Everyone is drooling

Wooow! Love everything Derwent. I would love to buy them all. But I am currently in a "use, not buy" phase. I have so many unused art supplies and I am trying to actually make more art instead of buying more art supplies.

I love that you teach for Derwent, and also give very fair reviews on their products. I love their products......they hit that sweet spot between excellent quality and affordability, and they have such an extensive range, but it's all organized and cohesive.

That was a fun XL "block" party 🤩! I'd totally buy empty larger tins to hold the old + new blocks, too. And an empty 28-pencil tin for the new inktense pencils!

thank you ,i just got my 12 set today ,i have never bought an art supply that didnt give me the pigment colors,the colors were so hard to read,i searched for you and this video was the only way i could make a good swatch sheet ,im going to love these ,

Inktense! All the Inktense. I struggle with mixed media so would love some tutorials on using watercolor and the new Inktense XL blocks and pencils. Can't wait to see what you roll out for us!

That big set of XL Inktense blocks is most definitely on my wish list! ❤

I love your long form swatching and “play with the new toys” vids! That forest green is amazing.

these blocks look so fascinating! I'd love to try them one day 😊

I would love more videos about using the graphitint blocks! I just ordered a set with the new colors. I have the smaller set of Inktense pencils as well, but haven't been using them. More videos using them would be helpful as well! On your recommendation, I also have sets of Mungyo soft pastels and Paul Ruebens oil pastels on their way.

I have the older set of Inktense pencils. I ran a strip of duct tape across the back and made a pull on each end it helped with the flimsiness.

These all look so fun! Can’t wait to see the cool things you create with them!

They’re all gorgeous and now I must have them all! 😂

I loved your excitement when discovering that graphite blocks were water soluble. ❣ Your suggestion for the empty box is terrific. Derwent should do this.

23:52 “this is probably boring you😅” 😂😂 not at all Lindsey. Actually pretty dang relaxed. I am one of those people who puts your videos on cus I love art, i love art supplies and I don’t wanna have to think too much sometimes. So watching you has been perfect for me

I adore graphitint! The new colors are to die for!

I've seen these but never really know how I'd use them. So this was a fascinating video. Thank you Lindsay. Personally I'd love to see a video on how to use the new 12 set. If you want to create a custom mix of colours but don't have the right tin, have you considered slicing a block in half and adding in half another...12 colours into a 6 slot tin...just my half a million dollar idea😊. Thank you for a great review. ❤

Great review of Derwent XL products. Thank you!

It was fun hearing your excitement 😊 I love the new graphitint colors 😍

These are all so cool!

Thanks for sharing about these upcoming products Lindsay. I love my Derwent Inktense blocks and Graphitint paints.

Oh my gosh ... I had no idea Derwent had all of these amazing products. I love this and thank you for sharing all of these with us. 🙂❤

Thank you for sharing! Excited to see more about the inktense pencils x

Thank you for the wonderful review. I would buy the new Inktense colors in a tin box, or I would buy the new colors individually if Derwent offered an empty tin box. The XL Inktense blocks look fabulous.

Oh I want them all. I bought intense because I watched you use them over 10 years ago. I love them

This was so much fun! Thank you.

The set of 100 pencils is going on my Christmas list!! Great video, Lindsay. I love the way you tell the unvarnished truth about every product you review. Then you say, " but you be you!" We're not all alike and use different stuff. You realize that and there's no shaming! Thanks!!

Thank You for the awesome review Lindsay.

I ordered the 12 set of xl inktense from Amazon! Can't wait to get them. Great video as always Lindsay!😊

I’d happily watch you swatch for a year and a half 😂. Great video as always

I can get a few of the items via Amazon Canada for less than what you pay off the Derwent site. I was able to get the the graphitint, the Inktense, and the new coloured charcoal (I have the old set). I can't get the graphite grey set yet, but I have the old coloured ones. Cult Pens in the UK has some of them open stock. If you're using any of the smudgey ones in watercolour paintings, if you're using them in the background, wait till they dry then cover it in clear watercolour ground and paint over them.

Very helpful and fun! Haven't tried any XL blocks yet, as I work smallish. But the Inktense ones are tempting.

