Caran d'Ache Museum Watercolour Pencils (Pack of 40)

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The lightfast properties, too, are beyond impressive. Of the 76 colours in the range, 61 have a maximum score of five stars on the Blue Wool Scale, assuring at least 100 years of stability in normal room conditions, whether applied wet or dry.

Use this handy online tool to find each pencil’s name, pencil number and lightfast rating. Also see a colour swatch for each coloured pencils. These colour swatches are drawn with the dry pencil on the left of the image. The wet pencil is on the right of the image. Water soluble pencils in a range of exceptional colors : the soft and water soluble tip of the pencil allows for clean and precise lines that rival paintbrushes for intense colors.Watercolour Pencils offer more versatility than a standard colouring pencil, but they do have a slightly steeper learning curve. With a single watercolour pencil you’ll essentially have two colouring tools in one and you’ll be able to make a whole variety of different marks. Use watercolour pencils dry and you probably won’t be able to tell them apart from a standard colouring pencil. Their texture may feel a little drier, and they may not layer quite as effectively – but overall they’re very similar. There’s nothing stopping you from using your watercolour pencils dry and never activating them with water. However, be careful not to splash your drawing or the colour will run and you could ruin it.

Where Museum Aquarelle could be considered Caran d’Ache’s best water soluble pencil for advanced users, Supracolour are fantastic for those with intermediate skill levels. They don’t offer quite the same vibrance and performance as the Museum range, but still deliver the standard of quality you’d expect from the brand. They have a soft texture that makes it easy to apply and blend colour. However, with the softness you do loose a little in point strength. Like Museum, these pencils really come into their own when wet, but they do work well as a dry medium too. They do generate a bit of dust when dry. Each pencil has a colour matched, varnished barrel that includes the colour name and lightfastness.

Caran d'Ache Museum Aquarelle Pencil Characteristics. 

WAX BASED | 4mm Colour Strip | Round Barrel | 100 Colours (including 1 non water soluble outliner) | Firm Texture Colour accuracy vs the colour barrel is fairly good. Similar to other brands the barrel colour is slightly darker than the colour that appears on the paper. Although the barrel design looks sharp I personally prefer when the entire pencil is the same colour vs the colour-dip tip.

Extra-fine quality pencils: the Museum Aquarelle pencils are of exceptional quality and like an extra-fine watercolor.The search button on the right hand side above the table is the global search button and it searches all columns within the table. The search bar above each column searches for information within that column. If you’re still having trouble working out which of these pencils is best for your project, or if you have any questions about water soluble pencils, just leave a comment below and we’ll be happy to help. A range that materialises artistic innovation: the innovative Museum Aquarelle range allows artists to explore in new ways watercolor in pencil form. Multi-technique uses: the Museum Aquarelle range is adapted to both watercolor painting and artistic drawing. Faber-Castell Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour Pencils are available in sets. Winsor & Newton Watercolour Pencils Studio Collection Watercolour

Derwent Watercolour Pencils are available individually and in sets. Caran d’Ache Watercolour PencilsWinsor & Newton Studio Collection Watercolour Pencils are available in sets. We hope this article helps you choose the best watercolour pencil!