{"id":11603,"date":"2024-10-31T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2024-10-31T09:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:37:51","slug":"color-splurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/color-splurge\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Splurge"},"content":{"rendered":"

I splurged recently, using some of the proceeds from my Summer Stories Archival Sale<\/a> to buy a deluxe set of 84 Neocolor II Aquarelle crayons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Neocolor<\/p>\n

Years ago I somehow acquired a small, basic set of these crayons but never quite figured out how to feel comfortable using them. However, watching Emma Carlisle<\/a> draw with them, and seeing what an integral part of her basic mixed-media kit these watercolor crayons are, I dug out my old set last spring and began to experiment.<\/p>\n

\"Stagecoach

\u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, The first marks of a sketch, no water yet, just Neocolor<\/p><\/div>\n

Truthfully, I didn’t feel the love. They were sticky and just seemed clumsy and awkward. I wondered if I might have better luck with the non-soluble Neocolor I’s, so I picked up a small handful of open stock colors along with a single Beige Neocolor II at the Oakland brick and mortar Blick last May, figuring I’d give them a try.<\/p>\n

\"Stagecoach

\u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, Multiple layers pulled together with water washes<\/p><\/div>\n

What a difference!! – especially the Beige water soluble Neocolor II I sampled. I don’t know if Caran d”Ache changed the formula or, more likely, if surviving decades and multiple moves through various climates took a toll on my originals, but the ones I bought last spring were a completely different story. All the images in this post were created with the new Neocolor II’s I just bought.<\/p>\n

\"Murphy\"

Murphy<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, Neocolor II Aquarelle on paper, 8.5 x 7.5<\/p><\/div>\n

They’re very creamy and glide going down on the page, they have fantastic coverage\/opacity and the color of the Neocolor II’s can be easily moved around while becoming beautifully translucent when diluted with a watery brush. Both versions (I & II) can be layered over each other and mix well with colored pencils – although most successfully if the pencils are laid down first.
\nI was ready to invest.<\/p>\n

\"Trixie

Trixie \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, Trixie Divine models online for Emma Carlisle’s Patreon – one of the many perks of subscribing<\/p><\/div>\n

Per usual, I spent a lot of time hemming and hawing over which set to buy – the 30? the 40? How many colors are enough and what would be too few? And then… a SALE! so I bought the set of 84 and now I’m in color heaven.<\/p>\n

\"Trixie,

Trixie, detail<\/strong>. What I most enjoy about these Neocolors is they mix like paint while maintaining their drawing characteristics. Plus, the color is so rich!<\/p><\/div>\n

Remember the thrill of opening a Crayola box that had 64 crayons and a built-in sharpener? Well, I’ve realized very happily that that’s a feeling some of us never outgrow.
\n…And, for a bit of election diversion this weekend, enjoy a quick peek at the history of Crayola colors<\/a> – it’s pretty interesting.<\/p>\n

\u2737<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the election…is anybody else feeling like this lately?<\/p>\n

\"Seriously?\"

Seriously?<\/strong> \u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, Watercolor and stitching on paper, 6×8 inches. \u00a0I’ve been busy lately doing some preliminary work for a couple of new pieces. This figure\/sketch was painted as part of that preparation. But reading about some of the unbelievable statements that have been made in the past week, this question – perhaps too mildly put – was top of mind.<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s nothing else to say but get out there & VOTE!
\n<\/span>See you on the other side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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