So much fun. Thank you for getting me into Derwent InkTense pencils. I do not own any other products because I love the pencils, budget, and I do not feel like I am missing anything. The blocks do not really appeal to me as much as pencils. Having said that if the blocks were gifts, I would certainly be happy and enjoy them. Still I love seeing you play with them and love the art you create. This is also a relaxing video for me. Thank you for a fun and informative video.

They totally need to make a 12 mix and match set. Where you get a tin and then can mix and match 12 of their XL blocks. Some inktense, some graphitent, some graphite XL Ugh that would be amazing

Thanks for reviewing so many in the range. The tinted charcoal set doesn't look worth it to me to get the new set, but the 2 replacement colors for the graphite/graphitint blocks look too gorgeous to pass up.

You're pure joy over the water-soluble graphite is contagious! The Finetec metallic paints offer an empty tin. Derwent should look at the success of their empty tin, and listen to your advice.

OMG I have and love to use the XL graphite blocks and Inktense bars....thanks for putting these new hybrid blocks on my radar!

So excited to watch this!

This was great! I wondered how these products worked. I like the fact that these are water soluable.

Really enjoyed this! 😅 and your reaction to them being water soluble! 😅😂❤

Great review of the Derwent XL products

Thanks Lindsay, lots of fun!!!

Yessssss i love love watersoluble graphite sooo much!!

1:34 😂😂....great vlog Lindsay!!

Thanks for a great video Lindsay. Derwent is releasing some very interesting products. My wish list just expanded, especially if some of the blocks will be sold separately.

Great information thank you . Would really love to see a long swatching video of the new inktense pencils. It would be so helpful to see all colours if possible. Cheers

I already have the inktinse pan paints and graphitint pans but these are so exciting! I would love to see you use these blocks!

oh I don’t know if I’m more excited about the Inktense blocks or the Graphitint and graphite ones. I love combining water soluble graphite with watercolour, so it might be the latter. I’m not super interested in the charcoal but I’d still watch you make art with it, and I cannot wait to see what you do with everything else!

I got the 36 set of ink-tense pencils at Amazon for 50 dollars. I already had a handful of 20 on hand. So I add to my set but don't have too many repeats. I absolutely love the Graphitin new XL blocks and the inktense. I am going to get both! ❤

Oh very nice, love the intense range, just looked them up. Need to save my pennies. Just got a few inktense pencils. These blocks look great. Thankyou

They are so luscious!

Lindsey the tinted charcoal is also water soluble (all charcoal is-to some extent but these are a bit more so)

These look amazing!!! 😍 The foam in the lids should help prevent breakage a lot. Nice to see attention to detail! I may have to try these! I love Inktense, especially the water soluble ones. I love the gray scale, charcoal set and the pencil set!!! I'm going to have to budget for a couple of sets. I love that we can buy the pencils open stock! There's always that color or colors we use again and again. Our go-to colors that we love so much! :)😊 On another note... 🌀 Lindsay, please monitor your weather! Looks like hurricane Lee, or the remnants of it may be headed your way next weekend. I monitor weather & relay messages in emergencies all over the US, and this storm is a very serious storm. I hope it stays out at sea (a "fish storm"), but it may not. This is a very large, very powerful storm. Heads up! Stay safe! I love your product reviews! They are spot on! A lot of my art supplies are because of your reviews. Much love, stay safe!

I'm excited for the new Graphite XL Blocks since I've been looking for a water-soluble graphite that washes out smoothly. I've been experimenting with the Viarco tin which is fun to play with but the graphite is very shiny and kinda chunky. And it just doesn't dissolve in water or layer like I had hoped it would. These new Graphite Blocks may be just the thing I've been looking for.

The scratching was actually really nice. ASMR style

The graphitint and graphite blocks look really fun. I may have to pick them up one of these days. I have the 36 set of the inktense pencils and I don't use them very often, but think that's because they're pencils and I'm more into oil pastels and crayons, so maybe the blocks would be a better option for me.

This was fun! Please do detailed work with all!

