DerwentChromaflow Pencils, Set of 12 in Tin, 3.5mm Round Core, Premium Core Strength, Blendable with Smooth Texture, Ideal for Drawing, Colouring & Layering, Professional Quality, 2305856

I am so in love with these pencils, I am thinking of running away with them. Hubby can keep the house and the dogs, I just want my Chromaflows and my colouring books. The guys who make prismas must be weeping over their coffee.Fabulous colours - check out the Mango - and lovely creamy texture that doesn't crumble, and virtually layers and blends itself. Nice finish on the barrel too. Not as fine as polychromos, but nicer than prismas, which always feel cheaper in the hand than they should. If I had to find fault it would be the lack of reds, which is a tad disappointing and the only areas where prismas win. However, there is a lovely choice of purply pinky shades. Can't leave them alone! I think I have found the perfect pencil at last.

I like the tin they came in and the colour selection. I have used these pencils before, so know what to expect. They are very soft and creamy and require careful sharpening. One did arrive with a broken point, but this is a common problem with very soft pencils. My only other criticism is the plastic insert trays, which seem a bit flimsy and may not survive much use. Having said that the pencils are lovely to use and lay down colour well with minimal pressure, they also blend really well.

I'd bought a few of these open stock to try before I got the full set. I was impressed by how easily they sharpened to a point, laid down colour and blended easily by just overlaying the pencils. You can scribble layers quite roughly and still get a good result-unlike with my harder professional sets - and get a finished piece fast. Although they wear down fast.I've knocked a star off because you have to download the colour chart and lightfastness info from Derwent's website and because there are more than I expected with a lower lightfastness.This is a pity as they are good for mixed media use over water based media. I'm not too unhappy as I wanted them for studies and sketchbooks where fading isn't an issue. However they aren't cheap so a budding artist may do better with a 24 set of these and a small set of high-end pencils for the money. ( I like Polychromos.)These are fast, fun and forgiving and don't need blenders or solvent so would be great for kids but are a bit overpriced unless you can find a good deal on them.

Just received this 72 set of coloured pencils. Thanks Amazon for such speedy service. Received in less than a week from the U.K. to Canada with standard delivery!These coloured pencils from Derwent are good quality. I had the 24 set and it’s definitely worth it to have expanded it to 72. Lots of lovely greys in the set. All the colours are rich and blend extremely well. Plus although not all are lightfast, they have been tested for lightfastness so artists can use them to sell their art.The only drawback I’ve had with the 24 set was some breakage. Make sure to use a very good quality sharpener with a sharp blade and sharpen gently. All in all though, I’m satisfied with their performance. They need to come out with singles so you don’t have to buy a whole set to replace a pencil.I do want to add that I bought these when there was a terrific markdown. Just lucky I guess. At the original price, I do think these are too expensive. Best to wait a bit for the price to come down.

Great value this set. Most pencils for your money. Makes great art work. For school or college.

I have been using these pencils for six months. The colours are very good and they apply well. I would be very happy with the pencils except that the "lead" breaks very easily, especially when sharpening the pencils. and this is very frustrating and wasteful.

Great quality pencils, cheapest around.

I thought I’d share my swatch of the new 150 set . Gorgeous range of colours ( I put them roughly in the order I prefer ) , I had the 72 set when they first came out which I thought was massively overpriced and the wood quality made me grumpy and I passed them on to a colouring friend . I’m going to say these sharpened better I had 1 or 2 when the wood sharpened “clumpy” ( I’m using a new blade in my sharpener) and 2 : soft yellow and jungle green where that actual lead core is crumbly making it difficult to actually get a point . But I’m very happy , the colour selection is stunning and £150 seems to me a fairer price ❤️

These pencils are so saturated and pigmented. I purchased the 150 set after hearing that all of the colors will soon be available open stock from art stores. I mostly use Faber Castell polychromos for sketching and art, but I noticed a lack of the more bright, fun colors that a lot of the student brands have. I did not want to sacrifice performance and it was also important to me that the colors are available open stock. This set includes 4 great and very bright lime greens (Pear, Key Lime, Citrus Yellow, Lemon Lime) which are the hardest to find in the more "serious" professional art brands. I'm sure it has to do with lightfastness and subject matter, but I plan on using these in coloring books and love using bright, pigmented colors.On pencil quality, they are slightly smaller in diameter to the average Derwent pencil. They feel in the hand similar to a modern Prismacolor. The paint on the barrel is matte and there were some more textured pencils that I noticed, but did not affect my ability to use them. I also noticed some with chipped paint and incomplete printing, but also did not affect my ability to use them.They are extremely blendable and quite soft and buttery (to me, compared to Polychromos and Arteza). When I was swatching them I do not recall any scratchy colors. I also used the Prismacolor colorless blender and they are the most easy to blend of all of my pencils. I actually have to be careful to not blend or smudge too much! This also means that I can color faster because I can put down a light layer of color on the page and very easily blend it out to get the full color coverage that I want. They're not watercolor pencils, but the effect of using the colorless blender pencil on a light layer was similar to activating a watercolor pencil in that you can get a lot of color coverage and it does change the look quite a bit. The Derwent colorless blender used on a blend of blue and yellow actually blended to a green, where the prismacolor blender just brightened the colors and softened the texture.Overall I am very happy with these pencils. I think they're a great value and there's an excellent color selection. I wish they were a tad bit harder, but I also realize I'm probably in the minority when I gravitate to harder pencils and anything softer feels too soft. I definitely recommend these for coloring book enthusiasts.

Amei os lápis. São macios e com excelente pigmentação.

Os lápis são lindos e as cores ficaram muito bonitas no papel, a Derwent capricha na lata, ela estava ótima, é bem grossinha em relação às latas de outras marcas. Eles tem numeração e o nome no corpo e gostei da seleção de cores. Só fiquei triste com dois pontos: chegaram duas pontas quebradas ( o que significa que já tive que apontar assim que chegou e provavelmente foi do transporte, ja que a lata tava bem) e o fato da derwent não disponibilizar no Brasil o set de 72 cores. Então os lápis são tão bons mas a gente fica com a paleta limitada.

OMG! i wan't these Derwent Chromaflow colored pencils since so long by know here is the party came because these colored pencils are absolutely Amazing, Unique & it's a real joy to color with these the final result is spectacular & worked with these HIGH quality of colored pencils is Joyable & Happiest coloring times, i'm telling nothing is comparable to these Awesome Chromaflow the colors are STUNNING and i hope and wish they will do a bigger sets even if i have more then enough colors to achieved amazing result love so much coloring with it would be a plus to my Dream coloring with the Best quality of these Chromaflow which we saw these colored pencils a lots at Youtube tutorials, but try these it's adopted them for ever!Highly Recommend!Sylvie

Es un buen producto, mucho mejor que otras marcas, excelente precio