Happy Colouring!
Reviewed by Kourtney Ann Ferro
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Founded in 1832, Derwent, a UK based company, has been making fine art pencils for over 180 years! They take pride in their high quality products as well as innovating and developing BETTER products for future artists. With many materials to choose from, I've heard loads of people taking to their Coloursoft pencils, so here I am with a review so I can let you all know if they live up to all the raving! These pencils have a very thick lead, thicker than any pencil I own, and while they sharpen to a really nice point, with no breakage issues, the point is gone in a few strokes, almost as quickly as Prismacolor Premiers. And while their colours are vibrant and bold, I had some difficulty with laying down colour on to paper. The lead to the paper feels almost "sticky" and leaves weird marks in your coloured area if gone over too much. It also leaves behind this dust that when attempted to blow or wipe away, it leaves a smear across the page, ultimately ruining your image that your colouring. You can see in the image below the smear, as well as the blending capabilities of the pencil which are not too bad, however they are a bit "scratchy" in the middle colour where the dark blue came through and streaked. Like I said before the colours are very bold and the lead is very soft (maybe a bit too soft) and has a bit of a chalky look and feel to them, as if you are using a pastel pencil. Here are all the colours that came in the 12 pack. I was very disappointed that in a standard range they don't include an actual purple shade. It goes from deep fushia (which does look a bit dark in the photo, but I assure you its less purple and way more pink) to indigo which is almost like a navy blue and nothing inbetween. I would have really liked to see a purple included in the common standard range of basic colours, perhaps by taking away one of the browns. Overall I have mixed feelings about Derwent Coloursoft. Maybe I would like their Studio or Academy better. But the "stickiness" of the lead and the chalky dust that smears across the page when you try to clean it off is a bit offputting to me. The vibrancy is there and the blendabilty is decent, no doubts there. These have potential to be great pencils but I feel they need a bit of renovating. Here's something I coloured in Secert Garden with them! (drew in the cards painting flowers myself!) You can purchase Derwent Coloursofts on Amazon if you'd like to give them a go. I would reccomend buying a couple in open stock before settling on a whole set. A big thank you to James from Derwent and Tom from Small Man Media, Derwent's PR company, for sending me these in exhange for an honest review!
Happy Colouring! Reviewed by Kourtney Ann Ferro
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The "Colorista"I'm Kourtney, and I'm a mother of two litle girls and the wife of a Navy sailor. I review colouring books and products for publishers and art supply companies to give my Coloristas a guide to buying and growing their collections. And of course I love to colour any chance I get (mostly when the kids are asleep!)
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