Drawing Pencils
soft demand (-15.3% this quarter) — Drawing Pencils doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Drawing Pencils profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Drawing Pencils is a £539K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (763K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Drawing Pencils: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -15.3% over the last 90 days and 9.1% of searches end in a purchase.
£539K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.
19%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 26 products
Top Drawing Pencils products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sketching Pencils Set of 8 - B 2B 4B 6B 8B HB 2H 4H - Drawing Pencils with Graphite Lead & Premium Wood are Ideal for Sketching Shading & Doodling - For Beginners & Professionals
- Price
- £3.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,564
- Age
- 4y ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO Drawing Pencils (12B to 4H) 10 Graphite 3 Charcoal Sketching Pencils Blending Stumps Erasers & Sharpeners for Drawing Sketching Shading Drafting and Illustrations
- Price
- £6.67
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 771
- Age
- 2y ago
Faber-Castell 9000 Art Set 12 x Pencils in a Stylish Tin
- Price
- £9.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 12,437
- Age
- 18y ago
Drawing Set for Adults Pack of 24 - Drawing Pencils for Artists & Professionals - Ideal Sketching Pencils Art Set for All of Your Creative Needs
- Price
- £7.48
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 235
- Age
- 1y ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO 10-Piece Sketching Pencils Set of 12B to 4H Graphite Drawing Pencils for Artists Ideal for Art Shading Sketch & Doodling For Beginners & Professionals
- Price
- £3.33
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 5mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Drawlish Drawing Pencils for Artists 16-Piece Set (4H-10B) Metal Case
- Price
- £5.02
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1mo ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO 10-Piece Sketching Pencils Set of 12B to 4H Graphite Drawing Pencils for Artists Ideal for Art Shading Sketch & Doodling For Beginners & Professionals
- Price
- £3.33
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 5mo ago
26-Piece Sketch Pencils Set Sketching Drawing Pencil Set - 12 Graphite (6B-4H) 4 Charcoal (White/Soft/Medium/Hard) Erasers Sharpener - Non-Toxic Art Supplies for Beginners to Pros All Ages
- Price
- £6.63
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 126
- Age
- 6mo ago
ANSIO Drawing Pencils Set of 8 2H 4H HB B 2B 4B 6B 8B Sketching Pencil Smooth Graphite Art Pencils for Shading Sketching & Doodling Ideal for Artists and Beginners
- Price
- £2.65
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 45
- Age
- 1y ago
ASTRAFINE Sketching Pencils Set - 14 Premium Drawing Pencils Ideal for Sketching Shading & Doodling - For Beginners & Professionals
- Price
- £4.04
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateDrawlish Drawing Pencils for Artists 16-Piece Set (4H-10B) Metal Case
- Price
- £5.02
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 1mo ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO 10-Piece Sketching Pencils Set of 12B to 4H Graphite Drawing Pencils for Artists Ideal for Art Shading Sketch & Doodling For Beginners & Professionals
- Price
- £3.33
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 5mo ago
26-Piece Sketch Pencils Set Sketching Drawing Pencil Set - 12 Graphite (6B-4H) 4 Charcoal (White/Soft/Medium/Hard) Erasers Sharpener - Non-Toxic Art Supplies for Beginners to Pros All Ages
- Price
- £6.63
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 126
- Age
- 6mo ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO Sketching Pencils Set of 27 Pcs - Drawing Pencils for Artists and Professionals Graphite & Charcoal Art Set with Blending Stumps Sandpaper Erasers & Sharpener
- Price
- £7.53
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 160
- Age
- 10mo ago
HIFORNY 42 PCS Drawing Set Sketching Kit with Graphite and Charcoal Pencils Blending Tools Erasers & Accessories in Portable Zipped Case for Artists Students & Beginners
- Price
- £11.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 416
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
89
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
16%
- Drawlish30%
- ARTISANAL STUDIO24%
- Faber-Castell20%
- ASTRAFINE4%
- STAEDTLER3%
- KALOUR3%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 16%)
Drawing Pencils demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
Top Drawing Pencils search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- drawing pencils148K/yr
- faber castell88K/yr
- sketching pencils94K/yr
- art pencils69K/yr
- sketch pencils45K/yr
- pencil set49K/yr
- artist pencils44K/yr
- sketching pencil set44K/yr
- drawing pencils for artists31K/yr
- graphite pencils28K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drawing Pencils
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
87% of reviews“Good quality pencils”
“Good for the price”
“Excellent pens”
“Super nice to draw with”
“great colours”
What buyers complain about
63% of reviews“The quality of the contents isn't stunning - this isn't artist-quality stuff, any of it;”
“Break quickly”
“They also seem pretty tough”
“Looks good - pencils creamy texture easy to blend - however over half colours had broken lead so constant sharpening- tips breaking etc”
“Really lovely set I wish it came in a metal tin though”
Drawing Pencils return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.3%
Return rate
23%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Drawing Pencils questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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