Derwent Graphitint Pencils, Metal Tin, 24 Count (0700803)

These pencils are a combo of graphite and colored pencil, so naturally they are muted colors. Someone said that they were disappointed about the lack of sparkle, but please realize that is just graphite not glitter. These pencils are water soluble, so they can be wetted down. I think using water seems to bring out more color and push the graphite to the back a bit so there is less sparkle after the colors have been activated. The pencils do seem to have a lot of pigment to them and lay down a fairly dense layer of color when dry. They are different, so if your work needs bright colors, you might want to look at Derwents other pencil lines.

I truly love these. They have 2 color sets. After using this one for 10 minutes, I ordered the second set as well. I love the uniques colors that these have compared to all the other water color pencils I have. They are wonderful quality. A was recommended a pricey pencil sharpener a few years ago. I imagine it makes a big difference on how little waste there is when sharpening. They sharpen well, go on smooth without leaving streaks that I end up nearly destroying the paper to get rid of. They have a proper size thickness that is not all wood. Lots of tinted graphite in each pencil.

Love, love, love Derwent pencils! These are so much fun! They go on like butter and are a great quality because, of course, they are Derwent. They have the graphite softness which is so much different from a colored pencil or their Inktense pencils. So much fun!!! They dry relatively quickly after activation, but you summer even need water because they are so pretty by themselves.

I wasn't sure about these. The reviews were so all over the place that I really wasn't sure what I was getting. I have the 24 tin of Derwent watercolor pencils which I haven't used much but when I have I've really liked them. Strangely (and maybe I wasn't using enough water) it seemed like the watercolor pencils didn't activate with water as well as these graphite ones. I used them for both of my horse pictures and used water with one but left the other dry. Very subtle I can see the different colors of black and Grey's I used on the horses eye picture. I used watercolor to frame it and got a little too crazy so that really takes away from it. The one major thing I was really surprised by was how soft these are. They're really hard to get a good sharp point on and go on so soft that it's impossible to get a thin line. I even wrote next to my messy swatch how soft I thought they were. Softer than say...crayons. Way softer. So keep that in mind. I was also surprised how much they activated and broke down with water and brush. The brown horse activated so much in it's mane that I even went back over it to add strands of hair. But since I used Morse bold lines and more lines under the face and chin and under the neck, those could have probably activated more if I had wanted them to but I left them for a bit of shading. I did use a reference from Pintrest by Tetiana Verstak. The other I didn't use a reference. Lastly, one cool thing about these which I found strange since they're so soft, the erase with a standard d to a degree that you can easily cover or fix a mistake. When you add water you only need a smalI amount and you can push the color around if it's wet enough to the point that you can erase the color completelyby pushing it out of the way. I love the more earthy colors and the kind of dirty quality to the greens, blues and the Abergine (which has a purple tint to it). Obviously I added water to the swatch I made. You can see how I pushed the Abergine to the edges with the water. These are nothing like regular graphite. That was disappointing to me until I worked with them. I really enjoy them and look forward to doing more with them along with the watercolor pencils. I may order a larger tin. But being a new artist, supplies have been sucking me dry. I hope this helps! Happy arting my friends!

Semi-transparent, mostly easy lifting, water blendable. These act more like watercolor pencils that feel like graphite than colored graphite pencils that can be used with water. They do not DRY blend at all. Not a single budge with a blending stick no matter how many layers you put down. I think they must use hard pigmented wax (or gum arabic, maybe?) and little graphite or all the colors would end up grey and muddy. They do, however, water blend rather smoothly, and the pigments come alive with a touch of water. They are, in essence, a completely different medium than both graphite pencils and watercolor pencils, so they have a learning curve. A few of the colors, like cocoa, feel more waxy than others. The colors are very muted and organic feeling, which I love but may disappoint some. There is also a limited color palette, with a yellow sorely missing. I'm also not a fan of the soft wood they used for the barrels. Sharpening them can be an experience all its own and requires a gentle hand. Downfalls aside, I love the way they react with water, the organic feel and the color range that works well for landscapes, botanicals, architectural. If only there were a yellow...

Very interesting. Good for certain effects for water color pencils technique especially for rendering fur on animals.

Derwent makes a beautiful , quality pencil! The tin is a perfect resting place for these beauties. Very happy!

I'm hoping to get more products from this brand. I've never been disappointed! I've gone my whole life as the poor kid with just copy paper and a school pencil which is fine and all for starters but getting quality supplies really makes a difference. That's the thing people tell you supplies don't make the artist, and what they mean here is that you need to have skills but supplies help make an artist better because there are techniques, styles, or things you cannot achieve with cheap supplies. It's very much worth the money to spend on Derwent supplies. The a a great price for the quality, the graphite is smooth, consistent, and the difference in the hardness or softness of the graphite helps speed up the drawing process more. Especially since you don't have to layer as much unlike if you're only using a number 2 pencil. They are easy to use and tons of tutorials online to show you have to use the array of darkness if you're new to art. The tin is a great storage unit for me. When I was in highschool everything got jammed into a zipper pouch which isn't healthy for supplies, having a ton is incredibly helpful. 10/10 would buy again. I really want to get the charcoal, graphitint, and the XL blocks for graphite and charcoal.

Excelente entrega y excelente producto. Llego antes de lo previsto y en buen estado y con buen embalaje. Es el 3er producto que compro con distribuidora Rodin y sin duda volveré a comprar con ellos. De igual manera. Los colores Derwent Graphitint son un producto de 10/10. Pros: + se mezclan muy bien entre ellos + graphito de alta calidad + dejan boca biruta al pintar Cons: - Gama algo limitada. Limitada en dos aspectos. La caja mas grande que he encontrado y comprado es la de 24 piezas. Existen otras variedades mas grandes (inktense y acuarelas) pero son productos distintos y no creo que sean comparables. Además, para la gama de 24 piezas, los que vienen son algo limitados ya que no viene un amarillo vivo o un rosa o morado. Habiendo dicho esto y para ser justos, se pueden combinar los colores para crear los faltantes. Mi error al principio fue tratarlos como acuarelas en vez de graphito entintado. Creo que es un excelente producto y que puede ser una gran herramienta para cuando se requieren trabajos con paletas frías, de plantas, pelajes o terrosos.

Ich liebe diese Stifte. Sind lassen sich gut trocken vermalen, die Mine ist weich, der Farbauftrag ist satt. Auch mit Wasser sind sie vermalbar, wobei sich die Farbe noch ausdrucksvoller zeigt. Die Farben sind völlig anders als alles, was es sonst so an Buntstiften gibt.

ottime e colori molto belli, prevalentemente inglesi però, quindi pochi i toni caldi e mancano i gialli del tutto; qualunque disegno diventa invernale, luci nordiche. si usano come matite (e prevale la grafite) e trattando poi con un pennello umido emergono i colori (che si trattano come acquarelli); si possono usare umide ma perdono il tratto fine. La scatola veniva da Uk e è arrivata chiusa con lo scotch e con un paio di ammaccature della latta, ma le matite erano perfette nella imbustatura interna. Si fa la punta con un buon appuntalapis e non si rompe il legno. Molto consigliate a chi ama soprattutto il disegno (non sostituiscono gli acquarelli veri e propri), poco adatte a colorare gli albi antistress secondo me.

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