Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils with Wooden Box, 48-Piece Set (2305692)

Easy to use, comfortable to hold and use, colors match the dip on the end of the pencils. they come to you sharpened. None were broken. The wooden case is beautiful! Would make a great gift! Worth the price!

First off, I was very fortunate that when I was looking at these pencils Amazon had a listing for a set that was "Used- Functions Like New" and was $130 off retail. The listing said it might not come in the original packaging. For the price break, I decided to take a chance. I received set of pencils that was new and sealed. They were in the original tin which was dented. No pencils were broken.As for the pencils themselves, they all seem to be intact. There are no duplicate colors. They swatch out beautifully. As other reviews have said, the color palette is more muted than other sets which will be good for creating art where you want more natural colors. I wish the blues were a little more varied in the color range. The lightfastness is wonderful and these pencils should work well with my Caran d'Ache Luminance set which has similar lightfastness. I am looking forward to using this set.

These are the first oil based colored pencils I’ve used and they are fantastic! I really like that the 36 pack come with white colors with different undertones, e.g., a very cool icy blue white and a champagne color with a yellow undertone. The color layers over each other and blend well. I used the derwent sharpener with these and that also worked for these pencils without breaking (search derwent 2306123). The drawing here is on the strathmore mixed media paper (62462109)

Thank you, Derwent! For me, the pencils and the carefully curated colors are perfect! The pencils are oil based, lightfast, and hold a point well.. They are softer than Polychromos. When I saw them swatched on youtube, I knew this color selection was what I wanted. They are beautiful, natural colors, that were so carefully selected. The swatch videos showed very dark colors, using a heavy hand holding the pencils near the point. When I did my swatch chart, I held the pencil half way up laying down light layers. Doing this showed the potential and the extensive range of colors that could be obtained from each pencil. The color range is stunning. I chose these over the Luminance because the Caran D’Ache Luminance are waxier and have brighter colors. I could supplement with my Polychromos, but will probably stick with the Derwent Lightfast range of colors when using them. They even included a sample of Derwent lightfast paper. These are very special pencils.

The Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils are amazing pencils with professional colored pencil painting results. They are creamy, cover and layer well. They seem more opaque than my other oil based colored pencils and I am excited to have this option. I was able to cover a large background area more quickly. Smears from working on other areas that couldn’t be covered with other pencils were more effectively blended over. They can be blended well with Gamsol or colorless blenders. Beautiful rich colors! Although the palette at this time is limited to 36 colors they can be blended together to achieve other desired colors and work well with Faber-Castell Polychromos. I am finding that the softer lead of the Derwent Lightfast is better for coverage and the Ploychromos for detail lines but they both blend and layer beautifully with an oil painting quality. Not worrying about lightfastness is a bonus. I use them for fine art and not for adult coloring books but imagine that they would also be very good for that use depending on the quality of the paper because they are not too hard. My experience has been that paper type and quality is very important when doing colored pencil drawings/paintings due to all the layering, blending and erasing. Love these pencils!

These feel on paper very much like Luminance pencils. Smooth and easily lay down pigment. Strong colors.I'm 98% happy with the product.Purchased the set of 100 and glad for the variety received. BUT- received 2 Ocean Blue pencils. Missing Ocean Blue Dark. So thats a bit dissappointing.And, bizarrely, the end of Brown Ochre looks like it was damaged in production but they went ahead & colordipped it & sent it out. It is cool to see how close to the endcap the core ends, though.Wish there was an option to contact merchant directly (Dick Blick) to replace the missing Ocean Blue Dark pencil.But only option is to contact the manufacturer Derwent. Or return the whole tin to "Big A".Receiving an undented, undamaged Derwent tin from "Big A" is as rare as snow in July, so Imma keep the set and feel lucky that only 1 pencil was missing and only 1 other was damaged.Will enjoy using 98 perfect pencils and 1 more imperfect but useable-ish pencil.Still wonder what Ocean Blue Dark looks like in person, though...

The Derwent Lightfast are my favorite color pencil! I don’t receive free samples for reviews so I’m condensing the review. I love the oil pencils, they are blendable, or I use gamsol to even and stretch the color. Then use the Derwent Coloursoft or the Derwent Drawing Pencils over top for a wide variety of color choices! With the Lightfast as the base, it makes the other sets seem more blendable. I highly recommend the Lightfast color pencils! I haven’t had any issues with any of the different sharpeners I’ve used on those 3 sets.The Derwent Pastel pencils are fun to work with, sharpening these pencils are a bit of a chore.I haven’t tried the Watercolor, inktense or Chromacolor pencils yet, they are a bit expensive, I definitely think the Lightfast are worth the money!

Great pencils! The range of colors are fantastic- buttery texture when laying down color. Soft and the lightfast rating is top notch! Well worth the money!

How are these different? They are thick! Derwent's pencils in general are among the thickest pencils on the market. The wood is solid hard and sharpens beautifully. 1 of these pencils is equal to 4-6 prismacolor's in coverage

This is such a great mix of primary colors. What do I mean by that? This assortment of colors will allow you to achieve many different colors by layering. I recommend using Arches hot press watercolor paper or strathmore colored pencil paper... I illustrated a complex novel cover illustration with this set and I didn't need too many extra colors. Skintones are easy to achieve with this set too. Extremely thick barrels. They sharpen beautifully. I use and M and R sharpener with replacement blades. It's kind of mind blowing at how much coverage 1 pencil gives. So superior to Prismacolor. I love this brand, polychromos and luminance. Derwent lightfast allows lots of layers. They have a slightly dry texture but they are amazing.. Perfectly paired with luminance and polychromos. I have the 100 set now but this is a great starter or sampler set.

Very creamy, lightfast, mixes well. Top of the line professional pencil

I actually bought this set as a gift but they wanted something different. My review is based on my smaller set.They are excellent. I use them for colouring. As I don't sell artwork the lightfast ratings don't apply to me, but it's cool to think maybe my kids' kids might see my colouring some day.They blend well, layer well and lay down easily. They are more expensive , but worth it IMO. I'm very happy with them.

Há anos uso lápis Caran d'ache e Prismacolor Premier, mas sempre ouvir falar destes lápis. Então resolvi comprá-los. Amei. Diferentemente dos lápis acima, estes são a base de oleo. Nunca tinha experimentado este tipo de lápis. Simplesmente amei. São macios, espalham super bem, o blending das cores é ótimo e misturem bem com lápis a base de cera. Cada conjunto de lápis tem a tendência de concentrar em um conjunto de cores, neste as cores são mais terrosas. Embora estes lápis sejam um pouco caros, vale a pena.