Derwent Graphitint Tinted Graphite Drawing Pencils, Set Of 24, Watersoluble, Professional Quality, 0700803

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Derwent Graphitint Tinted Graphite Drawing Pencils, Set Of 24, Watersoluble, Professional Quality, 0700803

Derwent Graphitint Tinted Graphite Drawing Pencils, Set Of 24, Watersoluble, Professional Quality, 0700803

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Unfortunately, and I use the term unfortunately due to the delectable colour palette, there are only twenty four colours in the Derwent Graphitint range.

In the 24 set of Derwent Graphitint, 19 of them are rated 6 and above, which is an excellent ratio in my opinion. As everyone will mix different amounts of water when using these pencils, it would be impossible to give an exact lightfast rating. A rating between 0 - 8 is given to each colour with 0 being extremely poor lightfast and 8 being the most lightfast. This set however only has 24, but the colours are so gorgeous and even the names given to the colours will push your inspiration along.

A few years ago I purchased a tin of Derwent Graphitint pencils being a fan of graphite pencils I thought it was such a great concept to add a hint of colour to my graphite drawings using these pencils. As I have mentioned, the Derwent Graphitint range are a watersoluable pencil which can be used as a conventional dray pencil medium, but should not necessarily be used in this way due to the muted colours. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Next is the name of the company; Derwent, closely followed by the name of the pencil brand; Graphitint, after which is a small icon depicting a paintbrush, indicating to the user that they are using a watersoluable pencil.

I would certainly say that the Derwent Graphitint would be more beneficial for landscape artists or wildlife artists. You cannot blend them or completely erase them, and I think these only work best when mixed with water, very much like the Derwent Inktense pencils.The first thing I noticed is that the Pastelmat paper grabbed the colour immediately, I did not need to apply a heavy application of colour however although this will vary if using other types of paper. in Europe, for the set of 12 Derwent Graphitint it will cost €17 and for the 24 set it will cost €38. Derwent range their products on a scale of 0-8 for lightfastness, with 6 and above being considered very lightfast. My review today focuses on the popular Derwent Graphitint range, the range is relatively small in numbers, however the colours are to die for and unsurpassed by many other watersoluable pencils on the market; but are they worth the investment?

Storm, Russet, Warm Grey, Slate Green, Chestnut, Cocoa, Port, Juniper, Meadow, Green Gray, Steel Blue, Sage, Cool Brown, Cloud Grey, Cool Grey, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Shadow, Mountain Grey, Dark Indigo, Aubergine, Autumn Brown, Ivy and White. Not quite as metallic as I would have liked, but gives a nice grainy texture when used with plenty of water. Then with a wet paintbrush, I continued the same stippling movement so as not to blend or drag the detail. Although the range is small, as I have mentioned, all good things come in small packages, or in this version of the saying, all good things come in small quantity. Unless specified, offers and vouchers are not valid on products which are already discounted from RRP, gift vouchers, books and from the I LOVE ART range.

This set comes in small, durable plastic case - ideally sized for travel - and includes a mini waterbrush, a sponge and five mixing palettes. For instance, Inktense, a unique water-soluble pencil that’s permanent when dry, or Lightfast the oil-based pencil that ensures vibrancy for over 100 years. With a proud heritage dating back to 1832; we have been creating pencils in the Lake District, UK, ever since.

I attempted to erase some of the blue colour to see how well I could remove it but was never able to fully erase the tinge. With the same properties as a 4B Derwent Water- soluble Sketching Pencil, Graphitint are perfect for people looking to add a subtle hint of colour to a graphite sketch.

Personally, I prefer this method for detail as the pencil "leads" are a bit soft to take a very fine point but a fine brush can do it. Graphitint has the same properties as the Derwent 4B Watersoluble Sketching pencil so it will appeal to artists looking to add a colourful dimension to their graphite drawings but retain all the familiar qualities of their favourite graphite pencil. It is extremely important to have a colour chart to hand when using pencils like these as the 'leads' of these pencils are quite dark and it can be difficult to differentiate between colours.



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