What is Chromacolour?

Chromacolour artists paint. What is Chromacolour? Whenever I exhibit my paintings I often refer to the fact that they are not just acrylic, but that …

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Digital Artist Glove.

Digital Artist Glove. This product was originally created for the digital art industry, where artists are working on touch-screen digital tablets. They had a need …

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Pencil sharpeners

Pencil sharpeners There are of course many different types of sharpener available, but for this review I have chosen to feature the two models that …

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Scale (proportional) dividers

Scale (proportional) dividers These are a wonderful tool for helping you achieve accurate proportions in your initial drawing. Once you have set the central pivot …

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Faber Castell 9000

Product details ​Number of grades available: 16 (6H to 8B) ​Pencil diameter: 7.5mm Pencil shape: Hexagonal Resistance to breaking: Excellent Price (single pencil): £1.54 ​ …

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Staedtler Mars Lumograph

Product details ​Number of grades available: 24 (12B to 10H) ​Pencil diameter: 7.5mm Pencil shape: Hexagonal Resistance to breaking: Excellent Price (single pencil): £1.54 ​ …

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 Caran d’ache Grafwood 

Product details ​Number of grades available: 15 (4H to 9B) ​Pencil diameter: 8mm Pencil shape: Hexagonal Resistance to breaking: Excellent Price (single pencil): £2.75 ​(Cheaper …

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Derwent Graphic

Product details Number of grades available: 20 (9B to 9h) Pencil diameter: 7mm Pencil shape: Hexagonal Resistance to breaking: Excellent ​Core thickness: ​3.8mm Price (single …

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Derwent Lightfast

Derwent Lightfast Verdict: I love these pencils and now use them alongside my Polychromos. They have a good range of earth colours and greens. The …

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Sanford Prismacolor Premier

Sanford Prismacolor Premier Verdict: These are wonderful pencils to use, but their soft nature means that they do not hold a point for long, especially …

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