I know my comment is 7 years after the uploading of this video but I still want to say thank you for your courage and effort put into making these videos. They remain being very valuable to all of us.
Hope your feeling ok Harry? Please take care of your self, your back, and much love to you and your family, will continue support of your wonderful informative channel, I love it and learn a lot too!
I watch your videos because your voice is so relaxing and your accent is lovely. It's so calming. I might just be listening to you while I colour rather than actually watching sometimes. :-) I'm sorry you have such issues with your back.
Hi Harry....I always love your reviews. I don't think you have anything to apologize for....you always do a super job! Keep up the good work! We really do appreciate folks like you that do these reviews......it really helps us to know which pencils to buy and which to stay away from. Thank you from Georgia, USA!
Thank you for blessing our lives with these informativee videos! Being recently disabled, I have found purpose with art and colored pencils. Shopping on line for supplies would be wasteful if it weren't for your valuable input . Keep the faith and know that you are doing something quite fabulous around the world!
Margaret, as I've just said to Catherine, thank you so very much for you kind comment. I love making these videos because I love Colored pencils, but it is a huge bonus to me that the videos are helping people be I formed or just seeing what a particular brand is like before spending their own hard earned money. Thank you so very much. All the best and take care.
I want you to know that I am brand new to the artist community and I live and breathe and wake in the night to watch reviews and tutorials. I love your channel. and I relate to your reasons for having a channel, and taking up arrt. It's really refreshing that you have been straightforward about chronic pain and how it changes lives. I try to be an advocate wherever I can. Guess what? Prismas went up 3.00 US overnight, so now I have that beautiful BOX 72 Derwent in my cart. in 3 days I am clicking that button! It's my birthday present. I love wooden boxes. Do you think I will be as happy or happier given the fact that I will be using the pencils for at least a year, over the Prismacolor? I love baby oil as my solvent, can you do a test for me? Or maybe you already know.Thanks in advance.
Recently found your channel and have been using your reviews to help me decide on which pencils to buy, I’ve recently started colour pencil drawing and your channel resonates with me as I too have disabilities and spend most of my time housebound, art is my therapy, social life and everything in between.
Superb review Harry, I have been looking forward to this one for a while, my first set of coloured pencils were the Derwent studios, I bought them 25 years ago! and still have them, although most of them are 1-2 inch stubs now, really enjoy using them and my Derwent artist cp. The studio strip is exactly the same quality and colour as the artist range, its been a misconception for a long time that studio cp's are an inferior student grade, that's not the case, they are the same quality as the artist cp's, with a thinner core. I prefer the round wood casing of the artist cp definitely more comfortable to hold. Really enjoy all your reviews Harry, keep them coming!
I'm with you Smoothie mate, I much prefer the round pencils especially the Artists pencils, they are and excellent sturdy pencil. Also I know what you mean, I always used to think that the Studios were student grade, but they are a long chalk off student grade. Thank you so much mate for your support and kind comments, I really appreciate your support. All the best mate.
Student ranges in all brands are to give users and students a cheaper alternative to purchase as people just starting art, and particularly students, don't want or have the money to spend on artist ranges. Usually the student range in any brand always has a smaller amount of available colours compared to the artist range. This is to ensure the artist range remains "elite" and gives those paying for "artist" quality have more choice, as "student" ranges are merely meant to be an introduction to a medium, not a long term investment.
Considering the beginning of your video, I taugh you may like to know that you are one of my 3 main references for colored pencil review. Those 3 references, I consider, give me a very good idea of the quality and property of pencils. I take this combination very seriously. Thank you for your good work!
