Charcoal and graphite – two of the oldest and most versatile natural drawing instruments still in use today. These are[…]
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Category: Coloured Pencils
‘A smoothie bowl using Chromaflow’. Milly England tests Derwent Chromaflow Pencils
Bold, vibrant and smooth is the promise from Derwent on their new range of coloured pencils; and with Chromaflow they[…]
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Using Derwent Lightfast on Derwent Mixed Toned Paper to Create a Portrait by Jake Spicer
Most of the world we see is a midtone – the darkest darks of our blackest pencils marks and the[…]
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Behind the Derwent National Trust Collection Commissions with Claudine O’Sullivan
I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember, both as a child and now, drawing is when I[…]
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Derwent Chromaflow Colour Pencil Review by Artist Kinsey Lane
The Derwent Chromaflow pencils are the newest addition to the Derwent line and in my opinion the best! They have[…]
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Adding Coloursoft to Pyrography Drawings by Samantha Norbury
It’s the first time I’ve experimented with adding Derwent colour pencil to my pyrography drawings and for this project, I[…]
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Children’s Book Illustration Inspired by the Lake District by Cindy Wider
With Derwent Procolour and Derwent Inktense Pencil washes. My early inspiration for the Cuddleecats characters and book series first began[…]
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Backlit Snowdrops – Combining Inktense Blocks with Procolour Pencils by Helen Carter
What you will need: Inktense Blocks (Pencils or Paints will also work) Procolour Pencils Dark Pastel Card Medium Sized Waterbrush/Brush[…]
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Spring Magnolia – Lightfast on Drafting Film Review by Helen Carter
What you will need: Derwent Lightfast Pencils Matte Drafting Film Eraser Photo reference: Pixabay I’ve been using coloured pencils for[…]
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Painting Winter Trees in Cornwall with Derwent Pastels By Tony Hogan
For this work I used pastel pencils and pastel blocks. The support paper can be of your own choice but certainly[…]
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