Sketching Pencils

Conte A Paris Sketching & Life Drawing Pencils provide rich hues with line and shade possibilities to cover all sketching requirements.

A good graphite drawing starts with a good graphite pencil and Derwent Graphic Sketching Pencils are made from the finest quality graphite and the purest clays. Whether you are doing fine detailed illustrations or adding shading and texture to your drawing, the Derwent Graphic range has the right pencil for you.

Derwent Graphic Pencils feature a hexagonal matte black barrel with a distinctive orange band and a smooth, finely textured graphite strip. They allow for greater control over your work, professional application, and offer strength and covering power that’s perfect for sketching, graphic design and colouring in. Available singularly or in packs, the soft spectrum of grades are great for making delicate shades and tones.

Features:

• Made from the finest quality material
• Produced in a full range of 20 degrees from 9B - 9H
• Strips sharpen to a good long-lasting point
• Specialist Technical, Designer and Sketching tins available

To get started with your Derwent Graphic pencils try these 9 drawing ideas for beginners: simple ideas that will help you get the most from your Derwent pencils. Start here and you’ll be well on your way to mastering the skill of graphite drawing, from faces and expressions to trees, mandalas and eyes.

Derwent Graphitint Pencils are coloured graphite pencils that combine the traditional graphite medium with a hint of subtle colour. You get the delicious effect of graphite ‘blackness’ with just a touch of colour - two great effects in one pencil!

Derwent Graphitint Pencils can be used wet or dry. You will be amazed by what can happen when you add water! Create a vast array of tinted graphite effects and watch your drawing burst to life with colours like Port, Aubergine, Dark Indigo, Storm and Slate Green far more vibrant.

Features:

• Combine the drama and creativity of pencil drawings with a hint of soft, subtle colour
• Lovely earthy tones, pearlescent greys, shimmering blues and greens
• Perfect for landscape or fantasy artists
• Water soluble

If using Derwent Graphitint Pencils for landscapes, check out our Practical Guide to Painting Landscapes. You might be a seasoned pro but brushing up on your skills is a great way to ensure you characterise each particular landscape. These tips and tricks will get you started and will help you understand the value distribution within your work.

Indulge your creativity with our guidance and a set of Derwent Graphitint Pencils.

Containing pencils, a paper stump and water soluble sketching pencils, the Derwent Line & Wash Sketching Set is a quality set offering excellent value. All your line & wash sketching needs can be found in this one handy set, allowing you to create exciting splashes of graphite, dynamic tones and dramatic lines.

Presented in a stylish and practical double layer silver tin the Derwent Line & Wash Sketching Set contains 13 pieces:

• 6 x Graphic Pencils (4B, 2B, B, HB, H, 2H) - made from the finest quality graphite and purest clays
• 2 x 4B Water Soluble Sketching Pencils - great for quick loose sketches, a softer feel and expressive, tonal drawings
• 1 x HB Waterbrush
• 1 x Eraser Shield
• 1 x Paper Stump
• 1 x Sharpener
• 1 x Plastic Eraser

The compact size of the tin allows you take your Derwent Line & Wash Sketching Set with you on the go. The water brush with water reservoir ensures you always have water with you and that you don’t need to carry a jar of water or a brush with you if sketching outside. The pencil range is excellent for allowing for a range of tonal studies and line work and the paper stump allows you to blend materials and colours. Purchase one today and experiment with a range of techniques.

Derwent Sketching Mixed Media Pencil Sets are ideal for all types of drawing projects.

Derwent Sketching Mixed Media Tin of 12 contains:

• 3 x Watersoluble Sketch Pencils
• 1 x Charcoal Pencil
• 1 x Drawing Pencil
• 1 x Pastel Pencil
• 3 x Natural Graphite Sticks
• 3 x Compressed Charcoal Sticks

Derwent Sketching Mixed Media Tin of 24 contains: 

• 3x Watersoluble Sketch Pencils
• 1 x Watersoluble Graphite Pencil
• 5 x Charcoal Pencils
• 2 x Drawing Pencils
• 3 x Pastel Pencils
• 4 x Natural Graphite Sticks
• 4 x Compressed Charcoal Sticks
• 1 x Kneadable Eraser
• 1 x Sharpener

The Derwent Sketching Wallet contains a versatile selection of sketching media presented in a stylish and practical wallet, perfect for sketching expeditions.
The Sketching Wallet includes:

• 1 x Sketch Pad
• 5 x Graphic Pencils (2H, H, B, 2B, 6B)
• 1 x Onyx Pencil
• 3 x Tinted Charcoal (ocean deep, forest pine, white)
• 1 x medium Charcoal Pencil
• 2 x Watersoluble Sketching Pencils (4B, 8B)
• 1 x Blender
• 1 x Metal Sharpener
• 1 x Plastic Eraser

Derwent Traditional Charcoal Pencils are mixed with a hint of pigment and the finest clays for easy blending. This combination of rich charcoal with gentle hints of colour offers drama and subtly in one tool.

Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils are water soluble, easy to blend and ideal for covering large areas smoothly and quickly.

The Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set contains top quality graphite pencils in an attractive tin, perfect as a gift for beginners and professionals. Suitable for drawing, drafting, graphic design, sketching and writing. This Graphite Pencil set includes 12 pencils with varying grades from soft 8B that produces a deep graphite black to a hard 2H with a subtle grey hue.
Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set includes: 8B, 7B, 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, and 2H.

The Faber-Castell Goldfaber Sketch Set is the perfect pencil set for sketching. It includes one each of HB, 2H, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, plus an eraser and a metal sharpener. Pencils are made from reforested wood so they contain no tropical rainforest wood.

Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils are rich in high quality pigment, fade resistant and made from a soot carbon mixture to give the deepest possible black.

Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils are ideal for sketching, shading and line work.

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Pencils feature thick graphite leads with protective coating to keep hands clean. Use these graphite pencils for shading over large areas of drawings and fine detail work.

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Pencils sharpen like normal pencils and are available in 4 shades.

General’s Charcoal Drawing Assortment Set is an ideal introduction to all charcoal media with:

• 2 Charcoal Pencils
• 4 Willow sticks
• 3 compressed charcoal sticks
• Sharpener
• Kneaded eraser (can be used for highlighting)

Complement this set with a sketckbook, sketchpad or some drawing paper to make the perfect gift for drawers and artists.