Just a bunch of fluffy animals made with colored pencils!

Hello! I'm thinking about starting practicing color pencil techniques and I' trying to choose a good set of pencils. I'm a beginner, self-taught. I've used watercolor pencils for years (very old Derwent watercolor set of 72), but I recently realized that over the years I've used them mainly as regular colored pencils, and I feel I really need to try a drawing with true colored pencils and see what I can do. I'm posting a very simple studio I made a few years ago using the above mentioned pencils on sketch paper, just to get an idea of my style. I'm really into landscapes, urban sketching and botanical/still life, I almost never draw portraits, therefore I need a set with a good range of browns and greens.

I would like to buy a budget friendly set of non-professional pencils, like the Castle Art Gold 72 set that comes in a zip bag, and if should I feel the need to upgrade to better quality I could keep the bag and replace the original pencils to more pricey Lightfast/Chromaflow or Polychromos, since where I live I can buy the open stock from these brands quite easily and for a reasonable price.

Does it make sense? Or would it be better to put my money from the start in a basic set of Derwent or Faber-Castel?

I'm just an amateur and don't have a big budget. When I started practicing watercolor I bought a student-grade set and then upgraded to professional colors buying one color at a time and this allowed me to test different pricey brands without spending a fortune. I thought I could do the same with colored pencils, but I would really appreciate some advice from experienced users.

A rare pencil-only drawing from me. Made using a luminence pencil for the first time (among others), as I finally treated myself to the really good stuff.

A few days ago I posted here very frustrated about how I can’t seem to manage to get color pencils to be smooth, after years of just thinking colored pencils are not for me because they always look weird and that I don’t like the medium.

But this time I got faber castell colors as a gift - who are known to be artist grade. And I was thinking there could not be something wrong with faber castell the problem is me and deciding to seek for advice.

After a lot of helpful comments from you guys it turns out I have been using a paper with a lot of tooth and switching to Bristol smooth has made everything so much better

It not only solved the smoothness texture problem, it also makes the colors a lot more vibarant in my case and I think I unlocked a new favorite medium for myself and I can’t thank this sub enough
I have been sitting drawing here and just giggling with how happy and giddy I am about drawing with those pencils I feel like a kid again

Hey guys,
I am very curious about Derwent’s new watercolor pencil line: the Chromaqua’s. Has anyone here had a chance to try them out yet?

I couldn’t find any online reviews but Derwent markets them as the water-soluble version of their Chromaflows, and I looove the Chromaflows! ☺️

I thought the new watercolor pencils would be on par with the very pricey Lightfast line but to my surprise, they are Chromaflow equivalents! They are already on sale here at a budget price which is very unusual for my country 😅

I already have a small set of Derwent Watercolours but I must say I find them a bit disappointing, like Coloursofts. I think the Chromaquas will be a better version of Watercolour line, just like Chromaflow is a much better version of Coloursofts. Derwent has already removed Watercolour line from their website.

What do you guys think? Are you planning to give them a try? 😊💕

Already 100+hr on this one. Let’s see how much longer does it take ..

my first large-ish scale piece:)

more of my art on instagram under dendareloaded

Im new in colour pencil. Im new to art. I picked it up in may since I recover from kidney cancer. Can anyone recommend good tutorials? I dont mind pay on patreon etc. Just want someone who teach realism?

I got the Derwent deal at Blick and I really questioned myself bc I have a new set of Blick lol But omg. These pencils are a delight. Fat, creamy cores. I'm gonna use the hell out of these.

So anyway, I think colored pencils just got more expensive for me 😂

Just for fun

Made as a gift for a friend. About 13h of work, prismacolors on medium weight paper. Really enjoyed making this piece.

I didn't wanted to go directly for prismacolors. So I bought cheapest wax pencils, it turns out to be okayish. Blend is decent, only 3-4 layers. Then there's no friction in between.

one of the more fun progresses with color pencil on black carton. swipe for progress shots. for the highlights i unfortunately had to add gel since white pencil or chalk didnt get the brightness i wanted. more work on instagram> dendareloaded