Useful Links
Here you will find links to many coloured pencil artists' sites, coloured pencils organizations, informative sites, manufacturers, etc.
The Society does not necessarily endorse the contents of these linked sites and disclaims all liability arising from the information or materials contained on any linked sites.
CPSA - The Colored Pencil Society of America
Coloured Pencil Manufacturers
Derwent - The Cumberland Pencil Co
Caran d'Ache of Switzerland
Art Supplies UK
1buy1pencils - An online store run by UKCPS member Sonia Bowmar-Scothern that specialises in individual pencils of Prismacolor or Karisma - while stocks last! Also stocks the Lyra blender mentioned in our blending article.
Artifolk - ArtiFolk is an online retailer of artists' materials at great prices. UK based, free delivery on many items. Good stocks of sets of Derwent pencils, often on special offer.
Great Art Catalogue - Online or telephone ordering, vast catalogue.
Heaton Cooper Studio - This famous gallery dedicated to the Heaton Cooper family is in Grasmere in the Lake District. It also has one of the finest collections of artists materials in the North of England, and a very good online ordering facility.
Homecrafts Direct - Online ordering of all kinds of arts & crafts supplies. Hint: head for the 'Graphics' section to find the coloured pencils.
Jacksons Art Catalogue - The only place to find the Skylite battery operated eraser, or Stonehenge paper.
Ken Bromley Art Supplies - Online ordering of art supplies, includes a message board and free hosting/linking for artists. A small range of coloured pencils at reasonable prices.
Paper People - Based in Devon, this Art Supply store is one of the few places to stock Prismacolor in the UK.
Pencils 4 Artists - supplier of Derwent, Conté, Caran d'Ache, Cretacolor and Lyra - sets and singles.
Winsor and Newton - A huge website showing the range of W&N products - which include some excellent papers for CP. No prices, no online ordering, but tons of technical info and tips.
Wheatsheaf Art Catalogue - Unfortunately not online! Telephone 020 7935 5510 to request a catalogue. The cheapest place to find single stock of Derwent, Faber Castell and Caran dAche. 15% discount given.
Resources
Katherine Tyrrell - Katherine is a member of UKCPS and a fine artist in her own right. She is also an incredibly productive person on the web. As well as looking after our blog - UKCPS News, she also has several blogs and lenses that inform CP art enormously well. Check out:
- Her art blog - Making A Mark (which includes various posts about coloured pencils)
- Her sketchbook blog Travels with a Sketchbook in..... in which she comments on sketching with coloured pencils.
- Her information sites which include:
Coloured Pencils - Resources for Artists
Paper and Supports - Resources for Artists
Art Equipment - Resources for Artists - Her website: Pastels and Pencils - Art Materials
Peter Weatherill has created a invaluable website - full information on pencils, materials and techniques. In his own words:
"Over several years of assembling notes for teaching art classes, and handing the notes out in various combinations, it struck me that they form a substantial resource which would be a shame to file away unseen. Some of the notes relate to general art topics like perspective, and composition, but most cover the teaching I have been doing over the last few years with Coloured Pencils."
Art Search - An Art Directory covering thousands of UK artists
Art Graphica - An extensive site offering lessons in drawing, sketching and painting, including some CP
Bet Borgeson Studio - A wonderful resource for coloured pencil artists everywhere, contains online drawing courses, suggested reading, techniques faq and much, much more.
Colored Pencil Central - A coloured pencil directory created by Ann Kullberg and her daughter.
A "Grand Central Station" for online colored pencil resources...
Colored Pencil School - A new site put up by Nicole Caulfield and Maggie Stiefvater.
Daler-Rowney - This excellent site is packed with interesting information for the artist, and you can also download The Art Paper straight to your own computer!
Coloured Pencil Art - Jo Goudie, a UK artist and UKCPS Member, is building a great site here with all sorts of info for cp artists, but also one which focusses on the talent in the UK
Bob Ebdon - UKCPS Founder - a really useful site, with a gallery and step by step lessons. Don't forget to visit Oscar the dog!
Lee Hammond - Lee has written and illustrated many books on drawing and the use of cp.
On this site you can order signed copies of Lee's books and read/view excerpts.
Ann Kullberg - From My Perspective -
an online colored pencil magazine by Ann Kullberg
A truly excellent and informative site, even if you decide not to subscribe (check out the sample issue for a critique of our honourable founder's work). There are step-by-step 'how-to' articles, tips, galleries, many goodies to numerous to mention. At $18 for a 6-issue subscription, it's definitely good value for money.
London Art College - The London Art College specialises in providing tuition and art classes by distance Learning. One of these is a coloured pencil course, written by Julie Douglas, well worth looking at if only to see samples of her work.
Pencil Art - top 50 Pencil Art sites
The Pencil Pages - Site devoted to pencils and pencil collectors.
SAA - The Society of All Artists - Great society for all media, members get discounted materials postage free.
Scribble Talk - forum for the Pencil Artist
Wet Canvas Colored Pencil Forum - Wet Canvas is a huge community of artists, and this site has everything - sections on landscapes, animals, etc, and sections on media - including an excellent Coloured pencil section. The Free reference library alone makes it worth a visit.
Zest-It - helpful resource about this natural solvent used for blending (see article)