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Permanent Colour Pencils

  • Choose from thin, precise leads to wide, soft, smudgy leads
  • try different techniques to blend and burnish your drawing to perfection
  • Choose colour pencils from different ranges then experiment with them, all colour pencils are made slightly differently so you need to try a few to find your favourites
  • Colour pencils don't dissolve in water and don't require any fixing
Stabilo Original Colour Pencil

Stabilo Original Colour Pencil

The Stabilo Original is an unusual colour pencil as it is partially watersoluble - it will leave contours visible.  With a hard, mm lead diameter it is perfect for hard, thin lines and a clean, precise finish.
Faber Castell Goldfaber Colour Pencils

Faber Castell Goldfaber Colour Pencils

If you are looking for the usual excellent Faber Castell quality without the price tag why not try the fantastic Goldfaber Colour Pencils.   High in pigments, smudge proof with a brilliant and vibrant colour laydown these are excellent value for money.  They are made from high-quality materials to provide maximum break resistance and excellent lightfastness with a lovely, soft 3.3mm lead.
Derwent Chromaflow

Derwent Chromaflow

Want a pencil that has colour so vibrant it will stand out well even on black or mid tone papers? Then the Chromaflow range may well be the one for you.

The ultra smooth and creamy 4mm core comes 72 highly pigmented colours. They are blendable and able to be layered, so just about any hue is possible. Although soft, the powder based core has good strength and can be sharpened to a fine point for detailing.

Chromaflow pencils are also erasable, so nothing is permanent until you want it to be, leaving you with the ability to create highlights, or simply change your mind. After all, inspiration doesn’t always mean first time perfection!

Exclusive P4A Selection Tins

Exclusive P4A Selection Tins

How do you describe a colour? Or a texture? When you need to find that ‘perfect brown’ or maybe something a ‘ bit waxier’ how can you make sure you have the pencil you really need?

Now you can take the guesswork out with our new P4A comparison sets. We are offering a unique mix of pencils across different ranges and manufacturers giving a fantastic opportunity to compare the relative qualities of several products

Derwent Lightfast

Derwent Lightfast

With Derwent Lightfast it’s all about the '100'.These incredible oil based pencils are 100% lightfast, giving colour that the manufacturer states will last 100 years, and they are available in 100 beautiful shades!  The core is hard enough for sharpening to a fine point but smooth enough for a creamy soft lay down of fully blendable colour.  The vibrant core is also vegan friendly, so we are 100% sure we have just introduced you to your new favourite pencil.
Derwent Procolour Pencils

Derwent Procolour Pencils

Combining the smooth, easy laydown of a Coloursoft pencil but retaining the strong point and harder core of an Artist pencil,  the Derwent Procolour has been designed to provide a combination of these two popular pencils. A wax based core allows the Procolour to glide like oil whilst remaining clean, blendable with a non-waxy feel. The highly pigmented cores have a unique formulation that ensure the point remains strong and sharp for intricate work. 
Derwent Artists Colour Pencils

Derwent Artists Colour Pencils

Derwent Artists Pencils are a slightly waxy, permanent coloured pencil.

 
Derwent Coloursoft Pencils

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils are the softest of pencils in a strong and vibrant range of 72 Derwent colours.
 
Derwent Studio Colour Pencils

Derwent Studio Colour Pencils

The Derwent Studio Range shares the same colour core as the Derwent Artists, but is slimmer for a crisper, more detailed finish.
 
Derwent Drawing Pencils

Derwent Drawing Pencils

The Derwent Drawing Pencil is perfect for natural studies, wildlife and portraiture.
 
Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 Permanent Coloured Pencils

Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 Permanent Coloured Pencils

The Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 is the 'Rolls Royce' of permanent coloured pencils. With exceptionally high lightfastness and levels of pigment they have a wonderful smooth lead which is perfect for any artist.
Brand New colours now available!

Derwent Metallic Colour Pencils

Derwent Metallic Colour Pencils

Derwent Metallic Colour Pencils introduce a little sparkle to your sketches and drawings with their bright, highly reflective colours.
 
Caran D'Ache Pablo Water Resistant Coloured Pencils

Caran D'Ache Pablo Water Resistant Coloured Pencils

Caran D'Ache's Pablo range is a high quality artists' pencil that is water resistant with a high lightfastness and excellent luminance.  
 
With a wide range of 120 colours they can be combined with many other types of pencil to create interesting and beautiful effects.
Faber Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils

Faber Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils

Polychromos Colour Pencils from Faber Castell are one of the nicest permanent colour pencils around. With a thick, oil based lead it is water resistant and smudgeproof. There are 120 colours in the range and with a 3.8mm lead and a round, comfortable barrel they are pencils of excellent quality. The core is SV bonded (securely gluing the lead to the wood on both sides down the full length of the pencil) which helps prevent breakage and allows for better sharpening to produce a fine point.
 

Koh I Noor 3800 Polycolor Colour Pencils

Koh I Noor 3800 Polycolor Colour Pencils

Koh I Noor 3800 Polycolor Pencils are artists' permanent coloured pencils for drawing and illustrating.  Lightfast, blendable with a high pigmentation and permanent colour. Koh I Noor use special oils to give their pencils a really soft, smooth lay down.
Lyra Colour Giant Color Pencils

Lyra Colour Giant Color Pencils

Lyra Color Giant Colour Pencils have the same beautiful, 6.5mm thick, highly pigmented cores as the Ferby & Super Ferby ranges, with a nice, chunky, hexagonal barrel which feels pleasantly weighty in the hand.
 
 
Lyra Groove Pencils

Lyra Groove Pencils

The brilliant Lyra Groove is ergonomically shaped and includes natural grip in the shape of offset grooves to encourage a proper grip.  With Lyra's usual excellent pigments and soft leads they are perfect for little hands or people who have gripping issues.

Available in colour pencils or graphite.

Lyra Super Ferby Colour Pencils

Lyra Super Ferby Colour Pencils

The Lyra Ferby & Super Ferby Colour Pencils have long been accepted as one of the best pencils around for all artists and especially children, left handers and people who have problems with gripping. 

This section is for Lyra SUPER FERBY which are the longer 17.5cm version

 
Cretacolor Karmina Fine Art Colour Pencils

Cretacolor Karmina Fine Art Colour Pencils

The Cretacolor Karmina Pencils are a range of water resistant pencils in intense and vibrant colours with a soft rich stroke. These pencils can be mixed by layering over different colours.
Staedtler Lumocolor Pencils

Staedtler Lumocolor Pencils

The Staedtler Lumocolor range marks almost all surfaces - glass, leather, textils, stone, metal, wood and plastic to name but a few. Gives opaque marking even on dark or transparent surfaces.  Available in permanent and removeable options.