If you can learn to blend pencils, you can color almost anything. But some pencils just make this easier and produce better results for both beginners and advanced artists.

We check out Derwent's first attempt at an oil-based colored pencil: their Lightfast Colored Pencil. Come see if this pencil makes the cut in our review.

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Learn how to use these pencils effectively.

I absolutely LOVE these colored pencils. They look just like regular watercolor pencils, however the colors are so much more intense. This can also be a problem because the pigment is actually ink, which means they are permanent once they are activated with water and dried on to the paper.

This tutorial is part of our month long celebration of Derwent's pencil range. Artist Rosie Wallace has written these step by step instructions for

Discover the 28 NEW Derwent Inktense colored pencils colors. They come in a range of colors and compliment the current color range.

The Derwent Lightfast pencils came into my life a few months ago. It has been a lot of fun testing them out, and here's my review.