Derwent Colored Drawing Pencils, Metal Tin, 24 Count (0700672)

These are amazing pencils, but limited by the fact that there are only 24 colors. They are among the most lightfast pencils that Derwent makes - very pigmented and they blend wonderfully. You can find them for $30 or a bit less if you look hard at the right time of year (like now!). They are probably one of the best values in colored pencil sets in terms of quality. Highly recommended!

Its so hard to buy sets with these muted and wonderful color selections. Love it love it.

Se nota la calidad de los colores

Rich pigment

I bought this 12 pencil set to replenish my dwindling supply of Derwent Drawing pencils, so this was not my first experience with the product. I have used them for several years- since Derwent first released them. I love them so much that I use them down to the tiniest nubs! Sometimes I even take the core out of the wood case and use it in a lead holder (Koh-I-Noor makes a good one for this). It is a chore t do this, but worth the time and effort because I do not have an art supply store within driving distance, and I have to order all of my higher quality supplies online. The earthy browns (chocolate, sanguine, sepia red, ruby earth) are quite rich, while the black and white are the most opaque of all of the colored pencils I have ever used. This was the first time I have tried the blues and greens in this line. The 12 piece set has the following colors: Ink Blue, which is a warmer, muted dark blue; Soloway blue, pale grayish blue which is perfect for clouds and eye sclera; Olive Earth- the name describes the color perfectly Green Shadow- a pale grayish green, which has more applications for nature drawing than I expected! Brown Ochre- a light golden brown- this color is more like the yellow ochre in other pencils in my opinion Yellow Ochre- a buttery mellow yellow- brighter and less ochrey that most yellow ochre shades, which tend to be more brown or gray Sanguine- a terracotta red-orange; I have older pencils from this line, one of which is named terracotta, and I cannot tell the swatches apart Sepia (red)- darker than Sanguine but in the same color family Ruby Earth- the closest approximation I can think of is madder brown- this is a cooler reddish brown than sepia or sanguine Chocolate- another self explanatory color Ivory black- dense, velvety black Chinese white- even softer and creamier than Prismacolor white; It will not blot out colors underneath, but it is one of the best white colored pencils on the market (my opinion) As others have already stated, many of the shades are muted, but not weak. Earthy tones are very rich, and they layer and blend quite well with other colored pencils. I use them along with oil and wax types including Derwent Artist and Studio colored pencils, Derwent watercolor and Inktense pencils; Koh-i-Noor Nero and Progresso lines, Primacolor Premier, and Faber Castel Polychromos. I only wish I had bought a larger set because now I want to try all of the colors!

I would not call these the best pencils for coloring (as in coloring books), they leave behind a lot of white spaces on the paper and the color palette is very limited. But they are soft and nice to use for sketching/in a sketchbook. Or to use in nature studies, etc. I think of them as a ice alternative to charcoal or pastels, but creamy.

This was a well-received gift. The recipient was very pleased with the pencils.

Derwent overall has wonderful products and so far I am really enjoying to use it.

The colors work for me. I had to use some from another set of pencils to do the dolls face and clothes. These colors are more for landscapes and animals. I tried the colors on different papers, including regular office paper and the pencils are creamy. They lasted for a whole afternoon without sharpening. I really dont think they stay sharp enough though. But they work well with other pencils that do stay sharp. I do think this is the most unique set I have ever had. They have sort of a vintage painting look when layered with other colors in the set or even a different set.

Though I have not received this order yet. I have an old set at home. These are lovely muted colors that lend themselves perfectly to the coloring books that I have. I am currently using them in Lost Ocean.