After the calm of a thunderstorm, under the roots of an upturned tree, the first graphite was uncovered by shepherds and used to mark their sheep. 300 years later pencil making in Cumbria, England was thriving as a cottage industry. The Cumberland Pencil Company created its first pencil in Keswick in 1832 and today twenty miles away from that spot the new Derwent factory, opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 2008, is still makes the best twenty degrees of graphite pencils in the world.
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20 shades of grey – Derwent Graphic, the world’s widest range of graphic pencils
Derwent Graphic is where good drawing starts. An essential part of every artist’s arsenal, traditional high quality graphite pencils are a must. The range features 20 degrees from crisp, non scratchy 9H to soft smudgy 9B. The hexagonal barrel is easy to hold and the pencil sharpens to a good point, making it the ideal choice.
Available in open stock, on blister cards, in a 6 count tin, 3 different 12 count tins of different degrees; soft, medium and hard and in a tin of 24. The great part is the complete range tin set is on promotion at 60% off for Back-to-School from MacPherson’s. Here’s the link to Online Express
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COLOURSOFT- The UK’s softest colour pencil
The softest of pencils in a strong and vibrant range of 72 new Derwent colours. The velvety softness of the core releases rich, dense colour at a stroke and is perfect for mixing and blending.
Derwent Coloursoft comes in 72 vibrant colours and has a round 8mm barrel. They have a wide 4mm soft core, yet can sharpen to a fine point and works equally well for detailed illustrations or bold, contemporary work and portraiture.
All are available in all MacPherson’s DCs individually and in a tin of 6 Skintones, tins of 12, 24, 36, 72. Wooden box of 72. The 12, 24, 36, 72 tins are on promotion for BTS at an amazing 60% off. Check out the range of sets at MacPherson’s website
