Derwent Pastel Pencils, Drawing & Writing, Set Of 72, Ideal For Blending & Colouring, Professional Quality, 32996

Love colouring with these, great colour range in the tin, pleasure to work with, I'm only learning and have managed, I colour first then blend with a cotton bud. I use a separate electric sharpener just for pastel pencils or a knife to sharpen .

Lovely pencils! Fantastic quality! I read other Amazon reviews and took peoples advice on buying the larger range of colours. I am so glad I did. Thank you, to the people who take the time to write proper reviews.They came sharpened. One less job to do. Although I thought the idea of a tin would be easy to use, tins are probably best for sending them in the post. The tin pops open when carrying them. The plastic tray is too flimsy for lifting out a layer. I didn’t like the feeling, that they may get knocked off the table or that the tray would collapse. I bought a Derwent Carry All Bag. The bag holds two pencils in each elasticated band. Problem sorted!I've not used pastel pencils before. This is new ground for me. I have not used the pencils much more than starting a colour sheet. I am waiting on delivery of a set of grey colour shapers too. The pencils are as expected a bit crumbly when in use. Some colours are a bit scratchy on the paper but only very slightly. Light pressure is the key. Building up many layers, as I would with my beloved watercolours. The colours are superb. I can tell this will compete with my watercolour time. Heck I may get outrageous and combine the two!

Nice set of pastel pencils with a good range of colours at a decent price. They blend well. They feel slightly less pigmented than a different brand I own but they do the job. They're a nice addition to my other pencils and don't break the bank.

These are a good brand and you pay a premium for that. Having said that they are good but the colour selection in the small tin isn’t great. They blend and layer well, but they wear down quite quickly. Best used for best and not for practice.

Great laydown

I was a little worried the pencils would be broken - thankfully I was wrong. They are perfect. So easy to draw with, either soft or layered for more depth of colour. Just enough different pencils for each colour for shading too.

Art work and painting.

The pastel pencil works well and is easy to blend. But without the proper packing, no bubble wrapping, the tip of the pencil is already broken when open its own product package.