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, Light Red, Burnt Sienna, Crimson, Jaune Brilliant, Marigold, Canary Yellow, Lemon, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Sepia, Raw Umber, Ice Green, Emerald Green, Fresh Green, Viridian, Apple Green, Holly Green, Forest Green, Moss Green, Aqua, Cerulean Blue, Turquoise Blue, Cobalt Blue, Royal Blue, Prussian Blue, Cosmo, Violet, Magenta, White, Black, Warm Gray #3, Cool Gray #3.

• Soft and smooth feel with a vibrant colour laydown
• Barrel colour accurately matches core colour
• Thick 3.8 mm pigmented core
• Can be used together with watercolour or acrylic, fixes well to any kind of paper