Catherine thank you so very much for your kind comment, I can't tell you how much that means to me. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by the channel and to let me know if the videos are beneficial or not to you, but it makes me so pleased to know that my videos are helping people in some small way. Thank you so so much Catherine, all the best and take care
Welcome back Harry!! And congratulations on 800+ subs!! I'm relatively new to your channel but I devoured most of your videos within a day haha. I had to restrain myself from finishing them all off in a single day 😆 They're very well made and also fun and helpful to watch. And about lengthy replies, they're not a problem at all. I personally love interacting with people here and it's always great to hear back from a channel you watch. Especially being able to discuss things is great in my opinion. This was a great review. Honestly speaking, when I first heard of this set I wondered what their specialty is...and when Derwent already has so many interesting pencil brands, I really didn't see the point of these...so I never really looked into them much. But since you made a review, I had to watch it..and while it turned out mostly like what I had expected, what you mentioned about layering them and them going hand in hand with the Artist line is an interesting point. I guess maybe if you prefer a thinner core and hexagonal shape, then you'd want to get these over the artist line..maybe. Thanks for sharing your thoughts : )
XxneonwolfxX awesome feed back and thanks for sharing your opinion, this will be very helpful for some people and that is what this channel and my reviews are all about. The reviews are just my opinion and I hope that other people, like you, come onto my videos and leave their feed back in order of getting a discussion going. Awesome feedback and thank you and I'd love to see some of your manga work if you are ready to share. I love drawing manga,
I have a pretty old set of this Derwent line of colored pencils (#12). So old in fact, they were called the Cumberland set, but after doing some research, I've found no info as which years they were sold. I did find a tutorial here on YT by the Virtual Instructor, where he draw a beautiful, small bird using the Studio set. My pencils have a nice fat core of 4mm and the barrels are round. These CP's are best for layering, imo, b/c it's best to put down a light layer at a time due to the harder lead. I do prefer the Ivory Black from this set, as it's a more natural tone than some of the heavier pigmented pencils, but that's just my preference. I paid $5.99 US according to the sticker on my old set, but all I can say is they're at least 20 years old. Thanks so much for your great tutorials, Harry! Consumers need to be well informed, so you're providing an awesome channel here on YT.
The studio colour strip being identical to the artists pencils simply means that the colours provided in both ranges match, not the cores. The student version of the colour Kingfisher blue is the same colour as the artist "kingfisher blue" but the student version will contain more fillers/be made cheaper, it is just the pigment combo used to make the colour range is the same.
Thank you so much, I knew it was one of the two but then I don't understand why Derwent only have 72 Studio and 120 Artists, if they are to complement each other and a CP artist lifts a color from the Artists 120 range and then try's to find the same color in the Studio range for detail, they may not get it. Thank you so much for your support I really appreciate it so much. I can't believe how lucky I am to so many wonderful people subscribe and view my videos.
Nice video and review.A lot of times these companies do that limit the color for certain sets. Copic does it .I really love your channel and keep uup the good work
I love your channel, because I have followed you since I saw a video of a comparison between Dewent Lightfast, soft color and Pro color pencils, and the truth is that I loved it, just like this video. I appreciate your honesty, and I value your reviews very much, because that way we can make a decision about which colored pencils to buy. Thanks a lot! Happy New Year 2022! From puerto rico!
Liked this review! I had only heard one comment on these and I think it was something like "don't bother, they're not worth it" so it was nice to hear a detailed view about them! Thank you! I have a small set of their watercolor pencils and like those a lot. Am looking for a nice set of regular colored pencils and am taking in all the information I can before I invest. Also liked the way you explained why you weren't thrilled with these because I know Derwent has a good reputation. Thank you for being thorough!
teresa b Thanks Teresa, I love Derwent as a company and love their products, it's just this set that I'm not sure about. With regards to investing in a good set of Colored pencils, it very much depends on your budget. I would definitely say get the largest set you can afford. Colored pencils aren't like watercolours were you can buy 6 colours and get 100 colours back from mixing, I know I'm exaggerating a bit lol. So with pencils you need as many tones and shades as you can get. I think however if you don't want to splash out on a 120 set, I would definitely say 36 or 48 sets are an excellent place to start. The Faber Castell Polychromos are a real sound investment I have a review of them coming soon. Or the Lyra pencils are excellent and the price bracket is superb. You can get a set of 72 Lyra for about £50 which is excellent price for the quality you get. Hope this helps a bit. Oh and the 72 set of Derwent Coloursoft are another excellent set. All pencils mentioned are available open stock so when you run out of a color you can buy just that color replacement.
Hi Harry, I recently came across your channel and i found your reviews very helpful. Thanks for posting these long and detailed reviews. Just like you mentioned, i always wondered what is the purpose of these studio pencils. when you can get really sharp and pointy end with derwent artists pencils themselves. Btw i really like derwent products, they are a bit underrated in my opinion.
