Derwent Procolour Pencils Review
Derwent® Procolour pencils are the perfect combination of a strong point and smooth laydown, with a texture that has the covering power of wax yet glides like an oil. The richly pigmented pencils maintain a sharp point for detailed drawing while minimal dusting keeps work clean and smudge-free. Derwent Procolour is the latest addition to Derwent’s professional range of coloured pencils. Procolour combines the best of the Artists and Coloursoft ranges, featuring the strong point of Artists with the laydown of Coloursoft – giving artists long-lasting precision with a smooth laydown. The unique formulation within each Procolour pencil promises a clean finish every time. Professional artists have praised the range for its strong point, vibrant and smooth colours, colour-mixing and layering abilities and bright tones on a wide range of artists' paper. Procolour pencils also blend beautifully with a range of mediums and artists accessories, including blending pens and paper stumps.
Taken from the Derwent website
Taken from the Derwent website
CHARACTERISTICS
Base: Wax Based |
Hard or Soft lead: HARD |
Lightfast rating: Blue Wool |
Costs: RRP £2.05 |
ADVANTAGES
* Highly rich pigmentation * Vegan friendly * A wax base which acts like an Oil base * Strong core and point with no dusting |
DISADVANTAGES
* Many colours have poor lightfastness * They do not intermix or layer well * Difficult to blend as they are hard leads * Too much application will cause wax bloom |
Lightfast Chart and Blue Wool scale ratings
Derwent uses the Blue Wool Scale to grade the lightfastness of their pencils in the following way:
Two identical samples are created. One is placed in the dark and the other is placed in the equivalent of sunlight for a three-month period. A standard bluewool fading test card is also placed in the same light conditions as the sample under test. The amount of fading of the sample is then assessed by comparison to the original colour. A rating between 0 and 8 is used - 0 being the least lightfast and 8 being the most lightfast. 7 and 8 are seen as being the most lightfast and there are 28 colours with these 2 grades - 18 x 8LF & 10 x 7LF All the other pencils fall under the following grades - 5 x 1LF, 1 x 2LF, 9 x 3LF, 6 x 4LF, 14 x 5LF and 9 x 6LF. Total = 44 |