Derwent XL Charcoal Blocks, Metal Tin, 6 Count (2302009)

Loved it for it's power type feel on the paper.. it's so soft like powder the only issue is it can't be used for v small details but for a bigger area coverage, it's an awesome product.. all are earthy tones only..

Los productos Derwent son de calidad óptima, nunca me han defraudado, aun no he probado estos carboncillos, pero se que será un placer utilizarlos y los resultados serán muy buenos. El producto llegó en tiempo e intacto.

I'm not a particular artist really...more-so, a particular 'Medium/art supply' collector. LOL. The blocks were broke when I opened the tin box and I was a little pissed, but when I applied water to the blocks I was no longer pissed. ;)... The difference in opaqueness between a broken and unbroken block is night and day. If the blocks had not been broken i would have gone through sheets of paper before getting the right consistency and solid colors. What's really cool is, you can shave these and place the powder into a water-base acrylic medium. I use the slow dry medium and it's almost like painting with acrylics. And you can decide what ratio of medium to create whatever opacity of that shade.

These work beautifully. The color is rich, and applies nicely.One piece in the set arrived broken in spite of the sponge packaging inside the tin. I love the tin, by the way - I'll be happy to reuse or repurpose it when the charcoal is gone. Perhaps if Amazon packed it in a better sized box, or with adequate padding, it might not have bounced around as much, but I can't be sure it broke in transit between the warehouse and the pickup location... In the end, it's usable, just broken, so I won't complain too loudly.

Gewoon fantastisch

I bought these coloured charcoals because I saw someone using them at a sketching club that I attend. I'm always interested in using a medium I've not tried before, and I love drawing with charcoal pencils, so I thought I'd have a go with these, especially as they are not expensive.I bought a grey-toned sketching pad at the same time, thinking that the coloured charcoals would not work too well with white paper, and I was surprised by how softly and smoothly they went onto the paper. Because they are so chunky, you can't really do any finely detailed work with them, but they are great for quick impressionistic sketches.I can tell that it will take me a while to get used to drawing with them, because I am detail-oriented and must think and work very broadly, but they are terrific fun. I only wish that there were more colours in the set, but these will do to be going on with.