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