STAEDTLERKarat Aquarell 125-9 Professional Watercolour Pencils - Black (Pack of 6)

'Golden Ochre'The 6 coloured pencils arrived safely in a cardboard box measuring around 17.5 cm x 4.5 cmHexagonal-barrelled, they are all ready to use straight out of the box. Each one measures around 17 cm in length. The main barrel colour is silver before a thin white stripe, then the dipped end which is indicative of the core colour.The branding is on one side of the barrel in black, the more subdued barcode detail is on the opposite.They are soft & creamy in use, delivering a good layer of colour with little pressure or residue, in my experience, and sharpen up well with a good quality, regular sized hole sharpener, when required.ooOoo~ STAEDTLER~ KARAT AQUARELL~ PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLOUR PENCILSCOLOUR/REF: 125/16 ~ 'GOLDEN OCHRE'Box of 6'Made in Germany'[9 images attached]

Absolutely wonderful set of watercolour pencils! When I tried them first and compared with my Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer, I thought that the latter are easier to wet and release the colour. After few hours of drawing I realised that the Staedtler Karat are harder but the colours are as bright and saturated as Faber. Karat are capable of producing finer and more precise lines and the washes are subtle and transparent. Basically, it you are an impressionist, then Faber Dürer is your media, but if you are into detailed illustrations, then choose Staedtler Karat.

Really happy with these colours. Used it once and really satisfied with thev result.They are easy to use without water. Burnishing was very easy and then once water was applied, vibrancy and brightness of the colours were too good.

they are nice pencils with a solid colour, having previous bough "cheap" versions i can tell which these are the price they are - even better one pencil had a broken "lead" so you could not sharpen it - an email to the UK distributer and a replacement was dispatched by first class post.

I received the largest set for Christmas and am enjoying the expanded range of colours in my colouring books. For dry colouring I actually prefer the Staedtler Ergosoft, as the Karat Aquarells don't cover the paper quite so smoothly. But these are much more versatile, as they can be used wet to create different effects. A booklet supplied in the tin explains the different techniques.

A bit pricey (I bought a box) but well worth it. I bought these after seeing an artist use them and I'm glad I did.

Liked everything about these pencils the only thing against is would be great if they came with a brush or something

Great product for the price ,the choice of colours is very good.very easy to use and to sharpen.