Watercolour pencils

Dry and wet

techniques
Learning with easy
drawing projects

Tools
Creating with knife,
eraser & co.

Technical terms
The difference between the
techniques glazing and wash

48 Colours
Can be blended with water
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the new Creative Studio concept allows both beginner and hobby
artists to express their creativity and offers them everything they
need to do so: high-quality products for drawing and painting, a
perfectly matched colour range, material that inspires and fosters,
and an incomparable versatility in terms of use.

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We want to inspire you – with our finest

quality and rich colours.

When was the last time you drew? Grab a

coloured pencil and forget the world around
you. Even if your artwork doesn't look perfect
right away, doing creative work and concen-
trating on drawing will reward you with relaxa-
tion and a sense of delight.

In this brochure, we would like to tell you

about the joy of drawing. With many tips and
instructions on drawing techniques, we will
show you through examples how simple it is
to create beautiful pictures using Goldfaber
Aqua coloured pencils.

Let yourself
be inspired
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Goldfaber
Aqua
Can be blended with water

What a
The Goldfaber Aqua is an ordinary drawing
pencil. Really? Of course, you can use it
simply for drawing – quick sketching, hatching
or even shading on surfaces. But what makes
Goldfaber Aqua so special? The colour is
entirely blendable with water! Get some
brushes and water and see the drawing
transform into a lively and vibrant watercolour
painting.

This pencil will send you on a journey of

discovery. This is because your curiosity will
be awakened by the many different ways of
combining of dry and wet techniques. You will
be amazed at the possibilities this opens up
for drawing and painting.

Dry and wet

techniques

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Dry
techniques

Of course you can use black to darken a

colour. But try using the corresponding com-
plementary colour to do this. On the colour
wheel, this is the colour opposite the colour
you chose. When you layer these two colours
over each other, you get a shade of grey. You
can vary the shade of grey by adjusting the
ratio of the two colours. Darkened with black
Overlaying a colour with white is a great way
to lighten the colour. Likewise, you can also
try using other brighter shades. Depending on
the shade used, the colour that has been
overlaid will get a warm or cool character.

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Just imagine how many shades you can
create with 48 colours available for mixing –
the number is infinite! Start with two colours
and increase the number of colours when you
have gained some experience in how colour
tones interact with each other.

Even the order in which two colours are pain- Green

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ted over each other is important; for example,
overlaying yellow on blue will give a different
colour from blue on yellow. Things become
trickier when you layer several colours on
top of each other. But you still can use the
topmost colour to give the overall colour tone

Blue
a cool (bluish) or a warm (reddish) touch.

The intensity of the colour overlay is another

on
yellow
variable you can use to alter the colour. But
take note not to apply an overly thick layer
of the upper colour on the underlying colour.
An overly thick layer of colour will seal off the
paper surface, thus preventing the application
of further colours.

Red
on
pink
Bright
blue
on
pink
Dry
techniques

Whether it's parallel or cross hatching –

hatching gives drawings a spontaneous, Short hatching
painterly quality! strokes with overlaying
create depth
In a picture, hatching defines the lighting con-
ditions and gives objects a three-dimensional
look. Hatching lets you quickly develop your
own "signature" because, in reality, every per-
son hatches differently. The differences lie in
the angle of the pencil, the stroke length, the
intensity and the density of strokes running in
parallel.
All-over hatching
doesn't give the
effect of depth

Hatch lines drawn

close to each other
make surfaces Start by using a colour and applying even
appear denser pressure. Hold the pencil upright and draw
parallel lines in the same direction on the
paper. The closer the lines are to each other,
the darker the surface appears. Drawing short
hatching lines creates overlapping that boosts
the contrast between light and dark. If you
layer hatching over each other, the surface will
become denser.
 Start with
one colour

For cross-hatching, hatchings are overlapped

at different angles. Different tones are created
by altering the density and length of the lines.
For multi-colour cross-hatching, the colours
will blend visually into a play of colours rich in
nuances. Start likewise with a few colours.

Develop your own hatching with some

practice.

