Derwent Blog – Page 3 – Blogs from the world of Derwent Pencils

The Derwent Pencil Museum opens

The Derwent Pencil Museum reopened its doors on 15th June 2017 to a whole host of expectant visitors – including[…]

I’ve been using graphic pencils since my first tin purchased for Art GCSE some 20 years ago so I was[…]

We asked artist Sarah Taylor, who worked on product development at Derwent for 5 years, about the differences between Watercolour[…]

First off, a few basics on the Drawing Pencils range: they are wax-based pencils, with a creamy texture and have 5mm[…]

I’ve been given the fantastic opportunity through the London Art College to try out Derwent’s new Graphic Pencil range and how[…]

When choosing between pencils for your treasured art box, it’s not easy to understand the qualities of each and every[…]

My name’s Pete Levey and I’m currently studying an illustration diploma course with the London Art College. I’m a big[…]

For a portrait artist, achieving a likeness to a reference (either through a primary i.e. life model or secondary source[…]

I began in the early days using oils for portraits and animals commissions, as I felt that I could almost[…]

I have been a multi-media artist for quite a while, gravitating to different media over the years; weaving, spinning, drawing,[…]