Derwent Inktense Permanent Watercolour Pencils, Set of 48 in a Wooden Gift Box, 4mm Premium Core, Water-Soluble, Ideal for Colouring, Painting and Crafting, Professional Quality (2300151)

If you're going to get a set of Inktense pencils this is the one to get. Lovely, well made wooden box which holds the 48 pencils securely in plastic grooves on the bottom and top lid, with an extra wooden holder across the whole of the upper lid, held in place with magnets to prevent any pencils from shifting around. The pencils themselves are gorgeous, lovely rich colour which goes on smoothly, especially on cold pressed paper or Bristol board, and which turn into beautiful rich shades when water is applied. You can get a great depth of colour by layering the same shades, or different ones, and can work wet over dry or vice versa, as well as taking colour directly from the pencil tip with a wet brush. The 48 colours includede are a good range for each colour, with plenty of greens especially. A versatile, exciting product only enchanced by the lovely packaging, this would be an ideal gift for an artist (or just treat yourself).

Wonderful pencils. Beautiful quality wooden box. Just lovely. Colours so vibrant once you add water. Easy to control the depth of colour. Can go for instant strong colours or build up in layers. Do swatches as the colours are different than the reference colours on the ends of the pencils. Also helps you understand how much to add for different intensities.

a good product

So much better than my other Swiss watercolour pencils, they are a joy to use. Good colours in this set.

Love these intense pencils! I paint in water mixable oils, but these are my sketch tools when planning a picture!

Very pleased with the set, the wooden box keeps the pencils very neat and clear to pick out which pencils you need. The only gripe I have is that the colour representation is not accurate for instance the Mustard looks green not at all like mustard which is deceiving, so the only way to look for the colour you need is to make a colour chart with labels for each colour, to follow. Otherwise I have made good use of my Inktense Pencils, and perhaps I should have purchased the larger number of pencils. Sue Lloyd.

Surprisingly intense colour when wet, you really need to do a colour chart to have an idea as to what the end result will be though! Once dry you can work over them with oil or wax cp effectively to achieve even more vibrant colouring. A mist spray/spritzer or very fine brushes recommended to use effectively and retain maximum perspective.

Worth the money