colouring pencils
Pigmented wooden implements
Colouring pencils are pencils with pigmented cores rather than graphite, used for drawing and filling in colour.
The term is British English; Americans say colored pencils.
They come in sets ranging from basic rainbow assortments to professional collections with dozens of hues: She opened her tin of colouring pencils and began shading the illustration.
Combining into uniformity
- layeringForming successive strata
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
crosshatching · stippling · gradation · tinting · pressure · strokes · smudging · overlapping
Color's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- pastelPale, gentle shade
neon · fluorescent · primary · secondary · complementary · warm · cool · earth tones
Using petroleum as solvent
- watersolubleAble to dissolve in water
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- coreCentral essential portion
- pigmentColor-imparting material
binder · lead · hexagonal · round · triangular · softcore · non-toxic · lightfast
Colored pencil manufacturer
- Faber-CastellGerman art supply company
- StaedtlerGerman stationery manufacturer
- CrayolaArt supply brand
- HolbeinRenaissance German portrait master
Picture explaining something
- sketchingMaking rough drawings
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- portraitureArt of depicting people
botanical art · fashion illustration · architectural rendering · storyboarding · journaling · card making · mixed media · fine art
blending
Combining into uniformity
- layeringForming successive strata
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
hatching · crosshatching · stippling · gradation · tinting · pressure · strokes · smudging · overlapping · feathering
hue
Color's specific character
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- saturationState of complete permeation
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
pastel · neon · fluorescent · primary · secondary · complementary · warm · cool · earth tones · skin tones
oil-based
Using petroleum as solvent
- watersolubleAble to dissolve in water
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- coreCentral essential portion
pigment · binder · lead · hexagonal · round · triangular · softcore · non-toxic · lightfast · archival
Prismacolor
Colored pencil manufacturer
- Faber-CastellGerman art supply company
- StaedtlerGerman stationery manufacturer
- CrayolaArt supply brand
illustration
Picture explaining something
portraiture · botanical art · fashion illustration · architectural rendering · storyboarding · journaling · card making · mixed media · fine art
sharpener
Device restoring cutting edges
- eraserMark removal tool
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
extender · tin · roll-up · stand · holder · kneaded eraser · electric sharpener
colouring pencilstattoo ink
Permanent skin colorant
permanent markers · spray paint · airbrush · indelible ink · paint rollers
colour, color, colouring, coloring, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colourless