I like the old branding better. The art on those tins is so beautiful. I love the new Inktense range. I had the 72 box, so I got the extra 28 open stock and there are some beautiful colours (flamingo, lapis and more).

these look fun. I have all of them in pencils I so I can not justify buying them right now, but I am not going to lie, I really want the graphitint blocks old and new so I will probably get them. I have been saving to buy the additional inktense when they release in US. I barely use them though but only because I was a beginning when I first got them and never really figured them out. I have gotten a lot more advanced now though and have gotten back into pastels and doing alcohol washes with them so it is probably time to get them out and work with them again.

Beautiful!

Holidays are coming! Definitely giftable!

$65.00 on Blick available now. As of looking at them. Do love the ink blocks for Art Journaling over mess fluid inks. Swear it never false I stain everything when playing with the glass pens & ink still love em. Look like a 2 year old was let loose in my art area.

Beautiful. I wonder who did the artwork on the pencil box? Love the butterfly. Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas to you! (hey, it's already retail Christmas, ha). I think Derwent direct in Britain sells boxes. But creative thinkers could probably come up with a box.

Fun! Thanks.

Happily influenced to get the 12 set of jumbo intense 🎉 but I took notes for when I can get open stock at blick to pick up the few graphitint and jumbo tinted charcoal that I don't have.

I have the pencils for the graphitint and inktense. I will have to see the new colors and decide if I want the new colors. I have the 72 set.

I love graphictint. Maybe a nice Derwent class would be a landscape with water soluable graphite blocks. I'm confused which is which now!

I’m probably gonna pick up a tinted graphite block one day. Open stock in person. I want to play with the product but I don’t tend to use my CP type blocks at all, more a fan of the idea than the reality. Filling in backgrounds quickly is a good concept - but edges catch and it’s just messy.

Found video interesting and informative really love the 100 set of inktense pencils..but i like the xl box sets hoping i can find single blocks cause there are certian ones i like..graphite sets..thats soluble would like to see some videos..

Lindsay, I wanted to ask you to consider putting together an Intkense course. I do love them but found there is a definite learning curve, especially to the pencils both in blending out a single color, and in mixing colors, so I wanted to see if you would consider developing a teachable course on this medium. I greatly appreciate how much you value only buying supplies that you will actually use, but I do think, in pencil format because they too or easily portable, that this is a fun, vibrant medium. Thank you in advance for your consideration!!!

Hey Lindsey! So you’re the perfect person to ask… What is the secret to getting INKTENSE to be permanent?? They seem to reactivate even after dry… I know when working on fabric using textile medium is the key. What about paper though?? I can guess but I haven’t tried, that it would work best on cotton paper…… Great video! Those blocks are so awesome!

What an interesting swatch odio all the xl line. Looking formar to 100 inktense review. Do yo think you could make a comparison or the color pencil lines of derwent? there are so many types that is confusing 😵‍💫

I really want the graphite sets! I gotta use up some of my hoard before I can justify buying this though

Thank you so much for sharing these! How would you recommend preserving and ceiling artwork made with the graphitint or others you shared? Would a regular water-based varnish smear the artwork?

I want them all!😭🤣

Oh more toys!

they are listed on Amazon US! ☺️

Glad for an intro to the product. Video could use a bit of editing to reduce the asides and random thoughts that go nowhere, etc. We all do it, but it's a lot to wade through when looking for info about a product.

Would love to see a video using graphitint and one using inktense...🎉🎉🎉 I have the graphitint pencils, are they the same as the blocks?

Do we know when the graphite blocks with the onyx will be available? I can’t find that set anywhere and gosh that onyx would make for some beautiful additions to my graphite work!!

I feel a trip to Keswick to the Derwent Shop....

Love seeing them all swatched out. I am a little confused on what the difference is between the last 2 sets you swatched. Do they function differently? Because they seem like similar colors. Thanks.

Hullo Lindsay, I have been wondering about how the “blocks” stay viable when you wet them to get the color off but then it is permanent when it dries on paper? What keeps the blocks from sealing over after they are wetted down? I have even seen other artists dunk the smaller blocks into cups of water to get a BIG pigment lay down and swoosh it about the paper? Why is the block not sealed against further use? Well there’s a conundrum for today. Enjoy!

Wow! I have the older XL graphite and XL charcoal block sets but as you mention, there are a few new colors that look delicious. Do you have any idea if/when Blick or anyone else will begin selling individual blocks in the new colors?

