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Drawing Pencils

The best drawing pencils are an essential companion to any artist’s studio, builder’s workroom or student’s pencil case. Our huge range of quality drawing pencils from leading brands like Derwent, Faber-Castell and Jasart has the perfect pencil for your creative needs. Grab yourself an affordable drawing pencil set, perfect for all experience levels, or finish off your project with the colour you need from our range of supplies.

 

Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set 12

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NOW $31.05

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The Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set offers a premium collection of graphite pencils, presented in a sleek and stylish tin—an excellent gift choice for beginners and professionals alike. Designed for versatility, these pencils are ideal for drawing, drafting, graphic design, sketching, and writing.

Renowned for its innovation and reliability, Faber-Castell has thoughtfully designed this set to meet the varied demands of artists. The comprehensive range of grades (8B to 2H) exemplifies their commitment to excellence. Enhance your artistic journey with the Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set—where exceptional craftsmanship meets creative expression.

The set features 12 high-quality pencils with a broad range of grades, from the soft 8B for rich, deep graphite tones to the hard 2H for fine, subtle grey lines. This variety ensures precision and adaptability for all your creative and technical needs.

Includes: 8B, 7B, 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, and 2H—making this set a comprehensive tool for artists of all levels.

 

Derwent Pastel Pencil Sets

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FROM $39.95

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These wood-cased Derwent Pastel Pencil Sets allow you to enjoy all the beauty of working with pastels while keeping your hands responsibly clean.

Offering a soft, powdery and velvet-smooth finish, Derwent Pastel Pencil Sets are ideal for colour mixing and blending.

Theses pastel colour pencils are perfect for colouring in and drawing.

 

Prismacolor Premier Botanical Garden Coloured Pencil Tin

Pencils

NOW $42.25

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Prismacolor Premier Botanical Garden Coloured Pencil Tin features a thoughtfully selected range of shades designed to bring the vibrant beauty of trees and flowers to life.

This set includes the following colours: Pomegranate, Pink, Pink Rose, Pale Vermillion, Lemon Yellow, Olive Green, Spring Green, Grass Green, Blue Slate, Non-Photo Blue, Lavender, and Dahlia Purple.

Each pencil is crafted with premium pigments, ensuring rich colour application, smooth blending, and effective shading. The soft, thick, wax-based cores are acid-free, making them ideal for artists at any skill level.

For seamless blending and softening, these pencils can be paired with the Prismacolor Colourless Blender Pencil. This pigment-free, wax-based tool maintains the integrity of your palette while enhancing transitions. The blender pencil is sold separately.

 

Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencil Tins

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FROM $81.45

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Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils are world famous for their quality and lightfast pigments. Opaque, water-soluble and easily blended, Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils are able to produce broad strokes or fine details and lettering.
Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils have semi-soft leads, allowing them to respond instantly to a wet brush or pre-dampened paper. Making these pastel pencils ideal for watercolouring and colouring in.

 

Reeves Colour Pencils Wooden Box Set 33

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ONLY $59.95

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The Reeves Colour Pencils Wooden Box Set is an ideal gift or beginner set. The set contains high quality pencils, paper pad, eraser & sharpener.
Reeves pencils have high quality leads with a smooth colour laydown and are made with superior pigments for a combination of drawing & blending.

Contains:
• 30 x Reeves Colour Pencils (assorted colours)
• 1 x Reeves Colour Pencil Pad 180gsm (10 sheets)
• 1 x Eraser
• 1 x Pencil Sharpener

 

Reeves Watercolour Pencils Wooden Box Set 33

Pencils

ONLY $59.95

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Reeves Wooden Box Watercolour Pencil Set is an ideal gift or beginner set.

Reeves pencils have high quality leads with a smooth colour laydown. Superior pigments for a combination of drawing & blending.

Contains:
• 30 x Reeves Watercolour Pencils (assorted colours)
• 1 x Reeves Watercolour Pencil Pad 180gsm (10 sheets)
• 1 x Eraser
• 1 x Pencil Sharpener

 

Raffine Life Drawing Set 12

Pencils

NOW $32.55

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Setting a new standard of quality the Raffine Life Drawing set allows professionals and students to draw and sketch in and out of the studio. Smartly designed in lithographed metal tins, includes some of the finest materials on the market today.

