Derwent Pastel Pencils, Drawing & Writing, Set Of 72, Ideal For Blending & Colouring, Professional Quality, 32996

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With the pastel pencil, you get all the creative fun that exists in pastels, without the mess and allowing you to obtain the same level of detail you would otherwise get with your colored pencils or graphite pencils. I think for those artists, especially colored pencil artists or graphite artists, who may have refrained from working with pastels on account of their texture and messy mischievous nature, who are used to the fine detail of colored pencils and graphite, should absolutely try these wonderful Derwent Pastel Pencils. Derwent Pastel pencils provide the soft, powdery texture and velvety smooth finish of a top quality traditional pastel. When you gently start to rub the pastel pencil over the paper and for this test I am using Daler and Rowney Pastel paper, 160gsm, the pigment leaves the pencil and onto the paper effortlessly.

Pastel Pencils 72 Tin - Derwent

But one of the things I just love about Derwent is their extensive range of products that are made available to everyone, regardless of budget. Derwent also produce a small blister pack of 6 pastel pencils and then in true Derwent tradition, the 48 and 72 sets are also offered in a beautiful wooden box gift set. Use with a slightly textured pastel paper to get the most out of these pencils and blending brushes and paper stumps for easy and precise blending.Pastel artists create some of the most amazing art you have ever seen, the color combinations and area that can be covered is amazing. Ive used a few different brands of soft pastel blocks and other brands of pastel pencils, it is my past experience with these different brands that is going to help me describe to you how the Derwent Pastel Pencils perform. Explore the range of Derwent Pastel Pencil sets, available in various sizes to suit your artistic needs.

Derwent Pastel Pencils, 4mm Core, Metal Tin, 72 Count (32996) Derwent Pastel Pencils, 4mm Core, Metal Tin, 72 Count (32996)

The feel of the pencil in your hand is incredibly balanced and sturdy, this does not feel like a pencil that will break if you so much as look at it. The Coloursoft pencils can be distinguished by their darker barrel and are identified by a 'C' followed by their respective number.From compact sets of 6 or 12 pencils for quick sketches and studies, to larger sets of 24, 36, and 72 pencils for more extensive projects, there's an option for every level of creativity.

Derwent Pastel Pencils — The Art Gear Guide Derwent Pastel Pencils — The Art Gear Guide

The pigments used in Derwent products are tested for lightfastness and graded from 1-8 (8 being considered extremely lightfast). Now some may see this as stating the obvious, however, if you have a jar filled with colored pencils and pastel pencils and you are working away, in all likelihood, you may lift a pastel pencil and not realise until it was too late. If you have any breathing problems such as asthma, pastels may not be the medium for you, or you could opt to work with pastel pencils which creates far less dust. As wonderful as this set is, especially for those looking to get into pastels, I am only concentrating on the pencils for this particular review. As with other esteemed Derwent products, the Pastel Pencils are crafted to the highest standards of quality and lightfastness, ensuring the longevity and vibrancy of your artwork over time.Nevertheless, we posit that D was indicative of the pure color, F signified a lighter variation of said pure color, and B denoted a darker counterpart.