ink pencils - any experiences?

~die-BeckX Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

i recently saw that there are these ink pencils, that some kind of work like watercolor pencils but, well, a little different.
i really enjoy drawing with watercolor pencils, got my favourite brand since three or four years now, and really want to try these ink-things out.
but they're not that cheap, so i wanted to ask you people if you have any experiences using them,if it's worth the buy and if they really look that different from watercolor pencils and such things

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~CrimsonStigmata2501 Sep 13, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Ah, you mean stuff like Derwent's ??

*DSiwek Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You mean Derwent Inktense pencils? I've used them alongside Derwents regular watercolor pencils and I find the sets compliment each other really well.

=Sabhira Sep 12, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

They're similar to watercolor pencils, however, unlike watercolor pencils, they're permanent once they've dried, like ink.

~die-BeckX Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

so they got the same handling?
except the permanent thing of course

=Sabhira Sep 12, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

There's also a bigger color shift. They get brighter when water is applied.

~die-BeckX Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

ah good to know, thanks for your answers ^^
there's one more last question xD
do have some of those and would recommend it?

=Sabhira Sep 12, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

I don't have any yet, but I plan on getting some. All my info comes from the research I've done on m own.

~FriendlyHand Sep 12, 2012

Hi,
I had never heard of these but apparently the main attributes are:
1) write/draws like a pencil
2) intense color in some cases
3) bleeds a bit when wet then dries to be waterproof
4) not erasable like a pencil

Here is a review of one brand: [link]

-FH

~die-BeckX Sep 12, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

yeah, i just heard about them a couple weeks ago, seems that they're new or something^^
thanks for the review-link, i'm getting more and more interested in trying these out

~draze Sep 12, 2012 Traditional Artist

ink pencils... i think those are called pens?

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