Product Review: Derwent Pocket Pencil Wrap

I've been testing the Derwent Pocket Pencil Wrap and have to say I'm very impressed. It's rapidly becoming a favourite bit of kit for a minimalist approach to sketching. As you can see from the photo it's become very well used very quickly! The solution to the marks on the canvas - which bother me not one jot - is to turn the pencil the other way round as shown in the packaging. I just prefer to have my pencil points up top!

I'm an inveterate buyer of pencil cases and pencil wraps - I'm always trying to find 'the perfect one'! I also had Derwent's bigger pencil wraps for more pencils so was familiar with the product and was keen to try this new version out - as a potential solution to the 'what do I take when I only want a few pencils and a small sketchbook in a pocket?' question

The pocket pencil wrap was launched in March and you can find my review below.

RECOMMENDED Product: Derwent Pocket Pencil Wrap

Summary: a canvas wrap which holds up to 12 pencils and pens. Suitable for slipping in a pocket with a small sketchbook

Technical Details: made of a very sturdy grade of canvas leather look edges folds in two and fastens with a velcro fastening capacity for 12 Derwent pencils or alternates

Who should buy this? artists who sketch artists who like putting all their sketching kit inside their jacket and trouser pockets - like David Hockney - will love it!

Who should not buy this? artists who never take their pencils outside their home artists attending a coloured pencil workshop (only because you'll likely want to take more than 12 pencils and there are bigger pencil wraps!)

Highlights: thick canvas wrap helps protect pencils flap over pencils helps keep them safe and stops them falling out. You don't need to worry which way you put it in a pocket compact size makes it very easy to take pencils out; very easy to slip inside a jacket or trouser pocket or small bag velcro fastening works well so long as you don't overfill the pencil wrap

Think Again? pencils mark canvas if points are uppermost - it doesn't bother me at all. If it is likely to bother you then the simple solution is to invert the pencils also of interest to people who want to take any sort of drawing implement out of their studio - it doesn't have to be a pencil! it does NOT come with pencils

Manufacturer / Distributor: Cumberland Pencil Company / Derwent

Suppliers: supplied to me by Derwent as an item to review; available from Derwent retailers. Online Retailers include: Heaton Cooper; Artifolk

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