Derwent Academy Watercolour Colouring Pencils, Set of 36, 2300226

These are quality products as always by Derwent. I have never used the water soluble pencils before and was surprised how versatile they are. The colours when applied dry are soft, but if you wet them slightly they are bright and vibrant. You can use them as dry colour, with a wet brush to colour, as a wet brush to the paper, as a precise line and then wet it… it just goes on and on - It is worth looking at their use on Youtube as the variation in use is surprising.

These are very high quality watercolour pencils, and amazing value for Money.They come in a wide range of vibrant colours which blend well both as pencils and with a brush or brush pen as Watercolour pigments. The case is strong and sturdy so they are very portable. I also like that it is pure white on the inside as it makes a great palette to mix on.If you are looking for a good set to learn the basics of watercolour with pencils, I would recommend this set.

I've only just received these watercolour pencils and initially I was very disappointed. The colours don't seem very strong and some of them, like the cream, for example, are very difficult to transfer onto paper - it is hardly visible! I thought I was going to be able to use them like the Caran D'ache watersolubale crayons (straight onto paper and then blend the colours with water). These pencils, however, don't work very well with that technique. BUT, I've tried a different technique and dipped the tips of the pencils into water first and as if by magic the colours turned all bright and strong with an almost creamy texture. This way I can have the strength of paint with the precision of a pencil stroke. While initially I thought these pencils were a waste of money, now I think I can very much use them in my art journalling for outlining and accenting smaller areas. I've also ordered the Derwent artbars, which should be suitable for my initial purpose of covering larger areas. I think these two products will complement each other perfectly.

Beautiful. Lovely to use. Colours can be made in soft shades or more brilliant. Pictures come to life with the use of these colours. I am a satisfied customer.

Theyre ok, perhaps Im using them wrong but I just don't find any satisfaction from them they seem to be a little bitty. Id much rather stick to paints. Im sure for someone more experienced they would be just fine.

Lovely set of watercolour colouring pencils from Derwent. Really nice range of colours, including skin tones and also tones for water. Greater range of colours than expected. Very neat tin of pencils. Makes a wonderful starter set, top up set, or gift.

I love these pencils, they are easy to work with and easy to sharpen and didn't break at all. Was my first time using watercolour pencils so as a beginner these were great for me and as I'm colour blind it was nice that they have the colours written on them

pencils not Derwent quality. Such terrible wood on 32 out of 36 pencils wont sharpen.I wasted my money and wont trust Amazon on "Quality Art Products again!