I've been waiting for a video like this! It's nice to see actual artwork done with the inktense (not stamping stuff). Awesome work!

Lisa, Way to go. When Derwent comes to you for a review, that tells the whole story. I just finished reading all the comments to this point. Wow, Lisa. did you ever think just a few years ago that you would reach all these wonderful artists through out the world. You make such an impact. I am also amazed how you spend the time to reply and answer the many questions in the comments. when someone only has a few followers it is not a major task, but this is very valuable time that you spend to let all know that you do care that each one has their questions answered. You do great. The review and the picture is fantastic. Great job as always.

Lisa, you are such a great teacher. I am watching this again as it is one of my favorites.

Your bees are making me so happy! I don't have the patience for colored pencils of any kind, but I always watch your pencil tutorials, because they are amazing

Thank you for this fabulous review and sharing so much information about them! I ordered a set of 72 blocks that will be arriving soon... I'm so excited looking forward to playing with them. Love your painting... your talent blows my mind! Thank you for all that you share!

Thanks for the great review.. I use these pencils in mixed media pieces. I love the way I can put them on top of watercolors, and then blend colored pencils on top. I will definitely be trying some of the techniques you showed us. I also noticed that the color on the pencils does not always match the colors of the ink. I used some white medical tape and colored small pieces of tape with the pencils and dissolved the pigment with water on the lower half of the tape. Then I wrapped the tape around the top of the pencil. Instant color reference.

How have I missed this til now?!? Love watching you create magic with the Inktense! Thank you Lisa! 😍👏🏻😘❤️

Love love love the intense blocks!!! They have opened up a whole new world for my custom pet decor!!! Can't wait to get the biggest set!!!

Just got my Inktense 24pc pencil and 24pc block set for Christmas and I'm making my color chart to experiment with them. Really looking forward to learning this awesome medium. Keep up the good work, Lisa!

I use derwent inktense in conjunction with their watercolour set - I have a 32 tin of each type and have found that the inktense colours supplied are different to the ones usually supplied in the watercolour or artists range - and that is something I absolutely love. They are so, so vibrant - and it does seem that derwent has addressed the lightfastness issue now, which is wonderful. I just love the silky look they have when wet, which is totally different to the look the watercolour pencils give, more of a traditional layer-upon-layer crisp feel - makes a lovely contrast when used in the same piece. Still, I have gone through so many inktense pencils - couldn't ask for a kind that suits me more! I'm glad you feel the same, your review put a smile on my face and the flamingo painting is just to die for. :)

I've really enjoyed your tutorial about Inktense, as i'm looking forward to acquire a pencils set for myself. As non-native English speaker was very easy to comprehend, your fluency and pace was quite entertaining and fun to follow! Keep on with the good work!

At long last, I figured out how to comment in KZfaq!! Just subscribed to your channel. There are several things I love about your videos - first and foremost is you :) Your voice is just fine and I love the way you don't dilly-dally. Straight to the point and although you talk fast, you are always intelligible. The speed in which you talk is actually another reason I love your videos - they aren't hours long. So many review/tutorial videos are over an hour long. If I am wanting to see a review on colored pencils, I don't want to spend 20 minutes looking at the container. I like to see it and move on :) And your artwork is a big reason I subscribed. Your work is incredible and I love to watch you create!!

That was really helpful. I couldn't really work out what inktense actually was, but I loved what I'd seen of the finished work. This explains it really clearly, and the flamingo is beautiful. I've decided to go with the blocks for now, and just enjoy learning how to do it. Thanks!

I paint in oils and watercolors. Watching your video, now I have to try these pencils and sticks. Thanks for the great review!! You're a great artist!!

Really enjoying your videos... thank you for sharing... I too like the Inktense - had the blocks for some time and just bought a set of the pencils. I love the intensity of the colors and you are right -- this a very unique product. I was bummed to hear about the lightfastness / lack of it, though -- hopefully Derwent will keep improving on that. I love the drawing/painting you did. Your detail and use of color just blow me away.

