Watersoluble Graphite Pencils

Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Pencil Set

Bridge the gap between graphite sketching and watercolour, while creating beautiful washes and rich line work.

Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Graphite Pencil Set features five smooth water-soluble graphite pencils. Simply use a wet brush to transform parts of your drawing into a wash, or dip the pencil tip in water before you draw, creating a rich, soft, and smooth lines.

Perfect for watercolour painting, sketches, and mixed media. It’s also great for quick on-the-spot drawings with a water-brush, or in the studio for more finished renderings. Use it without water to achieve classic graphite line work.

The leads in the pencils are bonded to prevent breakage, and are varnished with an environmentally friendly, water-based varnish.

The assorted set of 5 includes one pencil in each hardness.

Specifications:

• Quality water-soluble graphite pencils
• Ideal for sketches, watercolour drawings, and mixed media
• Break-resistant 3.3 mm lead
• Five hardness grade pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B

Koh-I-Noor Progresso Aquarelle Woodless Graphite Pencil 4B

Splash out! The Progresso Aquarelle is a lacquer-coated stick of high grade graphite suitable for drawing and sketching in the regular way, and for use with water to create washes, to blend or soften lines, and to vary line effects as you draw.

Use the dry pencil to draw, and then brush water over it for washes and blends. Dip the pencil in water, and then draw for different line effects. Wet the surface, and draw into the wash for yet more varied effects.

The woodless pencil can be used sharpened to a point for fine lines, or with the lacquer removed, laid on its side for wide sweeps of shading.

• Solid lacquer-coated graphite
• Round stick feels smooth and comfortable in your hand
• Can be sharpened with any pencil sharpener with care
• Very versatile in its range of mark-making potential
• Made in the Czech Republic