Derwent Watercolour Pencils Swatches (12 Colour Tin)

HAY, how art you? I’ve been wanting to try watercolour pencils for the longest time – so I grabbed the 12 colour Derwent watercolour pencils tin when I saw it on sale at my local art supply store, Art Friend. Here is a short post to share the swatches of all the colours included in this set, and my first impressions of this product!

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Swatching Video

Check out the following video to watch a short snippet of the swatching process!

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Derwent Watercolour Pencils 12 Colour Tin

The 12 colours included in the tin are:

06 Deep Cadmium

10 Orange Chrome

14 Deep Vermilion

20 Crimson Lake

23 Imperial Purple

32 Spectrum Blue

35 Prussian Blue

45 Mineral Green

47 Grass Green

59 Golden Brown

61 Copper Beech

67 Ivory Black

First Impressions

I tested all the colours on Strathmore 200 series watercolour paper, and I was pleasantly surprised by how pigmented the colours are. The colour selection covers the basic colours, but in vibrant and saturated tones.

Upon wetting the swatches with a Pentel aquash water brush, the colours dry while retaining their vibrancy. I noticed that it was a little harder to blend the darker colours smoothly, but I cannot be sure if it was due to the watercolour pencils or the paper I was using.

Since this is my first set of watercolour pencils, I don’t really own a similar product to compare these Derwent watercolour pencils to. Overall, I love how they performed and I’m looking forward to using them more in my art projects!

Derwent Watercolour Pencils Swatches

Before blending with water:

After blending with water:

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