Caran d´Ache Alles voor Kleuren NEOCOLOR II, metalen doos, 30 kleuren, rood, 7500.330

Snelle levering en in goede staat. Het materiaal is uitstekend, de kleuren zijn levendig en ik vind het geweldig dat ik het als aquarel kan gebruiken.

Came back to increase the rating as these have now become my favourite medium, better than gelatos even. I found that the best way is to use a wet brush to pick up colour from the tip of the crayon. I start with the lighter colour and then use a darker one and thus I get the desired hue. I can still apply different crayons directly on paper by using a light touch and the pass them over with a wet brush to mix.------I am rewriting my review to make it easier to read.I tested the crayons using a 300gsm watercolour paper. You can see the swatching in the enclosed photograph. Starting from the top left corner and going clockwise on each swatch you can see the colour mixed with white crayon, the colour mixed with water and the solid colour as it comes out of the tin.You will see there are plenty of shades of pink, some brown, several blue and only 2 greens (emerald and yellow green). I do not consider the khaki-coloured light olive a green and neither the cement-coloured olive. None of the provided hues are good for colouring botanicals. I tried to mix the basic colours to create green and you can see the results. Furthermore, there is no red-red - just a scarlet that looks orangey-red.I drew a flower on another piece of the watercolour paper. Used the darkest hues of pink/purple but the result ended up pale. Additionally, you will see the blue colour had lots of little bits in it. Moreover, the colours seeped through to the back of the page even though I did not use a lot of water, just the water brush to mix the colours. You can see this staining in one of the photos.I felt disappointed with this expensive product. Still, I tested it further. I used gesso on a mixed media page (250 gsm) and spread it evenly with a palette knife. The surface was smooth to the touch. I let it air dry and then I drew a mimosa flower taking colour from the tip of the crayons. I found mixing the colours to get the hue that would correspond to what I was seeing in the photo difficult and hard work. I also found that you can only lay on so much colour before it starts rejecting it. And you cannot apply white gel pen on top. I had to use some silver ink and some yellow ink to create the moss and the shiny parts of the flower/wood. For the blue background I just rubbed the crayons lightly and brushed them with water. I found they were laying on patchy but at least they showed less of the dark spots, probably because I was able to spread the colour much further due to it being laid on gesso.Overall, I am not happy with the colours included in this set of 30 crayons and their application over large surfaces. (I prefer using Faber Castell's Gelatos for background colouring as they are easier to use and what you see is what you get.). However, had I been able to walk into a store and test the colours out before purchasing individual crayons, it would have been a different story.The merchant (Dr Pen UK) and their supplier worked closely with me to resolve my problems. It is heartwarming to see how passionate they are about their product and it is catchy!. I have been using my Neocolors II consistently but in conjunction with other mediums like Dr PH Martin's inks, my watercolour markers and my promarkers. Once you realise their potential and limitations, it is plain sailing after that.

I like that it blends well with colored pencils. I use it for highlighting when burnishing for final touches. Sharpened tips convenient. I just didn't like that 2 crayons came with broken nibs. I tried it on canvas and it doesn't work for me. On canvas, oil based pastels worked better.

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梱包も丁寧で凹み等もなく無事に届きました。美大生へのプレゼントだったので使用感は当方では分かりませんが、大変気に入ってもらえた様子です。