Love that the sets come in all the "B" softness (B thru B9) and all the "H" hardnesses of (H thru H 9) and a more mixed set of medium pencils , normally i use faber-castell I could'nt find the pencil sets on-line. Derwent offered full degrees on many sites but the best was on blicks. , as a professional artist i use the extra hard pencils for blending softer darker grahite for fine shading in my hyper-realistic artworks , Derwent is a fine product and great pencils at a good price.you wont be disaapointed, (keep in mind different manfactorers each have different manufactoring methods, and make up of their pencils,(ie,, wood , leads ect) so take time to practice and get the feeling of the pencil , how it shapens, its coverage and blending abilities , durability and ... MoreLove that the sets come in all the "B" softness (B thru B9) and all the "H" hardnesses of (H thru H 9) and a more mixed set of medium pencils , normally i use faber-castell I could'nt find the pencil sets on-line. Derwent offered full degrees on many sites but the best was on blicks. , as a professional artist i use the extra hard pencils for blending softer darker grahite for fine shading in my hyper-realistic artworks , Derwent is a fine product and great pencils at a good price.you wont be disaapointed, (keep in mind different manfactorers each have different manufactoring methods, and make up of their pencils,(ie,, wood , leads ect) so take time to practice and get the feeling of the pencil , how it shapens, its coverage and blending abilities , durability and breakage pressure point prior to use on actual artwork)

I bought this pencil to sketch on canvas for acrylic painting based on a recommendation since it was purported to be easy to paint over. While it does sketch alright on canvas, it still shows through the lighter colors of acrylic paint. The lead doesn't last long either.

I've been drawing with Derwent for many, many, many years. It just recently occurred to me to write a review since I often read these before I make orders on products I am unfamiliar with. You cannot beat Derwent for graphic pencils. I cannot attest to anything else they produce, but I will say hands down these are the best. I use personally an assortment of H's for my work, from 9 to 2H. Of all of their pencils my absolute favorite to work with is 8H, I don't know why but it is the best for what I do. I work in a lot of sketch and need a quite a bit of fine lines and light lines.The pencils themselves are sturdy, and the graphite is even. This has been my biggest problem with other pencils, especially when going into different hardness and softness, there will be ... MoreI've been drawing with Derwent for many, many, many years. It just recently occurred to me to write a review since I often read these before I make orders on products I am unfamiliar with. You cannot beat Derwent for graphic pencils. I cannot attest to anything else they produce, but I will say hands down these are the best. I use personally an assortment of H's for my work, from 9 to 2H. Of all of their pencils my absolute favorite to work with is 8H, I don't know why but it is the best for what I do. I work in a lot of sketch and need a quite a bit of fine lines and light lines.The pencils themselves are sturdy, and the graphite is even. This has been my biggest problem with other pencils, especially when going into different hardness and softness, there will be catches in the lead and inconsistencies, but not with Derwent. The only Derwent I have ever encountered that I did not like was F, but the rest are absolutely perfect.I use these from developing illustrations to general sketches for paintings to high detail realistic wild life. I could not be happier with their outcomes. These are the only pencils I will use.