Holbein Artists' Pencils are a range of soft and vivid artists' coloured pencils from leading arts manufacturer Holbein.
Each pencil has an extremely soft and buttery feel with a vibrant colour output. Holbein use high-grade pigments which exhibit little fading or discolouration by light. The mixture of oils, waxes and premium pigments result in a very thick layer of colour that is vivid and permanent.
Holbein Artists' Pencils pencil have a comfortable 7.8 mm round barrel with a thick 3.8 mm core, giving artists the ability to lay down a lot of colour at once. The pencils are pre-sharpened and require use with a good quality sharpener because of their softness. This softness and the richness of colours makes these very good for colourful works or for enhancing aspects of a drawing that you want to stand out.
This set contains the following colours: Pink, Carmine, Scarlet, Orange, Burnt Sienna, Jaune Brilliant, Marigold, Canary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Fresh Green, Viridian, Apple Green, Holly Green, Forest Green, Aqua, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue, Violet, Magenta, White, Black, Cool Gray #3.