Museum Aquarelle is not only a water-soluble pencil; it is a watercolour in a pencil form. Museum Aquarelle colour pencils are developed and produced in Caran d'Ache's Geneva workshop, in close collaboration with watercolour artists. Their extra-fine quality makes them perfect both for watercolour painting and for artistic drawing.
1% water-soluble, immediately and totally.
Optimal transparency with no veiled effect.
Range of 76 brilliant and vibrant colours.
Exceptional colour lightfastness applied wet or dry (standard Blue Wool Scale).
High pigment density.
Characteristics:
Soft, smooth lead containing mineral fillers and natural binders, large diameter (3.8mm) with a strong point.
Matt finish, hexagonal shape to reduce risk of rolling and falling.
Premium cedar wood for easy, smooth sharpening. Matt cap faithfully reproduces the lead colour, with colour identification number.
Lightfastness indication (from ★★ to ★★★★★)
instead of using a graphite pencil which gets my paint looking murky and gross, I find that sketching my stuff out with the watercolor pencil is perfect as it just disappears under the paint!
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Suzanne V. (Victoria, CA)
Green / Phthalo Green
Beautiful green
Beautiful green. I experimented with it in a card I made and it did not disappoint.
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katherine m.
Brown / Raw Umber
it is just ok, I have to push hard to get color, buy I do like the wet part.
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