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Central Saint Martins (UAL) Graduation Show 2022

What I wish I knew before going to an art school by Nicoleta Croitoru

17th August 2022 Derwentart Back To Study, How-to tips, Interview, Interviews, Line Makers, Students, Students, Top Tips, Wellbeing

Studying within the artistic field of study at a higher education level can be very intimidating. It appears different from[…]

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Lighthouse in Inktense Paint by Julia Woning

5th August 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Inktense Paint Pan Set, Landscapes, Line Makers, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs, Seascapes, Urban Sketching

What you will need: Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set #1 Derwent Push Button Waterbrushes Watercolour Paper I love to play[…]

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Inside the Sketchbook Series: Neil Whitehead

15th July 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Illustration, Interviews, Line Makers, New products, Recent blogs, Urban, Urban Sketching

Derwent Presents: Inside the Sketchbook with Neil Whitehead Welcome back to Inside the Sketchbook — a series dedicated to exploring[…]

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Reportage Drawing of Times Square using the Line and Wash Set by Jedidiah Dore

16th April 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Line Makers, Paint Pans, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs, Sketching, Urban, Urban Sketching

Derwent materials used: Inktense Paper Line and Wash Paint Set Push Button Waterbrushes  Line Maker Pens in Sepia I am[…]

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Inside the Sketchbook Series: Laxmi

4th September 2020 Derwentart Fine Art, Illustration, Interview, Line Makers, Recent blogs

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

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Creating texture, shape and tone with Inktense Paint Pan Set and Metallic Pan Set by Kerry Bennett

6th March 2020 Derwentart Animals, Fine Art, Inktense Paint Pan Set, Lightfastness, Line Makers, Metallic, Spring, Wellness

After preparing a 30cm x 30cm box canvas with 3 coats of watercolour ground, I drew a duck’s portrait with[…]

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Using Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Set for Landscapes with Julia Woning

14th February 2020 Derwentart Accessories, Inktense Blocks, Inktense Paint Pan Set, Inktense Pencils, Landscapes, Line Makers, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step

My name is Julia Woning and I love to be creative with Derwent materials. In this project, I draw and[…]

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Journaling your way into 2020 with Derwent

10th January 2020 Derwentart Journalling, Lightfastness, Line Makers, Paint Pens, Projects, Recent blogs, Wellbeing, Wellness

Journaling is getting more popular each year, if you fancy creating your own for 2020 this guide will help you[…]

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Urban Sketching with Derwent Procolour by Jacky Fellows

16th August 2019 Derwentart Cityscapes, Environment, Line Makers, Procolour, Procolour, Recent blogs, Sketching, Sketching & drawing

I’ve been urban sketching for around six years now. I started when I saw an article about Birmingham Urban Sketchers[…]

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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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