Derwent Drawing Pencils

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This pencil provides the whitest opaque white of any pencil I've tried, even over dark colors. Perfect for highlights, etc, when completion rules require 100% pencil.

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Very good pencils for sketching, they are not chalky when you draw with them .

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I'm a fan of most Derwent products. These pencils are okay. I don't really see anything special about them. They're very soft and it's hard to get a decent line without constant resharpening, but there is one reason I'm glad that I bought them: the Chinese White pencil. It has the best coverage of any white pencil that I've ever bought. It's even better than Faber-Castell's.

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The colors are so soft and subtle, they're beautiful for almost anything. I use them on wildlife and florals and do most of it on a soft suede board. These pencils also sharpen to a point and don't break as easily as some pencils.

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I use this to do life drawings, study anatomy, and really appreciate that these can be purchased through open stock. The pigment can be varied on newspaper to be faint lines or have very thick buildup. The Sanguine, Sepia, Ivory Black, and Chinese white are fantastic on Newspaper. I can't stand charcoal but these are much better. While charcoal is crumbly, dry, and a huge mess these are a much better match for my needs.

After ordering the Ivory Black for a drawing course I had to get a few other colors. The points are a bit softer than others but the lead is thick, will take pressure, and the colors are beautiful. I bring one of each with me on my daily commute to draw. I will definitely order other colors in the future. I used to dread human anatomy studies because of the heavy use of charcoal. These drawing pencils are much better if you would prefer something that is the opposite.

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Gives amazing coverage in colored pencil drawings

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The Chinese White in these pencils is the brightest white color on the market in my opinion. Use it to mark on top of any part of the picture that needs a bright white highlight, or a bold punch of color.

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I really like these pencils and didn't think I would :) They give a lot of options especially for drawing on the go with little to carry - really nice colors and I can get a lot of range of value with them

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The China white is a must have in any serious artists arsenal.

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As a landscape and nature sketcher I was attracted to the subtle earth tones of these pencils. But I normally use watercolor pencils, whether I end up wetting them or not. It was unclear to me what sort of pencils these were. So when I got my set of 12 I experimented. They must really be oil pencils, as there is no real response to water. They also don't really seem to layer very well - all that creamy texture they advertise just lays down a heavy coat and underneath colors are obscured. The colors are still of interest to me, but I also found that they were even less colorful than I'd thought. For example, the light blue is actually too light and unsaturated to use for a sky. And the dark blue is so grayed that it would only do certain types of water, not all. The greens are similarly problematic for foliage. So while these are an interesting addition to my kit, I'm not going to be a convert for my landscape sketches.