Hi Ummar thank you so much for stopping by my channel and leaving a comment. I have been a huge fan of yours for quite some time now and just adore your work, so to see you leave a comment and stop by my channel is such an honour. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback. Like you, I love Derwent products and I'm really lucky to live very close to their head office and factory. But, although I like the Studio pencils, I just don't see the point in the line given how fantastic I think the Artist line is. Any way Ummar thank you so much for stopping by.
+Coloured Pencil Reviews wow thank you so much Harry! I would give anything to live near such a place lol. You are so lucky :) and yea artist pencils are excellent when used with a good paper.
These were my first ever 'grown up' set of coloured pencils, I remember being excited to pursue art at GCSE and on holiday in the summer I bought a set of these with my pocket money. I loved them for years and recently ( a good 16 years later) I found them again in the bottom of an old pencil case. I'm curious to see how they perform with all the knowledge I have now and whether I still love them.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on these pencils. I have the Derwent Studio set as it was the best I could find at my local art supplies store here in Australia. I am considering the Derwent coloursoft as well. I have considered the Prismacolour Premier set but for me personally its a lil too pricey. I am new to adult colouring and am doing as much research as I can on different types of pencils. I find many colouring artists tend to prefer the Prismacolour Premier or the Pollycromos I think because they layer and then use some type of blending pencil technique. I am a new subscriber to your channel 😊
Hi Karen the Derwent ColourSoft are a bit like the Prismacolor in respect of their soft core, they are much more pigmented than the Studio and softer so you would notice a considerable difference. There are lots of different type of blending pencils and tools that you can use for pencils, in fact I think I will do a video on the various techniques used by colored pencil artists to blend colors. I think doing a video might help explain the various results better
Hello there! I came back from Blackpool yesterday so I'm catching up on watching some videos submitted by good people like yourself. Funnily enough, I prefer round-barreled pencils as well, hexagonal ones tend to get on my nerves after a bit because - like you say - they feel different. Great video by the way.:-)
Thank you Harry for your Fantastic review of the Derwent Studio pencils. :D I was wondering if they were like the Verithin's thanks again for your reviews keep up the Awesome work both on UA-cam and your Blog :D
Kosana Troughton hi Kosana thank you so much for stopping by the channel. Yeah they are very like the Verithins. The Verithins are a slimmer, slightly harder version of the Prismacolors, whereas the Studios are a slimmer version of Derwents wonderful Artists pencil only they have the same core. I hope this helps you a bit.
they match the derwent watercolours perfectly-hexagonal barrel and same colours, also found they work ok on less toothy paper, whereas artist range doesnt, at least for me.
alien creation you are so right about them looking very like the Watercolour pencils, they are so easily mistaken and it you have Studio and Watercolour pencils mixed together, they are very difficult to tell apart. Thanks for stopping by mate and leaving your feed back.
Harry, Prismacolor too has a line with a hard core called Verithin. Gary Greene, a noted author on colored pencil books, recommends using the Verithins for outlining and fine detailed work. By the way, Verithins are a lot cheaper than Derwent Studio pencils. And, if I remember correctly, Veritthins also work well with watercolor pencils.
Thank you so much Rosemarie for stopping by and for your kind comment, I really appreciate everyone for stopping by and commenting on my videos, but I absolutely love that some of my videos actually provide some benefit to others.
Try some Saunders Waterford hot pressed 300 g paper. It's tough and toothy and it works really well with these harder pencils. Apply them in light layers and you'll be amazed at the results. In my opinion Verithins are too hard.
Hi Terence thanks for the tip, I've seen the Saunders paper about and like the look of it and what you are saying makes a lot of sense, I'll definitely give that a go because I'm hoping to get the 120 set of Derwent Artists once I've saved up. All the best mate and thank you so much for stopping by my channel and commenting, thanks a million.
