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Pastel Pencils

The beauty of fine grade pastel within a pencil
Derwent Pastel pencils have a highly pigmented fine chalk texture which creates a beautiful laydown of soft colour and are easy to blend. Ideal for creating detailed drawings and sketches. Use alongside hard or soft pastels, colour pencils or charcoal pencils, for mixed media effects.


Benefits of pastel pencils

  • Sharpen to a point for fine detail
  • Less mess on your fingers due to wooden casing
  • Chalky texture with minimal dusting
  • Naturally water-soluble
  • Less likely to break or crumble like soft pastels sticks
  • Easy to blend with a finger or paper stump


Artist recommended“Derwent Pastel pencils are ideal for both loose and detailed work – the soft nature of the pastel strip makes blending easy, allowing me to tackle nature’s extensive colour palette with added confidence. Being able to use the same pencil for detail ensures consistency across my artwork, and a realism which satisfies my perfectionist tendencies! In my humble opinion they are second to none for drawing wildlife in particular.”  Martin Aveling, Derwent Artist Ambassador and 'Artivist'