Caran d'AcheMuseum Aquarelle Pencil Sets Landscape Set of 20 Colours (3510.420)

I love how saturated the colors are. I usually go over with a wet brush to give a water color feel. Nice subtle shade differences. Totally worth the money!

But I really like them so much. It's 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 don't look quite like watercolor unless you use very little pigment. Derwent (not inktense) has a more watercolor look.I find I don't use them quite like watercolor, either. They go along well with neocolor iiConsidering the cost, I wish they didn't repeat colors in the sets. From buying the 3 sets I have several duplicates. But I didn't like the selection in the 40 as well.

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. They're darn near buttery, going onto the paper so readily and so colorfully. They're 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.

Love these watercolor pencils. Very useful for detail work in my painting. These were the ones recommended by my YouTube watercolor painting teacher and she didn't steer me wrong. Love the versatility. Nice colors in this set.

These are lovely and very saturated.

worth every penny. There's a reason why these are the most expensive on the market... they dissolve like watercolor, bright and soft.. Really beautiful

I am not in love with these but they are much better than the Caran d'Ache Supracolor watercolor pencils in terms of the quality of the pigment, and the lightfast ratings, however, don't 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 WON"T 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 d'Ache "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.

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 own many of the Caran d’Ache pencil sets and they truly are the best on the market!

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These are indeed very fine pencils, with great utility to the landscape artist. I use them in conjunction with watercolour, alternating between the media in any picture, and they are the best I've encountered among many I've tried. They are rich in colour, easily sharpened without ever breaking, smooth to apply, and very vivid, especially when dipped into water before application. A superb method of drawing/painting, adding texture, colour intensity and richness to watercolour in my case. Some water-soluble pencil sets I've tried leave me depleting certain colours much more than others, but I've found a use for all the colours in this landscape set. So the assortment seems well judged by the manufacturer. They are well worth their cost. Highly recommended.