I actually don't really understand Derwent products at all. The only way to tell is to try them all. But, when I was considering some brands this is what I learned. The *Artist pencil* is the harder core pencil that a lot of people don't really like, so Derwent made *Coloursoft*, which is their softest pencil. The *Studio* set I believe is the thinner version of Coloursoft. I mean Studio pencils are 3.4mm core and Coloursoft is 4mm core. So if the core thickness is the thing then it explains why it only comes with 72 colours, because the biggest Coloursoft set is 72 colours.
Hi Flana thank you so much for stopping by my channel. The Studio pencils are a thinner version of the Artists not the Coloursoft. You are absolutely right in saying the Artists are the hard core and the Coloursoft are the soft core, but if you look on Derwents site and read about the Studio pencils, you will see that Derwent say they are the same pencil as the Artists only a thinner version. Which is why I don't understand there being 120 Artists pencils of beautiful colours and only 72 of the Studio. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Maybe this is Derwent’s version of the Prismacolor Verithins? I have Fabercastell Polychromos and Prismacolor Premier. I have a 36 Set of the Derwent Colorsoft. I’m looking to buy a set of pencils and can’t decide which ones. I seem to favor a harder pencil but also like nice shading and blending. Which do you think I should try? Derwent Studio or Derwent procolor. I’m only using them for coloring in adult coloring books. Oh and what is your take on the Derwent Academy ? I have a 24 set. I appreciate your opinion.
Thank you so much mate for the comment. This was one of my first reviews, I am going to be redoing all of my early reviews so that the images and lighting will be better plus I know so much more about the products now I will be also able to add more information. there is nothing wrong with the old reviews, the information is still all correct, but I would just like to redo my oldest reviews. Thank you so much for your support
I have some similar dégréent colouring pencils but they are harder lead(?) and don’t layer on top of each other... anyone have any tips on how to use them effectively? Much appreciated
Great video Harry! I missed seeing you around. 😆 As for the long responses, be you Harry! I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I hope you are doing as well as you can. I would love it if you popped over to my channel and spread the love...I am still trying to get to 100. 😉
Hi Valarie thank you so much for you kind comments. I always see you comment on my channel and am so grateful, I feel terrible, I had no idea you had a UA-cam channel. I've gone there now and immediately subscribed and watched my first video, I have a lot of catching up to do and looking forward to it. Thank you so much and talk to you soon.
Coloured Pencil Reviews Thanks Harry!! 😆 Don't feel bad, I appreciate you watching now. I hope you like the videos. I will actually be changing up a few things, and showing how to add color....but shush🙊 I haven't announced that yet...lol! 😉 Not a whole lot of that going on here on yt. I should have a new video up tomorrow on negative space. I am very happy to help support you. I hope to see your channel and you as an artist grow even more. I know what you mean about your social life being mainly online because of your disability...the same goes for me for all of the same reasons. Talk to you soon as well. 😆
hummmm in my mind probably : COLORSOFT = PREMIER and STUDIO = VERITHIN ???? what do you think about it ?! :-) ... probably derwent do that MARKETING : to sell together STUDIO AND ARTISTS ) but actually it does not make sense hihihi Regard's .... and in north america ... hard to find artists even on line there is no open stock :-(
Sorry Harry let me clarify, you look fine, just a bit uncomfortable, I'm an RN, a nurse here in US, I sense that you seem to be in some pain and uncomfortable? Do not pick that up when ur narrating ur videos though. I like all the info. All my friends and family will tell you I am incapable of sending a "normal" size text, most I found don't read as I to send a complete war and peace, not just the cliff notes when I message.
I know my comment is 7 years after the uploading of this video but I still want to say thank you for your courage and effort put into making these videos. They remain being very valuable to all of us.
Hope your feeling ok Harry? Please take care of your self, your back, and much love to you and your family, will continue support of your wonderful informative channel, I love it and learn a lot too!
I watch your videos because your voice is so relaxing and your accent is lovely. It's so calming. I might just be listening to you while I colour rather than actually watching sometimes. :-)
I'm sorry you have such issues with your back.
Hi Harry....I always love your reviews. I don't think you have anything to apologize for....you always do a super job! Keep up the good work! We really do appreciate folks like you that do these reviews......it really helps us to know which pencils to buy and which to stay away from. Thank you from Georgia, USA!
