Derwent

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This review centres around the beautiful Derwent Coloursoft coloured pencil , however, before we jump right into the review of the actual pencil, lets talk a little bit about the company. I think it is important to know a little bit of the background surrounding the pencils, we all come from somewh

Charcoal and graphite – two of the oldest and most versatile natural drawing instruments still in use today. These are often known for gorgeous grayscales and neutral shades, but Derwent’s Graphitint and Tinted Charcoal palettes bring a modern spin to these ancient tools. While charcoal is soft, powdery, and perfect for smearing; graphite is smoother, more defined, and brings a metallic finish. These two simple, organic dry drawing materials provide artists with both rough texture and fine…

Looking for information on the Derwent pastel pencils,find out about their abilities, lightfast qualities and read about the history of this range.

Read an artist's personal review on Derwent's Drawing pencil range - discussing information, lightfastness and overall use of these high quality, soft lead pencils

I have lusted after these pencils ever since I saw two artists post test pictures using them, well before they were available to buy. I think it was the softness and subtlety of the colours that go…

Derwent Drawing pencils have been around for a while, but were originally only available in six colours; black, white and some reddish earths and browns. I actually had a few of them in my old penc…