with them. I guess I was a bit unsure of how to use them, how much water to us, what brushes to use, so this video is very helpful and has inspired me to break them out and try them.
Love when you do these comparisons.
Tfs.
Love them both. You make it look so fast and easy thanks for adding the times to them.
If you have colour pencils that are not the bees knees add a single colour from the more expensive brands! I have ordered a white polychromo and I am sure it will work well with my less expensive pencils! This tutorial is appreciated thank you!
you are so talented. Great lesson here. TY.
LEARNED: NOT to use watercolor brushes with the WC pencils...did not know that :)
Very well explained
Great demonstration Lindsay. I have both mediums but have never really tried watercolor pencils. These cherries 🍒 would be a great place to start. Thank you!
Love them both. Colored pencils shows more strokes but that’s not bad, just different. What I do might depend on my time constraints or my mood at the moment.
I loved watching this! I have Derwent Inktense pencils and have been trying to decide if I ‘need’ a set of Lightfast too. I see now that they are very different... thank you.
I bout at 12 color set of lightfast pencils. I am making myself use them before buying the full set but I want them so bad lol!
I love how you did that side-by-side comparison Lindsay. I’ve been doing watercolor and watercolor pencils for a long time, but only started working with wax based pencils the last few months. I heard you say it can be addicting, and I couldn’t agree more. I think one of the keys for me is the level of precision and detail you can get with the wax based pencils. Using them has really improved my confidence in my drawing skills.
Great tutorial Lindsay. Both are so realistic. Think I like the watercolour best, but it's a close race 😊. You do show a lot of transferable tips that us amateurs can use.
Julie x
Anyone else love how evil the left water color pencil cherry looks?
This was the technique comparison tutorial I didn’t know I needed! Thank you!
I love both pictures and I love a vs video. They're both beautiful. Tfs.
They’re both so pretty. The wax pencil side shows a little more grain which gives it the sketched realistic look that i like. It has more detail. The watercolor side is pretty too but it is smooth in a way that looks less realistic. Idk... it looks plastic or something. Thank you for that comparison!
I don't have enough experience to know either way as, I have done but small doodles with each. Seems like the watercolor pencils are faster and safer compared to solvent unless your not doing on the wax pencils. This video really helped see the process maybe you could do one with gouache vs acrylic or water mixable oils. GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO !!! helped a lot.
Thanks, I like the vs format because I learn something new too!
Fabulous video. It was really interesting to see how you received a similar look in two different mediums. The explanations were great. Really enjoyed this video. Wouldn't mind a few more watercolour pencil videos in the future. 😀
Definitely love the side by side comparisons Lindsay! Alot of fun to watch...it would be cool to watch you do a side by side comparison of watercolor brands...Like the same picture done side by side with Qor (a high water dispersion watercolor paint) on one side and Mission Gold (a low water dispersion paint) on the other side. OR one color monochromatic pieces done side by side with same color and pigment but different brands, so the viewer can compare and ultimately decide which version/brand of that pigment/color they like best---that would be such a fantastic series......O damn see my condition is taking over again, I swear Im getting help. Again im sorry for the unsolicited advice. I just have so many ideas...lol...sorry. Great video. Thanks for sharing. I learn so much from you, thank you for that. Much love, take care.😁♥️
They’re both lovely, I think I prefer the stems on the water soluble pencils but, that apart, I them both. When I’m spending time on a pencil project, intend to do the initial lay down in water soluble pencil, then finish with wax pencil as I tend to have difficulty not leaving brush strokes in the former, whereas yours looks really smooth. The only exception is Pastelmat as that doesn’t seem to like water soluble pencil (not my attempts, anyway) or if the paper is too lightweight. Thanks for the comparison, I enjoyed watching and listening to the narrative.
Try a watercolor paper and less pressure with the watercolor pencil layer.
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you so much for the tip.
Thanks Lindsey I like the wax pencil even though it takes longer
Fabulous. Thanks 😊
Thank you! 😊
You tube erased all my subscriptions, liked videos and bookmarks which took me years to accumulate. It basically took me to the time I bought my iPad. It’s my problem and not yours. You were simply one subscriber in thousands of videos I watched.
Have all my comments also been deleted? I remember liking and commenting on a lot of videos.
I’m asking people I have been subscribed to and those that I’ve book marked and liked according to my memory, lol. I don’t expect a lot of responses.
Great video, they’re fabulous. Another great lesson from a great teacher! God bless everyone and those great cherries!
Your comments should still be there.
I think these are supposed to work together, rather than set against each other and fight as to which one is more vibrant. First you lay down the watercolors, and then you do the outlines with the equivalent colors in pencil for lines (that's why they have the exact same colors in both sets).