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 Shading
beautiful
colour
Dry gradient
techniques

For shading, unlike hatching, you hold the Frottage

pencil in a very flat position, such that the You can use shading to try out a simple
entire lead surface is used. This results in a drawing technique: frottage. Place a sheet of
homogeneous colour application. paper on a textured surface. This can be a
coarse-grained wood, a metal grate, a tex-
tured linen or a porous crock. When you
shade subsequently, the texture will be trans-
ferred onto the paper, creating a beautiful
pattern.

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The last time you tried the sgraffito technique
was probably during your childhood using
wax crayons. But sgraffito is also an inter-
esting way of using coloured pencils.

Here's how it works: the first step

involves completely covering one
colour with another; the underlying
colour should ideally be brighter
than the upper colour. Then
carefully scratch out lines
and areas from the upper
layer using a knife. And
just like that, you have
magically reated
beautiful contrasts
and patterns!

Apply a dark
colour over a
bright colour
Wet
techniques

Blend the
Astonishingly easy colours with
a brush and
You will love the moment when brushes and
water bring your colours to life! The colour water
pigments used in Goldfaber Aqua are fully
soluble in water. This opens up another
dimension of application for you.

You can determine the opacity or transpa-

rency of the colour by adjusting the intensity
of the dryly applied colour and the amount of
water. Once the pigment is dissolved in water,
you can use the brush to move the pigment
A larger paintbr ush
for
absorbs enough water
to the desired part of the picture.

watercolou ring

You can create mixed colours even when

drawing with a dry medium. Try it out when
watercolouring and see the diverse range of
colour nuances you can get by blending
yel- low and red. With time, you will become
more familiar with colour selection, because,
as always, practice makes perfect.

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Colour too bright or too dark?

What can you do when the colour on your
watercolour painting is not intense enough?
Here's a little trick that helps. Apply the paint
you have used in your picture on a separate
piece of paper. Dissolve the paint with water,
use a brush to absorb the pigment and dab
the pigment on the surface of your picture
that is still wet. The pigment will immediately
spread across the water surface and intensify
the colour.

Has the colour become too dark? Not a

problem as well. Use a dry brush to absorb
water from the moist surface, which will also
remove the pigment dissolved in the water,
resulting in a brighter colour. Repeat the
process until the colour matches what
you want.
 Ideal
depth
effects
Wet
techniques

Technical terms ˗ explained quickly

You have most likely heard of the following
techniques and wondered where their
differences lie. In all these techniques, the
paint is dissolved on a separate piece of
paper and further processed depending on
the technique.

Glazing
Watercolours are transparent and can be
mixed to give new shades of colour. You can
Thi
make use of this effect through glazing. Apply rd l
aye
several thin washes of paint on each other;
during this process, make sure that each r
wash fully dries before applying the
next wash.

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 Wet the paper
Wash
technique on
dry paper
Wet-on-wet

Wash technique and wet-on-wet technique

These two techniques require you to work
Apply the paint
with generous amounts of water. Colours flow
wildly, but painterly, into each other. For the
wash technique, paint is applied on dry paper,
whereas for the wet-on-wet technique, the
paper is wetted with clean water before paint
application, such that the paint runs more
intensively.

Granulation
On papers with strong textures, you can use a
very beautiful effect. Hold an almost dry bush
in a very flat position and glide it gently
across the surface of the paper, such that the
pigments are applied only to the top layer of
the paper grain. This produces random white
regions that create a wonderful contrast to the
colour.

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brush in very ganz flach
flat position halten
Wet
techniques

Really useful: the water brush

Innovative
cap design Farbe
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You like traveling, and paint while you are on
the go? Then the water brush from Faber-Castell
is the ideal companion for you. Its cap has a
special shape enabling you to achieve amaz-
ing effects.

Scraping technique
You can easily move the dissolved paint on
the paper using the wedge-shaped side on
the cap to create interesting textures.

Scratching technique
The integrated grooves on the cap can be
used to create unusual effects. The damp
paper can be scored to give your picture
elaborated line patterns in less than no time.

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You will have a lot of fun with these simple
techniques!

