Drawing remains drawing, whether in colour or not.

Arbenita Jashari

14.6.2016

Translation: machine translated

There are various methods and media available to you for drawing in colour. Firstly, I will introduce you to the different materials that you can learn to use through a series of exercises. The main focus will be on drawing with coloured pencils, pastels, coloured ink and watercolour.

The fact that you may know little or nothing about drawing should not put you off. You can only learn if you try, and you will learn even if you fail. Your perseverance will pay off! ;-)

Drawing with coloured pencils

Drawing with coloured ink

Fine felt-tip pens in various colours represent the drawing medium of coloured ink in the simplest form in which it can be bought. You can buy them individually or as a whole colour palette. The other option is a fine nib or either coloured drawing ink or concentrated liquid watercolours. It works just as well as felt-tip pens, but lasts much longer. [[product:5612993,5612992,5612990]]

Drawing with pastel chalks

Compared to painting, the most expressive medium for drawing in colour is artist or pastel chalk; it is made from the same pigments as paint but comes in the form of a pencil. Most artists use both hard and soft pastels, depending on the effect they want to achieve. Hard pastels are more suitable for beginners.

Soft pastel chalks

Wax pastel chalks

Oil pastels

Drawing with watercolour

At the beginning of your employees with watercolour, you should familiarise yourself with the properties of the colours and their opacity. Watercolour is a very flexible medium; an experienced draughtsman can achieve brilliant results with it. However, beginners can also get to grips with it and can sometimes rely on "happy accidents" - an amazingly good result that comes about unintentionally. [[product:5659444]] [[product:5684812,5684805,5684811]]

Arbenita Jashari

Junior Editor

arbenita.jashari@digitecgalaxus.ch

When it comes to office supplies, I believe in form and function. From pens, scissors, paper notes to glittery glue and funky folders. That’s what I’m about at work. When I’m not busy checking out the latest desk accessories, I enjoy jetting off to remote corners of the world, lifting weights or taking an evening walk. more

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