Mmmmm… take that graphite, and mix it with the inktense and/or watercolor to make your own graphitint. - you could get any range of colors you want. I have some watersoluble graphite pencils I do that with, but those big chunky blocks are really appealing.

Lindsay I recently purchased a box of Art supplies, in the bottom of the box I found small glass vials of powder form pigments. Is it possible to make these powder pigments into water color and if yes what would you recommend to formulate to put in pans?

Ink toner is coming up

I thought the point of the Inktense series was that they were light-fast and waterproof/permanent? Can be used on fabric so washable. Like you could put artwork on the back of a jeans jacket, quilt etc. I thought the true primary colors eere cyan magenta and yellow? I have a 12 set of Prismacolor pencils but it has red and i cannot make a pink. With magenta and yellow you can make pink and red. But you can't get pink from red. It also had the wrong yellow. The blue pencil was the only primary it had. I'd like to see if you can make a pink with either the 6 set or 12 set of blocks. Maybe in a short? I would also like to see you use them on fabric. Maybe plsin bandanas or fabric napkins. And see how the white works. Is that how they get pink? Opaque?

Omg. this is epic -:))

Thanks for spending my money again 🤪

I wish Derwent would have a set of just the new colors of Inktense pencils so that we could just add those to our 72 set.

The Derwent claim that Inktense is “permanent” on fabric is only partly true. Yes, you can wet fabric with WATER after the color has dried. But if you wash fabric colored with Inktense, using even tiny amounts of a super gentle detergent, the color washes out dramatically. So any fiber artists who create textile pieces that may need to be laundered from time to time-quilts and wearable art, for example-should be VERY cautious about Inktense, and test, test, test their planned use.

How do you keep the blocks from getting other colours on them doesn't it contaminate the colours

I really, really shouldn't watch videos like this when I have just had all my main yearly bills in! I am itching to order some of the singles to compliment the sets I have!

Oh so chunky!😍😍😍

I always feel that the Inktense Blocks are a bit more chalky than the pencils. Would you say that the XL Inktense Blocks feel like the normal Inktense Blocks on the page after they have dried? Thanks!

Hi, quick question, if you wet the inktense blocks directly, wouldn't they dry afterwards and become unusable? Or are they only permanent when put on paper.

I love this stuff; however, I wish you would ask Derwent what is in their water soluble graphite because it isn't graphite. Graphite is NOT soluble in water. There are no dipoles in graphite and therefore non-polar. Meaning: graphite absolutely cannot be and absolutely is NOT water soluble. Hence why I use it as a lubricant in machinery instead of grease. whatever these glorious and amazing products are, and to be clear I love them and use the "water soluble" graphite on the daily, but they are not graphite. I'm dying to know what it is. I've been trying to figure out out for years. Without doing a chemical analysis on it. Ever since I stumbled on a pencil with the image of a paintbrush on it. I'm curious if it's just dye mixed with clay, but then what's the sheen? If mica that's the finest ground mica I've ever seen in my life. If anyone is reading this and curious: in chemistry there are rules just as in physics, law, society, etc. There is a like- dissolves- like rule. Non-polars absolutely CANNOT be dissolved by polars. It's absolutely physically impossible. NOT improbable, but impossible. Graphite goes beyond that. It isn't even soluble in like-non-polar chemicals. Why, you may be asking yourself. Because it is a giant covalent structure, or macromolecule. As a result, it is too large to form a homogeneous mixture with a solvent. The covalent bonds between carbons are too strong for any attractions from the solvent. Which makes graphite special. Well, that and the fact that you are drawing and writing with diamonds. Graphite has the same structure as diamonds. It just hasn't been compressed enough yet to finish the process. If graphite and diamonds were human, one could think of graphite as the baby in uteral while the birth of said baby is the diamond in its raw state. As it ages and the parent educates the child each new synapse formed shapes the diamond. Each new year a bit more polish. By adulthood we now see a fine diamond shining bright and strong. Giving joy and radiance to those around it. All the more reason to buy, use, romanticize, theologize, philosophize, idealize and throughly enjoy these products.

Can alcohol or airbrush medium activate these better than water?

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