Derwent Graphic Pencils

Derwent commissioned an illustration campaign for the global redesign of its Graphic pencil range, one of the brand’s most established professional product lines. Five original illustrations were drawn entirely with Derwent graphite, with each subject chosen to show the character of the grade it represented, spanning the full range from 9H to 9B. The artwork was deployed across product packaging sold worldwide.

Client: Derwent
Art Direction: Astri Sanders
Creative Direction: Esther Williams High

Classical statue figure graphite illustration

Colosseum graphite architectural drawing

Colosseum drawing in progress with Derwent Graphic pencil

Graphite illustration of a small bird in flight with one wing extended and fragmented feather details.

Graphite illustration of a bee lying on its side with translucent wings and angular body forms.

Black-and-white graphite illustration of an octopus with curling tentacles, suction cups and angular texture details.

Child and older hand graphite illustration

Derwent pencil tins showing graphite packaging illustrations across the full Graphic and Sketching range.

The commissioned series was used across multiple Derwent Graphic pencil sets and sketching pads.

Derwent Graphic pencil packaging with graphite illustrations

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