What is water-soluble graphite? Sketchbook Time ♥

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[stealthflower]

'Chaotic pencil sharpening' is my new favourite D&D alignment.

[didi]

I love graphite but sometimes I'm not in the mood to shade with a pencil because it's very small compared to a brush. So I think this is ideal when you don't want to use inks or watercolors for tonal pieces

[mariapires]

You should explore more Viarco supplies like the kneaded graphite or the pigment blocks!!

[TsukiTsu]

For the layering, I think I personally prefer the graphite over dried watercolor vs the other way around, but as a sketching/value tool on its own, that looks /so incredibly satisfying/

Like satisfying enough that I'll probably be buying some to play with because I'm absolutely here for it.

[isaniart]

Just have to say that I LOVE how this sketchbook page turned out

[crafty_j]

I love it everytime you post, no matter the content. Thank you for being you and for sharing your art, process, thoughts and enthusiasm.

Love how the pieces turned out and I love sketching with water soluble graphite pencils with my watercolours. I also have a little sanding block so I can sand some water soluble graphite off of the pencil and then mix some of it into my watercolours on the palette and just experimenting with it like that

[phantomnet]

Artgraf also had color pigment blocks. I think you’d really like them! :)

[burtscuddledoobies]

Recommend artgraf it comes in the metal tin the graphite tends to be very buttery and more soluble than the little bricks. Their carbon blocks are very buttery as well.

[Janartable]

I just bought the art graf tin of water solvable graphite, and their graphite sticks. Veryyyy fun!! Thanks for the tips.

[ErinStine-fp]

I use my water soluble graphite with watercolor the opposite way you did. If you use it over top of your watercolor washes instead of underneath, it doesn't get muddy and mix with the watercolor in an unflattering way. I prefer to use it for twigs and branches on trees or foliage, or dark expressive lines in an abstract portrait while the watercolor wash underneath is still damp or slightly wet. You can also get some really cool and interesting granulation depending on the watercolor pigments you are using underneath the graphite. But my experience is that it's more appealing to go in with your watercolor first, and then go in with the graphite afterwards while your paper is still wet or damp. Or when the watercolor is completely dry for lighter washes of graphite if you want to play with the shadows.

[marqueful]

Thank you so much for this video. I benefited tremendously from it and immediately ordered the Lyra sticks. To me it’s the gospel of values and I’m totally impressed by your skills. It looks like you have a soft spot for the Chinese calligraphy brushes which I have a ton galore. I like your voice yet you don’t sound like a Western national. Hope I’m wrong. I never touched that kind of water-solubles before but immediately took a liking to them, especially the Lyra. It was so rarely mentioned in popular media. Again, thank you so much.

[oreganoh]

I have a derwent set of watersoluble graphite pencils. I tend to use them more like a pencil and then use water when I want places to have a smooth texture. It's honestly one of my favorite things. It's really fun, but I haven't seen much on youtube with artists using this medium.

[Alienne]

This blew my mind 0_0 I'd love to see a comparison/contrast of this stuff with ink stones, like the kind you grind with water to use in east Asian painting/calligraphy! Those can achieve different degrees of darkness by how dilute you make the ink, but it dries waterproof.... but obviously way less convenient in a grab-and-go sense... I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

[christastein]

I love the Derwent water soluble tinted graphite pencils and paint set. The colors are so unique. The pencils are lighter than the paint set, but they work together very nicely.

[lunarvoyages]

the first sketch reminds me so much of classical figurative sculptures (david, etc), just the way the graphite kinda dries flat. i like it! i'm not really a graphite/pencil person, but these look fun to try.

[xientaro]

i'm just new to soluble graphite and looking for tutorials on how to use it..
i just watch ur vid and i love it! thanks for sharing !

[sashasparroww]

the graphite pencils i use most frequently are water soluble. its awesome for undersketches, since once most of it is erased it will disappear into the watercolor without tinting it, and im able to get some really interesting effects in my sketches. I got a dozen from Jerry's for like 6$ and they're amazing.

[rachelm]

What an under-used medium this is! I wonder how many artists have purchased some, then not really used it? I know I have! I promise to dig mine out again now. 🙂

[Shesvii]

I've been using it for a couple of years and I love this art supply. I got two pencils and a tin, all different values and so much fun to play with. I have used them for studies, sketches, black and white portraits and full pieces with some watercolour and white gouache touches.

[DAYbreaking_Ideas]

I have a generals waters soluble pencil. I got one in an art snacks box and loved 💕 it so I bought more for my travel kit.