Acceptable Products

WATER-SOLUBLE PENCILS

Bruynzeel Design Aquarel ▲
Bruynzeel Design Aquarell (disc.) ▲
Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle
Caran d’Ache Supracolor Aquarelle ▲
Cezanne Professional Watercolor ▲
Crayola Watercolor Pencils
Cretacolor Marino ▲
Daler-Rowney Artists’ ▲
Derwent Inktense ▲
Derwent Lakeland Water-Soluble
Derwent Metallic ▲
Derwent Signature Watercolour (disc.) ▲
Derwent Watercolour ▲
Eberhard Faber Design (disc.)
Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer ▲
Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer MAGNUS
Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle
Faber-Castell Design Watercolor ▲
Faber-Castell Red Line Watercolor
Fantasia Premium Watercolor
General Kimberley Thin Lead Watercolor ▲
General Pencil Scribe All
Koh-i-Noor Mondeluz Aquarell ▲
Lyra Osiris water-soluble
Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell ▲
Mont Marte Watercolor
Prism Hunkydory 
Prismacolor Watercolor ▲
Raffine Watercolor
Reeves Watercolor
Royal Langnickel Watercolor
Royal Talens Van Gogh Aquarelle ▲
Sargent Watercolor
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend
Stabilo All
Stabilo Aquacolor
Staedtler 146 10C, 146 10T
Staedtler Ergosoft Aquarelle ▲
Staedtler Karat Aquarelle ▲
Thornton’s Art Supply Water Soluble
Winsor & Newton Watercolour Studio Collection

WOODLESS—WAX AND OIL-BASED 

BIC Conte Fine Tip
Crayola Color Sticks
Koh-i-Noor Progresso Woodless ▲
Lyra Pure Color Woodless (disc.)
Prismacolor ArtStix ▲
Royal Langnickel Woodless

WOODLESS—WATER SOLUBLE

Caran D’Ache Museum Watercolor Leads
Cretacolor AquaMonolith Woodless Watercolor ▲
Derwent Aquatones ▲
Derwent Inktense Blocks ▲

OTHER ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS

Solvents such as odorless mineral spirits, alcohol, water and powdered blender may be used to dissolve and blend colored pencil.

Colorless blenders composed of predominantly wax, oil, or other binders (solid or powdered form) may be used in thin layers to blend colored pencil. Products that are a combination of waxes and solvent, such as cold wax medium, may also be used in thin layers to blend and dissolve colored pencil. Colorless blenders may not be applied in thick layers (over 1/16”) or used to significantly alter the surface texture of a colored pencil work.

Note: Blenders designed for use with oil paint sticks contain linseed oil, which is acidic. These blenders should be used only on surfaces that have an appropriate primer or ground to protect the substrate from deterioration. Please remember that entries for the International Exhibition must be done on manufacturer prepared surfaces.

Fixatives and varnish (including Brush & Pencil Touch Up Texture) may be used between layers of pencil and as a final protective layer. These products should not change the texture of the drawing surface.

UNACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS

Graphite and water-soluble tinted graphite pencils such as those by Derwent, Caran d’Ache and Staedtler are graphite, and do not qualify as colored pencils. For the CPSA International Exhibition, they cannot be exposed and, if used, must be beneath or blended with colored pencil. Graphite may be used without restriction as a non-primary medium for the Explore This! exhibition.

Liquid highlighting, solid pigment in pans and dry, powdered pigment (any loose pigment without a binding agent including Brush & Pencil titanium white powder) are not permitted in the CPSA International Exhibition, but may be used for the Explore This! exhibition. The issue with pans is that they REQUIRE a brush to apply the pigment onto the surface—pencils and sticks do not.