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Creating Valentine’s Day Cards Using Derwent Products by Sarah Wilson

3rd February 2022 derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Digital, Drawing Aids, How-to tips, Illustration, Lightfast, Paint Pans, Projects, Recent blogs, Sketching & drawing, step by step

I love making my illustrations into products, I’m particularly drawn to themes of romanticism in my work, so Valentine’s Day[…]

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Taking Time to Relax With Tinted Charcoal Paint Pan Set by Bee Morrison

3rd December 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Art therapy, How-to tips, Illustration, New products, Paint Pans, Projects, Recent blogs, Sketching & drawing, Tonal values

What you will need: Derwent Tinted Charcoal Paint Pan Set Inktense Paper Waterbrushes or brushes White Gesso Water Pot Kitchen[…]

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Collective Monochromes using Shade and Tone Mixed Media Set by Helen Carter

19th November 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Flowers, How-to tips, Illustration, Landscapes, New products, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs

Only in the last few years has art and creativity been at the forefront of my life. I suppose I[…]

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The Old Courtyard Using Tinted Charcoal Paint by Tony Hogan

29th October 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), How-to tips, Illustration, New products, Projects, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step, Tonal values, Urban Sketching

With a range of twelve muted colours to work with, this Tinted Charcoal Paint Pan Set has a flexibility never[…]

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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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Fractured Fish Using Pastel Shades Paint by Tiffany Budd

23rd July 2021 Derwentart Animals, Archive (2010-2015), Illustration, Paint Pans, Projects, Recent blogs, step by step, Wildlife & pets

I love to paint things that are a little different. I have developed a technique of paintings I call ‘fractured’.[…]

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Pastel Flamingo With Kerry Bennett

25th June 2021 Derwentart Animals, Archive (2010-2015), How-to tips, New products, Paint Pans, Pastels, Projects, Recent blogs, Wildlife & pets

What you will need: Derwent Pastel Shades Paint Pan Set Derwent Inktense Studio Paint Pan Set Watercolour Paper Waterbrushes This[…]

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Urban London Drawing Using the Line and Wash Set by Tiffany Budd

17th June 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Projects, Recent blogs, Urban, Urban Sketching

There are two things I most love while creating artwork: city building shapes and painting! With the neat Line and[…]

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Spring Magnolia – Lightfast on Drafting Film Review by Helen Carter

23rd April 2021 Derwentart Archive (2010-2015), Coloured Pencils, Flowers, Lightfast, Projects, Recent blogs, Spring

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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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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