Caran dAche Museum Aquarelle Pencil Sets Landscape Set of 20 Colours (3510.420)

Rich colors that dissolve completely with water. A little bit goes a long way! They are a bit more opaque when compared to Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer but sometimes that is a good thing. These are great for portable watercolor or paired with other watercolor pencils / brands.

I love these pencils. For me they are MUCH better than Faber Castell or Derwent. The pigments are strong and they lay down on the paper nicely. The pencils lines disappear when adding water to the paper. They are EXPENSIVE but worth the money. I do own Faber Castell or Derwent water color pencils so this comparison is accurate for me.

I saw these in a store in Paris where they are called Caran D’Ache Geneve. So much better than the regular ones. Like real watercolor without the pencil lines showing. Y The best ever!

But I really like them so much. Its the 3rd set of them I bought. I wish I could afford the whole 72, They really do have such a burst of color. They actually dont look quite like watercolor unless you use very little pigment. Derwent (not inktense) has a more watercolor look. I find I dont use them quite like watercolor, either. They go along well with neocolor ii Considering the cost, I wish they didnt repeat colors in the sets. From buying the 3 sets I have several duplicates. But I didnt like the selection in the 40 as well.

Love this, so soft and rich.

The colors are gorgeous and when using a water brush, the color just melts into the water beautifully! Great selection of 20 landscape colors. Delightful watercolor pencils! Love them. Now maybe I need the Marine set!

I have a bit of a watercolor pencil problem perhaps. But of all the watercolor pencils that I have tried, these are easily the best for sketching. Theyre darn near buttery, going onto the paper so readily and so colorfully. Theyre maybe not the best choice if you want to do a carefully rendered drawing that you will then just get wet (a more than valid choice), but they are so much fun for working loosely with swathes of water and color.

I am not in love with these but they are much better than the Caran dAche Supracolor watercolor pencils in terms of the quality of the pigment, and the lightfast ratings, however, dont expect these to work like traditional water color paint. Some people say they are opaque - that is because there is a lot of wax content in the cores, so they do leave behind a very soft, matte finish. You do have to work with them very carefully (the lightest pressure possible and I mean very very light pressure) otherwise they WILL LEAVE PENCIL MARKS on your paper that you WONT BE ABLE TO LIFT OUT. You will also end up with a very thick build up of wax that acts like a resist if you apply too much pressure. Just keep that in mind. After doing a lot of testing with the 12 set I found that they look particularly beautiful when you use them for the first few layers of color and then working over those layers very lightly with the Luminance for a soft, transparent layering of colors. If you only use these, it will look very opaque. You can buy a Caran dAche pencil palette (small white plastic board with texture on one side) to mix the colors before activating with water and painting with a brush which is helpful when working with a limited number of colors.

These are beautiful pencils, just know that if you have the set of 40 and buy this you will have 15 duplicate colors. It could be more cost effective to just get the few that you don’t have. Unless you know you’re going to use them up :).