The collection of 12 came in a beautiful square box with foam top and bottom and grooved to hold the pencils. The pencils themselves are gorgeous. Museum Aquarelle pencils have been made with the best selection of pigments, including a large number of mono-pigments (pure, unblended colour from source) and highest quality translucent mineral filler. They cover the paper easily and feel sensitive to the pressure of my hand, even on a textured surface. 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 our Geneva workshop, in close collaboration with master watercolour artists. Their extra-fine quality makes them perfect both for watercolour painting and for artistic drawing. Colored pencils for professional artists: the Museum Aquarelle colored pencils are first and foremost adapted to the needs of professional and demanding artists.

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. Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencils have a generous colour strip and a good weight in the hand. They’re professional grade, with the majority of colours ranked highly for lightfastness, so they’re an ideal choice for any artist keen on displaying their artwork or taking commissions. You can use these pencils dry, however you’ll find that they have a slightly drier texture than a traditional pencil. Their beauty really shines with the addition of water. It’s remarkably easy to lift the pencil marks, leaving you with nothing but vibrant, pure watercolour paint. Their soft texture also means you can easily blend colours and they have excellent coverage. These pencils have a colour matched, varnished barrel that has all the colour information stamped on for easy identification.For the purposes of this review, I’m also including the Pallette Aquarelle also by Caran D’Ache. This product is a perfect pairing because it’s specially designed with a textured side that works well for applying dry pencil and adding water with a paintbrush to liquify it. I’ll be giving my thoughts on this product as well at the end of the review. Individual colours are not given a lighfastness rating as they are part of the company’s hobby range, however Faber-Castell say the whole range has excellent lightfastness. The extra-fine quality of Museum Aquarelle colour pencils make them perfect for all the requirements of watercolour painting and artistic drawing.

A range that materialises artistic innovation: the innovative Museum Aquarelle range allows artists to explore in new ways watercolor in pencil form. These pencils are listed as vegan however Caran d’Ache don’t list any specific pigment information. No colours use PBk9 pigment. Whilst still wet, I shaved colours on to the bottom right corner to give the effect of flowers and grasses.

Conclusion 

Working down the long side, I reached the other end of an A4 sheet with colour still drawing out, far exceeding my expectations. Winsor & Newton Studio Collection Watercolour Pencils are available in sets. We hope this article helps you choose the best watercolour pencil! This post was originally published on 18 December 2019, updated on 14 July 2021, 3 August 2021, and 10 November 2021. It was last updated on 4 January 2023.

For a pretty marbled finish, I scattered tiny shavings from the leads of different colours on to the paper and then brushed over with plenty of water, letting the colours mingle. Faber-Castell Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour Pencils are available in sets. Winsor & Newton Watercolour Pencils Studio Collection Watercolour Pencils made with high quality wood: the wood of the Museum Aquarelle pencils is the highest grade FSC™certified cedar wood. You can also combine watercolour and traditional pencils into a single drawing. Just make sure you use water soluble colour in your initial layers, otherwise the traditional colour pencil will act like a resist!Mary Herbert tries out Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle Pencils and finds that they are a ‘serious medium, made for serious artists’ Top features Winsor & Newton Studio Collection Watercolour Pencils have a smooth texture and high level of pigment that delivers both excellent coverage and easy colour laydown. While you can use these pencils dry, their colour is at it’s most vibrant when wet. They’re made with a high quality binder, so the leads are very resilient and resistant to both chips and breakage. This pencil range has a rather minimal design. Their white barrel distinguishes them from Winsor’s standard colouring pencil (grey barrel), and like them they feature very little in the way of pigment or lightfastness information. In fact the only information printed on the barrel is the colour name and the Winsor & Newton logo.

The leads are strong enough to be sharpened to a very fine point without breaking, yet soft enough to be sensitive to the slightest pressure on paper and they glide across the surface in a very pleasing way.Spraying, brushing, or dropping water on to Museum Aquarelle pencil marks resulted in a host of effects, depending on the water-to-pigment ratio and the relationship between colours on the paper. You’ll find this chart helpful as you can find a coloured pencil’s details without having to physically search through your pencils, or your physical colour chart. It will be a great time saver for you. Museum Interactive Colour Chart G’day Barb- a “white magic” eco eraser sponge with just water is all I need to clean the mixing board when I’m not going to use the pigment again! (It goes by many names just here in Oz, from branded thru cheap no name, typically used to remove scuffs from painted walls etc). Yep, just water and it gets off ALL the pigment returning to a perfectly white clean board. Saves your brushes- especially if you like them- too. A line drawing could be lightly washed over, leaving the original drawing softened and tinted, which I thought was a lovely effect. If the pencil was first dipped in water, it made more opaque marks on the paper that released less pigment when washed over after drying.