tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post3788763575545111581..comments2024-01-05T11:27:23.381+00:00Comments on Sarah Dyer - Illustrator: tools of my trade...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850080996833955847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-42111331171406407132012-11-12T15:33:21.271+00:002012-11-12T15:33:21.271+00:00Avril, thank you for your reply - it is always goo...Avril, thank you for your reply - it is always good to hear other tips - especially when it comes to coloured pencils! <br />I think I have a few of the polychromos...I'll give them a head to head trial on my tiny supply of karismas! xoSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850080996833955847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-55753501611576641032012-11-11T00:01:04.495+00:002012-11-11T00:01:04.495+00:00Hi Sarah,
I enjoyed this...your Karisma colours lo...Hi Sarah,<br />I enjoyed this...your Karisma colours look like mine...ie. like a box of matches.<br />I very much like Faber Castell's PolyChromos...I found that on a colour by colour comparison with my Karismas the PolyChromos the Polies won about 30 percent of the time, usually on yellow/orange/pink shades.<br />And every once in a while ebay wll have Karismas. I got some Pablos last week and I really am not warming to them.Avrilhttps://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AvrilFrancesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-76971443021155766562012-01-09T18:18:30.367+00:002012-01-09T18:18:30.367+00:00Lovely post Sarah, thanks for sharing! I've re...Lovely post Sarah, thanks for sharing! I've recently discovered Lyra rembrandt-polycolour pencils, and would definitely recommend them. They're rich and waxy and work quite nicely with the carandache wax pastels you mentioned. Not sure if they're quite as good as karismas (I've never actually tried these) but have a go and see what you think!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963892378100310352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-62079492512051198712011-12-24T02:23:44.487+00:002011-12-24T02:23:44.487+00:00Hi Sarah. Thanks for posting about what materials ...Hi Sarah. Thanks for posting about what materials you use. I get so excited about pencils, pens, brushes, inks and whatnot its lovely to see pictures of other peoples well loved and well worn implements! I was hoping to get round to taking a photo or two myself to show you but alas i've not gotten round to it with the craziness of christmas. I'm going through a quink blue-black ink and dip pen period in my sketchbooks at the moment as I love the freedom and unpredictability of it, but as I screen print a lot of my work I'm still trying to work out how best to do this and still get my separations spot on. I also treated myself to a set of Stabilo woodies recently, which I love, they're so chunky and nice to hold as well as being multipurpose! Not great for anything delicate but lovely all the same!<br /><br />I was also hoping to share with you a picture or two of some of my favourite childhood books, but again have been rubbish at getting things done this week so hope some amazon links will do instead - my 3 favoruites were: The winter Bear (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Bear-Picture-Lions/dp/0006608728), Otto the Bear (http://www.amazon.com/Otto-Bear-Ivan-Gantschev/dp/0316303488) and Dogger (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dogger-Shirley-Hughes/dp/1862308055/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324687851&sr=8-1) but I was also obsessed with anything by Quentin Blake, John Burnigham and Eric Carle. I don't know why I'm speaking in the passed tense as I still am!<br /><br />I'm sorry this has turned into such a long 'comment'! I just got very excited to see your books (and pencils) as I'm lucky enough to have parents who've hoarded all my books too including a lot of the same as yours. I've dusted off my R.S. Best Word Book Ever and The Usbourne Animal Picture Word Book and I'm chuffed to bits to discover them again, and for Stanley too -he looks to have the best collection of old and new books on his shelves, what exciting bedtime stores lie ahead! Merry Christmas, thanks for all the lovely posts and sorry again for waffling on so much! EmilyEmily MacKenziehttp://emilymackenzieillustrations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-46375188496022427862011-12-22T14:46:55.400+00:002011-12-22T14:46:55.400+00:00Thanks you two for the feedback!
I'll definite...Thanks you two for the feedback!<br />I'll definitely try out the derwent coloursofts....love a new colour pencil :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850080996833955847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-15205289362266533892011-12-22T12:44:25.513+00:002011-12-22T12:44:25.513+00:00i am the same with my karismas! my parents gave me...i am the same with my karismas! my parents gave me a set for my 16th birthday and I am still holding onto the ones that are no bigger than an inch! i also use derwent coloursofts, and although not as smooth as karismas, still have a nice range of colours and are maluable enough for my liking! i'd recommend :-)<br /><br />love hearing about illustrator's tools too, and your process photos are so interesting. love it!emma lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705928631104077718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5875519250139030463.post-3819595665163126172011-12-17T21:06:18.048+00:002011-12-17T21:06:18.048+00:00oo I love hearing about what tools illustrators us...oo I love hearing about what tools illustrators use! I haven't used pastels since my foundation years. I really ought to give them another try. as for the Prismacolors...it's true. they're awful. a bunch of my classes had them on the required materials list but they're just expensive and stiff! Lately I've been using Golden acrylics for every illustration, but I was something a little more exact. might be time to try better colored pencils again. thanks for the post!!Hannah Rosengrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073293959585142183noreply@blogger.com