One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that these **sort of** work with powder blender but they wouldn't be my first choice. They blend better than a wax based pencil would with powder blender but they still are waxy enough that some of the lead grips more to the sanded paper than I like, so you end up with a bit more of a grainy look where the pencil sticks too much to those spots. When working on sanded paper with powder blender, I would save these pencils for final layers like I do with my wax based pencils. These aren't nearly as waxy as Luminance or Prismas but just enough not to blend super smooth with that product.
Can you make a review video on all derwent colour pencils? About their pigment & vibrance quality, colour swatches comparison, lightfast, wax or oil base, layering, blending, etc. Its really difficult for me which to pick between lightfast, procolour and drawing coloured pencils (not sure if derwent artist coloured pencil are same as this, too many names). Also, theres less video on derwent studio coloured pencil, im not sure how good they are. I would appreciate a lot if you are able to do this kind of video.
Hi Lisa - I know this is an older video, but I finally splashed out and bought the Lightfast myself! (love your videos!!!) A question about layering them over some of my other pencils, if I layer them over some of my less lightfast (say 5s) will it bring down the Lightfastness of the finished piece? What I mean is, can I use the lesser lightfast ones for a type of under painting and use my 6+ good quality lightfast colours for the top layers for saleable art pieces? Thanks in advance
This is amazing! Eventhough Derwent products hasn't always been the best in the past, I still loved the brand because they actually listen and improve. I also like them because they make some unique products like the inktense. Cool! more options to look for in the future. Thanks for the review Lisa!
Thanks for the review. I really love Derwent's pencils and have been looking forward to the introduction of this set, but I will wait till next year to purchase them when we see what comes out in the new colors. I always check your reviews before I buy something because I find them very useful. You are right! The purples look awesome!
Nice video! I got my set from Cult Pens in the UK. I love this pencil too! For those of us who are more serious colored pencil artists, we already have many pencils from other sets/companies. We don’t necessarily have to have one set that has all the colors we might need. Polychromos, for instance, already has a nice range of lightfast reds and typical but lovely greens. I think the colors released so far in this set supplement those other sets nicely! Like the purples. Also, the greens are unusual. Some of the other light colors in this set fill in gaps that I think we have with other sets. And, I never bought a whole Polychromos set because so many of them are not lightfast. I didn’t buy an entire set of Luminance right away because of the cost and because some of the colors are so bright I didn’t think I’d use them much. But this - I could justify the whole set. Nice work, Derwent!
Hi Lachri your're awesome , Also I took your background idea for a drawing I made is my first drawing on my channel I just started , I linked your video as gratitude , thank you again and best wishes :)
Beautiful beautiful 😮💜💜💜😍 I just LOVE purple! I’ve always wanted to do a purple background like yours so Thanks for this video 💜💜! I’ve never seen any other video with a purple ( night time) bk.round! I’ve been looking for good purple color pencils!! So I’ll try these Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼
Just wondering if you have tried the Blick Artist Studio and the Arteza expert. I’ve not found a side by side comparison wanted to know which one would be better. I’m new to the media and I can’t afford the best especially just to see if I like it.
I would love to know more about the sharpener that you mentioned. When I tried to get one with an 'adjustable' point, I could get the lead shorter, but it didn't actually have a point. It was completely flat across the top. For me, that defeats the purpose. One that would actually allow for a shorter point would be amazing!
I just seen that Derwent came out with the new lightfast colored pencils on the Dick Blick website and saw that they had a color close to "greyed lavender" from Prismacolor (I think, it's called oyster). Of course, Polychromos does not have any purple even close to the greyed lavender and my first thought was to visit your TH-cam channel and sure enough, you have a video review on Derwent lightfast colored pencils. But of course they are out of stock of the oyster and the more muted creams like "wheat" until october 5th :( Talk about being a nerd: I put it in my phone to order then so I don't miss out! BTW Your giraffe is amazing!!! I love that it's was done with a purple background rather than the blue. I simply love it :)
I just got these pencils and the coloursoft. I have polychromos as well.I have no idea how to blend colors. How do I know what colors go together and how to blend!
