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John Douglas

Colours of Spring
inktense pencils, gouache
Sometimes I’m not sure if it’s the art, or that doing art is an excuse to be in nature.
Not that it matters; making art outdoors is one of life’s joys.
#art #painting #nature #peaceful #happy #joyful #flowers #colorful #mixedmedia

October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM Everybody can reply

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Rebecca Reinhart

@rebeccasketcha.bsky.social

The citizen formerly known as a Prince. #princeandrew Reference screengrab from BBC Newsnight, Andrew Windsor now faces more "music." Whew, boy. Watercolor, Derwent Inktense and gouache on 140 lb. Fabriano 1264 watercolor paper. 14x9.5" 2022 #heroesandheels portrait #epsteinfiles #epsteinlist

Watercolor portrait of the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew ( I guess they still call him that, huh...) His chubby royal face is on the right side of the paper, he is nervously giving a sideeye to his right. What will come out next about my naughty activities, he must wonder... As recently seen on BBC Newsnight, Andrew Windsor will face the music as a private citizen. Watercolors, Derwent w/c and Inktense pencils and gouache on 140 lb. Fabriano 1264 watercolor paper. 14x9.5" This is a portrait I did in 2022.

October 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM Everybody can reply

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Rachel Rogers-Rodgers

@eccentricrachel.bsky.social

Dark Relics Games inventory object illustration project, 19/???!

We added a foraging story last week, so I’m planning out assortments of plants for PCs to find.

Mostly ink, colored pencil, and Krita. I just got some Derwent Inktense pencils and paint pans to add to the mix, too- they’re fun.

Screenshot of a Google Drive folder containing 19 images: rings with brightly colored stones, potion jars/bottles in different colors, plants, and some odds and ends meant for a fantasy game’s inventory.

October 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM Everybody can reply

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Frieke

@frieke72.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Today's prompt is Rivals. Well, that's the tale of the turtle and the hare ofcourse!

Made with #derwent #Inktense pencils.
#inktober #rivals

A wandering path towards a Finish sign over it.
In the foreground a turtle with tongue out trodding in the footsteps of the hare. In front of it around the bend a running hare with dust cloud behind it.

October 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Steve Lowen

@stevelowenartist.bsky.social

'Myrtle the Turtle'

Another bath toy drawing.
@fabercastellglobal Polychromos pencils over a @derwentartofficial Inktense base onto @winsorandnewton Bristol Board smooth.
The size is 280mm in diameter
Own reference and notes.

October 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM Everybody can reply

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John Douglas

@johndouglasart.com

Marigolds
gouache and inktense pencils
#Stunday #happy #joyful #art #painting #peaceful #colorful #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling

October 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM Everybody can reply

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lobitadluna.bsky.social

@lobitadluna.bsky.social

Food 011
Made with Derwent Inktense water-soluble pencils.
#draw #drawing #watercolorpencils #watercolor #painting #art #artwork #derwent

October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM Everybody can reply

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Doug Russell

@dougrussellart.bsky.social

What We Left Behind 05 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 40” x 25” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM Everybody can reply

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Michele Webber

@artistmichele.bsky.social

Beginners Watercolor Pencils (and Inktense!)

A hybrid course that includes both information and techniques plus follow along tutorials, this course teaches you everything you need to know about water soluble pencils.

in-the-studio-with-michele.thinkific.com/courses/Wate...

October 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM Everybody can reply

Doug Russell

@dougrussellart.bsky.social

What We Left Behind 09 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM Everybody can reply

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Doug Russell

@dougrussellart.bsky.social

What We Left Behind 04 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM Everybody can reply

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Frieke

@frieke72.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Today's prompt is fitting for brainfoggy people. Blundering about on writing, making lots of faults. Thank heaven for erasers and autocorrect!

Sketch made with Derwent Inktense pencils. Thx @archeokluit for part of the idea.
#inktober #blunder

Blue word 'blonder' with O being erased. Eraser with it's green and red Derwent wrap. Part of blue pencil.

October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM Everybody can reply

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Doug Russell

@dougrussellart.bsky.social

What We Left Behind 01 • Reworking of an older drawing from 2016, adding more gesture and color • Prismacolor pencil, Inktense pencil, and acrylic paint on Dura-Lar • 64” x 40” • 2016-2025 • available at Istanbul Concept Gallery •• #drawing #sketch #artyear #istanbulconceptgallery #ruins #art

October 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM Everybody can reply

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‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻

@stinapag.bsky.social

Many (most?) of the pieces in the show were intended for display rather than use, but some clearly were meant to be on someone's bed, or thrown on the couch to watch a movie under. I always intend for mine to be used. #quilts

A quilt depicting an image from a car looking at a blacktop toward a mountain range. There are tons of textures and colors in this quilt.

Road to California by Brenda Mathews
Milton, WI
USA
Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting; inking with Sharpie markers and Inktense pencils
Design Source: Original design
I took this picture of the Sierra Nevada in 2018 on my first backpacking trip. Since then, I have been considering how I might make a quilt to commemorate that trip. This is my second attempt at a collage quilt. It has approximately 900 pieces of fabric. The photo was enlarged, traced, transferred to parchment to make patterns, hand cut, fused together in sections, and fused onto muslin.

A quilt depicting a boy and his dog next to a stream looking at a sunset. The sun is setting in a spiral, with colors coming off each layer of the spiral. It's breathtaking.

