Distress Watercolor Pencils - Tim Holtz

 Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a little information about the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencil. These pencils are artist grade and very easy to use. I love how they are highly pigmented for rich color. Let's take a look at a few of my favorite techniques.  

COLORING A STAMPED IMAGE

Stamp image with a waterproof ink like VersaFine Clair in Nocturne Black. 

It's important to use a good quality watercolor cardstock I like the Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Color the image with the Distress Colored Pencils

Use a Detail Waterbursh or brush to blend the color out 

Dry between layers

TIP: adding layers will intensify the color 

ADDING SPLATTER TO A BACKGROUND

Spray a little pool of water on to your work surface

Rub the Distress Watercolor Pencil in the pool of water until you have a colored pool

Pick up the colored water with your waterbrush and flick on to your background

Repeat with several colors as desired

TIP: You can mask off places you do not want the splatter (faces, word, etc.)

COLORING THROUGH A STENCIL WATERCOLOR STYLE

Position stencil over Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Color through the stencil with the Distress Watercolor Pencils

Remove Stencil and blend out the color with waterbrush

TIP: Use several colors for the same image, like this flower, to create depth

Be sure to dry between layers 

I love the soft watercolor effect of this technique

WATERCOLOR STAMPING

Wet stamp by misting with water

Color image with Distress Watercolor Pencils 

Gently stamp image on to Watercolor Cardstock 

TIP: If you have excess water carefully blot with soft rag or paper towel

Stamp a second and third generation as desired

I used a text stamp to add a little texture to the background

COLORING PAPER DOLLS

Color Paper doll with Distress Watercolor Pencils 

Blend color out with your Waterbrush

Add more color as desired drying between layers

TIP: Work with a dryish Waterbrush. Wipe off the tip on a paper towel to dry

ADDING SHADOWS AND COLOR TO EPHEMERA

Create a collage using ephemera adhering with Collage Medium 

Do not apply Collage Medium over the top

Color area as desired 

Blend with a Waterbrush

Dry with a heat tool

CREATING A PALETTE FROM SHAVINGS

To create a palette add pencil shavings to each sections 

Add a little bit of water

Stir color and water together

Let dry overnight undisturbed

CREATING BACKGROUNDS WITH SHAVINGS

Add pencil shavings to a piece of watercolor cardstock

Gently mist with water until the shavings start to melt

Dry with a heat tool

Continue adding color as desired

TIP: When shaving the pencil use light pressure and be sure to use plenty of water

BLENDED BACKGROUND

Add a few puddles of water on your glass mat

Color the pencil in to the water until the water is colored 

TIP: The more color you add the darker the color will be

Mono-print you watercolor cardstock in to the colors

Dry with a heat tool

Continue adding layers until you achieve a beautiful background

CREATING A DRY PALETTE OF GOODNESS

Once the Palette is dry you can dip your waterbrush to pick up color and color image as desired. I love the intensity of the colors with this technique. 

COLOR SWATCHING

You can download charts for Tim Holtz products on the Ranger Ink website. I search "Ranger Ink Organization" then look for the product you want to swatch. It's a great way to see what the color is going to look like. 

I hope you will spend some time exploring the world of Distress Watercolor Pencils. They are one of my favorite products to color with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Richele

Here are a few of the products I used.