Polychromos Pencils

 

How gorgeous is this rainbow of pencils?? These are Polychromos pencils by Faber-Castell & they are an absolute dream to draw with. I used to have a set of Karisma pencils & I have to admit I guarded them with my life! I never let anyone use them, in fact I hardly used them myself. But one thing I have learnt is not to keep things "for special", as the special rarely happens. So when I started to draw again, I used my Karisma pencils frequently. I even let my girls use them & was pleasantly surprised when they treated them with great care & produced beautiful pieces of art with them.

 

Unfortunately Karisma pencils have been discontinued, so I needed to find a replacement. The Polychromos were very highly rated by many artists, so I decided to treat myself for my birthday (that's not weird is it? To buy your own birthday present?) & I got this set.

 

I really wanted this set, but that wasn't going to happen!! Unless I win the lottery..........

 

I spent a few hours on my birthday (while the Hubby & kids cooked me an amazing dinner!) drawing a butterly. I found a photo on Pinterest & used that as inspiration. The Polychromos are amazing to shade with, & the colours all blend beautifully together. Obviously it will take some practice to master drawing & shading with them, but I'm looking forward to hopefully mastering them.

 

 

The finished piece, took a few evenings to actually finish it, but I loved the process! The second wing looks completely out of proportion though lol!

 

There are some amazing artists using Polychromos out there, search instagram using #polychromos & prepare to be astounded!!

 

xxx