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  2. Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company - Wikipedia

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    Derwent (formerly the "Cumberland Pencil Company") is a brand of pencils, art materials, and other stationery. The business began in 1832 in Cumberland under the name of "Banks, Son & Co". [ 1 ] The company was bought by US corporation ACCO Brands (known then as Rexel) in 1980, [ 2 ] and became a brand of their product range.

  3. Colored pencil - Wikipedia

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    Unlike graphite and charcoal pencils, colored pencils' cores are wax- or oil-based and contain varying proportions of pigments, additives, and binding agents. [3] Water-soluble (watercolor) pencils and pastel pencils are also manufactured as well as colored cores for mechanical pencils.

  4. Oil pastel - Wikipedia

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    Oil pastels may be used directly in dry form; when done lightly, the resulting effects are similar to oil paints. Heavy build-ups can create an almost impasto effect. Once applied to a surface, the oil pastel pigment can be manipulated with a brush moistened in white spirit, turpentine, linseed oil, or another type of vegetable oil or solvent.

  5. Pastel - Wikipedia

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    Pastel pencils: These are pencils with a pastel lead. They are useful for adding fine details. Commercial oil pastels. In addition, pastels using a different approach to manufacture have been developed: Oil pastels: These have a soft, buttery consistency and intense colors. They are dense and fill the grain of paper and are slightly more ...

  6. Derwent - Wikipedia

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    Derwent Cumberland Pencil Company, a manufacturer of pencils and other stationery; Derwent London, commercial developer in London; Derwent Capital Markets, hedge fund in London; Derwent Drug File, formerly known as Ringdoc, an information monitoring, abstracting and documentation service; Derwent Living, an provider of affordable and specialist ...

  7. Crayon - Wikipedia

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    A crayon (or wax pastel) is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels, in which the pigment is mixed with a dry binder such as gum arabic, and from oil pastels, where the binder is a mixture of wax and oil. Crayons are available in a range of prices, and are easy to work with.

  8. Pencil - Wikipedia

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    A pencil (/ ˈ p ɛ n s ə l / ⓘ) is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface.

  9. Derwent Pencil Museum - Wikipedia

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    The first pencil factory in Keswick opened in 1832. The second and current factory was started in the 1920s and completed in 1950 and closed in 2007 when production was moved to Workington. [1] The museum opened in 1981 [2] and is home to one of the biggest colouring pencils in the world, the idea of technical manager Barbara Murray. The yellow ...