Arcane Snap by Kestrel Michaud
W Melbourne, FL USA
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Techniques: Professional fabric printing; machine quilting
Design Source: Original design
This boy and his dog were in the right place at the right time to witness an Arcane Snap, which is like a magical earthquake. Over time, magical energy builds up pressure until it finally lets go. Just like a tremor, some snaps are benign. The one shown in this quilt is no more than a very colorful light show, but sometimes snaps can have powerful, lasting, and unexpected effects on the surrounding area.

A quilt of two cardinals drained of color sitting on a yellow cuckoo clock. The clock is on a magenta background.

Cuckoo Clock by Alethea Ballard
Walnut Creek, CA
USA AVAILABLE YOU PURCHASI
Techniquese Machine appliqué and quilting
Design Sourcer Original design
I dreamed of a cuckoo clock quilt for many years Following a dark time after the pandemic, the cardinals began to call to me. My vision became dear. I made drawings. The clock became simpler. The birds grew and grew. Then, they shed their color and became menacing. The partial clocks are scattered across the background, per my dreams. The traditional German cuckoo clock's oak leaves were layered and expanded until they said, "We are complete

A quilt in three panels showing people protesting in front of a state building. Some are wearing pussy hats. On the bottom left corner some people are working and signing up at a voter registration table.

My Vote Is My Voice by Laura Fogg
Ukiah, CA
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Techniques: Machine applique and quilting
Design Source: Original design
People feel that their voice is not heard in our democracy, but voting is always the voice of the people. Some elections are decided with a margin of only a handful of votes, so it's critical to register to vote and turn out on Election Day. As they say, Democracy is not a spectator sport.

October 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM Everybody can reply

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NonFerragus

@nonferragus.bsky.social

Went for a small walk yesterday and started this drawing on a park bench. Finished this afternoon at home. 90% Derwent Inktense pencils, which I quite like for this sort of kids book style, plus some watercolour and standard soft coloured pencils

A drawing of a pumpking with a spooky face carved into it, in a childrens picturebook sort of style.

October 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM Everybody can reply

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Will

@willdrawforfun.com

Deandre posing at G Lounge for Drink and Draw.

Derwent Inktense Pencils on Toned paper with White Acrylic Marker.

See my full gallery of drawings here: willdrawforfun.com/gallery/dean...

Male model Deandre poses dramatically on a chair.

October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM Everybody can reply

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Bear Real Last Name Unknown

@bearstrap.bsky.social

Derwent Inktense and Prismacolor Premier are my favourites, I love the way they feel on paper.

I do have some Faber-Castells that are ALSO quite good but I'm shy about using them because They Are Too Nice

October 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM Everybody can reply

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EdgeyBerzerker

@edgeyberzerker.bsky.social

O.C.tober Day 7 - Dominik

Done with Ohuhu Liquid Ink pen and Derwent Inktense Water Soluable Pencils.

If he looks like an asshole, it's because he is!
#OC-tober #OriginalCharacterOctober #traditionalArt #OC

October 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM Everybody can reply

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Sam

@stroodledoodles.bsky.social

Some sketchbook pages I did this week

A messy drawing of a landscape (a path leading into some woods), done with watercolour crayons ontop of gouache.

A traditional illustration of tiny rabbit with pink fairy wings sitting by giant mushrooms. Done with Inktense pencils, coloured pencils, gouache and watercolour.

October 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM Everybody can reply

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@hgpennington

@hgpennington.bsky.social

I drew quiet street at sunrise on Canson Mi-Teintes paper using Derwent Inktense pencils.

I love the contrast between the warm morning light and the cool shadows of houses and snow.

hgpenningtonart.com/...

#CansonMiTeintes #DerwentInktense

A coloured pencil drawing of a quiet residential street at sunrise. The sky glows with warm shades of orange, pink, and yellow, contrasting with the cool blues and purples of the houses, road, and parked cars below. A light layer of snow dusts the ground and rooftops, catching the faint early light. The scene feels still and hushed, capturing the fleeting moment when night gives way to day.

October 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM Everybody can reply

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Dianne Dupuis

@iamfreetobeme.bsky.social

Sunset - I created this with Derwent Inktense pencils topped with Mungyo oil pastels and Caran D’ache Neo art crayons on 6x9” 100% cotton hot pressed Baohong sketchbook. The reference image is from Pixabay. #ddupuisart

October 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM Everybody can reply

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Karen Maust

@klmaust24.bsky.social

Started Inktober using the official prompt list and a second list called #wildtober by @_smileysaili_ Using Pigma pens, Derwent Inktense pencils, and a few gel pens. #inktober2025

October 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM Everybody can reply

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pptheclown.bsky.social

@pptheclown.bsky.social

Update these crayons suck. Although I would argue for a transparent version of this as a blending tool for watercolor pencils and Derwent inktense series

October 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM Everybody can reply

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clαιre 🍩

@mlledonut.fr

Test des Derwent Inktense un crayon aquarellable mais qui se rapproche plutôt de l’encre car une fois dissous ils ne bougent plus. J’aime beaucoup.

Photo de mon carnet avec des dessins en rouge et vert. Baie, grenade, radis, tomate, fraise, olive, tulipe, piment

October 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM Everybody can reply

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Frieke

@frieke72.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Tried to draw murky puddles with Derwent Inktense pencils.
#inktober #murky

Left: piece of a tree and impression of grass.
Middle: sand road with one large and two small puddle-like blobs of dark colours.
Right: another piece of grass

October 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM Everybody can reply

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