colouring pencil

Tinted drawing stick

A colouring pencil is a pencil with a colored core rather than graphite, used for drawing and coloring.

The term is British; Americans say colored pencil.

Children use them for coloring books; artists use professional-grade versions for detailed illustration: She keeps her colouring pencils sorted by hue.

materials

pigment

Color-imparting material

  • waxPliable waterproof substance
  • woodTree-derived building material
  • cedarDurable, fragrant conifer

barrel · core · tip · point · lead · hexagonal · triangular · round · lightfast · blendable

colours

spectrum

Continuous range of values

  • rainbowRefracted light arc
  • hueColor's specific character
  • tintFaint color addition

shade · saturation · pigment · vivid · pastel · neon · fluorescent · metallic · earth tones · skin tones

supplies

sharpener

Device restoring cutting edges

  • eraserMark removal tool
  • blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
  • caseContainer or instance

holder · set · tin · roll · pouch · extender · solvent · fixative · swatch · storage

techniques

shading

Depicting light and darkness

crosshatching · stippling · burnishing · gradation · feathering · lifting · outlining · filling · pressure · stroke

brands

Prismacolor

Colored pencil manufacturer

Pablo · Crayola

applications

illustration

Picture explaining something

anime · manga · fashion illustration · architectural rendering · journaling · card making · mixed media · fine art · therapeutic · zentangle

Opposites
writing/drawing medium type

colouring pencilpermanent marker

Pen with lasting ink

marker · felt-tip pen · paint · ink · airbrush

creative intent

colouring pencileraser

Mark removal tool

correction fluid · white-out · sandpaper · blank paper

mark permanence and commitment

colouring pencilpermanent marker

Pen with lasting ink

tattoo needle · indelible ink · engraving tool · branding iron · chisel

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G