Price: $215.49 - $128.98
(as of Dec 12, 2024 16:49:08 UTC - Details)

Derwent Inktense Pencils are perfect for illustrators, designers, and students. The round, 4mm soft lead core allows for a quick laydown of smooth colour, producing a vibrant finish for bold and expressive drawings. The water soluble pigments can be used for expressive drawings, or mixed with water to create a bright, yet translucent ink-like effect. As the pigment dries quickly, there’s no need to worry about colour bleeding. Perfect for colour layering. Plus, as the colours dry permanently, they are great on fabrics, such as silk or cotton. They can also easily be used on paper. Modify the use to fit your next project. You can create custom shades by mixing colours together, or obtain lighter shades of the same colour by adding water. Mix colours to create a truly unique piece of art. With a heritage dating to 1832, Derwent’s innovation comes from an understanding of artists. We’ve produced a range of quality art materials, many of which are made in our British manufacturing plant.
VIBRANT SHADES – The round 4mm soft lead core is perfect for bold expressive drawings. The highly pigmented colour is easy to apply and produces a vibrant finish. Includes a range of 72 colours. Give the gift of creativity this holiday season!
WATER SOLUBLE – Expand your creative possibilities. Water soluble pencils can be used dry for expressive drawings, or washed out with water to create a bright, yet translucent ink like effect
PERMANENT COLOUR – Pigments dry quickly and permanently when washed out, minimizing colour bleeding. Once dry, colours can be placed next to each other or layered, without fear of colour bleeding
SURFACE VARIETY – Switch up your artistic canvas. As the colour dries permanently, it’s great on fabrics such as silk or cotton. Can also easily be used on paper. Modify the use to fit your project
COLOUR CREATION – Make custom shades by mixing colours together. You can also obtain lighter shades of the same colour by adding water. Mix colours to create a truly unique piece of art
ACCESSORIES – For best results, combine with other Derwent products, such as Derwent Waterbrush Set, Derwent Technique Brushes, Derwent Watercolour Paper Pads and Derwent Carry All Canvas Bag
Reviewer: Sunlyonis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Battle Tested. They Are the Bomb!!
Review: When I first started customizing doll faces, I bought Faber-Castell pencils, as they are suggested by almost every doll customizer. They wouldn't make a mark or it was so light you'd have to do several layers of Mr. Super Clean and penciling to get the desired strength. I sharpened them, thinking maybe they were a little dry. Then I concluded I was in over my head due to my inexperience with doll customization.I have some background in art. I sketch and paint. I also use Prisma color pencils in the artwork I sell. I found the option to paint with them to be cool. So I thought drawing little faces wouldn't be a huge stretch. It is not as easy as they make it look on Youtube. I had to use tons of Super Clean, and layers of Faber Castel to get the desired look. Not to mention, you better be able to see, or you are going to have to get readers and a good light.Months later, after I'd given up, a favorite doll customizer reviewed seven premium artist grade pencil brands. She tested the basic colors of like seven brands. It could be more, it's been a minute since I saw the review. She applied them to different surfaces, blended them and customized a doll head with each brand.Surprisingly, Faber-Castell came in at like forth behind a cheap Alie Express brand. Prismacolor was maybe third, behind a German brand that came second to Inktense, which was number one.Inktense was the best of all on blending, actually showing up and the colors were fuller and more vibrant. Some other pencils lost because even though they showed up the color was light or dull. Or the pencils crumbled or didn't color evenly. Some pencils were way too soft, or way to hard and required a lot of hard pressing. Which depending on what you're doing it could actually scrape the paint beneath. Some left chunks on whatever the surface and you couldn't just wipe them out without ruining the work just done.Inktense is creamy and smooth, but not too soft if you get what I mean. They are immediately stain the surface, with full and vibrant color. Now that I've used Inktense, I plan to invest in getting all the colors they offer. I also like that you can buy these individually. If you don't get these for doll customization, at least get the white. It is unmatched for eyes. It was the best by leaps and bounds in the test. Before I could afford to get these, I bought four whites and just like in the video they didn't disappoint.I will always refer Inktense for doll customization. They layer or draw on top of other colors smoothly. You can even blend them in lighter amounts to change the look of the color beneath. I might be able to do a whole face up without paint.Ooooooh, the white is amazing for putting details in the eyes, and lips, no matter what the final color of them will be.Derwent Inktense beat all the other brands. Faber Castel was surprisingly four or five of high-end artist pencils. Inktense was number one, which no one expected, because I hadn't even heard of them until the video. These are the best pencils and worth the price. Sorry I can't remember the customizer's name or I would have added a link. I wrote all of this because I read product reviews and wished someone had told me before I wasted money on other expensive pencils.Sending good vibes. I hope this was helpful.

