Archive (2010-2015) – Derwent Blog

Red Panda Drawing with Lightfast Pencils by Alice Hibbert

My favourite thing to draw is animals so I grabbed my Derwent Lightfast Pencils and decided to draw this autumnal[…]

What makes an artist? Is it a childhood spent drawing on the kitchen floor? Is it a unique style that[…]

What makes an artist? Is it a childhood spent drawing on the kitchen floor? Is it a unique style that[…]

Like all of my pieces, the best place to start is with a sketch of my chosen animal. After I[…]

Just before ‘lockdown’ I was happy to receive a small package from Derwent, containing some sample paint palette boxes. Having[…]

Derwent Presents: Inside the Sketchbook with Pippa Toole What makes an artist? Is it a childhood spent drawing on the[…]

A few weeks ago, we announced the winners of the Derwent Art Prize People’s Choice Awards. Out of the 4,756 entries submitted by artists[…]

So we’re in the middle of the virus lockdown and the artist in me is shouting ‘why aren’t you using[…]

Pastel pencils – the marmite medium of the pencil world. Other brands are, well vegemite? Anyway, it can certainly be[…]

We are very proud to announce the winners of the Derwent Art Prize People’s Choice Awards. To celebrate the number[…]