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Customer Review
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2021Bought these to replace some old Derwent Studio pencils I've had for an aeon. The quality is good and the blending capability is excellent. As I was shading the little boxes on the DIY colour chart that comes with the set I found myself smiling. I think some of the shades are a little close to one another so there could be fewer pencils and the pencils as laid out in the trays don't all correspond to the chart so some rearranging is necessary if you want to use the chart for quick reference. The only real minus if there is one, is that the numbers and colour names are printed in reflective silver making it difficult to read quickly. Especially if like me your eyesight isn't that great. and that's where having the pencils sorted according to the chart comes in handy.
As far as the leads go, they're pigment rich, soft enough that you can get some really nice blends going on. but hard enough that you don't use the entire pencil trying to fill in a block of colour. As with all colouring pencils their can be a little bit of streaking. I've had that with super expensive pencils so it's not fault here. And really, for this price, this set is really good value for the money. The pencil sharpeners are decent enough, the insert trays aren't flimsy and the pencils are a good diameter as are the leads. I was worried I'd be buying an inferior product but I'm very happy with these pencils. There really isn't any point spending out on more expensive products from the big name manufacturers with something as good as this for such a decent price. The tin these come is good enough, (although I would suggest to the manufacturer that hinged lid would be preferable), but you don't need to go spending out on a wooden case set unless you plan on field trips to sketch waterfalls and mountains.
So in short, yes, these can give you results like the product images show. Take your time to organise the trays properly and fill in the DIY colour chart and you can't go wrong. Big thumbs up from me.