Reviewer: Patricia B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: From Despair to Holy Awakening!
Review: So, let me preface this review by saying I am NOT an artist (by any stretch of the imagination) and I have never written an Amazon review. My creative credentials are comprised of a lifelong habit of picking up a 1,000 different hobbies, all of which I am OK at, but none of which I have ever mastered. Artistic ADD, in a manner of speaking (no insult intended to those suffering from real ADD). I am, however, afflicted with perfectionism and a very analytical mind, which is likely why I have never become truly proficient at any art form. If the result of my efforts doesn’t look good enough to me, I’ll keep trying for a while, maybe take a lesson or two, get sorta good, get bored with my lack of fast progress, move on to something new, and stick the supplies/equipment/fabric/whatever in a closet to collect dust for the next decade. I think I'm gonna need a bigger house. (But, give me a massive spreadsheet and I’ll make magic happen!!)I just picked up my first adult coloring book as a stress reducer/time waster that would have some sort of product to account for my (wasted) time. I can DO coloring, I just can’t draw anything that even remotely resembles the target object. I have now colored a sum total of TWO pages. The first was colored with Crayola colored pencils, which were cheap...and fine, but not very vivid, not all that blendable, and with not enough color variations to be really fun (the primary goal of this new hobby). I started the second page with some decades old colored pens missing half the pens (of course, the best colors were all dried up) and some of the Crayola pencils. At that point, I started a quest for better colored pencils. Almost all of the pencil reviews had the highest praise (vivid colors, good coverage) as well as the lowest praise (leads constantly breaking, leads off-centered, impossible to sharpen, etc.). After several days of near analysis paralysis, I finally settled on the Derwent Inktense collection of 72 pencils.I was so excited I could barely stand the long wait for the package to arrive (a whole, like, five hours with Amazon Prime). I broke those puppies out long after my bed time and completed two or three flowers on my otherwise pretty dull 2nd coloring page. First impression? Well, not titillated, to be sure. Thought it might be the light, my old tired eyes, or maybe the wine....(no, not the wine...ok, maybe the wine). So, let's wait until morning. It was five minutes into my new day fresh perspective before I started drafting my first negative Amazon review in my head. The color was super waxy with spotty coverage, even with a heavy hand. Honestly, they felt like kindergarten crayons in a pencil barrel. For $70+ bucks??? Really??? The lead stood up to the pressure, which was a plus, but you could still see the white of the page under the ink. The pencil would not stay sharp for the fine lines and small spaces. Most colored pencils, except perhaps really soft ones, sort of self-sharpen just by shifting the angle of the lead. Not these. The colors seemed really vivid and blending them was “ok,” but I was so disappointed that the color didn't spread evenly and smoothly on the page. It was very blotchy. I sat back and thought about all of the five star reviews and wondered what in the hell all these people were thinking. Were they ALL paid reviews? Then, out of nowhere, DING, DING, DING…I remembered reading that these are WATER color pencils.Not having any artist brushes whatsoever, I cleaned up a make-up brush (lol, yes, you heard right) to see what would happen to the ink from my crayon pencils when I added a bit of H20. It was a total freaking revelation. I am blown away. The color just jumped off the page. Blending was a dream, layering on different colors was a blast, and removing color was a miracle. Removing one color to lighten an area in order to add an (afterthought) brighter color was like too much to ask for. I AM SOLD. I have not colored in a coloring book since I was a child and I have never done a water color in my entire life. But, I may just spend the REST of my life using these pencils to make “art” that I will proudly hang on my refrigerator.In terms of the pencil quality and packaging, there are 72 distinct colors, all with perfectly centered lead. They sharpen easily in a manual or electric sharpener. They do not erase easily (I imagine you can’t really erase a real watercolor). The pencils are very professional looking and have both color names and numbers so that you could really wear the pencil down to a tiny nub and still know which color it is to replace it. They are in two trays in a tin box. The lid doesn’t really fasten down on the tray, so you would have to carry and store it carefully or put a rubber band around it. I’ve added a few photos of the pencils, the lead, and my second colored page. The light pink and purple flowers are a mix of my previous pens/pencils. The tiny bell flowers are from a new set of colored pens that arrived the same day. The rest is the Derwent Inktense after adding water. Please remember, I am not an artist, I am a total noob to adult coloring books (and, btw, can we not think of a different name for this hobby so it doesn't sound x-rated??), and I was using one old make-up brush that kept splitting into a TRIDENT shape (now eagerly awaiting the arrival of real water color brushes). Regardless of my skill level, or lack thereof, I think the colors are brilliant and my own imagination is the only thing that will limit what I can do with all these colors and combinations of colors. Hallelujah! Maybe, I’ll stick with one hobby for a while (no guarantees!). Thank you to one of my last remaining brain cells for the reminder that these were actually water color pencils and to Derwent for creating this amazing product!

Reviewer: Muna Durans
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Super bem embalado, excelente pigmentação. Valeu cada centavo

Reviewer: Jazz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have to give these pencils a 5 star even though 2 out of the 72 set appear to be broken continuously throughout the entire length of the pencil as they keep breaking up while trying to sharpen them.It could have happened during the manufacturing process and for the sale price that I paid, it's no big deal for me. If a few more were in this condition, I would of course have returned the set.In trying them out directly on my paper, I noticed that the colors I wanted didn't really match up to the lead color, neither did the color coded tips. The colors are rich, but somewhat deceiving when you lay them down.However!...once activated with water, they really come to life and really show off their true vibrant colors.I'm sure that once a person gets familiar with the colors on their own, they will perform beautifully as they are soft and easy to lay down on your drawing surface.In my opinion, these pencils, as indicated, are designed for use as a "watercolor pencil" and should be used as such in order to get the full impact of the vibrant colors contained in the set. I find that they are very well pigmented and a little color goes a long way, especially when working on smaller areas and incorporating fine detail.I have yet to apply them to a full scale drawing of my own yet, but from what I have discovered so far, it looks like they'll come through with flying colors!*Please Note*:My one suggestion to anyone purchasing these quality pencils is to do yourself a favor and create a Color Swatch Chart of your own once you get them...you'll be glad that did.Take the time to do this as it will greatly benefit you once you begin using them as the colors really pop once activated with water.I'm looking forward to experimenting with these further and would certainly purchase them again

Reviewer: A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: El color es muy bonito y son fáciles de ocupar.

Reviewer: Yves
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great colour options..love the feel of the pencils

Reviewer: Fotsirk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fijn om mee te werken