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Behind the scenes of the Derwent Pencil Factory

Have you ever been using your favourite Inktense, Coloursoft or Procolour pencils in the studio and wondered how they get[…]

From the moment Derwent’s Lightfast pencils were released, I couldn’t wait to try them out. Imagine my excitement when I[…]

The 2020 edition of the Derwent Art Prize sees the introduction of a number of special incentives for young artists:[…]

For me, Lightfast must rank as the best coloured pencil Derwent has ever made. Why? Lightfastness is a huge issue[…]

September is just around the corner and, despite weeks of doodling and procrastinating, education is firmly back on the calendar.[…]

I’ve been urban sketching for around six years now. I started when I saw an article about Birmingham Urban Sketchers[…]

Summer is here and that means the flowers are at their finest – full of bold colours and beautiful shapes,[…]

Last year saw two French artists win awards as part of the Derwent Art Prize 2018. France Bizot was awarded[…]

“I like your watercolours”, someone tweeted when I posted some of my Scotland sketches on my Twitter feed. “Er …[…]

Art has served me well throughout my lifetime. Not necessarily for profit, mind you. Any artist knows that is not[…]