Colour spritzing
Give your watercolour painting an
unparalleled sense of airiness by using the
splatter painting technique. Run the brush
tip over the lead of the coloured pencil in
short, quick up- and down strokes to throw
splatters directly on the picture. Try out
different distances to see which of them
give you the best results.

Drawing on wet paper

You have to try drawing on wet paper. How
much a stroke made using Goldfaber Aqua
will run on a paper is different depending on
how much the paper has been wetted.

Also useful for

colou r spr itzing:
an old toothbrush

A simple
technique
Wet
techniques

The is so simple
It is guaranteed to produce beautiful textures!
Sprinkle coarse salt on the wet picture and let
Blend col
everything dry. Then remove the salt and be
ours
delighted by the interesting textures.
with wate
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Sp

Amazing
effects

Remove salt
 Using
tools

Producing pigments
You can use either a sandpaper block or a
knife to scrape pigments directly from the
lead of the coloured pencil onto the paper.

On wetted paper, the colours will dissolve

immediately in the film of water.

On dry paper, you can take the pigments

using a brush and further process them.

Apply
pigments
using the
brush

Coarsegrained

Finegrained
Wet
techniques

The contrast with the white in the back-

ground contributes to your picture's liveli-
ness. These white areas need to be de-
signated and left blank during painting,

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which is not always easy for a beginner. If
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you want to ensure that certain areas on
your picture remain white, then you should
mask these areas.

The masking fluid is applied as a liquid and

forms a rubbery film when dry. When it is
dry, you can apply watercolours however
you want – the masked surface will remain
unaffected. After your picture has dried
completely, use your finger to rub off the
masking film carefully from the paper sur-
face.

ing
Watercolou r

Rub off the m

a sking liquid
Effects using spray bottle
You can achieve a really great-looking effect
using a simple spray bottle. Draw your picture
as your normally would – and then spray water
on selected spots. You will be thrilled by the
result of the colours running!

Spray water
directedly
Mixed
Media

Combine strong techniques

Using the drawing techniques you have al-
ready tried, you are already able to create
elaborated artworks.

If you are fan of collages or mixed media art,

then don't be afraid to boldly combine the
techniques with India ink pens. For example,
you can use the water-proof ink in the Pitt
Artist Pen for preliminary sketching. When you
subsequently apply Goldfaber Aqua as water-
colours, the ink strokes will remain fully intact.

You can also form wonderful combinations

with oil pastels from the Creative Studio
range.
Goldfaber Aqua combined
with Pitt Artist Pen
Pitt Artist Pen
India ink pens

Flexible brush tip

Precise strokes with fineliner pens

Oil pastels
Goldfaber Aqua combined
with Oil pastels
 Be bold,
combine different
painting media

Goldfaber Aqua combined

with Pitt Artist Pen

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48 colours

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11 46 48
11 46 24
11 46 12
Colour No. Colour Description Art.No.
101 white • • • •
104 light yellow glaze • •
105 light cadmium yellow • • •
107 cadmium yellow • • • •
108 dark cadmium yellow •
109 dark chrome yellow • • •
115 dark cadmium orange • • • •
118 scarlet red • •
121 pale geranium lake • • • •
126 permanent carmine • • •
130 salmon • •
131 coral • • •
132 beige red •
119 light magenta •
134 crimson •
123 fuchsia •
125 middle purple pink • • • •
133 magenta • •
136 purple violet • • •
137 blue violet • •
151 helioblue reddish • •
143 cobalt blue • • •
120 ultramarine • • • •
140 light ultramarine • •
147 light blue • • • •
154 light cobalt turquoise •
149 bluish turquoise •
153 cobalt turquoise • •
156 cobalt green • • •
158 deep cobalt green •
162 light phthalo green •
161 phthalo green • • •
163 emerald green • • • •
266 permanent green •
166 grass green • • • •
170 May green • •
167 permanent green olive • • •
173 olive green yellowish • •
183 light yellow ochre •
187 burnt ochre • • • •
192 India red • • •
283 burnt siena •
176 Van-Dyck-brown • • • •
273 warm grey IV • • •
233 cold grey IV • • •
199 black • • • •
250 gold • •
251 silver • •
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