Colored Pencil and Pastel
Introduced| English | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dry colour media/draɪ ˈkʌlə ˈmiːdiːə/ | Coloured drawing materials applied primarily in solid form, such as pencils, crayons or pastels. |
| colored pencil/ˈkʌləd ˈpensl/ | A drawing tool with a coloured core of pigment and binder enclosed in a pencil casing. |
| burnishing/ˈbɜːnɪʃɪŋ/ | Firmly smoothing and compressing a drawing layer to create a dense, even surface, often with coloured pencil. |
| oil pastel/ɔɪl ˈpæstl/ | A coloured drawing stick whose pigment is held in a non-drying oil-and-wax binder. |
| soft pastel/sɒft ˈpæstl/ | A friable drawing stick containing pigment and a relatively small amount of binder. |
| sgraffito/ˈesɡræfiːtəʊ/ | Scratching through an upper layer of material to reveal a contrasting layer beneath. |
| complement/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ | A colour opposite another on the relevant colour wheel, creating a strong contrast when placed beside it. |
Colour, layered
- Colour enters drawing through dry colour media 干性彩色媒介 — fully allowed in the Drawing portfolio.
- Colored pencil 彩色铅笔 builds colour in transparent layers.
- Burnishing 压光 — a heavy final layer — fuses the layers glossy and solid.
A heavy final layer that fuses colored-pencil layers glossy and solid is called ____.
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Burnishing fuses the layers.
Soft and oil pastel
- Soft pastel 软色粉 is almost pure pigment — paint-like colour with drawing gestures.
- Oil pastel 油画棒 is creamy and smudge-resistant; layered, it scratches through (sgraffito 刮画法).
- Toned paper unifies pastel work — let the ground breathe between strokes.
Degas pastel: soft colour media build light and form with drawing gestures
Colour-media move: smart or mistake?
Sort each move as sound colour practice or a common mistake.
The best way to darken a colour is to add black.
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Layer the complement instead — black deadens the colour.
Select all dry colour media allowed in the Drawing portfolio.
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Casting is not a dry drawing medium.
Value still rules
- Grey a colour by layering its complement 互补色, not by adding black — shadows stay alive.
- Get the values right and almost any hue works; get them wrong and no hue can save it.
- Colour is a drawing decision — say why you chose it in your written evidence.
Soft pastel is almost pure ____.
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That is why it reads as painterly colour.
Match the medium to its trait.
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Three dry colour media.
Reaching for black to darken a colour deadens it — the shadow turns grey and muddy. Darken with the colour's complement or a deeper related hue instead, and the colour keeps its life.
A red apple in colored pencil: layer red, then deepen the shadow with green (its complement) instead of black; burnish the highlight side smooth; leave the toned paper as the mid-value. The apple glows instead of going grey.
Dry colour media are portfolio-legal: colored pencil layers and burnishes; soft/oil pastel is pure pigment; darken with the complement not black — and value still rules over hue.
Write from 3 layers of coloured pencil
- Yellow is laid down, then red, then a dark.
- The colour is built in 3 layers.
A coloured-pencil passage is built in 3 layers, yellow then red then a dark. Why not put the final colour down in one stroke?
Each layer changes the colour already on the paper.
How is the colour built?
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Layering builds both the hue and the value.