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Ivor Harrison from The Art Gear Guide reviews Derwent Precision

Derwent are renowned worldwide for manufacturing some of the finest graphite pencils artists can use. Derwent have a wonderful selection[…]

I’ve been happily using Derwent Coloursoft pencils for several years now in my professional art practice: either fine artworks for[…]

When I first received the Derwent Precision, I headed off to the British Museum to draw from the incredibly intricate[…]

Have you ever experienced that perfect partnership in something you use? Maybe it is a favourite food combination like peanut[…]

From the moment I was asked to work with Derwent on the new Procolour range, I was extremely excited to[…]

I’ve always been a sucker for new drawing materials, so I was really enthusiastic when Derwent asked me to try[…]

The Derwent Pencil Museum reopened its doors on 15th June 2017 to a whole host of expectant visitors – including[…]

I’ve been using graphic pencils since my first tin purchased for Art GCSE some 20 years ago so I was[…]

We asked artist Sarah Taylor, who worked on product development at Derwent for 5 years, about the differences between Watercolour[…]

First off, a few basics on the Drawing Pencils range: they are wax-based pencils, with a creamy texture and have 5mm[…]