Currently, I am using Faber Castell Watercolour Pencils. I bought a 48 colour set in Bugis for SGD20. They are nice to play with and I guess fairly convenient to buy and cheap to replace. Watercolour pencils are also fun if you don't wanna make a mess cos you have an option not to use them with water.
Pros:
1. Fairly cheap...so you don't have to skimp on them particularly
2. Easy to Find (You can get them at Popular Book Store...cheaper there at SGD17)
3. Kinda good for blending, you can layer them on top of each other and plain ol'water works with them.
4. Crummy sketch book paper seems to work with them fine, no need for fancy paper.
5. Odourless...I don't wanna endanger my health when producing my art.
6. Messfree. They don't take up a lot of space, they store easily, no worries about spillage.
7. You can use them dry or wet. So essentially 2 mediums in one.
Cons:
1. Need to Sharpen. I don't like messing with penknives.
2. I did not like the brush that comes with them, so I got my own tiny one.
3. You cannot cover large areas or background easily without a lot of lines showing up or taking a long time.
4. Although you use a little water, there is still a danger of spillage. Plus you need brushes too.
5. The colours are kinda faint and watercolory. You get nice effects, but sometimes you want something a bit more opaque. The colours wash off quite a lot with water so you have to put quite a bit on.
6. After you applied water, it is difficult to add on more layers if the colour didn't quite dry out the exact shade you want. And if your skill with a brush is nowhere as good as your skill with pencils, you wind up sometimes with blotches.
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