Category Archives: Pencils and Blocks

Pencils: Derwent Drawing Pencils (review)

Posted on June 15, 2021 by artdragon86

Derwent Drawing pencils have been around for a while, but were originally only available in six colours; black, white and some reddish earths and browns. I actually had a few of them in my old pencil jar, but most of … Continue reading →

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Coloured Pencils: Collie Dog (demonstration)

Posted on June 11, 2021 by artdragon86

My friend’s dog, Maggie, recently celebrated her first birthday. One of the photos her human took was a nice shot of her sitting up and looking at the camera, and I thought it would make a nice portrait sketch, and … Continue reading →

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Pencils: Faber-Castell Polychromos Coloured Pencils (review)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by artdragon86

Faber-Castell is a company that’s probably right up there with Derwent in terms of well-known coloured pencil brands. Most of us probably had one or the other in our school days (or at least, their children’s grade equivalents), and for … Continue reading →

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Coloured Pencils: Toucan (demonstration)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by artdragon86

Time for another coloured pencil demonstration! This one is based on a photo of a toucan by Cindy Fry in the Photos For Artists Facebook group. I thought this beautiful brightly coloured bird would make a nice model for a … Continue reading →

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Pencils: Holbein Artists’ Coloured Pencils (review)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by artdragon86

I’d been wanting to try the Japanese Holbein Artists’ coloured pencils for several years, but I’d never seen them available anywhere in Australia, and the sets on eBay were quite expensive once you added postage and currency conversion. On my … Continue reading →

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Coloured Pencils: Vase of Flowers (demonstration)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by artdragon86

Time for another coloured pencil drawing demonstration. This is based on a photo by Sei Nakutagawa from the Facebook Photos For Artists group. I used the new set of Holbein Artists’ coloured pencils I’d just bought as I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Pencils: Derwent Lightfast Pencils (review)

Posted on February 25, 2020 by artdragon86

I know the Derwent Lightfast pencils have been out for a while now, but I’ve only just got around to picking up a set to try. When they were first released, there were only 36 colours in the range, but … Continue reading →

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Coloured Pencils: Violin (demonstration)

Posted on February 24, 2020 by artdragon86

I drew this violin for my review of the Derwent Lightfast pencils, and figured it would make a good demonstration. As always, you don’t need to use the exact pencils I’ve used; just find the closest colours in your own … Continue reading →

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Mediums: Brush and Pencil by Alyona Nickelsen (review)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by artdragon86

I first heard about Alyona Nickelsen’s Brush and Pencil products on a coloured pencil demonstration by Lachri Fine Art on YouTube. At the time I wasn’t doing a lot of coloured pencil drawings because I was busy with uni and … Continue reading →

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Pencils: Derwent Procolour Pencils (review)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by artdragon86

Every few years it seems Derwent come out with a new line of coloured pencils or drawing blocks of some sort, and one range that came out within the last couple of years was their Procolour line. Being the coloured … Continue reading →

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