I agree that you don't normally need what colors you're using in a work but, for a review on a new brand or set, I can see where it would be helpful (to warrant an investment or not). Just my 2ć Edit: kept trying to see pencil caps. Found myself leaning, as if that would help. & yes Gamsol totally worth it.
Ughh... Why, derwent? I’m broke because of you already. Fine, but Lisa should be the artist that chooses all the colors 😻❤️ Her choices are just so perfect...
I think it's really cool that you took this photo during the day and made it look like a nighttime scene, Lisa. On the topic of making your darks really dark, one of my favorite parts of doing many of my pieces is adding the white highlights and black shadows. They're very small, but they add such a huge impact to the piece overall.
I really envy watercolor and color pencil artists,because it's 2 mediums I love, but I suck at in the same time! Whatever I do, I'm only really good at Drawing, with graphite and sketching with Red Chalk(Sanguine) and Sepia. I can't understand how I can be that good with these mediums and so bad with Color pencils. Watercolors I understand why. Color pencils is much slower medium and a bit more comlpicated,than what I expected when I start using them Watercolors are WAY more complicated than expected and easily the most difficult medium imo. I'll try to stick to color pencils, and then advance to watercolors. Maybe the fact, that I start learning them together, was one reason that slowed my learning curve. Any tips by anybody, would be much appreciated!
I was waiting for this review! As someone who mainly does portraits, I thought these would be perfect to use. I'm really liking the muted, earth tones. 😍 It's a shame they didn't release more, but they seem worth the wait... Hopefully lol 😅 I love how the purple turned out so bright!
Lachri Fine Art Yes! I saw how you did the messy strokes and then blended them out. That's always a plus! I'll be counting down the days until they release these here in stores. 🙌
This is so beautiful! I’ve never seen people use OMS to blend pencils before, but I guess I’m not really involved in the pencil art community. Is it a common practice?
I so love this reference image but unable to access it even from the link, anyone who can help ? I'd like to follow the tutorial and create from this reference image
Absolutely, you're free to use it in any medium and are free to sell and make prints of your artwork created with it! Please tag me in anything you create, I would love to see it!
I've watched your other videos, tried to look through comments, and google (maybe I'm researching wrong) But I'm just wondering is there a big difference between water and OMS? I've seen other people use OMS but I cant find if there is a reason, or is it just preference? Thanks!
Water will only blend water colored pencils. She uses OMS for oil and wax based pencils. The OMS "dissolves" the pigment and allows it to blend into the tooth of the paper.
Purple is so rare , I almost never use it but I will consider this because I’ve been wanting to expand . I already own CaranDache Luminance so they got my bright colors . Love creamy colors
I've always worked on grayscale media and now I'm shifting towards colored ones,there are a lot of brands out there... derwent itself has many variations...lightfast procolor etc, please help me out with which one should i go for
Lol @ the little wins , I have to finish like an eye or something or else my kids make fun of my drawing 😂 how come it looks like that Dad? That doesn't look real dad 🤣 hahaha .
Yeah, Derwent does have a lot of fugitive colors in many of their sets. They'll need to figure a way to make more. :P I am glad there is lightfast purples though. I've not used this set of pencils, but I may order some purple pencils.
One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that these **sort of** work with powder blender but they wouldn't be my first choice. They blend better than a wax based pencil would with powder blender but they still are waxy enough that some of the lead grips more to the sanded paper than I like, so you end up with a bit more of a grainy look where the pencil sticks too much to those spots. When working on sanded paper with powder blender, I would save these pencils for final layers like I do with my wax based pencils. These aren't nearly as waxy as Luminance or Prismas but just enough not to blend super smooth with that product.
Hi Lisa! You're a doll! So helpful and cute.💕😍 Sending hugs and gratitude!
