Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils

Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils combine the expressive qualities of traditional charcoal with a subtle hint of colour, offering artists a unique balance of softness, depth and control. Designed for drawing, sketching and expressive mark making, Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils deliver the familiar character of charcoal with the added dimension of gentle colour tones.

Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils smudge and blend easily, allowing artists to build soft transitions, deep shadows and atmospheric effects with less mess than traditional charcoal sticks. The addition of colour brings warmth and variation while still retaining the distinctive charcoal blackness that gives drawings strength and contrast. This makes Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils well suited to figurative work, landscapes, tonal studies and mixed media techniques.

Each tinted charcoal pencil features a wide charcoal core encased in a smooth round barrel, providing greater control and ease of use. The soft charcoal texture responds beautifully to blending with fingers, cloths or paper stumps, while the naturally water-soluble formulation allows water to be added for expressive wash effects and layered depth.

Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils can be used on a wide range of drawing and mixed media papers and work well alongside graphite, compressed charcoal, inks and watercolour to create rich, textured artworks.

Key features

• Tinted charcoal pencils with subtle colour undertones
• Easy smudging and blending with less mess than loose charcoal
• Naturally water-soluble for expressive wash effects
• Ideal for sketching, tonal work and atmospheric drawing

Product specifications

• Barrel shape: Round
• Barrel diameter: 8.0 mm
• Core size: 4.0 mm
• Core type: Tinted charcoal, water-soluble