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Category: Lightfast

‘Seasonally Spiced’ Lightfast Drawing by Helen Carter

10th December 2020 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Christmas, Coloured Pencils, Illustration, Lightfast, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs

At this time of year, the Christmas Market in Winchester is my favourite place. It’s so busy and colourful and[…]

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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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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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A fun festive challenge with Derwent Lightfast and Jess Pritchard

27th December 2019 Derwentart Animals, Christmas, Lightfast, Lightfastness, Projects, Recent blogs

Is it possible to create a drawing using no more than the set of 24 Derwent Lightfast pencils? This was[…]

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Using Derwent Lightfast for a Christmas piece with a difference by Lindsay Pritchard

13th December 2019 Derwentart Christmas, Lightfast, Lightfastness, Media, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step

The festive season is upon us and with it the time to create my annual Christmas card. I’ve used a[…]

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Step-by-step project with Derwent Lightfast by Richard Klekociuk

13th September 2019 Derwentart Lightfast, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step

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

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Reviewing Derwent Lightfast with Richard Klekociuk

30th August 2019 Derwentart Lightfast, Lightfastness, Recent blogs, Reviews

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

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Making the most of the sunshine to urban sketch with Derwent Lightfast and Ed Isaacs

26th July 2019 Derwentart Lightfast, Line Makers, Sketching, Urban Sketching

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

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Introducing the new 36 Lightfast colours with Isobel Buckley

14th June 2019 Derwentart Lightfast, Lightfastness, Projects, Recent blogs, Reviews

If you are a coloured pencil artist like myself, then you’re guaranteed to have heard about Derwent releasing their Lightfast[…]

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Got the January Blues? Try a new technique with Derwent Lightfast

25th January 2019 Derwentart Crafts, Lightfast, Lightfastness, Projects

When the buzz of Christmas has long passed and the January blues set in, people set resolutions to exercise more,[…]

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