Thank you for blessing our lives with these informativee videos! Being recently disabled, I have found purpose with art and colored pencils. Shopping on line for supplies would be wasteful if it weren't for your valuable input . Keep the faith and know that you are doing something quite fabulous around the world!
Margaret, as I've just said to Catherine, thank you so very much for you kind comment. I love making these videos because I love Colored pencils, but it is a huge bonus to me that the videos are helping people be I formed or just seeing what a particular brand is like before spending their own hard earned money. Thank you so very much. All the best and take care.
Thank you so much 😊 I needed to learn how to use the artists and studio lines
I love his accent to.......and his voice is so soothing.!!❤️
I want you to know that I am brand new to the artist community and I live and breathe and wake in the night to watch reviews and tutorials. I love your channel. and I relate to your reasons for having a channel, and taking up arrt. It's really refreshing that you have been straightforward about chronic pain and how it changes lives. I try to be an advocate wherever I can. Guess what? Prismas went up 3.00 US overnight, so now I have that beautiful BOX 72 Derwent in my cart. in 3 days I am clicking that button! It's my birthday present. I love wooden boxes. Do you think I will be as happy or happier given the fact that I will be using the pencils for at least a year, over the Prismacolor? I love baby oil as my solvent, can you do a test for me? Or maybe you already know.Thanks in advance.
Recently found your channel and have been using your reviews to help me decide on which pencils to buy, I’ve recently started colour pencil drawing and your channel resonates with me as I too have disabilities and spend most of my time housebound, art is my therapy, social life and everything in between.
Superb review Harry, I have been looking forward to this one for a while, my first set of coloured pencils were the Derwent studios, I bought them 25 years ago! and still have them, although most of them are 1-2 inch stubs now, really enjoy using them and my Derwent artist cp. The studio strip is exactly the same quality and colour as the artist range, its been a misconception for a long time that studio cp's are an inferior student grade, that's not the case, they are the same quality as the artist cp's, with a thinner core. I prefer the round wood casing of the artist cp definitely more comfortable to hold. Really enjoy all your reviews Harry, keep them coming!
I'm with you Smoothie mate, I much prefer the round pencils especially the Artists pencils, they are and excellent sturdy pencil. Also I know what you mean, I always used to think that the Studios were student grade, but they are a long chalk off student grade. Thank you so much mate for your support and kind comments, I really appreciate your support. All the best mate.
Student ranges in all brands are to give users and students a cheaper alternative to purchase as people just starting art, and particularly students, don't want or have the money to spend on artist ranges. Usually the student range in any brand always has a smaller amount of available colours compared to the artist range. This is to ensure the artist range remains "elite" and gives those paying for "artist" quality have more choice, as "student" ranges are merely meant to be an introduction to a medium, not a long term investment.
Considering the beginning of your video, I taugh you may like to know that you are one of my 3 main references for colored pencil review. Those 3 references, I consider, give me a very good idea of the quality and property of pencils. I take this combination very seriously. Thank you for your good work!
Catherine thank you so very much for your kind comment, I can't tell you how much that means to me. I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by the channel and to let me know if the videos are beneficial or not to you, but it makes me so pleased to know that my videos are helping people in some small way. Thank you so so much Catherine, all the best and take care
Welcome back Harry!! And congratulations on 800+ subs!! I'm relatively new to your channel but I devoured most of your videos within a day haha. I had to restrain myself from finishing them all off in a single day 😆 They're very well made and also fun and helpful to watch. And about lengthy replies, they're not a problem at all. I personally love interacting with people here and it's always great to hear back from a channel you watch. Especially being able to discuss things is great in my opinion.
This was a great review. Honestly speaking, when I first heard of this set I wondered what their specialty is...and when Derwent already has so many interesting pencil brands, I really didn't see the point of these...so I never really looked into them much. But since you made a review, I had to watch it..and while it turned out mostly like what I had expected, what you mentioned about layering them and them going hand in hand with the Artist line is an interesting point. I guess maybe if you prefer a thinner core and hexagonal shape, then you'd want to get these over the artist line..maybe. Thanks for sharing your thoughts : )
I am new to drawing manga and anime so I got these and they are amazing ✏️✅ totally recommend these to anyone looking for some colouring pencils ✏️
XxneonwolfxX awesome feed back and thanks for sharing your opinion, this will be very helpful for some people and that is what this channel and my reviews are all about. The reviews are just my opinion and I hope that other people, like you, come onto my videos and leave their feed back in order of getting a discussion going.
