How INTENSE are the Derwent Inktense Pencils? | Download YOUR Swatch Chart

[@pattytolliver2651]

I love this format. It's helpful to hear another person's impression of these colors. I know this is a year after the video was made, but I really like this. Thank you for taking the time to do this completely.

[@aspywisdom5384]

Watching you swatch these is both relaxing & exciting at the same time. I think I could watch you do this all day long.

[@vegasrenie]

I am slowly replacing my “ordinary” regular and watercolor pencils with Derwent Intense. This is just the video I needed! This will help me keep track as I purchase open stock.

[@shufamshumate1689]

Loved watching you swatch. So satisfying to see all those beautiful colors emerge. So interesting to see the undertones. Thanks to you (and Steve) for the charts. I may just have to swatch my set again. Also enjoyed Rose - such a sweet dog, so glad you include her even if she is a camera hog!

[@ColoringBliss]

😂😂 Rose really does like to steal the show from time to time. She’s so adorable I don’t even care. Have fun swatching and thanks for watching.

[@j49683]

Great video! My favourite part was Rose lifting her head up when you said the color name "Deep Rose". So precious!!

[@nancyhappily9503]

I love my Inktense pencils. While still wet I have been able to lift color. They also layer beautifully. Just wait until each color and layer is dry. I love the effects I've been able to accomplish with them

[@bettysadoway24]

I swatched right along o your wonderful swatch chart from your website...which I joined. I absolutely loved spending time with you and Rose!! thanks so much.

[@fallenangel2064]

I love this format. any and all tools that can be swatched. its relaxing and informative

[@ColoringBliss]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. It sure makes it easier for me to skip the whole hair and makeup process and get straight to the art!

[@aptwalker2009]

Oh, and just have to comment that Rose is an absolute dear! I love her interactions with you. I'm a cat person, of necessity, since they demand less care as far as being taken for walks, etc. I had polio as an infant, the very end of the epidemic, and post polio syndrome has caught up with me resulting in a disability that makes the extra demands of caring for canines more than I can handle any longer. I'd love to be able to have one as delightful as Rose though.

[@i2wkd4blu]

I listened while I swatches these and your information was really helpful. thank you Jennifer and Steve

[@jenniferakridge7092]

This was an amazing video....thank you Jennifer and Steve for the swatching chart!

[@michellebressette2210]

I absolutely LOVE inktense pencils, and appreciate the swatch charts; I do wish the boxes were oblong to drag the color out further. I prefer this format; I'm here for the tools and techniques 100%. Thanks for a great vid!

[@stellajean3020]

Rose is soooooo cute!!!💖💕💖

[@ColoringBliss]

She is such a joy in my life. I’m glad I can share her with all of you.

[@korakatar7921]

Thank you so much! I just got the Inktense 72 set and am planning on doing a swatch card too. This helped so much.

[@camillanilsson2460]

Thank you so much for the download. I bought the hole set awhile ago but haven´t got the time to swatch them yet. Now I do.

[@ColoringBliss]

Yay! You will love swatching them and seeing all the beautiful colors in front of you. Have fun!

[@kimfulton4887]

HI I love this where you don;t speed up the swatching I was sat swatching in my tri tine book with my dogs head in my lap (lurcher so bigger than Rose) and was loving just listening to you interact with Rose. please can we have some more longer length slow swatching please

[@geminigirl68]

Thanks for the great swatching! I'm a new subscriber and NEED to know the backstory on Rose smelling the pencils! 😄 My first dog as a child was named Rose and she was white as well! 💖

[@terrieblazek1834]

Thank you Jennifer & Steve for this swatch chart for the Inktense Pencils. I just received a set for my Birthday & it will be fun to swatch them out on a pre-printed sheet. You guys Rock...! Rose & your kitty, too make your channel interesting & relaxing.

[@junedecarlo3604]

I love to watch you do a swatch video. Along with ROSE🌷very sweet❤️

[@luciamaclellan4976]

Great video! BTW Shiraz is the name of a red grape that grows in Australia and it is used to make wine.

[@leonnehaaijman4709]

I love this format! I don't watch, I listen to it whilst colouring (I've already swatched them myself, so I know what they look like :))

[@rhuechantal6316]

I just found your channel as I prepare to explore Inktense. I love Rose! She is such a good girl. I laughed because I do the same thing with my cats who love to watch me paint: I let them sniff the end of the brush. I have the same storage system and also love swatching out new media! Thank you for showing us these beautiful colours and for a great video!

[@dscritter614]

I was coloring while I watched. It seems like that set had a nice array of colors with no duplicates. I live about 10 min from Blicks. I'm so lucky. I think it's so cool that they sell them separately. I will b picking up a few. Go with the name on the pencil.