This was an excellent video! I just bought a set of 12 Inktense pencils and was looking for guidance. Your instructions and tips were so helpful. The tip about using water soluble graphite to sketch out a drawing before adding watercolor was phenomenal. Never, ever considered doing that, but it makes so much sense. Thanks again! - Patti

Thank you so much for this review/demo - I have a set of 36 intense pencils and have loved getting used to them, but was a tad frustrated that I couldn't find many tutorials online to offer additional tips about usage, so everything I was learning was purely through trial and error on my part. Your video covered everything I needed! For example, I wasn't aware that they weren't lightfast, so I hugely appreciated that whole discussion (and will now be investigating the uv spray thing you mentioned - are there generic brands available that could be tried with these?) and seeing how you used the blocks and pencils combined has encouraged me that I should go ahead with getting the blocks too (I'd been umming and ahhing about how much the blocks would add to the quality of my work, but seeing how you used them with the pencils showed me how they'd increase the range of results). Brilliant video, super useful. Thank you.

Thank you for the tutorial, I am about to start using this medium and it is wonderful to see the review before I use them. I am painting the many birds around my home and needed some strong colour.

I purchased a set of the derwent artists and I was so disappointed that I wrote derwent who replaced my set. Their customer service is absolutely outstanding! I can't wait to pick up a set of inktense pencils!

My first time watching one of your videos. I have some inktense pencils and blocks and love them. I did learn some new techniques from watching this video. The finished flamingo was just stunning, it is one of my favorite birds. You really do talk fast....I have subscribed to your channel.

I love your finished piece! I just got inktense pencils and this really helped a lot with learning how to go about using them. Thank you for sharing =).

Thank you so much for your wonderful, informative videos. I got a 24 pack of these pencils. Having a blast playing with them. So vibrant. I’m going to get the 72 set of both the pencils and blocks and play more. I’m having fun using them with my coloured pencils.

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I am absolutely in love with the idea of these!! Your tutorial was fantastic as always, and now i am going to go and buy a set of those blocks to test out. If i had more money i would definitely be buying the full set of blocks and pencils. They look so amazing to work with. I am very interested to see what Derwent comes up with in regards to prolonging the light fastness.. keep us posted!!!

Great review and GORGEOUS artwork. Thank you for all your wonderful videos.

I was turned onto Inktense through a monthly art box subscription. I even tested them on fabric and it worked great but I had to use a fabric medium to make sure the colors would survive washing. I now have the fill set of pencils and a set of 12 blocks. I’ve used s mesh bottle to grind some of the blocks into powder to add water to use in large areas such as backgrounds. You can tighten the lid of the small glass bottle and save for next time.👍🏽

Love your site and Intense is my FAVORITE Medium to use! SO MUCH FUN to Create with Inktense!!!!

Before I make a comment I just want to make it clear I am not an artist, I love drawing and using coloured pencil, but I'm not particularly good. Any way, I love Derwent as a company, I think what they are doing with the products is so versatile, their range of pencils is phenomenal. I'm lucky to live very close to the company and have been to their museum which is wonderful. It really doesn't surprise me that they have contacted you Lisa as they are such a professional company, for Derwent, professional feed back is only going to help them enhance and improve their products, which of course is also good business. In my experience however Derwent is all about excellent customer service. I took my children to the museum and they had a fantastic day thanks to the staff, my eldest daughter who is an Art Student was in heaven once we reached the Derwent Shop at the end of the tour, not so good for my bank balance though lol. As usual Lisa fantastic video and so informative.

you're awesome and I'm so glad I saw this video as I'm looking for new media to play around with and you've definitely sold me on these. keep up the fantastic job you do online it's full of talented skill and practical info I love love love your work.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! Very informative :) I love the brilliant colors and the fact that it's permanent. I'm definitely going to pick up a set of these!

Wow! I’m sooo jealous of the box of pencils!! So awesome! 💚. Beautiful flamingo! 💕

I love how fast you speak Lisa ❤️ I really appreciate the amount of information you fit into one video and the time and effort you take to make these!

Very informative and detailed review. Thanks for such a thorough review and your artwork is wonderful!

Man, I love how vivid the colors are! That's amazing.

Hi Lisa, This is by far the best Inktense tutorial I have seen the information was priceless, and as an extra bonus I have all these products :) enjoyed playing with them directly to the paper, I was not quite sure of their potential so I put them away, until now, this has helped a lot. Thank you.

I love love love!!! INKTENSE, I bought the full set when it was on sale ( on DISABILITY cancer..) I wish I could afford that beautiful wooden box and I have yet to try the blocks.... My fist time using these I drew a free hand daisy like flower with JUST one pencil.. A delicious red, I was amazed at how much value I got with just one...imagine the possibilities! The flower was so vibrant! I love colored pencils and all forms of water-media... And I LOVE watching you paint! ...cheers!

