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Category: How-to tips

‘How-to’ tips

Creating the Graphitint Paint Commission by Marguerite Horner

5th February 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Environment, Graphitint Paint, How-to tips, Landscapes, New products, Paint Pans, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step

In 2019, I was invited to spend two weeks in China on a residency at the Nanxi Academy, Wenzhou, along[…]

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Coloursoft Pencils Step by Step of the Ilfracombe View by Judith Heilbronn-Crown

22nd January 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Coloured Pencils, Coloursoft, Coloursoft, Environment, How-to tips, Landscapes, Landscapes, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs, Sketching & drawing, step by step

What You Will Need: Coloursoft pencils –  Lime Green, White, Dove Grey, Steel Grey, Light Blue, Dark Green, Seaweed, Light[…]

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Tips for Sharpening Pastel Pencils with Martin Aveling

4th December 2020 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), How-to tips, Pastel Pencils, Recent blogs, step by step, Top Tips

Anyone who has used pastel pencils will know that the process involves an awful lot of sharpening. Poor technique can[…]

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Create a Christmas Card with the Derwent Metallic Paint Pan Set and Metallic Pencils by Julia Woning

27th November 2020 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Christmas, Christmas, Coloured Pencils, Crafts, Flowers, How-to tips, Illustration, Metallic, Metallic Pan Set, Metallic Pencils, Projects, step by step

It’s almost Christmas and here I will show you how you can create a lovely homemade Christmas card with the[…]

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Little Acorn with Lightfast Pencils on Lightfast Paper by Julia Woning

23rd October 2020 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Coloured Pencils, How-to tips, Lightfast, Still-life

Like all of my pieces, the best place to start is with a sketch of my chosen subject. For today,[…]

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Drawing a Horse Chestnut with the Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Sets by Julia Woning

9th October 2020 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Environment, How-to tips, Inktense Paint Pan Set, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step, Still-life

When the world’s a little grey, the perfect thing to do is add your own colour and brighten it up![…]

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Red Panda Drawing with Lightfast Pencils by Alice Hibbert

25th September 2020 Derwentart Animals, Archive (2010-2015), How-to tips, Lightfast, step by step, Wildlife & pets

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

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Cheat’s Tie-Dye using Inktense Blocks

14th December 2019 Derwentart Crafting Projects, How-to tips, Inktense Blocks, Inktense Blocks, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step, Working on Fabric

Materials Cotton material/cushion cover/t-shirts etc Inktense Blocks Craft Knife Spritzer Scrap paper Elastic bands Protective sheet/baking parchment Marbles/polystyrene balls/large beads[…]

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Halloween Pastel Pencil Drawing with Casey Neal

24th October 2019 Derwentart How-to tips, Pastel Pencils, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step

MATERIALS Derwent 72 Pastel Pencils Wooden Box Gray toned paper Cotton swabs Sandpaper Scrap sheets of paper (to avoid smudging[…]

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How I created my artwork for Derwent’s revamped Metallic range by Mirela Duta

12th July 2019 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), How-to tips, Metallic Pencils, New products

Sometimes an opportunity comes along that it’d be silly to turn down. I’ve been working with Derwent since I began[…]

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