Can you make a review video on all derwent colour pencils? About their pigment & vibrance quality, colour swatches comparison, lightfast, wax or oil base, layering, blending, etc. Its really difficult for me which to pick between lightfast, procolour and drawing coloured pencils (not sure if derwent artist coloured pencil are same as this, too many names). Also, theres less video on derwent studio coloured pencil, im not sure how good they are.
I would appreciate a lot if you are able to do this kind of video.
Lachri Fine Art derwent’s Facebook says they will release a 48, 72, and 100 set in July .
Hi Lisa - I know this is an older video, but I finally splashed out and bought the Lightfast myself! (love your videos!!!)
A question about layering them over some of my other pencils, if I layer them over some of my less lightfast (say 5s) will it bring down the Lightfastness of the finished piece? What I mean is, can I use the lesser lightfast ones for a type of under painting and use my 6+ good quality lightfast colours for the top layers for saleable art pieces? Thanks in advance
Why do I binge watch art videos, it makes me want to buy more art supplies...
LOL I do the same thing. OH and makeup videos too haha!
Lachri Fine Art I’m GUILTY on BOTH counts!
I’m actually a little worried I enjoy buying art supplies more than using them... hahaha!
I feel spoiled now
thats soo true
Your painting is magical! Love watching you work.
This is amazing! Eventhough Derwent products hasn't always been the best in the past, I still loved the brand because they actually listen and improve. I also like them because they make some unique products like the inktense. Cool! more options to look for in the future. Thanks for the review Lisa!
Exactly! I love that they listen to artists and work to make products we will love!
I'm glad they listened and finally produced a lightfast range. Looking forward to the next bunch of lightfast colours!
Nice giraffe Lisa!!
Thanks for the review. I really love Derwent's pencils and have been looking forward to the introduction of this set, but I will wait till next year to purchase them when we see what comes out in the new colors. I always check your reviews before I buy something because I find them very useful. You are right! The purples look awesome!
Have the new 100 set of lightfast also use them with other Derwent pencils and with Carand'Ache luminous pencils enjoy using them all.
I just ordered the product and can't wait.. you are so awesome!!!!!!!!!
I never use primaries and love unique colors, this is my dream set! I'm definitely doing to get these.
Beautiful drawing I love giraffes they make me happy whenever I see one
Nice video! I got my set from Cult Pens in the UK. I love this pencil too! For those of us who are more serious colored pencil artists, we already have many pencils from other sets/companies. We don’t necessarily have to have one set that has all the colors we might need. Polychromos, for instance, already has a nice range of lightfast reds and typical but lovely greens. I think the colors released so far in this set supplement those other sets nicely! Like the purples. Also, the greens are unusual. Some of the other light colors in this set fill in gaps that I think we have with other sets. And, I never bought a whole Polychromos set because so many of them are not lightfast. I didn’t buy an entire set of Luminance right away because of the cost and because some of the colors are so bright I didn’t think I’d use them much. But this - I could justify the whole set. Nice work, Derwent!
Could you do a new review on these as I think there are many more available now. Thank you 🙏
So beautiful. Looks like I could feel that soft nose! You are AMAZING, Lisa! I so wish I could take lessons from you.
Hi Lachri your're awesome , Also I took your background idea for a drawing I made is my first drawing on my channel I just started , I linked your video as gratitude , thank you again and best wishes :)
Yessss i have been waiting sooo long for this. Ahhhhhhh th purples, colour goals.😭👌 Also stunning photo
Many thanks Lisa🙏🏼🥰
I love colored pencils!!!
Great video Lisa! 😁 I'm looking forward to the full set being released next year. It's always nice not having to worry about a color you are using.
looks good, thanks for show us that great demo, ill be getting some soon......