Very interesting to see the difference side by side! I like the video and your commentary! It would be interesting to see how you would use the watercolor pencils in combination with the wax pencils maybe with the cherries again if your not sick of the cherries! Lol!😉😊 Thanks Love seeing your work!
I combined these the bird I did for sketchbook Sunday 2 weeks ago.
@@thefrugalcrafter Ok I'll check it out!😊
Thanks for doing this comparison, it helps so much. I am just starting out with coloured/watercolour pencils so your techniques are really helpful. Wax,oil,watercolour, inktense etc, etc. So many to choose. Mind boggling for a beginner. Like you say, the learning really begins once you start practicing. Have you a tutorial on intense pencils by any chance?
I do, you can look them up using the search bar on my channel.
This is a really cool video! I don't know which one I like more. They are both nice. I think it depends on just what mood I'm in when I choose a medium to work with, and of course, what I want to do with the end product. Usually, just for sketching out ideas, I use my wax colored pencils. I use Prismacolor VeryThins a lot. I like the crispness I can get with them. Good video tutorial, Lindsay!
So interesting!
Thank you. You give us so much useful content to consider in order to make informed purchasing decisions. Only trouble is I still contemplate endlessly about what to buy..... Christmas recommendations from you???
Both mediums have their good qualities. I like the watercolor better ..I think😎
Nice comparison. I was never a fan of wax pencils. And I love your advice about experimenting. I totally agree with you. I feel I can't evolve from tutorials anymore. I need to do the work and experiment, do the pencil/brush miles. But I do need some mentorship.
I like the watercolor look better and it was a lot faster to do. But I have both kinds and I end up liking the other kind better.
Both of these cherries are perfect but I prefer cherries with watercolor pencils. 🍒👍☺️☺️
This is really good 😍😊💕
Yay! Thanks Lindsay. I'm so bad at watercolor pencils. I always have the coloring lines no matter how light I think I'm pressing because of a lot of nerve damage. So I end up scribbling on a plate and using as regular watercolors. So I would go with the colored pencils . Unless I'm traveling and who does that these days? 😉
Wonderful Work!🎨❤❤
Wonderful video :) Thx
It's all down to preference really, I myself would opp for the watercolour pencils, because there's less pressure on the hand.
I liked the watercolour pencil the best.👍
These turned out great! I do have kind of a hard time looking back and forth between the paintings, but that's just me. At first I thought the wax pencil one looked more realistic, but in the end, they both look wonderful. I'm anxious to apply your tips to my next watercolor pencil painting and my next wax pencil piece.
What kind of paper is best for wax pencils?
I like a paper with a little tooth but not too rough as to look grainy. The back side of canson mi tients if you want colored paper or a printmaking paper like stonehenge or rivers bfk. I'd try what you have and see what works!
The layering with colorored pencil is not quite adhd proof one noticed :P wich is kindof ironic given my liking for sennelier paints. I do like how prisma's cover; but that does have the downfall that layering can be a bit of an issue. I like my prima set of 48 for fun sketching or fast accents but layering wise I always endup grabbing my poly's for. Due to its harder led it is more slow wearing than the prisma's. I have the premier set of 48; no sharpening or breaking issues yet btw. Wich I did not expect given the concern I saw people had on them.
Love them both! Hope you’re doing well! Hugs!
Great Video 👍
Paint always wins in my book
Watercolor was best for me
Hi Lindsay, as always great video. Have you tried the Amazon basics colored pencils? If so, what did you think about them? Regards, take care.
No but many viewers are asking me about them, I might have to buy a set to try!
The difference in mood is very different isn’t it? Whereas is would use the ones in watercolour in a logo for food, I’d prefer the colour pencils in logos for other items like furniture, cookware etc. (Non edibles!). I find the watercolour cherries a bit more cartoonish, emotional and enticing. The coloured penciled one more descriptive and stately. If I were “Fruitoftheloom”, I’d commission you to redo their logo. I find that their most recent version of it does not fit what they are selling!!😂
How can I tell what pencils are wax, regular or oil?
Usually they say on the tin or box, that said "regular" colored pencils contain a blend of wax and oil and the proportion determs if it is more oil or wax. Both behave very similarly as opposed to watercolor pencils.
Is wax base same as oil base
Similar, both are water resistant but oil based have a higher percentage of oil to wax in the core
Do the pencils have the name of the color on the pencil?
they have numbers and they match the wax pencils color numbers too. There are no names tho.
An hour for a single drawing by a pro ...suddenly my art times don’t look ridiculous.
Like the watercolor pencil more. It had more color