Awesome feedback and thank you and I'd love to see some of your manga work if you are ready to share. I love drawing manga,
thanks i will start sharing them on my instagram which is artlionex235 thanks for the reply aswell
I have a pretty old set of this Derwent line of colored pencils (#12). So old in fact, they were called the Cumberland set, but after doing some research, I've found no info as which years they were sold. I did find a tutorial here on YT by the Virtual Instructor, where he draw a beautiful, small bird using the Studio set. My pencils have a nice fat core of 4mm and the barrels are round. These CP's are best for layering, imo, b/c it's best to put down a light layer at a time due to the harder lead. I do prefer the Ivory Black from this set, as it's a more natural tone than some of the heavier pigmented pencils, but that's just my preference. I paid $5.99 US according to the sticker on my old set, but all I can say is they're at least 20 years old. Thanks so much for your great tutorials, Harry! Consumers need to be well informed, so you're providing an awesome channel here on YT.
The studio colour strip being identical to the artists pencils simply means that the colours provided in both ranges match, not the cores. The student version of the colour Kingfisher blue is the same colour as the artist "kingfisher blue" but the student version will contain more fillers/be made cheaper, it is just the pigment combo used to make the colour range is the same.
Thank you so much, I knew it was one of the two but then I don't understand why Derwent only have 72 Studio and 120 Artists, if they are to complement each other and a CP artist lifts a color from the Artists 120 range and then try's to find the same color in the Studio range for detail, they may not get it. Thank you so much for your support I really appreciate it so much. I can't believe how lucky I am to so many wonderful people subscribe and view my videos.
Nice video and review.A lot of times these companies do that limit the color for certain sets. Copic does it .I really love your channel and keep uup the good work
I love your channel, because I have followed you since I saw a video of a comparison between Dewent Lightfast, soft color and Pro color pencils, and the truth is that I loved it, just like this video. I appreciate your honesty, and I value your reviews very much, because that way we can make a decision about which colored pencils to buy. Thanks a lot! Happy New Year 2022! From puerto rico!
Liked this review! I had only heard one comment on these and I think it was something like "don't bother, they're not worth it" so it was nice to hear a detailed view about them! Thank you! I have a small set of their watercolor pencils and like those a lot. Am looking for a nice set of regular colored pencils and am taking in all the information I can before I invest. Also liked the way you explained why you weren't thrilled with these because I know Derwent has a good reputation. Thank you for being thorough!
teresa b Thanks Teresa, I love Derwent as a company and love their products, it's just this set that I'm not sure about. With regards to investing in a good set of Colored pencils, it very much depends on your budget. I would definitely say get the largest set you can afford. Colored pencils aren't like watercolours were you can buy 6 colours and get 100 colours back from mixing, I know I'm exaggerating a bit lol. So with pencils you need as many tones and shades as you can get. I think however if you don't want to splash out on a 120 set, I would definitely say 36 or 48 sets are an excellent place to start. The Faber Castell Polychromos are a real sound investment I have a review of them coming soon. Or the Lyra pencils are excellent and the price bracket is superb. You can get a set of 72 Lyra for about £50 which is excellent price for the quality you get. Hope this helps a bit. Oh and the 72 set of Derwent Coloursoft are another excellent set. All pencils mentioned are available open stock so when you run out of a color you can buy just that color replacement.
Hi Harry, I recently came across your channel and i found your reviews very helpful. Thanks for posting these long and detailed reviews. Just like you mentioned, i always wondered what is the purpose of these studio pencils. when you can get really sharp and pointy end with derwent artists pencils themselves. Btw i really like derwent products, they are a bit underrated in my opinion.
Hi Ummar thank you so much for stopping by my channel and leaving a comment. I have been a huge fan of yours for quite some time now and just adore your work, so to see you leave a comment and stop by my channel is such an honour. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your feedback.
Like you, I love Derwent products and I'm really lucky to live very close to their head office and factory. But, although I like the Studio pencils, I just don't see the point in the line given how fantastic I think the Artist line is. Any way Ummar thank you so much for stopping by.