Love the intense pencils! Your artwork is amazing!

Beautiful! I was curious about the Inktense pencils. It's really fun to watch you work on this. I'm just starting with WC so I'll practice a bit more before introducing pencils in general (: Thank you! - Liron

Thank you Lisa for such an informative and helpful video! Really appreciate your review and your tutorial is fabulous and inspiring! Thank you so much, now subscribed!

so glad to find these videos. I have Ink tense pencils and Prismacolor colors. My favorite is Venus Spectracolors I still have my set from the 70's, can't buy them anymore.

Thanks for the tips ! It was very helpful, new to this product and can't wait to get started !

Absolutley love this piece. Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing

I love these pencils & blocks & haven't had a problem w fading so far. I do always make prints for all my work anyway in recent years so I have a record of my work They r more lightfast than regular watercolor by far so....I really like your demo thanks. Jewell

Hi, been an Artist myself and been from England now living in the US. The best pencil's around are the Coloursoft which is all I use

I love the inktense pencils! I haven't used the blocks...got some great tips from you! :-) I totally look forward to your videos! ps...so jealous of your beautiful wooden case!!! :-)

You've inspired me to buy a 12 pack :) Just ordered, and it should be here next week, yay! Thanks for the excellent review!

thanks for your review of the intense. I have a 24 block set and LOVE them. I use with both watercolors and color pencils. Funny, I had not thought of using them by themselves. I love that they are permanent and you can wash over layers. I must try your damask stencil on my artwork, love the look!

glad you give it a try... love the colors after adding water to the mix..

you did super great job on this video explaining the pros and cons good job on adding the demonstration of this product 🙌

Thanks for actually using these for a painting, very refreshing.

Amazing piece. Interesting use of the pencils and inktense at the same time. Looks to be a very cool medium. I'm surprised the company doesn't know how to preserve the medium yet. Of course, its very early for a new medium to prove it out over time.

Lachri: Thanks for showing how products work. It really help when going out and buying,to know what you are looking for. I just bought the colored graphite pencils to enhance my graphite drawing online. Then,I found also at Dick's a 9xxB graphite pencil.

Gorgeous, as always! This helps a lot concerning the layering effects. TFS

I found it smudged a bit....the pencil....vivid green. Wrote out a word then wet - let dry still perfecting how much water is needed.... love the HELP.... LOVE THE PRODUCT!!!!

Tried both of these again after your tutorial !!! LOVE these now, I just didn't know how to use em..... Thanks a lot !

awesome artwork I love your videos :) id love to try these one day!

OMG! Love those Intense pencils, and NOW I have to get those Inktense Blocks, thanks to you! Seriously, loved your video. Very informative, and the flamingo is absolutely beautiful. I would appreciate any suggestions on the brushes you purchased to go with your Inktense products; I'm feelin' it, too. I can't go hog wild, so a basic set suggestion would be great. The one you were using on the small detail on the flamingo looked really "pointy"...great for the detail.

Inktense with a reservoir type brush is another great method to use. Very well made video, thanks

Wow.....your great! Just love your art style! I have the 36 set....learning what they can do....you helped me a lot. Thank you!

Derwent have amazing customer service! They even sent me a replacement product and I'm in South Africa. The local suppliers didn't get back to me so I contacted their main website. Couldn't believe it. Amazing.

I just discovered these pencils around 3-4 months ago and really enjoyed working with them. I am from India so I had to wait for quite sometime to find a seller since they were not easily available on amazon. But I enjoy making traditional art work with these pencils and they are awesome:-)Also on your recommendation I bought a set of 12 polychromos pencils and found it easier to put 2-3 layers of intense and add more details with the polychromos on top, your work is amazing thanks so much for unloading your videos they really help me out a lot, its just like having an art teacher:-)

