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Ihave these pencils but not very good with them. Do you have any pointers? And can you use blender pen with them and do you need a certqin kind of paper.Thanks so much. Kathy
No blender pen....too soft. Use Creative Mark stumps (you can get them at jerrysartarama.com). I use XpedX Brilliant White 80lb paper with wonderful success. I know there are lots of other papers that work well but not SU if I remember right. SU is a little too smooth I think.
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Thanks for the list to match to SU colors. It's very helpful. But I have the 120 set and another set of 12 and I'm still missing about 10 matches. Where can I find the rest?? Did you find all of the matches in ONE set??? Or did you buy them individually?
Any help with this???
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You can get them individually. Michaels carries them, but their selection is usually pretty limited. I went to a local art supply store and just picked up the ones I didn't have.
http://www.dickblick.com/
I believe this site has all of the colors. I was able to get all of the SU matches from him. Great customer service also!
Diana
Okay, please realize these are a guess only. I am having to work with only online pictures that compare to existing colors.
Melon Mambo
Probably 930 magenta...same as rose red
Dusty Durango
Probably 944 terra cotta, which is a bit redder than the color used for really rust
Crushed Curry
I am having a lot of trouble with this one and will have to wait and see. Nothing looks really good. Limepeel is too green, ginger root looks too tan.
1098 artichoke looks promising, but...
Bermuda Bay
Maybe 1006 parrot green, but it looks a bit too green to me
Rich Razzleberry
Maybe 1095 black raspberry
Soft Suede
948 sepia looks pretty good right now, but will see...
I can't order the paper until July 1 so if you are hungering after a more exact accounting, check again after I get my paper.
Of course, if someone wants to send me a scrap of each new in color....;) I could surely get on it right away! (PM me for my address if you would absolutely love to send me a scrap of each!)
If I was a demo, I would have scraps in the mail to you post haste! Thanks so much for all your work - I am so glad to only "have to" buy the singles to match with the SU! colors!
The only time I tried to use the gamisol technique, I picked a blue that matched my paper and used the odorless mineral spirits (It was the Mona Lisa brand that was pictured in a recent tutorial.) and it changed the color of blue so that it didn't match anymore. Does anyone else have that problem?
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Wow! this is fantastic ... thanks a million Diane for doing this list and keeping it updated. I just bought Prismas, just learning about SU! and now this .... fabulous resource. You're a gem.
The only time I tried to use the gamisol technique, I picked a blue that matched my paper and used the odorless mineral spirits (It was the Mona Lisa brand that was pictured in a recent tutorial.) and it changed the color of blue so that it didn't match anymore. Does anyone else have that problem?
I have two sheets printed out with the list of colors, one I color the pencil on directly, the other I color the pencil on then use OMS over it so I can see it both ways, you are right the OMS does change the intensity and sometimes hue of the colors.
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I have two sheets printed out with the list of colors, one I color the pencil on directly, the other I color the pencil on then use OMS over it so I can see it both ways, you are right the OMS does change the intensity and sometimes hue of the colors.
Great idea Lisa..... I'll have to give that a whirl!
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It never fails to amaze me! I think "I wish I had a...." I go to SCS and *poof* there it is! thanks so much for all of your time and effort! it IS appreciated!
Just to clarify: limepeel is the go-to color for Old Olive, River Rock, AND Kiwi Kiss? Which color would you say it is really closest to? TIA!
To be honest, Kiwi Kiss is the best match to Limepeel, for sure. Limepeel doesn't match either of the others as well.
I would consider using 1090 Kelp green (a color that is newer than when I first gave old olive the limepeel match) for the old olive. Just don't color quite as dark.
As for river rock...If you color limepeel really lightly it looks okay. If you color it lightly and then put a little of the ginger root over it and blend, it looks pretty good.
Thanks for pointing that out. I will check the kelp green for the olive in better light than I have right now on a cloudy windy cold day and probably change it.
To be honest, Kiwi Kiss is the best match to Limepeel, for sure. Limepeel doesn't match either of the others as well.
I would consider using 1090 Kelp green (a color that is newer than when I first gave old olive the limepeel match) for the old olive. Just don't color quite as dark.
As for river rock...If you color limepeel really lightly it looks okay. If you color it lightly and then put a little of the ginger root over it and blend, it looks pretty good.
Thanks for pointing that out. I will check the kelp green for the olive in better light than I have right now on a cloudy windy cold day and probably change it.
PS...I like the quote in your siggy!
Thank you for clarifying that! I am looking to expand my greens, so I really wanted a match for Kiwi...I'll get the limepeel and the kelp green also! I also have Ginger Root (isn't that a match for the Naturals Ivory, too? Or something else?), so that gets me the River Rock .
On another thread, someone posted these:
Pacific Point - True Blue
Kiwi Kiss - Artichoke
Tangerine Tango - Mineral Orange
so they could be alternates. I haven't tried them in person myself.
Lastly, is there any where to find the Deco colors any more? I "need" Barely Banana especially! A lighter blue would be nice, too (I found the Bashful one to be a tad too dark)...
TIA!
PS Glad you like my siggy, it's a throwback to the time I spent in Current Events ha ha
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