Beautiful beautiful 😮💜💜💜😍 I just LOVE purple! I’ve always wanted to do a purple background like yours so Thanks for this video 💜💜! I’ve never seen any other video with a purple ( night time) bk.round! I’ve been looking for good purple color pencils!! So I’ll try these Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼
Purple is my fave colour.......this is just beautiful ❤️🦒 Thanks Lisa xx
Just wondering if you have tried the Blick Artist Studio and the Arteza expert. I’ve not found a side by side comparison wanted to know which one would be better. I’m new to the media and I can’t afford the best especially just to see if I like it.
With the colors available I'm thinking I could do some great landscapes.
Oh yeat for sure! Lots of great soft greens too!
I love this giraffe. Thanks for sharing. The purple with the orange turned out fantastic.
hopefully there will be more colours soon
ooh i def want to get the purples when they're available open stock
Alright ! Brilliant video🖤
But what kind of paper we should use for these kinds of pencils ? I need some help because I am new to color pencils .
Love the giraffe artwork
I would love to know more about the sharpener that you mentioned. When I tried to get one with an 'adjustable' point, I could get the lead shorter, but it didn't actually have a point. It was completely flat across the top. For me, that defeats the purpose. One that would actually allow for a shorter point would be amazing!
Amazing video - thanks - I gues 6 years on so question, do you continue to use the Derwent Lightfast pencils ?
I just seen that Derwent came out with the new lightfast colored pencils on the Dick Blick website and saw that they had a color close to "greyed lavender" from Prismacolor (I think, it's called oyster). Of course, Polychromos does not have any purple even close to the greyed lavender and my first thought was to visit your TH-cam channel and sure enough, you have a video review on Derwent lightfast colored pencils. But of course they are out of stock of the oyster and the more muted creams like "wheat" until october 5th :( Talk about being a nerd: I put it in my phone to order then so I don't miss out! BTW Your giraffe is amazing!!! I love that it's was done with a purple background rather than the blue. I simply love it :)
I just got these pencils and the coloursoft. I have polychromos as well.I have no idea how to blend colors. How do I know what colors go together and how to blend!
I love your videos !
Such an Amazing work! Im thinking to buy myself a big set of Derwent Lightfast. I already own a set of 12! (Oh I am a Subscriber)
Do mineral spirits take away some of the waxy shine?
Hi, Can you please let me know which sharpener did u use to sharpen these Derwent pencils? Bcz their size is wider than usual pencils size.
Ahhh, I remember your excitement over the purple
I agree that you don't normally need what colors you're using in a work but, for a review on a new brand or set, I can see where it would be helpful (to warrant an investment or not).
Just my 2ć
Edit: kept trying to see pencil caps. Found myself leaning, as if that would help. & yes Gamsol totally worth it.
Ughh... Why, derwent? I’m broke because of you already. Fine, but Lisa should be the artist that chooses all the colors 😻❤️ Her choices are just so perfect...
Having used non lightfast colours pencils can you spray with UV spray and perhaps a varnish on finished painting to protect from fading?
That's such a pretty giraffe drawing... I mean zebra drawing... I mean giraffe. Lol, your Instagram posts of you mixing them up were hilarious!🦒=🦓!
LOL my best zebra yet!!
I think it's really cool that you took this photo during the day and made it look like a nighttime scene, Lisa. On the topic of making your darks really dark, one of my favorite parts of doing many of my pieces is adding the white highlights and black shadows. They're very small, but they add such a huge impact to the piece overall.
Thanks Sara!
I really envy watercolor and color pencil artists,because it's 2 mediums I love, but I suck at in the same time! Whatever I do, I'm only really good at Drawing, with graphite and sketching with Red Chalk(Sanguine) and Sepia. I can't understand how I can be that good with these mediums and so bad with Color pencils. Watercolors I understand why. Color pencils is much slower medium and a bit more comlpicated,than what I expected when I start using them Watercolors are WAY more complicated than expected and easily the most difficult medium imo. I'll try to stick to color pencils, and then advance to watercolors. Maybe the fact, that I start learning them together, was one reason that slowed my learning curve. Any tips by anybody, would be much appreciated!
