Cretacolor - Artist Oil Pencil
Artist Oil Pencil
Layer permanent highlights over watercolor without disturbing dried washes
Oil-based cores eliminate the powdery fallout that makes traditional charcoal frustrating to layer with other media. Cretacolor Artist Oil Pencils bond permanently to paper, wood panels, and canvas without smudging or lifting under subsequent washes, essential when building mixed-media compositions where charcoal underlayers need to stay exactly where you placed them. The waxy binder creates slightly glossy marks that contrast beautifully against matte charcoal or graphite, adding dimensional depth to tonal studies.
Thunder Soft delivers dense, velvety blacks for aggressive shading and darkening without the dust clouds of compressed charcoal. Lightning Soft handles photo-realistic highlights: sharp light accents on portraits, reflective glints on still life subjects, subtle layering over darker tones to build form. Both maintain their characteristic chalky pastel appearance while offering oil pencil's practical advantages, marks that won't ghost onto your palm mid-drawing or migrate across the page when you spray fixative.
The combination works particularly well with Cretacolor's oil-infused charcoals, creating a cohesive tonal palette where every mark shares similar handling properties. Effective across diverse surfaces from smooth bristol to textured watercolor paper, adapting to whatever ground your composition requires.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- Water-resistant oil formula provides permanent line
- Combines excellently with oil-infused charcoals
- Works on large variety of surfaces
- Thunder Soft creates dramatic shading effects
- Lightning Soft white adds photo-realistic highlights
- Traditional chalky pastel tones with shiny finish
