Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils 36 Tin, Set of 36, 4mm Wide Core, 100% Lightfast, Oil-based, Premium Core, Creamy, Ideal for Drawing, Coloring, Professional Quality (2302721)

Derwent Lightfasts are quite a joy to have, though quite an expensive joy. They are beautiful pencils and it does have a very nice yet limited color palette as a lot of colors are similar to each other. I have noticed with these Lightfasts there are certain colors that are unique that I don’t have in my other artists sets like Polychromos, Prismacolor or Caran D’Ache. It’s actually nice to have purples and pinks that are lightfast! I’ve really enjoyed using the color arctic, mars black and midnight black which I haven’t seen in other sets. Performance wise, I love these pencils. They have a thick core, they stay sharp for a little while, and they are very saturated and show up the best on black paper compared to all the pencil brands previously mentioned in this review. They blend and layer like a dream come true and it doesn’t take much pressure to get color on the page. They struggle a little bit with a lighter gradient but that’s not a deal breaker. The color of the barrel does not match the pigment put down, so swatch the pencils first before you figure out what you need to grab. The Lightfasts are a fat pencil but these pencils feel very comfortable in the hand than a standard pencil for me. I noticed there are a lot of reviews about breakages. I’ve used these for 5 drawings already and experienced little breakages, but nothing significant. It’s good to have a nice sharpener with these cause cheap sharpeners will cause issues. The packaging is very nice in terms of artwork, but not very friendly to the pencils thus causing some breakage issues with a few pencils on their first sharpening. I strongly recommend getting a case for these as they’ll have a better chance of staying safe. The tin is too large and bulky to have them used from the tin. Derwent is transparent with their industry standard lightfast testing (not in-house or made up testing that many companies tend to do) and each pencil has a true high lightfastness with the rating on each pencil. I had an issue with Amazon customer service going through 3 representatives not properly explaining to me if I had received a counterfeit set as my pencils said “Made in England”, Not “Made in Britain” as it was different on the tin. England and Britain are the same as I was told but that’s not 100 percent true, but like pocketbooks if you got a Louis Vuitton that’s made in France and one in Paris. Of course there’s danger of that one of those pocketbooks are a fake just like the set of pencils I received and speculated. Take a very close at my pencils and what it says on the tin when I got them. Upon testing these, I do believe they are real Derwents in terms of their performance cause I know how they should behave. I have a color called Flesh Pink but on the Britain version it’s supposed to be Pale Peach, I know this cause it has the same number on them from online research. I do not give credit to Amazon as all they could explain to me is that they are legit from the order number and that Derwent is a reliable trading partner. They also failed in doing what they had promised in giving a $10 credit back for their inconvenience and oblivious ignorance. I did not take their explanation for granted, so I’m glad I tested these and not take their word for it. I also did some research too and found out that I have an older set. With this complication aside, my artwork has not looked any better because these pencils supplement my other collections of pencils and I am happy to have them in my possession. I highly recommend on getting them on sale because they are not worth its full or overly high price tag. As for Amazon customer service, don’t be playing games with customer questions about authenticity without giving reasonable explanation of why. Especially with items that are expensive! Order numbers and product descriptions are not enough to prove what was actually sent. Derwent as a trading partner made a bit more sense but it took the third representative to tell me that. I’m definitely going to continue to use the pencils as I am very happy with the product but my experience with Amazon customer service concerning this product is shameful and unreliable. Thank you for the pencils, but no thank you for not handling my concern in the way it should have been handled. I have been wrote off.

Oof, this really hit the wallet hard. But, if you’re an artist that uses colored pencils and you sell your artwork. These are a “must have”. I want my patrons to have artwork that will stand the test of time. If they spend their money on one of my creations. I want them to enjoy it for as long as they can. I understand there is UV glass in quality frames for a reason. But I prefer to give my artwork every opportunity to survive as long as I can. There is no substitute for quality art supplies. These are some of the best money can buy. They are smooth. They layer and blend wonderfully. OMS works like a champ on them to get that nice painterly look. They also work well with blender 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!

Honestly I’ve never used such wonderful color pencils in my life. Very expensive but it’s very well worth it. Color pencils can last a long time in my experience so these were well worth it.

Colors are beautiful but they don't cover like they said! They said that they go on like butter but in most colors that is not so. I like Faber-Castell and Prismacolor much better.

Excellent pencils at a great price

Perfect !! On time and the quality expected !!

First, these pencils are top quality. They color like a dream, blend well and are highly pigmented. Where Derwent missed the mark is with the color selection. While there are some beautiful colors in the set, there are quite a few pencils that are almost exactly the same color. Also, in my opinion there is not a good range of light, medium and dark colors. The majority are medium to dark colors. To be as pricy as these pencils are, I would have expected better. The Derwent Chromaflow pencils are much better. A good quality pencil with a wonderful range of colors and won’t break the bank.

Brilliant pencils, fast delivery, will recommend.

Recibí mi paquete en perfectas condiciones, totalmente embalado con plástico y en su caja. Son unos colores de gran calidad, de textura suave y cremosa pero algo muy importante es que la punta no se quiebra algo que se agradece mucho; resistentes a la luz con lo que las ilustraciones perduran por más tiempo y fusionan perfectamente entre ellos. Estoy encantada y los recomiendo 100% Un detalle muy especial es que me mandaron un regalito de acrílicos de la marca Winsor and newton de los cuales ya estaré subiendo mi opinión en cuanto los pruebe.

I used a smaller set of Caran D'ache luminance in the past, and was extremely impressed. However, the thing is that they're simply too expensive, and i don't sell my work. Derwent lightfast turned out to be a great alternative, and for a fraction of the price of luminance. These are highly lightfast and oil based. Regardless of being oil based they're not too hard. In fact they're relatively creamy and blendable, yet hold their point quite well for details. The wood casing is top notch and the leads don't break (don't risk using dull sharpeners). Derwent always comes up with lovely shade ranges. This one has earthy, muted shades which are perfect for wildlife. However, it lacks a proper pink pencil. I generally use a combination of prismacolors and FC Polychromos for my work, but given the fact that prismacolors are so notoriously fragile and cheaply made, i don't think i will be going back to them. And shockingly enough, the cost of Derwent lightfast is lower than the cost of prismacolors here. Overall, this is the most expensive set from Derwent but it's worth the price, especially for people who sell their work.

I love the color pencil very much

Underbart att rita med. Resultatet blir som målat Foto är en ritning som är inte färdigt, bara för att se det krämiga resultat. Har testat många olika pennor, men denna är värda varenda krona !