+Coloured Pencil Reviews wow thank you so much Harry! I would give anything to live near such a place lol. You are so lucky :) and yea artist pencils are excellent when used with a good paper.
Art@Fadil
I love your Coloursoft peacock. Just gorgeous.
Sue Wilkinson Thank you so much :D
Art@Fadil I think that the bad reviews of Derwent products here on YT come from people having defective products...
These were my first ever 'grown up' set of coloured pencils, I remember being excited to pursue art at GCSE and on holiday in the summer I bought a set of these with my pocket money. I loved them for years and recently ( a good 16 years later) I found them again in the bottom of an old pencil case. I'm curious to see how they perform with all the knowledge I have now and whether I still love them.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on these pencils. I have the Derwent Studio set as it was the best I could find at my local art supplies store here in Australia. I am considering the Derwent coloursoft as well. I have considered the Prismacolour Premier set but for me personally its a lil too pricey. I am new to adult colouring and am doing as much research as I can on different types of pencils. I find many colouring artists tend to prefer the Prismacolour Premier or the Pollycromos I think because they layer and then use some type of blending pencil technique. I am a new subscriber to your channel 😊
Hi Karen the Derwent ColourSoft are a bit like the Prismacolor in respect of their soft core, they are much more pigmented than the Studio and softer so you would notice a considerable difference.
There are lots of different type of blending pencils and tools that you can use for pencils, in fact I think I will do a video on the various techniques used by colored pencil artists to blend colors. I think doing a video might help explain the various results better
The Art Gear Guide Thank you so much for the info it is very helpful, and the video idea is great I would definitely be interested in that. 😊
Hello there! I came back from Blackpool yesterday so I'm catching up on watching some videos submitted by good people like yourself. Funnily enough, I prefer round-barreled pencils as well, hexagonal ones tend to get on my nerves after a bit because - like you say - they feel different. Great video by the way.:-)
Hi Jane and thank you so much for your comment
Thanks for the review Harry!
I personally was not all that excited about these after experimenting with them, but I did like the coloursofts.
Thank you Harry for your Fantastic review of the Derwent Studio pencils. :D I was wondering if they were like the Verithin's thanks again for your reviews keep up the Awesome work both on UA-cam and your Blog :D
Kosana Troughton hi Kosana thank you so much for stopping by the channel. Yeah they are very like the Verithins. The Verithins are a slimmer, slightly harder version of the Prismacolors, whereas the Studios are a slimmer version of Derwents wonderful Artists pencil only they have the same core. I hope this helps you a bit.
Thank you for your reply it's just as I suspected :D
I could listen all day to your lovely accent :)
they match the derwent watercolours perfectly-hexagonal barrel and same colours, also found they work ok on less toothy paper, whereas artist range doesnt, at least for me.
alien creation you are so right about them looking very like the Watercolour pencils, they are so easily mistaken and it you have Studio and Watercolour pencils mixed together, they are very difficult to tell apart. Thanks for stopping by mate and leaving your feed back.
New to coloring world just been listing and watching. Haven’t colored anything yet.
Respect brother.
Harry, Prismacolor too has a line with a hard core called Verithin. Gary Greene, a noted author on colored pencil books, recommends using the Verithins for outlining and fine detailed work. By the way, Verithins are a lot cheaper than Derwent Studio pencils. And, if I remember correctly, Veritthins also work well with watercolor pencils.
Thanks Harry for your reviews, they are interesting and very helpful!
Thank you so much Rosemarie for stopping by and for your kind comment, I really appreciate everyone for stopping by and commenting on my videos, but I absolutely love that some of my videos actually provide some benefit to others.
You're doing a good job! 👍🎨
Thank you so much Vibeke, your comment means a lot to me.
Brilliant review as always
Great review, they seem like nice pencils! :)
Try some Saunders Waterford hot pressed 300 g paper. It's tough and toothy and it works really well with these harder pencils. Apply them in light layers and you'll be amazed at the results. In my opinion Verithins are too hard.
