These wood cased Pastel Pencils have a soft, powdery texture which produces a velvety smooth finish, ideal for mixing and blending. And because they’re pencils, they’re clean and easy to control. There are 72 colours to choose from.

To ensure the colour palette of their new Pastel Pencil Skintones was absolutely perfect Derwent approached Carole Massey, a professional artist and tutor who has gained a reputation as a portrait artist, to select her favourite 12 shades of Pastel Pencil for drawing people.