This series of Swiss graphite pencils are available in a variety of colours and densities, from a fine grey (4H) to a soft, deep black (9B).

Sharpened to a fine point, charcoal pencils and leads are ideal for detail work. Achieve smooth and vivid charcoal lines with the convenience of a pencil.

Range of 84 rich and vibrant colours.Powdery texture, generous shading.Purity of shades, high concentration of ultra-fine pigments.Powerful coverage, exceptional lightfastness (Blue Wool scale).Easy, even shading. Rich colours that are particularly popular with pastel artists.

Derwent Coloursoft is a new range of 72 velvety smooth soft colour pencils. They can be mixed and blended to create an infinite spectrum of rich, vibrant colour. Ideal for a wide range of drawing styles, from finely detailed illustrations to bold contemporary still life and portraiture. These pencils are perfect if you like a soft textured pencil, which allows you to lay down solid blocks of stunning colour or build up layer upon layer of deep luscious hues.All colours are available individually or in assortments of 6, 12, 24, 36 & 72.Specifications.Lightfast rating: 8 out of 8

Derwent Lightfast pencils are oil-based, smooth and creamy and 100% lightfast. They feature a new design of core that is resistant to prolonged colour change, ensuring your artwork will not fade for up to 100 years under museum conditions. The thick core gives a dense colour application which brings vibrancy to any drawing.All colours comply with international lightfast testing standard, ASTM D-6901.pdf=CC_ derwent_lightfast.pdfDerwent Lightfast Colour Chart.

Derwent Procolour Pencils feature extremely high levels of pigment saturation yet still have a firm tip which can retain a sharp point. They are designed to offer a harder, chip-resistant and dust-resistant alternative to the Derwent Coloursoft range. They offer a smooth colour laydown and a clear, non-waxy finish.These vibrant, Vegan-friendly coloured pencils have the covering power of a wax pencil yet glide like an oil-based pencil. They blend easily with a paper stump, with blender pens or with coloured pencil mediums. This is a Derwent Procolour Coloured Pencil in the following colour: Vandyke Brown 56.

Used dry, Graphitint provides just a hint of colour but adding water literally transforms the tint into rich, vibrant colour. Graphitint has the same properties as our 4B Watersoluble Sketching pencil so it will appeal to artists looking to add a colourful dimension to their graphite drawings but retain all the familiar qualities of their favourite graphite pencil. Available in 24 shades.

Used dry, Graphitint provides just a hint of colour but adding water literally transforms the tint into rich, vibrant colour. Graphitint has the same properties as our 4B Watersoluble Sketching pencil so it will appeal to artists looking to add a colourful dimension to their graphite drawings but retain all the familiar qualities of their favourite graphite pencil. Available in 24 shades.

Tinted Charcoal combines the rich, expressive qualities of charcoal with a gentle hint of colour. These easy to use pencils offer drama and subtlety in one drawing tool. They enable you to produce a wide variety of creative effects, from rich, deep tones to a translucent-like mist, adding an imaginative twist to any charcoal drawing.

Contents Include:
12 x HB clutch pencil leads.

Length: 60mm.

Diameter: 0.5mm.

Bruynzeel Design pencils have smooth, soft leads which offer dense, permanent colour. They have a thick colour core and can be used to build several layers of colour. The ends of the pencils have been colour dipped for easy identification. The pencils have light cedar wood casings as it is considered to be the best wood for sharpening. The casings are glued to the pigment core to ensure that the casing resists separation even when dropped.

Bruynzeel Design pencils have smooth, soft leads which offer dense, permanent colour. They have a thick colour core and can be used to build several layers of colour. The ends of the pencils have been colour dipped for easy identification. The pencils have light cedar wood casings as it is considered to be the best wood for sharpening.  The casings are glued to the pigment core to ensure that the casing resists separation even when dropped.

Pitt artists' pastel pencils, with their oil-free pastel leads, are used by artists not only as the perfect complement to pastel crayons for elaborating fine details, but also on their own. Many artists who enjoy pastel techniques and their versatility, but not the dirty hands and coloured dust that accompany them, have opted to use these special pencils. Pitt pastel pencils have a very compact lead which is economical to use. The lead contains a high level of pigment, making the pencils ideally suited both to drawing lines and shading, as well as blending and merging into delicate colour transitions. The colour selection in this range places a particular emphasis on the muted shades and earth tones that are especially important for pastel drawing.

Koh-I-Noor Toison d'Or pencils are made up of a high quality graphite lead encased in a characteristic black outer coating. Available in 20 grades of hardness, from 2H to 8B, these graphite pencils can be used for both artistic drawing and technical drafting.

Faber Castell Polychomos are the finest oil-based colour pencils on the market. Each pencil has a 3.8mm lead which is coloured with high-quality artists' pigments suspended in an oil-based binder. This lead is bound to its casing of Californian cedar-wood, which renders it exceptionally break-resistant. It is water-resistant, smudgeproof and has exceptional covering power, though it will also sharpen to a very fine point for detailed work. The full range includes 120 colours which are graded good, very good or maximum for light-fastness.According to Faber Castell's light-fastness scale, this pencil is graded very good (**).pdf=POLYCHROMOSArtistColorPencils.pdf Polychromos Artist Color Pencils colourchart.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Faber Castell Polychomos are the finest oil-based colour pencils on the market. Each pencil has a 3.8mm lead which is coloured with high-quality artists' pigments suspended in an oil-based binder. This lead is bound to its casing of Californian cedar-wood, which renders it exceptionally break-resistant. It is water-resistant, smudgeproof and has exceptional covering power, though it will also sharpen to a very fine point for detailed work. The full range includes 120 colours which are graded good, very good or maximum for light-fastness.According to Faber Castell's light-fastness scale, this pencil is graded excellent (***).pdf=POLYCHROMOSArtistColorPencils.pdf Polychromos Artist Color Pencils colourchart.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

Albrecht Dürer artists' watercolour pencils provide artists with great versatility of expression when drawing, shading and painting in watercolours. High-quality materials, combined with over 250 years of experience, have resulted in watercolour pencils that produce unsurpassed watercolour effects and vibrancy. The coloured surface can be transformed with only a few fine or broad brush strokes to reveal the full and unique power of the colours. Depending on the paper being used, the pigments can be completely dissolved, and will then behave in the same way as classic watercolour paints.

A solid cylinder of graphite wrapped in the thinnest lacquer coating, the Monolith Graphite Pencil thrills artists with its ability to create broad and fine strokes with a single pencil.

Derwent Graphite is a traditional graphite pencil available in a full range of 20 degrees from a fine, smooth 9H to a soft, smudgy 9B. Ideal for crisp, detailed illustrations or tonal drawings, it has a slim, hexagonal barrel and easy to sharpen graphite strip.An hexagonal, 6.9 mm diameter pencil.The strip width varies depending on the degree of the pencil.2.2mm strip for the harder degrees3.5mm strip for the softer degreesAvailable in a range of 20 degrees from 9H - 9B. H stands for ‘Hardness’ and B for ‘Blackness’, F for ‘Fine’. An hexagonal, 6.9 mm diameter pencil. The strip width varies depending on the degree of the pencil.2.2mm strip for the harder degrees3.5mm strip for the softer degreesAvailable in a range of 20 degrees from 9H - 9B. H stands for ‘Hardness’ and B for ‘Blackness’, F for ‘Fine’. Specifications..