Colored Pencil Tips with Derwent Lightfast Pencils - Lachri

See how I layer and blend colored pencils in this octopus drawing! I'm using the Derwent Lightfast set of 72 colored pencils for this demonstration (provided to me by Derwent). These tips can help even if you're a beginner to shading and blending with colored pencil! Learn to make your work look more realistic.

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[kitpie]

I really appreciate you telling us your total time of two weeks; you are correct in that the sped up video makes a person think the amount of time is less.

[kathymcdaniel]

Wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this video. I also went back and reviewed your video about powder blender, and it was so refreshing to just see you working without the extra chatter. This is my plea to do more videos like you have in the past where you aren't doing an art chat. I only work in colored pencil, and am trying to learn PanPastel. Therefore, I only watch the videos with those subjects. The ones with the art chats are sooo long and so many people are asking questions that have nothing to do with what you're working on that I've stopped watching them. I'm sure I'm not the only follower who feels this way. Hoping you will do more just instructional videos in the future.

[king]

Oh dear, I thought I had most Derwent pencils but after watching your video I ordered 72 Lightfast Pencils. Good use of my Christmas gift cards. Beautiful work and great tips.

[adamjohns]

Love this piece! I have poor eyesight and at first glance I thought you did a surrealistic piece of the octopus crawling over space clouds with deep space in the background. After further inspection (with my glasses on); I realized what was really going on in the picture! This is one of my favorites of yours. 🙂

[aneelab]

Such beautiful work. Thank you for your lovely presentations

[mctorres]

Beautiful work! I can’t wait to get my lightfast pencils.

[angela-r]

Wow, this is great. Getting back into pencil art after a long break, and I see you are still making awesome videos. Thank you so much for what you do! You are so talented and very much appreciated. 🙂

[starvingartistscollective]

An amazing piece Lisa!! I smiled at the word 'tedious' until you mentioned '2 weeks' then it became manageable. He's gorgeous. TFS!!

[starvingartistscollective]

An amazing piece Lisa!! Gorgeous. I smiled at the word 'tedious', it's what crossed my mind until you said 2 weeks then it became manageable. TFS!!

[RABSart]

You have a very great skill. Thank you for inspiring me to create art work

[HeatherBryant]

Just when I think I am really slow finishing a piece you remind me that it's normal for art to take awhile! I love this guy, is this another one for hubby?

[ArtandDiamondsWithEskies]

I absolutely love the lightfast pencils! I can't imagine having to work without them ever again. They are also in my top three favorites. Although I like some of the specialized colors in the luminance line I'm not nearly as impressed with them.

[RichardM-kvuu]

I have 24 of these pencils, bought directly from derwent in their "pick your own colours" option, and they're amazing! Only slight concern is that a couple of them have very slightly misaligned casings making the wood split a bit when sharpening. The colour range is possibly the best out of all the different pencil sets you can buy, at least for me! Yet another beautiful drawing btw, I almost forgot to say this as I take it for granted now! My bad!

[chisatatum]

Hi I love the derwent Lightfast colored pencils. I fetched some sofar. I love the blues, greens, greys, purples, whites and blacks I love the Mars black ( warm black) and the midnight black(cool black). Most colored pencils only have the basic manufacturer black which is good. I Also love the blacks in the derwent intense that make antique white, ( warm white), Chinese ink (cool black)and Indian ink(warm black).I love the Chinese white too.Thanks so much.

[artifexmom]

Oh my God, my brain is blowing on this! That’s so fantastic drawing! ☺️
I want to learned more your techniques about Derwent product.

[GeorgePencilArt]

Wow. So much detail. Thanks for the extra tips on the mineral spirits. I will try using it more then once between layers.

[azzuparis]

Awesome piece, Lisa! I love the aqua color highlight around the Octopus, it makes it glow! Love it 😍

[featherrosedesignsfineart]

I love Derwent Lightfast, I use them and Polychromos but I definitely prefer Derwent. I have just ordered 2 luminance to try too 😁

[quovadis]

Always with the exceptional videos, Lisa.

[leighsirvent]

I have some of the Derwent Lightfast and love them!