Fine, Professional Quality Watercolor Pencils with Superior Lightfastness and Buttery Smooth Laydown
Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils are named after a reknowned German artist from the Renaissance who liked to paint scenes of botanical, landscape and wildlife. He was one of the earliest promoters of watercolors as a medium when his contemporaries primarily worked in oils.
These beautiful pencils by Faber-Castell offer you:
- Highest quality pigments that provide superior lightfastness (resistant to fading). Faber-Castell uses a 3 level rating of which the highest rating is set at 100+ years.
- Colors remain consistent when wet or dry
- Thick 3.8mm leads will resist breaking and are fully water soluble. You can blend them easily when wet and then watch them dry into permanent, rich watercolor effects.
- Leads are housed in premium cedar wood casing with Faber's SV bonding that strengthens the leads, holding them in place during use and providing you with sharp fine lines and great point retention.
- Colors layer beautifully without any waxy build up and can be used with or without water.