Derwent Tinted Charcoal Drawing Pencils in Muted Shades, Tin of 24

Best charcoal pencils I have ever tried. Beautiful colours and can be reached lovely textures with them. I am absolutely happy with my purchase and I would buy again

Oh my God, I am literally in love with these pencils. I go to Life Drawing once a week and these charcoal pencils are my life blood. They’ve totally liberated the way I draw and if anyone is interested in drawing, I would really suggest these as a good way to start as they help you develop a really confident line.

Excellent quality charcoal pencils with a subtle amount of colour. The box contains 24 pencils: 20 colour tinted, 1 white, 3 grades of black. All are soft and blend well. Would love more colour range, especially flesh tones. Though all pencils can be overlaid/smudged/blended together. Having charcoal in pencil form is much less mess than raw charcoal - though both have their place. The charcoal content means they are not as slick/smooth across the page as eg LightFast range. Not quite as smooth as pencil pigments in binders such as oil, wax or gum. The slightly increased friction and a little shedding of pigment with friction on the page is to be expected from charcoal. Due to the mix of charcoal and darker pigments they should in theory all be light fast. Recommended.

plesently suprised enjoy using this item

Perfect

As with all Derwent products, these are exceptional. The subtle pigments are perfectly mixed and so easy to use. I find that holding the Pencils 90 degrees to the surface and exposing the full core gives amazing results. You can with a sensible pressure use them with a point just like a normal pencil, even though they are Charcoal based. I use these along with the Tainted XL Charcoal Blocks and love doing so.

I love Derwent pencils, they know their products very well for the needs of various levels of advancement of artists anfd hobbyists. And this selection proves it, again. The graphic design of the tin cover is perfect for giving a gift to someone or treat yourself - and this is another set of pencils I bought from Derwent. I couldn't wait for it to arrive so I can try them out. These pencls encourage to explore new drawing techniques. Very happy again!

Good quality pencils as one would generally expect from Derwent. However the "colour" range is essentially 24 shades of drab which does somewhat detract from the actual usefulness of the product! Expect my set to last me out quite easily! As a post script i have to concur with many other reviewers in that some of the pencils cannot be sharpened as they just break every single time. I presume the charcoal " lead" in these particular pencils must be faulty as it doesnt happen with all of them? On the plus side i must say that i have actually enjoyed working with them and am generally very pleased with the results. The tints are indeed very subtle/ barely discernible though and its just a real shame they are so darn fragile.

Charcoal pencils of great quality and a lot cleaner to use than plain charcoal. Tinted and named with landscape drawing/painting in mind. Although not labeled as such, they are water soluble. Adding water gives a much richer (happier?) result. They can be great companions to Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pan Set.

Lápis macios, permite fundir bem os tons, mas nas cores escuras, que são maioria, quase não há diferenças significativas entre elas.

Destiné au paysage urbain, ça remplit parfaitement le contrat. Cela complète très bien la palette aquarelle de la même ligne.

Super mooie set houtskoolpotloden, ze verwerken en voelen tegen de verwachting echt als goede houtskool en zijn daarnaast water oplosbaar. Mooie subtiele natuurlijke kleuren.

Love experimenting with tinted charcoal. It blends really well and adds great new ones to projects. Great quality.