[@JMHaleSeattle]

What a treat! Truly enjoy this video format, & Rose is a lovely co-host. TY Jennifer & Steve, Rosie too. (All of your videos are wonderful. Pls do what works best for you!) 🐶🤓

[@helenegiel4481]

Another awesome video, thank you Jennifer! I purchased the full set after seeing how much you enjoyed The Derwent Inktense pencils. They are gorgeous! You can’t help ooohing and ahhing at the beauty of these pencils, especially with water activation. Thank you for the swatch chart. Secret project huh? Hmmmmmm....

[@ColoringBliss]

Yes...I love secret projects 😉...and yes...the best part is when that water hits the pencil. Oooo its a beautiful site. Have fun swatching.

[@BarbBColorReader]

Thanks SO much for offering these charts. I have the full set and do have swatched on marker paper. Now I can do it on watercolor paper too. I had some on hand....thank GOODNESS I have a large paper cutter....my watercolor paper was a tad too large

[@sharonferrera9049]

Thank you I did enjoy ... I just purchased the 36 set and a few extra now want a few more after your video seeing the true color thank you I love these pencils

[@cindystepp6156]

Loveed this video! Very relaxing and I love these colors! Definitely want to buy! Also, I want a sweet doggie like Rose. She sits and keeps you company to sweet and good!

[@smc9060]

Great video. Especially the undertone info. Thanks for the download. I’ve had a 24 set for the last couple of years but the whole set is coming to me next month for our 25th wedding anniversary 😊. Like you I am very unwell. I just upgraded to a bliss partner 😊.

[@marytesta3003]

I know this is older but I just love inktense products. I have pencils and blocks and use them consistently.

[@doccap1]

I love this format! It is so relaxing 😌 When I watched at night I would fall asleep 😴 your voice is so soothing.

[@sunnycharacter]

My hubby Just ordered a set of Inktense for one of my Christmas gifts. Just the 24...so far. 😜 How do I know he ordered them for me? Lol He had me go online and pick out what I wanted. 🤦🏼‍♀️😍

[@sorry-I-write-long-comments]

It’s so weird to hear you call these so good and expensive, since I got these when I was a little kid, from my moms aunt. she knew I loved art and I was old enough to handle them with care, but I’ve never knew they were so good, because I have never known how to use them correctly, so now I’m gonna take them out and try them out😍

[@ushaanand4940]

Happy New Year !

[@jenniferakridge7092]

The colors really come into their own when they are activated!

[@jenniferakridge7092]

The colors are gorgeous!

[@aptwalker2009]

Shiraz is a wine type...the name fits the color. I have the full set of blocks so I was delighted to download your swatch page. Thanks :)

[@suzanphebus8582]

Shiraz is a type of wine! So that is a good name for it, it looks like wine. Yummy wine and yummy color.

[@artistjoh]

I would dispute that lightfastness is their advantage. The blues, greens and browns are mostly good lightfastness, but sadly only Sun Yellow, Fuschia, and Dark Violet are high lightfast amongst the yellows, reds and violets. The worst category is the bright reds, most of which have very poor lightfastness. It is frustrating because I cannot use a full range of colors from them as I refuse to use anything other than the most lightfast colors. However I do like to use Inktense as foundation colors, taking advantage of their permanence when dry to use Caran D'ache Museum watercolor pencils over the top of them. This helps with increasing color intensity, and is especially valuable for getting very rich deep and dark tones that have more color than just the Museum colors on their own.. I also use Albrecht Dürer colors over Inktense as they have better greys than both the Inktense and the Museum range. Each range has their advantages but I have to admit that the Caran D'ache Museum pencils give the most joy. They have the best colors for painting portraits and figures. Lots of great fleshy colors. Curiously they sell "marine" and "landscape" sets, but not a "portrait" set despite having the best portrait colors out of all the various watercolor pencil brands.

[@magical571]

i think you meant disadvantage? they are super fugitive; don't sell work made with these.

[@artistjoh]

@@magical571 Some of the colors are acceptably lightfast, but others are super fugitive. You can use the colors in professional work to sell, but only by choosing the lightfast colors and avoiding the fugitive ones.

[@samrcat4077]

Inktense. My favorite pencils! Thank you for your chart. ❤️

[@ColoringBliss]

You’re very welcome 😊 enjoy!

