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| Ann Swan selection of Faber Castell Coloured Pencils |
I got a pleasant surprise earlier this month when attending the Private View of the Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists (Review: Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition 2011). In the "shop" area of the exhibition were all the usual piles of books about creating botanical art - and next to them was a stack of tins which indicated they were a brand new set of coloured pencils by Faber Castell.
Faber Castell have teamed up with Ann Swan to create a set of 24 pencils specifically selected to go with her book about creating botanical art with coloured pencils (see Book review: Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils). Each of the tins has a special sticker on it - as per the illustration.
The colours chosen by Ann for this starter set of pencils are:
- FC101 White
- FC103 Ivory
- FC102 Cream
- FC184 Dark Naples Ochre
- FC118 Scarlet Red
- FC142 Madder
- FC133 Magenta
- FC193 Burnt Carmine
- FC194 Red violet
- FC123 Fuchsia
- FC134 Crimson
- FC139 Light Violet
- FC138 Violet
- FC170 May Green
- FC168 Earth Green Yellowish
- FC172 Earth Green
- FC174 Chrome Green Opaque
- FC278 Chrome Green Oxide
- FC179 Bistre
- FC178 Nougat
- FC175 Dark Sepia
- FC230 Cold Grey I
- FC274 Warm Grey V
- FC273 Warm Grey IV
You can order the sets from Ann Swan for £30 plus P&P or buy them for the same price at the last day of the exhibition tomorrow - if there are any left!
Alternatively, if you're already using Faber Castell pencils you might want to check out your colours against those selected for the tin.
Links to book:
- (In the UK) Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils
- (In the USA) Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils
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