Contains:

  • Burnt Umber Pastel Crayon
  • Sanguine Pastel Crayon
  • Soft Charcoal Pencil
  • Charcoal Block
  • Compressed Charcoal Soft
  • Compressed Charcoal Medium
  • Graphite Pencil 2B
  • Kneadable Eraser
  • White Eraser
  • 2 x White Pastel Crayons
  • 3 x Vine Charcoal Sticks
 

Derwent Studio Pencil Tins

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FROM $52.75

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This coloured pencil has a fine blendable colour strip for detailed drawing. Ideal for students, artists and designers.
Derwent Studio Colouring Pencils are made from the finest quality pigments to ensure maximum colour purity and light fastness.


 

Derwent Inktense Pencil Tin Sets

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FROM $41.50

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Derwent Inktense Pencils are Derwent’s best watercolour pencil. Use them dry for great effects or mix them with water and WOW! - the colour turns into vibrant and brilliant ink. Once dry the colour becomes permanent and you can work over the top of it. This makes Derwent Inktense Pencils ideal for layering, free marking and use on silk, cotton, canvas and paper.

The Inktense Pencil Tin Set range is perfect for illustrators, flower artists and fashion designers and can be used for watercolour, decorating fabric or colouring in. Try them out using our guide to mastering watercolour. Once colours are washed out they dry quickly, meaning very little bleed occurs. Colour can be positioned next to each other with confidence that there will be little or no bleed into each other. The first of its kind, Derwent Inktense Pencils are unique to the market and a must for any artist.

Inktense Pencil Tin Sets are available in different sizes and feature colours like Apple Green, Sea Blue, Fuschia, Deep Indigo, Baked Earth, Bark and Ink Black. For best effect, combine with a Derwent Spritzer Vaporisateur which will create a new dimension to your water-based work. Spray water directly over the colour pigment of your Inktense pencils and spray colour straight onto your image.

 

Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Pencil Tins

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FROM $42.50

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Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Pencils produce brilliant watercolour effects and contain high quality pigments. These colour pencils are easy to blend when wet and permanent when dry.

Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Pencils have a smooth colour laydown and a vibrant colour range. Ideal for mixed media, fine detail on watercolour paintings, colouring in and for sketches when travelling.

 

Derwent Watercolour Pencil Tin Sets

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FROM $38.95

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Derwent Watercolour Pencils are highly pigmented to allow for maximum colour purity and light fastness. This watercolour pencil has a soft smooth strip making it ideal for painting, drawing and mixed media. 

 

Jasart Sketch Art Set 78

Pencils

ONLY $49.95

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Spark your artistic imagination with this Jasart Sketch Art Set, with everything you need to get creative!

Jasart Sketching Art Set of 78 includes:
• 24 x Colour Pencils
• 12 x Sketching Pencils
• 12 x Oil Pastels
• 6 x Graphite Sticks
• 4 x Willow Charcoal
• 4 x Pastel Sticks
• 4 x Blending Stump
• 3 x Charcoal Pencils
• 3 x Charcoal Sticks
• 1 x Sketch Pad 9" x 12"
• 1 x Sandpaper Block
• 1 x Kneadable Eraser
• 1 x Rubber Eraser
• 1 x Sharpener
• 1 x Hard Storage Case

FAQs about Drawing Pencils

- A sharpener.
- An eraser.
- A pencil case or box.
- A ruler.
- Plenty of spare paper

- Hold your pencil correctly, supported by the middle finger, and gripped between your thumb and first finger.
- Use light pressure. This will help to create fine lines.
- Keep the tip sharpened. A dull lead is more difficult to control.
- Be careful not to drop them as the core can be easily broken.

 

- They’re relatively easy to control.
- Come in a variety of colours.
- They’re affordable.
- Easily taken anywhere with you.
- Don't require batteries or electricity.

 

The main difference between them is the hardness of the lead. HB has a harder lead and is better for writing, while 2B has a softer lead and is better for drawing. 4B and 6B are the softest leads available and are best for artists who want to create deep, dark lines.

What are the main types of drawing pencils?

Dive into our selection, from graphite, pastel, charcoal or coloured wax- and -oil-based pigments — all offering different effects and all available at Discount Art N Craft Warehouse.

The humble graphite pencil is the most versatile and well-known option. Keep one nearby to take down measurements on the go or sketch a detailed illustration when inspiration strikes.

Coloured pencils and pastel pencils are popular with all ages. Both are ideal for beginners to experiment with blending and shading, as they are easy to control and make minimal mess.

Sketching pencils are the best drawing pencils for creating shapes, intricate lines and tracing. Keep the thin graphite core sharpened for ultimate fine-line precision. Take your sketching one step further with charcoal pencils to add depth to deep blacks and softness to light grey hues.

Our range of quality art supplies are affordable and accessible to professional artists and beginners. Discover a drawing pencil set for your skill level online today.