[@cateyes3813]

I loooove doing colour charts. Besides being a guide for yourself when choosing colours (as the actual colour of the pencil, gel pen etc is rarely represented accurately by the colour they use for the barrel or the name they assign to a colour, eg “Coral Pink” can often be much more of a Red than it is a Pink - as just one random example), but doing colour charts helps you to really get a thorough knowledge about all kinds of important things about that particular product and about that particular medium in general. I have a question and I just wanted to put it in your latest video so you’d be more likely to see it, but since it was a video about swatches/colour charts, I wanted to first add my thoughts about colour charts as well. My question is: with, for example, T’GAAL adjustable angle pencil sharpeners, the only angle I ever want is the very short angle produced by using 1 on the T’GAAL. They are fantastic sharpeners, but they do wear out/become blunt after a while and they’re plastic. Do you know of any metal pencil sharpeners that do just that short point like 1 on the T’GAAL? Because I don’t need any other variation on the angle, a sharpener with only one hole is fine - I don’t need/want a multiple choice sharpener. Like... does the Alvin Brass come in this style? Cos that’s what I’m after - a metal/stronger one hole pencil sharpener with that T’GAAL 1 angle? I don’t even actually know what they’re called (describing that particular point style), so my research didn’t yield really any results at all, so I thought that you’re someone who has enough knowledge about this sort of detailed stuff that you may know of a metal sharpener that does this. Any clues? Lovin’ from Australia 🇦🇺

[@ColoringBliss]

Such a good question about pencil sharpeners. It is a good way of sharpening colored pencils...the wood is there to support the soft core. I think I would look into the drafting supply world first. That is a group of designers that LOVE a sharp short pencil lead. After that, I would research the Japanese stationary makers...they always seem to be making the most unique products (unfortunately most of them are made of plastic). Good luck and let me know if you find something interesting

[@charleneball9728]

Hi Jennifer I hope you get this but I was wondering if you have the names of the colours for the telly rolls? Is there anyway you could help me out with this situation.

[@elizabethfonseca-spring3000]

I find that coloring is so relaxing, I like to sew and color on fabrics, can this be use with aloe vera gel? Thanks for this wonderful video I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks

[@ShanaCali]

Thank you so much for making the swatch charts available. Yay. I have to go back and watch the rest of the video.

[@ColoringBliss]

Enjoy the charts 😊

[@kimrichmond6308]

Sometimes I find I am taking to your video - Beech is a type of tree. and Hooker’s green is named for W. Hooker an English illustrator from the late 1800’s so it needs the apostrophe.

[@veystone2580]

Hope you see this message. Is so difficult for me to see the actual colors on my phone. I'm trying to see if any of those reds look orangy when diluted. Orangy not pinkish. I bought several reds but when they are diluted they look pinkish. I feel like maybe the Scarlet Pink might be it... but then again, that name is thowing me off. Or perhaps the Chili Red?... Or maybe the set just doesn't have that kind of red. Could you help me with this, please?

[@patriciawhitehead22]

To work with water soluble pencils it's better to use a full synthetic brush, they have a better "snap" than the ones that mimic animal fur (they are to soft to fully activate the pigment)

[@LadyLeda2]

Well, this was really interesting. I have a set of 72 Derwent Inktense pencils and they are nothing like yours. My numbers are different and the names are different than yours. I wonder if the colors are different?? My set is only 4 or 5 years old. Seems strange why a company would do that.

[@ColoringBliss]

That’s really strange. I wonder what’s going on?

[@jsscraphappy]

Thank you for this excellent swatching video and for the swatch charts! I will be doing mine real soon. btw, I think the “Mauve” color is more pink/red in the US and more Blue/purple in the UK. Castle Arts are the same blue/purple for Mauve and both Derwent and Castle Arts are from the UK. :-)

[@pammcardle40]

Thank you! Rose is a sweet, adorable baby! I love Derwent, all of it..those Inktense are the bomb!😁

[@rogeliokannon8153]

instaBlaster...

[@JessWilkie93]

Does anyone have any tips on how to sharpen inktense pencils?? Every sharpener I use just breaks them and chews them up! I don't have any problems with my polychromos!

[@lisa4471]

I don't have experiences with them, but maybe helps a hand sharpener from KUM?

[@danyelhudon2813]

Hi Jennifer, I am having the wooden box of 72 Inktense pencils, how can I print it clearly (in order to see the pencils number) your download free inktense Sawtch Chart over here, please?

[@tinaharrison3502]

I am noticing scratchiness width just laying down the pencils but very smooth adding water. My favorite colors are deep rose and teal.

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Okay I am officially jealous. I neither have a laser printer nor watercolor paper that will go through the printer!

[@ColoringBliss]

Oh no! Maybe your honorary brother-in-law could help with this problem 😉

[@veystone2580]

Hope u can see this and answer me... (or anyone who reads this and can answer me!)... I have watched this video many MANY times, but seeing all color together confuses me a lil bit.... which one would u consider closest to a teal color?

[@dianelloyd7464]

Hiya. Great video. Do you post customised books to the UK and do you know roughly how much postage would be for a standard sized book please?

