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Derwent Tinted Charcoal XL Blocks 6 Tin, Set of 6, 60mm Extra-Large Block, Naturally Water-soluble, Ideal for Sketching, Drawing and Expressive Mark Making, Professional Quality (2306177)

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1.:Charcoal


2.Color:Assorted Colors


About this item

  • Derwent charcoal tinted with colour, for a variety of earthy shades. The large, naturally water-soluble and highly versatile block is perfect for broad coverage and expressive marks.
  • Specially formulated blend of soft charcoal tinted with colour in XL format for broad coverage, bold marks, agile lines and smooth smudging.
  • Soft in texture, to create smooth smudge effects. Use your hand or a paper stump to manipulate over a large area.
  • Break into pieces or grate into a powder for detail and textures. Each block contains a high volume of formula, equivalent to eight pencils.
  • Contents: 1 x Derwent Tinted Charcoal XL Blocks, includes 6 XL blocks in Ochre, Sanguine, Mars Violet, Sepia, Forest Pine, White


Tinted Charcoal XL Blocks in earthy shades, suitable for large scale art pieces and a range of bold and agile marks, due to the strength and body of the chunky blocks. Each soft, pastel-like Tinted Charcoal XL Block contains a high volume of formula, equivalent to 8 pencils. Ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in your hand, use the blocks for large scale drawings or use the edges and corners to add fine detail and line work. The soft texture of the charcoal delivers smooth smudge effects for broad coverage. Break into pieces or grate into powder to add textures and details. As charcoal is naturally water-soluble, small amounts of water can be added to manipulate the texture for interesting effects. Versatile format in a range of earthy shades for every charcoal artist.


Jake
2025-07-26 17:35:54
Using these charcoals for artwork. They are richer than vine charcoal when used with water and so smooth. Fun to work with.
Jody Leichner
2025-07-09 12:45:28
I love these big chunky graphite blocks. They are in a nice tin with padding, and I think the cut out foam that the blocks sit in are the way to keep them lasting. I find it is better to rub a block on a piece of pallet paper, and paint from that, rather than use it like pan watercolors. over time they can crumble if you use them that way a lot like do. I will replace them and not use the new ones like pan paint.I love the affect, the colors, the grainy affects, and how wonderful it to spread, blend and lay down. It's not good for layers upon layers. the bottom layers reactivate, if you are using water, but you can do many layers dry, and use a springy stiff dry brush to lay it down, blend, and fix it with a mat workable fixative, you can paint dry, layer upon layer, and I think I can work bigger, than if Im using pencils, by using larger dry brushes for blending. this works great on bristol, and bristol velum. I think these blocks will stay a staple in my kit. I have not used them yet with inktense blocks, or the inktense pan watercolor but I am planning to soon. I hope you give these a try, and enjoy them as much as I do.
Roger D.
2025-07-08 16:25:50
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.
Naomi H.
2025-07-05 12:40:54
These blocks came highly recommended to me so I decided to buy them. And to my surprise, they are really as good as everyone was saying they were. They blend so well together and work so well with acrylic paints, watercolor paints, just about anything you use them with. Wonderful block.
Jackie Beckett
2025-06-29 15:39:48
I’ve done a few paintings with theseAnd really like the shimmer the createHighly Recommended
FlowerChild
2025-06-13 10:14:01
Using it like watercolors so far. Expensive imo, but happy with it. Seems well made.
K
2025-06-04 20:21:10
I don’t so much mind the broken charcoals upon arrival. I don’t prefer it, of course, but as a hyper-realistic artist, the pigmentation is of much more significance.I posted a photo of my current, unfinished drawing that i have been using these charcoals in. The way it applies on Arches hot pressed paper is fantastic. Smooth finish, good transitions and each one is pigmented so well.I definitely recommend getting them if you’re interested, but buyer must be aware that they very well might come broken.
Chuck Furnace
2025-05-26 14:44:23
nice choices for rhythm quick sketches and underpaintings, I follow up with a water brush to add even more texture
プレコ
2025-05-17 18:20:33
まず太さに驚きました。直径2cm、長さ5.7cm、角丸。断面はシャープなので、意外と普通のクレヨンよりも細い線もひけます。(そのうち丸くなるとやりづらそうですが)使用感は、同社のインクテンスブロックに近い、軟らかめのパステル形状です。グラファイトクレヨンと比較すると、9Bに相当すると思います。一般的な感覚だと、油分は無いため安価なクレヨンよりは軟らかく滑りがよく、ソフトパステルよりは粉落ちが少なく、鉛筆と比べると粉が落ちる、といった感じ。色が6色ですが、ダーウェント特有のニュアンスカラーで、上品な色合いです。色だけで上手そうに見える色です。水で伸ばすことができます。かなり塗り込んでから水で伸ばすと、乾けばぴたっとフラットな塗りこみができます。ですがグラファイト特有のメタル感、微量の乱反射があり、光によって見え方が変わる絵になります。ある程度は練ゴムで消すこともできますが、完全には除去できません。水でリフティングもできますが、真っ白には戻りません。水で濡らした面に描画すると、より濃くなります。大きな紙に、大胆に描くと気持ち良い画材です。(私はA4用紙でも楽しめました)
D. S. Dombois
2025-05-10 18:18:26
Die Blöcke haben zwar einen stolzen Preis, jedoch ist dieser die Qualität und Ergiebigkeit betreffend absolut gerechtfertigt. Ich empfehle ein Pastellfixativ dazu zu nutzen.Klare Kaufempfehlung
Countess B.
2025-03-08 14:12:22
J'adore la marque Derwent, si synonyme de très haute qualité... Ces graphites sont à la fois solides et doux, tendres et résistants... Solubles par l'eau, ou traitement en estompés aux doigts, 'pomponnés' du bout d'une éponge, tout est faisable avec ces craies... Inutile de préciser que leur durée de vie est très très longue... J'en fait la collection, ils se suffisent à eux mêmes pour débuter ou pour de plus grands projets de surface... Excellentissime !!
Cláudia
2025-02-10 10:04:28
Produto bem pigmentado. Bom deslize sobre o papel.
Michael Daniels
2025-01-31 12:41:21
gut