I was waiting for this review! As someone who mainly does portraits, I thought these would be perfect to use. I'm really liking the muted, earth tones. 😍 It's a shame they didn't release more, but they seem worth the wait... Hopefully lol 😅 I love how the purple turned out so bright!
I think I'm going to love them for portraits too because of how smoothly they blend, even when I work with sloppy pencil strokes :D
Lachri Fine Art Yes! I saw how you did the messy strokes and then blended them out. That's always a plus! I'll be counting down the days until they release these here in stores. 🙌
Esme my thoughts too. Portraits are my favorite subject matter too.
This is so beautiful! I’ve never seen people use OMS to blend pencils before, but I guess I’m not really involved in the pencil art community. Is it a common practice?
please which is better . water color pencel or lightfast ?😓
How long would a picture like this take, to this same quality/detail, if done in oil? How long did the colored pencil take?
Its lovely, lachri.
I so love this reference image but unable to access it even from the link, anyone who can help ? I'd like to follow the tutorial and create from this reference image
www.patreon.com/posts/giraffe-photo-20908462
Another great review and I love, love the artwork! From all the magical details to the wonderful colors!
Absolutely, you're free to use it in any medium and are free to sell and make prints of your artwork created with it! Please tag me in anything you create, I would love to see it!
Great, thank you, you bet!
It is wonderful colored pencil. Could you please say again the name of website that we can find a picture? Thanks a lot.
patreon.com/lachri
I looooveeee your channel
Thank you :D
In my opinion for the Derwent LF colored pencils, scarlet=red, saphhire=blue, sun yellow=yellow.
I've watched your other videos, tried to look through comments, and google (maybe I'm researching wrong) But I'm just wondering is there a big difference between water and OMS? I've seen other people use OMS but I cant find if there is a reason, or is it just preference? Thanks!
Water will only blend water colored pencils. She uses OMS for oil and wax based pencils. The OMS "dissolves" the pigment and allows it to blend into the tooth of the paper.
Did you add the water or the oil?
It’s OMS. That is solvent.
So you use paint thinner to blend ?
Gamsol, which is an odorless mineral spirits, readily available in the u.s.
@@leesanchez8432 oms is paint thinner...
Purple is so rare , I almost never use it but I will consider this because I’ve been wanting to expand . I already own CaranDache Luminance so they got my bright colors . Love creamy colors
Oh man I saw this drawing at Amazon
Do these pencils work well with Polychromos and luminance?
Yep :)
Very cool 😍
Great😀😀😀
Amazing …
Wow
Awsome
I've always worked on grayscale media and now I'm shifting towards colored ones,there are a lot of brands out there... derwent itself has many variations...lightfast procolor etc, please help me out with which one should i go for
A Twilight Giraffe, not anything to do with vampires, very beautiful indeed.
I should have added glitter to stay with the twilight theme :P
Bright purples not lightfast. They’re all mixes of lesser colored pigment. Muted lavender that lasts vs popping purple that fades poppingly.
Me when I mess up: “it was another test...”
LOL
Omgosh but derwent are more expensive than prisma ? Omgosh . 36 set for $75??? I thought they were cheaper
Lol @ the little wins , I have to finish like an eye or something or else my kids make fun of my drawing 😂 how come it looks like that Dad? That doesn't look real dad 🤣 hahaha .
Until you said "fireflies" I thought the giraffe stod against a circus or magic show backdrop or drapery with gold stars!
I would cry every time I sharpened one of these
LOL!! I totally know what you mean!
Loati that was too relatable 😩
Is anyone unhappy with the derwent lightfast pencils?
Ne çok konuştun be abla
Early squad
Yeah, Derwent does have a lot of fugitive colors in many of their sets. They'll need to figure a way to make more. :P I am glad there is lightfast purples though. I've not used this set of pencils, but I may order some purple pencils.