Derwent Graphite XL Blocks 6 Tin, Set of 6, 60mm Extra-Large Block, Water-soluble, Ideal for Sketching, Drawing and Expressive Mark Making, Professional Quality (2306195)

Using these charcoals for artwork. They are richer than vine charcoal when used with water and so smooth. Fun to work with.

I'm not a particular artist really...more-so, a particular 'Medium/art supply' collector. LOL. The blocks were broke when I opened the tin box and I was a little pissed, but when I applied water to the blocks I was no longer pissed. ;)... The difference in opaqueness between a broken and unbroken block is night and day. If the blocks had not been broken i would have gone through sheets of paper before getting the right consistency and solid colors. What's really cool is, you can shave these and place the powder into a water-base acrylic medium. I use the slow dry medium and it's almost like painting with acrylics. And you can decide what ratio of medium to create whatever opacity of that shade.

I love these big chunky graphite blocks. They are in a nice tin with padding, and I think the cut out foam that the blocks sit in are the way to keep them lasting. I find it is better to rub a block on a piece of pallet paper, and paint from that, rather than use it like pan watercolors. over time they can crumble if you use them that way a lot like do. I will replace them and not use the new ones like pan paint.I love the affect, the colors, the grainy affects, and how wonderful it to spread, blend and lay down. It's not good for layers upon layers. the bottom layers reactivate, if you are using water, but you can do many layers dry, and use a springy stiff dry brush to lay it down, blend, and fix it with a mat workable fixative, you can paint dry, layer upon layer, and I think I can work bigger, than if Im using pencils, by using larger dry brushes for blending. this works great on bristol, and bristol velum. I think these blocks will stay a staple in my kit. I have not used them yet with inktense blocks, or the inktense pan watercolor but I am planning to soon. I hope you give these a try, and enjoy them as much as I do.

These blocks came highly recommended to me so I decided to buy them. And to my surprise, they are really as good as everyone was saying they were. They blend so well together and work so well with acrylic paints, watercolor paints, just about anything you use them with. Wonderful block.

I’ve done a few paintings with theseAnd really like the shimmer the createHighly Recommended

nice choices for rhythm quick sketches and underpaintings, I follow up with a water brush to add even more texture

I don’t so much mind the broken charcoals upon arrival. I don’t prefer it, of course, but as a hyper-realistic artist, the pigmentation is of much more significance.I posted a photo of my current, unfinished drawing that i have been using these charcoals in. The way it applies on Arches hot pressed paper is fantastic. Smooth finish, good transitions and each one is pigmented so well.I definitely recommend getting them if you’re interested, but buyer must be aware that they very well might come broken.

I love the graphitint pencils and these are the same material as the lead in those. I had tried these out and knew they were good. I want to also say that I was able to get a warehouse value on this set. That is when there is an item in the warehouse which has an issue, usually just in the packaging. This particular box had some scratching on the tin. The graphite blocks themselves were in perfect condition and I got a bargain. I purchased another item which had a packaging issue and it was fine, too. I am not sure how to post somewhere to tell people they can get a good deal this way, but if you are reading this and you see a deal offered, read the fine print first, but you might be able to save some money.

Depois de seco precisa colocar spray fixador de sua preferência.

Produto bem pigmentado. Bom deslize sobre o papel.

A tiempo y bien empaquetado y en su caja de lata. Vinieron 2 rotos pero es q realmente son delicados y finalmente se pueden usar en 2 tamaños al cortarlos.Es la segunda variante que compro. Se pueden usar con agua. Hermosos,aunque advierto que son tonos apagados. El verde es muy bonito y el azul es algo verdoso.

Los productos Derwent son de calidad óptima, nunca me han defraudado, aun no he probado estos carboncillos, pero se que será un placer utilizarlos y los resultados serán muy buenos. El producto llegó en tiempo e intacto.

These work beautifully. The color is rich, and applies nicely.One piece in the set arrived broken in spite of the sponge packaging inside the tin. I love the tin, by the way - I'll be happy to reuse or repurpose it when the charcoal is gone. Perhaps if Amazon packed it in a better sized box, or with adequate padding, it might not have bounced around as much, but I can't be sure it broke in transit between the warehouse and the pickup location... In the end, it's usable, just broken, so I won't complain too loudly.