Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Artists’ Watercolour Pencil

Designed to combine precise drawing with expressive watercolour techniques, this series delivers exceptional colour brilliance, smooth application and impressive versatility. Even when used dry, the pencils provide rich colour intensity and excellent control for detailed artwork, shading and layered compositions.

Once activated with water, the pigments dissolve beautifully and transform into vibrant watercolour washes with impressive depth and transparency. The result closely resembles traditional watercolour painting while maintaining the accuracy and structure of pencil work.

The Albrecht Dürer range is especially popular among portrait artists, landscape illustrators, urban sketchers and mixed media creators who require both precision and fluid artistic expression in a single tool.

Its 3.8 mm core offers a soft yet controlled colour laydown, while Faber-Castell’s SV bonding technology significantly improves break resistance during sharpening and intensive use. The pencils also feature outstanding lightfastness, helping artworks maintain their original vibrancy over time.

Artists can achieve a wide variety of effects, including:

• transparent watercolour layers
• detailed dry pencil rendering
• soft gradients and transitions
• wet-on-wet techniques
• glazing and layering
• expressive washes
• sketching combined with painting

These pencils work exceptionally well on:

• watercolour paper
• drawing paper
• Bristol board
• textured surfaces
• cardboard
• mixed media paper

Key features:

• high-quality acid-free pigments
• vivid and luminous colours
• fully water-soluble core
• excellent light resistance
• smooth colour application
• strong break-resistant lead
• available in 120 shades

The Albrecht Dürer line is ideal for artists who want professional-level watercolour effects with the flexibility of a coloured pencil. Whether used for fine illustration, artistic studies or expressive painting techniques, it remains a trusted choice in studios and art schools worldwide.

Available online with shipping across Greece and selected international destinations.