#White india ink full#

Holbein Soft White is useful for top layers as it has more adhesion ability.ħ.

Soft White is comparable to the Chinese White Derwent Drawing pencil listed above. “Soft” refers to the texture, not the color. Their whites are almost opaque with very little translucency.ĭo not be confused, White and Soft White are the same color. Soft White 501 : Holbein pencils feature an extremely smooth, buttery formula, even softer than Prismacolor Soft Cores. If you’re looking for a warm white, this is highly recommended.ĥ. Few companies make a subtle beige like this. Also notable- Luminance Buff Titanium 801. Some Luminance pencils have a gritty feel.Īmy likes to use this pencil when she needs an opaque white over the top of many layers the sandy texture helps it adhere when other pencils won’t.Ĥ. Luminance (Caran D’ache), White 001: A semi-opaque white which retains a small amount of translucency. If you open her Holbein or her Luminance zipper case, there’s a Prismacolor white in it. Has a lovely buttery feel.Īmy keeps a Prismacolor white in all her pencil kits. Prismacolor Premier Soft Core, White 938: A semi opaque white which allows some of the base color to show through. If you need a pure white ultra-soft pencil, try Holbein Soft White #501 (more info below).Įlena loves to use this pencil when coloring glass. Should be hand-sharpened due to the softness of its core.Ĭhinese White has a slightly yellowish cast, noticeable only when used near other whites or directly on white paper. This pencil has a soapy feel and lays down thick. This is a chameleon white which looks opaque on toothy paper but semi translucent on ultra smooth marker card stock. Derwent Drawing Pencils, Chinese White 7200: To date, this is the most opaque white pencil that we’ve found and it’s not technically a colored pencil. Listed in order from most opaque to least, but note that we do no recommend anything lower than semi-opaque.ġ. This is just a general rule, there are exceptions! Swatch your whites and frankly all your pencils to test their consistency and opacity before you start. If the white is very translucent, you can safely assume that most of their light colors will share the same translucent quality. For example, if the white from your favorite brand has a very opaque and sticky white, their soft pinks will have a similar sticky, opaque quality.

#White india ink full#

White formulas are often the base recipe for the lighter colors in the full set. You can learn a lot about a pencil brand from the quality of their white pencil.

The Vanilla Team’s Favorite Whites: Colored Pencils