Compare the Derwent Watercolour Range

Inktense Pencils

Inktense Blocks

Graphitint Pencils

Watercolour Pencils

Metallic Pencils

Texture

Firm

Soft

Smooth

Soft

Firm

Blendable
(merging of colours, 0 - 5 scale with 5 the most blendable)

3/5

3/5

4/5

4/5

2/5

Erasable/ Indelible<
(0 - 5 scale, with 5 the most indelible)

5/5

5/5

2/5

3/5

4/5

Colour Intensity
(0 - 5 scale, with 5 the most intense)

5/5

5/5

1/5

3/5

4/5

Number of colours available

71 ( + outliner)

72

24

72

12

Lightfast

(colours remain the same for 100 years in museum conditions)

90% of colours

88% of colours

100% of colours

80% of colours

83% of colours

Core size and barrel shape

Round, 4mm

Square, 8mm

Round, 4mm

Hexagon, 3.5mm

Hexagon, 3.5mm

Contains Graphite

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Wax Based

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Suitable for fine detail

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Suitable for fabrics

✓

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Suitable for paper

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Water-soluble

✓

Permanence

Permanent

Permanent