The lightfastness really is an issue for me-- I've had a full set of blocks and a set of 24 pencils for a couple of years now (the Bark color is absolutely delicious- the richest/darkest brown ever!) and was just recently made aware of the lightfastness issue. If the pigments are anything like their Graphitint line, then fading is even going to happen in my art journals. So depressing, because I feel I am usually up on all this kind of thing before purchasing something. For what it's worth, I hope Derwent does fix the problem. Even better would be if they fixed the problem then offered replacements to those of us who invested all those dollars. As to the "issue" of your voice in another post, just wanted to get my $.02 in (lol): I did notice your fast-talking skill, but the only thought I had about it was how impressed I was that you could talk this fast AND do it with so much clarity AND how you managed to not stumble over your thoughts. Everything you say has a point, you aren't endlessly repeating the same redundant stuff and you are able to get in about three times more info than most everyone else in the same timeframe. For all of that, I thank you. :)

Hi Lisa. I have purchased the inktentse pencils. They were out of the blocks. I am excited to try this medium. I am just getting back into my art after 30 years. I was afraid but you have explained my fears away. Thank you for sharing your talents and points of view with us. Wendi :-)

Just started with the intense pencils, love them and finding the videos really helpful thankyou. What paper is best with these please, hot press or cold press

it's amazing to watch your videos, and "SEE" how things come to life. beautiful! when i first started watching, i felt 'talktalktalk, crap, you're fast!' lol. but, you give great reviews with a lot of information on the items. thank you for honest opinions, and the details on things! wonderful videos :)

This is an awesome review, and in fact I just found what I need. I fear watercolor because of how biased my teacher was with her style (while I was in school, I believed her method is the correct way). She goes heavy with wet on wet. She create gorgeous paintings, but I have always felt that I wanted more control over how paint flows, or how to add more layers without moving the previous layer. I will try this out before I pick up watercolor again. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!

I loved this!! I really love my inktense pencil and blocks and would love to see you do more of these!!! :)

You are an INCREDIBLE artist!!

Oh, man! That wooden box they sent you is gorgeous! I love Derwent's products, minus the color pencils. Have you ever tried their Graphitint line? They're a cross between graphite and watercolor and they're great for moody, muted pieces. They make me think of haunted houses and graveyards whenever I play around with them. Haha!

I think it was so amazing of Derwent to respond and send you this product! They looked so fun to work with and the piece turned out beautifully! :D You're right, it such a SHOCK to see you using damask print! Who would've guessed it? Lol Very nice hair, by the way. I know I'm not the first to comment this haha

I have my first set of Derwent Inktense Pencils on their way to me as I type this... so this tutorial was wonderful to see right now. Thank you! And, who doesn't love flamingos? :)

Lisa........I signed up for Patreon after hearing you review about 6 things........You are fun and factual...........which is why you are a great person for us to watch. Here we find the information that most helps us save the bucks!........or spend them, as you did. I'm guilt of the same thing. In my world it's "Art supplies.......before food!" Feed the soul and then the body. Somehow, I don't think that I am alone. Thank you so much for your candor. I am new to colored pencil (but have tried Inktense and I agree, even though I know next to nothing about Colored pencil, I have used watercolor pencils).......... and was wondering if you might do a review of instructional books for beginners in traditional CP. I'm love landscapes and would really like to find a resource that I can learn from and return to......Most of what I find is focused on portraits, animals or flowers......You're the "go to gal,"............so would you give this a shot. I know that if I ask you, I'll get the what and the why, including the good, the bad, the so-so..........and.....God help the company..........the ugly. But I also know that I can take your insight to the bank. And that is what counts. Thanks so very much. You're a keeper.

Great review and awesome painting.

I'm so glad I came across this review . Thank you

Several years ago I was working in watercolor and thought wouldn't it be great if you could lay down a color and not lift it or affect it adversely with the next layer. They say we create reality and sure enough a long comes ink tense. Pretty neat. I love them too.

LOVE the bees! I feel they really make this beautiful art work pop.

Wow you are so talented. I'm getting so inspired

Thanks for the vid. I just brought a few Intense pencils to play with and I am smitten by the intensity of the color. Sad about the lack of lightfastness buta great medium to do studies with!

that was so informative, thanks a lot. I am buying them one by one - it's cheaper that way and i just get what i'll use - i'm so impressed by all the uses for them i've seen online, but i still learnt a lot from your tips. I'm definitely getting the orangey colour - i've already got the poppy colour!

Hi Lisa, great review! I mainly work with Polys and was wondering what are your thoughts on using the inktense as a base layer before going in with the polys... would it work or would you suggest just sticking using them separately.Would love to hear your thoughts! Thank you x

Lisa, I am interested in knowing how the process of working with Derwent is going? Are they working on new products, or improving their current range? Thanks!