[@aptwalker2009]

Had to split this up and finish today. I'm glad I watched to the end. I have a full set of the blocks, but only a small set of the pencils, the 24 set I believe. I haven't played with them much, but had noticed that the outliner pencil was not water soluble. I noticed now much depth the smudging gave to your final swatch. It looks like a drop shadow that lifts that edge right off the page. I know what I'll be using the pencil for...well, when I figure out where I stashed my pencil set I can put my hands on the block set, but stored the pencil set away, out of sight, out of mind. I hate it when I do that. Lindsay Weirich aka the Frugal Crafter made a faux Peerless Watercolor set by loading small squares of watercolor paper (I think) with the Inktense pigments and glued them into a small booklet that she made, or on individual sheets to keep in the front of a watercolor journal...perfect for travel or plein air work. I tried it and it worked beautifully. I have the Peerless set and the Inktense worked just as well as the Peerless as long as you don't need to rework the page since the Inktense are permanent once they have dried.

[@gerryannb25brown43]

I do not own the inktense ...YET! lol, I agree we should do our own swatches that's the only way to see the true colors. Nice Chart and Thanks Jennifer for showing me.

[@artandmorewithrachelnicole]

Loved the Free Swatch Chart 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@ColoringBliss]

I’m so glad. ❤️ have fun!

[@artandmorewithrachelnicole]

Okay I will 🙂

[@catlady256]

What can we us for skin tones?

[@ShanaCali]

I stayed for the entire video, Rose was a sweet girl. Videos in general for every channel in my opinion does benefit from editing, especially if a video is more than 50 minutes. Yet I will still watch, just maybe fast forwarding a bit. However I'm watching to learn, like that preference of swatching, how you actually use the tip of the core instead of these swatches because they don't work the best for you and your style. That would have been something I'd have missed and wished I would have known. I wanna learn. :) ...... The color swatches could be cut out on the top of your rectangles and you can add them to the tips of the printed colors and maybe tape them on the side of the pencil? You'd still have your swatches and then tip swatches on your pencils.......... Everything is of course your call. Thank you again for your time in making this video for us.

[@ColoringBliss]

Good suggestion for putting the swatch directly on the pencil. And thanks for the feedback about this format of video. It’s hard to know which style is best and where my time is best spent. I appreciate your thoughts.

[@katiejohnston7824]

Thanks for the great tips! Tip: "ni" in Japanese is pronounced as "knee". So, when you say "niji" it should sound like "knee-gee" (like gee whiz!). (-:

[@ann-or6ev]

I LOVE this format, though I do like to see you too xxxxx

[@marlisetp]

Whoops, have to do these, too. Love the pencils. Thanks for the super video.

[@pixelfox365gamer4]

So the black outerliner is not water soluble?

[@veystone2580]

Hope u see this comment. Beautiful BIG swatches, so Im so sorry for asking, cause I know is me, not the quality of your video, but could u please tell me if there is a yellow orange and a blue violet there?!?! I cant identify the colors!!! Thank u for your time!

[@kendall5513]

Thank you so much for doing these swatches; I'm trying to buy open stock and it's so hard to tell the colours from the tiny pictures. Hope you're staying well :)

[@elainewines1134]

Purple, pink,then blue. That order and always. My room was purple(lilac)with hot pink accents.

[@veystone2580]

I would have loved they had a beige red. Or at least a nice beige. 🤷‍♀️

[@pollyweinmann5082]

I like green. I think I have always liked green.

[@joellzey]

I am looking for the regular Wednesday you tube second half of this weeks video. Did it not get aired yet or has something happened to Jennifer. Gosh I hope not.

[@camillanilsson2460]

Shiraz is the name of a grape. There´s a wine variety called Shiraz.

[@ColoringBliss]

Oh wow...that makes sense. Thanks for teaching me that. 🍇

[@jojosaylor8996]

Derwent Inktense penicls are satin smooth 🙏🙏🙏

[@ColoringBliss]

Such a fun tool to color with! I’m excited to reveal the secret project I have been creating for all of you with them.

[@kristiofca1]

Shiraz - reminds me of a red wine Sirah, and the color is kind of winey -ha!

[@GAZMAN2002]

You said shraz right it's a type of red wine

[@deeman524]

Thanks! my swatch test wasn't as impressive

[@janetshaffer423]

Shiraz is the name of a red wine. Sha RAZ'

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Silly girl if course I will watch from begging to end of your video.

[@janetshaffer423]

Match the pencils to the chart. Most colorists handle their pencils first!

[@lhasalynn2091]

Beautiful! It's really a 'paint' set, if you want to get that gorgeous vibrancy. I just got my Prisma Premium set, though. LOL! It's a bit confusing! Should I get out my wallet again?