Art Pencils & Drawing Materials

Derwent has been making and creating artists pencils for over 180 years and using this knowledge and expertise to bring to you a range of color pencils chosen for their quality and performance. Made with natural wood barrels and quality pigments, these pencils transfer color to the paper quickly and evenly. They also blend together easily, to create a wide range of additional shades. Derwent Academy color pencils are also easy to sharpen and are break resistant.

For those budding pencil artists who are delving deeper into the art of drawing and wish to develop and improve their skills we have created Derwent Academy. An edited range of art media selected to provide the ideal introduction to the world of drawing with the perfect blend of quality and performance.

Ideal for colouring, drawing and illustration.

Derwent Academy Watercolour Pencils are very versatile. They can be used dry as an ordinary colour pencil but just brush on a little water to create a fluid watercolour painting.

Perfect pad for sketching and drawing.

Watercolour Pad specifically designed for watercolour pencils and paints.

The colour palette of Derwent Drawing pencils takes you right back to nature. These coloured pencils are rich and earthy and you’ll find the soft texture and the extra wide colour strip will be a big help when you’re trying to build up dense fur or feathers in your drawings of animals.

We’ve also included a number of Sepia tones in the range which you will find very useful when you come to draw portraits and life studies. So why wait...Get Drawing!

24 natural and sepia tones | Dry colour pencil | 8mm round barrel | Extra wide 5mm core

Derwent Inktense pencils are our best watercolour pencil ever! You can use them dry but mix them with water and WOW! the colour turns into vibrant ink. Once it’s dry the colour is fixed and you can work over the top of it, and, because it permanent it’s great for using on fabric such as silk and cotton!

71 pure, vibrant colours plus a non-soluble outliner | Water-soluble | Round 8mm barrel | Wide 4mm core

Great watercolours pencils that offer the control of a coloured pencil and can be mixed with water to create interesting colour flows. They’re not as bright as Inktense pencils and blocks so they’re ideal if you like to do more subtle watercolour paintings. The soft texture of the core makes them easy to blend and layer and you can create a variety of effects by adding water, from bold images to delicate washes. Watercolour pencils are not permanent so once the colour is dry you can re-wet it and move it about again.
 

The Derwent Watersoluble Sketching Pencil has a wide strip which is great for quick drawings. Add water to gently dissolve the graphite for line and wash sketches and watch your art take on a new, softer feel!

We’ve created 3 easy to use wash strengths for you; light, medium and dark which will help you bring great depth to your sketches.

3 wash strengths | Round 8mm barrel | Wide 4mm graphite core | Water-soluble

Pure water-soluble graphite in a stick!

There are so many things you can do with Derwent Watersoluble Graphitone; use it like a graphite pencil, peel off the wrapper to use the stick whole, or break it into chunks to create broad sweeps of tone really quickly. Just add water and watch the graphite dissolve to create line and wash sketches. You can choose from 4 wash strengths from a light to a very dark wash.

4 wash strengths | Water-soluble | Round 7mm stick of pure graphite | 100% useable material

Good pencil drawings start with a good graphite pencil!

With Derwent Graphic pencils you’ve got a wide choice of degrees from the popular HB pencil, to the fine and crisp 9H and soft and smudgy 9B. So whether you're doing fine detailed illustrations or adding shading and texture to your drawing we’ve got the right pencil for you!

20 degrees 9H to 9B | Hexagonal 6.9mm barrel | 2.2mm core for hard degrees | 3.5mm for soft degrees