I used krylon uv archival spray with several of my projects . So far I have not any issues. I did apply 2 to 3 light thin layers . BTW I am from New England and your speaking speed sounds fine to me.

Lisa - thanks so much for this amazing video! I just stumbled onto your site, as I purchased the Inktense Blocks and so needed a tutorial on how to use them to the best effect. Am sad to hear about the light fast issue; have you resolved this by adding a UV spray? I plan to use the Inktense blocks on mixed media paper for collage, and certainly do not want issues with colors fading. Also, thanks for your input re: being disappointed with their color pencils; I purchased a set of 24 and was very disappointed with the pigment and the overall 'drag' of the pencils on paper. After seeing your input, I contacted Derwent directly and told them I am a fan (and own) many of their products, but the set of 24 color pencils could not hold a candle to Prismacolor, and asked if they planned on doing a reformulation. Am certainly going to follow your channel from now on! I love that you talk fast and get right to the point!

You should try the ph martins hydrus fine art watercolors, they don't lift up after applying multiple layers.

would love to try these! I love your videos :)

It was so shocking that derwent actually apologised about their coloursoft pencils and offered to give you a whole set of both of the inktense. That's totally amazing! Great video, gonna try them out some day! :)

I have the 24 wood box set! They are awesome.

Thank you. Your flamingos is really beautiful.

I really love your art style. 😃

What a wonderful informative video. I have wondered what the difference would be and which to invest in first. Thank you for the invaluable information.Anita

Awesome! Also...I LOVE your hair!

Amazing. Your videos are a huge help for begginets like me. Hello from Colombia!

These look really fun, I'm going to have to give them a try.

WOW...great review Lisa. You know everything you commented on was quite motivating except when you got to the "light fastness" of the product. It was disappointing, I mean artists use different degrees of saturation in most everything they do. So this is a serious issue with me and if they aren't light fast throughout all saturation levels then I'll probably just use them as a base to apply colored pencil over with. i hope Derwent is successful because these seem quite unique and popular . Selling prints as of now was also a great idea too. Thanks, another fantastic review! I like that even though they gave you full sets for free you stuck to your rigid standards of critiquing these products.

You are SO talented, thank you for sharing.

Thank you! I want to use the Inktense blocks on cotton fabric for a memory quilt for my granddaughter which will require laundering. Is Inktense-painted fabric washable?

It looks amazing :) I have the tins for both the 72 for pencils and blocks, I really like them. I know they are different, but sometimes I combine my Caran d'Ache Supracolor Soft (120) and the Inktense; it's sort of cool looking having the watercolor effect over the permanent.

Thank you I know understanding what lightfast means and what intense is compared to watercolour pencils and I learned more hear that anywhere else.. Love from Scotland

i have both full sets blocks and pencils amd the first pan set i love al of thwm and i find myself reaching foe one or jew other in every piece of work i do , your video ( this is the second time i've watched ), helped me along with buying the , first i had the 12 colors sets it didn't take long to realize i needed the full sets, they are the base for all my art work , a s the y are great for details i use the blocks on a cutting board i got from dollar tree has same material or it looks and feels i imagine like the caran d'ache pallette , so coloring on the board then wetting the pigment and paint on the paper with it, i've had a response from a uou tuber say why would i do that i may as well just use watercolors i dp t agree obviously, lol .i also bought a 2 pack of the flexible cutting g boards from ikea they too have a smooth side and a rough texture on the other size ( the pack was 1.50 for the 2pqck and they clean off so easily, also an advantage is i am able to cut them to fit my pencil cases or whatever i take with me such as going to the hospital for 3 hours of chemo therapy 3/4 weeks once a week , anything that makes creating wasier not only foe myself but just a general tip foe people , i was using the flexible cutting boards from the dollar tree now ikea, it's not as textured on the roughest size so i will get more from ikea if i lose all the no

It is amazing haw fast you learned how to use that medium.

I love to use Derwent graphitint colored pencils while working with my inktense because in contrast to inktense's vibrancy, graphitint offers a more dulish muted colours which works well if you don't want an overly vibrant artwork. Also that is what I call customer service, a customer is not satisfied with a product they bought, give them $100 worth of product xD.