Hi Terence thanks for the tip, I've seen the Saunders paper about and like the look of it and what you are saying makes a lot of sense, I'll definitely give that a go because I'm hoping to get the 120 set of Derwent Artists once I've saved up. All the best mate and thank you so much for stopping by my channel and commenting, thanks a million.
Look forward to your review.
I actually don't really understand Derwent products at all. The only way to tell is to try them all. But, when I was considering some brands this is what I learned. The *Artist pencil* is the harder core pencil that a lot of people don't really like, so Derwent made *Coloursoft*, which is their softest pencil. The *Studio* set I believe is the thinner version of Coloursoft. I mean Studio pencils are 3.4mm core and Coloursoft is 4mm core. So if the core thickness is the thing then it explains why it only comes with 72 colours, because the biggest Coloursoft set is 72 colours.
Hi Flana thank you so much for stopping by my channel. The Studio pencils are a thinner version of the Artists not the Coloursoft. You are absolutely right in saying the Artists are the hard core and the Coloursoft are the soft core, but if you look on Derwents site and read about the Studio pencils, you will see that Derwent say they are the same pencil as the Artists only a thinner version. Which is why I don't understand there being 120 Artists pencils of beautiful colours and only 72 of the Studio. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Maybe this is Derwent’s version of the Prismacolor Verithins? I have Fabercastell Polychromos and Prismacolor Premier. I have a 36 Set of the Derwent Colorsoft. I’m looking to buy a set of pencils and can’t decide which ones. I seem to favor a harder pencil but also like nice shading and blending. Which do you think I should try? Derwent Studio or Derwent procolor. I’m only using them for coloring in adult coloring books. Oh and what is your take on the Derwent Academy ? I have a 24 set. I appreciate your opinion.
thanks man this is very informative
Thank you so much mate for the comment. This was one of my first reviews, I am going to be redoing all of my early reviews so that the images and lighting will be better plus I know so much more about the products now I will be also able to add more information. there is nothing wrong with the old reviews, the information is still all correct, but I would just like to redo my oldest reviews. Thank you so much for your support
Grazie mille for advice
I have some similar dégréent colouring pencils but they are harder lead(?) and don’t layer on top of each other... anyone have any tips on how to use them effectively? Much appreciated
are studio or artist pencils softer?
807 subs now ;)
can do a drawing using them? i find it hard to use them so can make a guide for it?
You are so nice! I wish you were my neighbour, then we could draw together, warm greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Great video Harry! I missed seeing you around. 😆 As for the long responses, be you Harry! I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I hope you are doing as well as you can. I would love it if you popped over to my channel and spread the love...I am still trying to get to 100. 😉
Hi Valarie thank you so much for you kind comments. I always see you comment on my channel and am so grateful, I feel terrible, I had no idea you had a UA-cam channel. I've gone there now and immediately subscribed and watched my first video, I have a lot of catching up to do and looking forward to it. Thank you so much and talk to you soon.
Coloured Pencil Reviews Thanks Harry!! 😆 Don't feel bad, I appreciate you watching now. I hope you like the videos. I will actually be changing up a few things, and showing how to add color....but shush🙊 I haven't announced that yet...lol! 😉 Not a whole lot of that going on here on yt. I should have a new video up tomorrow on negative space.
I am very happy to help support you. I hope to see your channel and you as an artist grow even more. I know what you mean about your social life being mainly online because of your disability...the same goes for me for all of the same reasons. Talk to you soon as well. 😆
These work better on toothy paper like Stonehenge. They need to be kept really sharp.
hummmm in my mind probably : COLORSOFT = PREMIER and STUDIO = VERITHIN ???? what do you think about it ?! :-) ... probably derwent do that MARKETING : to sell together STUDIO AND ARTISTS ) but actually it does not make sense
hihihi Regard's .... and in north america ... hard to find artists even on line there is no open stock :-(
Sorry Harry let me clarify, you look fine, just a bit uncomfortable, I'm an RN, a nurse here in US, I sense that you seem to be in some pain and uncomfortable? Do not pick that up when ur narrating ur videos though. I like all the info. All my friends and family will tell you I am incapable of sending a "normal" size text, most I found don't read as I to send a complete war and peace, not just the cliff notes when I message.
..I'm completely bad at drawing...but I can paint)))