Derwent has offcially challenged Prismacolor 150 colors. Derwent came out with the Chromaflow coloured pencils a few years ago. This year in 2024 they announced 150 Chromaflow Coloured pencils! I first saw the set at Creativation and put it in my video. So many people were excited for the big new set.
Why do people love them so much? They are a soft core wax based based color pencil with a smooth texture and laydown, rich and vibrant colors and blendable. They have a little smaller core size than other Derwent colored pencils 3.5mm. From Derwent they are Blendable 5/5, Color Intensity 4/5, Point Strength 4/5 and Layering 4/5.
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In comparision to their other pencils they are softer than Procolour, Coloursoft has a more rapid laydown. The Lightfast have a larger and stronger pencil core, are 100% lightfast and are rich and creamy because they are oil based. The laydown and vibrancy of Chromaflow is better than Acadamy.
Colors
In the list below each color has a name and a number. I put the lightfasteness rating next to to the color number. The colors are on a gray wool scale with 1 being the worst and 8 being the best. Derwent said these pencils have an 88% lightfasteness rating. I think that means that 88% of the pencils have an acceptable lightfast rating. The colors also did really well on dark paper except the super dark colors.
The full list of colors in the 150 Chromaflow coloured pencil set are:
- Citrus Yellow (0010-5), Parmesan (0020-5), Lemon (0030-8), Sun Yellow (0100-8), Sunflower (0110-5), Dandelion (0120-7), Soft Yellow (0130-7), Pineapple (0140-8), Sandcastle (0150-8), Amber Gold (0200-8), Golden Sun (0300-8), Sienna Gold (0305-5), Mango (0310-7), Butterscotch (0320-7), Flame (0400-8), Clementine (0405-7), Melon (0410-7), Orange Crush (0415-7), Autumn Blaze (0420-5/6), Red Orange (00430-5), Carrot (0440-7), Cardinal Red (0450-7), Scarlet (0500-8), Pure Red (0510-5), Strawberry (0600-8), Pompeian Red (0610-5), Sangria (0620-6), Shiraz (0630-6), Turkish Delight (0640-8), Salmon (0700-8), Ash Rose (0710-7), Deep Vermilion (0720-6), Blush Pink (0800-5), Hot Pink (0810-2), Cerise Pink (0820-5), Magenta (0900-5), Jazzberry (0905-3), Ultra Pink (0910-2), Orchid (00920-1), Rose Pink (0925-2), Pink Heather (0930-2), Dusky Purple (0935-5), Midnight Mauve (0940-6), Deep Rose (0945-5), Hollywood Pink (0950-2), Wild Berry (0955-2) Mardi Gras (0960-2), Oyster (0965-5), Light Mauve (0970-2), French Mauve (0975-3), Light Heather (0980-2), Amethyst (0985-4), Mauve (0990-7), Dewberry (0995-2), Lilac (1000-3), Dark Purple (1105-7), Aztec Purple (1010-7), Picotee Blue (1111-8), Egyptian Blue (1112-8), Violet (1100-5), Midnight Purple (1110-7), Violet Blue (1120-4), Lagoon (1121-8), Peacock Blue (1122-7), Mariner (1123-5), Iris Purple (1130-3), Glaucous Blue (1140-5), Denim (1200-7), Lapis Blue (1210-5), Blue Orchid (1220-5), Periwinkle (1230-7), Carolina Blue (1240-6), Santorini (1250-6), Brilliant Blue (1260-7), Blue (1300-7), Blue Yonder (1305-6), Glacier Blue (1310-3), Deep Sea (1320-7), Light Blue (1400-5), Sea Blue (1405-7), Bondi Blue (1410-7), Orient (1411-8), Mineral Blue (1412-8), Teal (1520-7), Turquoise Green (1500-8), Caribbean Green (1501-6), Laurel Green (1502-6), Eucalyptus (1510-8), Pastel Mint (1520-7), Cactus (1530-8), Field Grey (1535-6), Obsidian Green (1540-8), Pine Green (1550-7), Basil (1600-8), Mint Leaf (01605-7), Green Meadow (1610-8), Tropical Rain (1620-8), Foliage (1700-8), Olive Yellow (1710-6), Key Lime (1720-7), Spring Bud (1730-7), Jungle Green (1740-7), Grass Green (1800-8), Olivine (1801-6), Light Olive (1802-8), Pear (1810-5), Lemon Lime (1820-8), Chai (1825-7), Pickle (1830-8, Leaf Green (1831-8), Lincoln Green (1832-6), Mocha (1840-7), Oak (1845-8), Dijon (1850-7), Saffron Mango (1855-7), Brown Sugar (1860-7), Peach Sand (1870-5), Burnt Sienna (1900-8), Spice (1910-8), Redwood (1920-7), Raisin (2000-8), Bourbon (2001-7), Nutshell (2002-8), Willow (2003-7), Liquorice (2004-8), Coffee Bean (2010-8), Natural Brown (2100-8), Biscotti (2105-7), Morning Mist (2110-8), Pebble (2120-8), Basalt Grey (2130-7), Carbon Grey (02140-5), Almond Frost (2145-8), Red Storm (2150-4), Lavender Ash (2160-4), Rose Quartz (2161-6), Fell Mist (2162-7), Moon Rock (2163-7), Slate Grey (2170-5), Winter Lake (2180-4), Oxford Grey (2190-7), Platinum (2200-8), Charcoal Grey (2210-8), Neutral Grey (2220-8), Black (2300-8), White (2400-8), Silver (2500-8), Gold (2600-8), Silver Mint (2700-5), and Ice Blue (2800-8).
I did notice some of the dark colors are super dark. Using a blender and not as much pigment I was able to draw some color out of the darker colors 935, 2004, and 2170 being examples. The blender changed some of the colors too such as 200, 300 and 305.
I was able to mix the colored pencils and blend colors and make new colors. I was also able to use an eraser, a Derwent eraser to erase the colors.
Derwent gives a bunch of tips on how to use the Chromaflow colored pencils on their website:
- Chromaflow coloured pencils are wax based, do not use smooth paper.
- Chromaflow coloured pencils pencils are best used when sharp otherwise the pigment will sink into the valleys.
- Use light pressure when blending using elliptical strokes
- Using sharp pencils reduces risk of wax bloom of Chromaflow coloured pencils. Humid conditions also cause wax bloom.
- There needs to be enough pigment on the paper to blend Chromaflow coloured pencils.
- White pencil can be used as a blender with Chromaflow coloured pencils, but will lose vibrancy.
- Use blender tools and burnisher pencils to maximize the blending properties of Chromaflow coloured pencils.
- Can use polymer erasers with Chromaflow coloured pencils.
Here is the back and front of the box and the pencils in the box.
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