Derwent has a new tin of 6 Coloursoft pencils perfect for creating a variety of flesh tones for portrait drawing.
The pencils have been selected from the Coloursoft range, their softest ever colour pencils. Derwent worked closely with Bob Ebdon, a professional artist, to create unique projects for three different skin tones using just 6 pencils.
coloursoft portrait colours
Here is what Derwent say about them:
It is an ideal set for anyone who has found drawing portraits to
be too daunting. The pencils have been carefully chosen to
provide balance and versatility, as well as good mixing
capabilities. The projects are broken down into easy steps,
providing full instructions at every stage for all three of the
portraits from the different ethnic backgrounds. There is an
outline which can be traced or drawn freestyle for each
portrait. Detail is then given on how to build up tone, blend
and mix colours. Trying out the techniques time and again will
re-enforce the learning and better results will be achieved. The
real pleasure is that once the theory has been mastered, the
techniques can be transferred to other drawings and projects,
the possibilities then become endless!
The RRP is £7.99. Jackson’s price is £6.50