Here's a list of links to sites outside of WetCanvas! that contain useful information for the colored pencil artist.
Colored Pencil Societies
CPSA - The Colored Pencil Society of America
UKCPS - The Colored Pencil Society of the UK
E-Zines
From My Perspective - Monthly e-zine by Ann Kullberg. Subscription required for some areas. Lesson Kits are available.
Articles
The Artist's Magazine - Quite a few articles on colored pencil. Search by medium to find them.
Tutorials
Art Show - Barbara Bendetti Newton's tutorial
Art Show - Kristy Ann Kutch's poppy tutorial
Borgenson Studio - Bet Borgenson's Online Lessons & Tips. Fee required for some portions.
Discover Art with Sandra - Sandra Angelo's site has tutorials, information & supplies
Elfwood FARP - "Colored Pencil Techniques"
Elfwood FARP - "Getting Started with Colored Pencils"
Portrait-Artist.com - Portrait tutorial by WetCanvas! member bearsclover
Color Theory
Color Theory Overview
Other Helpful Links
Art Café Framing Guide - Very important to the artist who is working on paper. A must read!
About Prisma's colorless blenders
Artist Galleries (artist's with books or websites that teach about colored pencil only)
Bet Borgenson - Author of several colored pencil books
Janie Gildow - Co-author of
The Colored Pencil Solution Book and
Colored Pencil Explorations
Gary Greene - Author of several colored pencil books
Gemma Gylling - Runs the Scribble website
Lee Hammond - Author of several colored pencil books
Ann Kullberg - Author of
Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step and
Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil
Barbara Bendetti Newton - Co-author of
The Colored Pencil Solution Book
Manufacturers:
Colored Pencils
Bruynzeel - Makers of Bruynzeel colored pencils (only the Bruynzeel "Designs" are available...the Full-Colors were discontinued. )
Caran D'Ache - Makers of Neocolor II, Supracolor II, Pablo, and Design lines of colored pencils
Derwent - Makers of Artist, Studio, Signature, Coloursofts and Watercolor lines of colored pencils (Graphitints, InkTense)
Faber-Castell - Makers of Polychromos colored pencils and Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils
Lyra - Makers of Lyra Rembrandt Polycolors colored pencils and Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell watercolor pencils and other pencils (click on UK/US flag for english).
Sanford - Makers of Prismacolor, Veri-Thin, Watercolor, Col-Erase and Art Stix lines of colored pencil
Papers
Canson - Makers of Arches and Canson papers (i.e., Mi-Teintes)
Fox River - Owner's of Rising, makers of Stonehenge.
Strathmore - Makers of various drawing papers, including Bristol vellum & illustration board.
Yupo - Makers of a new & different type of paper
Art Supply Sources for the Colored Pencil Artist (See key at bottom for a list of what the abbreviations mean.)
Art Supplies Direct
Clearbags - Bags for protecting and packaging art
Daniel Smith - Poly-S, Veri-S, Prisma-S/OS/B, Neo, Der A-OS, Lyra R-S/some OS/B, Stone-Large color selection in sheets (Black!), pads, Arches, Fab, Lana, StrathB, Cans
Dick Blick - Derw Sg-S/OS, Derw St-S/OS, Prisma-S/OS/B, Poly-S/OS, Van-S, Veri-S/OS, Col-E-S, Creta-S, Stone-some colors, Bien, Arches, Fab, Cans, StrathB, StrathMM, CresMM
Pearl - Prisma-S/OS, Derw A-OS, Derw WC-S, Stone-pads & some color sheets, Fab-Uno 140 & 300/Artistico 140
Rochester Art Supply - Pablo-S/OS, Supra-S/OS, Prisma-S/OS, Creta-S,other watercolor pencils & unique brands, Fab-Uno 140 in sheets of 5
Sunshine Coast Art Supplies - Australian source for Prisma. Speak to Ronald Key from
Sunshine Coast Art Supplies,
Ph: 00 61 7 5479 5933 Fax: 00 61 07 5479 5934
(Australia is 61 international code)
Email Address:
artsupplies@bigpond.com
Utrecht - Prisma-S/Bulk OS/B, Poly-S/Bulk OS, FCW-S, Supra-S Stone-by the roll and in bulk, sold as Utrecht American Masters, FCWC-Bulk OS, Arches-Bulk, Cans-Bulk, Fab-Bulk, StrathB-Bulk, Bain-Bulk, StrathMM-Bulk
Canadian Art Supplies
UK and other European Supply Information
Australian/New Zealand Supply Information
Key
Sets = S
Open Stock = OS
Colorless Blender = B
Arches = Arches HP
Bainbridge Alphmat
Bien = Bienfang Bristol
Cans = Canson Mi-Teintes
Col-E = Sanford Col-Erase
Crescent Museum Mat
Creta = Aquamonolith Cretacolor woodless
Derw A = Derwent Artist
Derw SG = Derwent Signature
Derw St = Derwent Studio
Derw WC = Derwent Watercolor
Fab = Fabriano Uno or Artistico
FCWC = Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils
Lana = Lanaquerelle
Lyra R = Lyra Rembrant
Neo = Caran D'Ache Neocolor II
Pablo = Caran D'Ache Pablo
Poly = Faber Castell Polychromos
Prisma = Sanford Prismacolor
Stone =Stonehenge paper by Rising
StrathB = Strathmore Bristol
StrathMM = Strathmore Museum board
Supra = Caran D'Ache Supracolor II
Linear Mode
