Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Artists' Watercolour Pencils contains the highest-quality watercolour pencils you can buy. They're used by artists the world over because their thick, perfectly water-soluble leads contain superior pigments that are extremely lightfast and brilliant. The colours are intense, and they produce beautifully smooth strokes. Use them dry as you would any traditional pencil, or add water to create all the effects you would expect from watercolours but in a convenient pencil form.