Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils are artist-grade, wood-cased coloured pencils with oil-based, highly pigmented 3.8 mm leads. This set contains 12 colors. The pencils are round and come factory sharpened with a medium tip.
The casing is California Cedar with a special bonding agent that minimizes breakage and helps the point last. The soft, oil-based lead resists smudging, even when exposed to moisture. The pigment creates true colors that blend easily for layering, highlights and smooth transitions.
Most pencils in this line are lightfast, but some colors may fade over time when exposed to light. The colour chart lists the lightfast rating for each color.
- Set size
- 12 pencils
- Colors
- White, Cadmium Yellow, Dark Cadmium Orange, Deep Scarlet Red, Magenta, Light Ultramarine, Phthalo Blue, Emerald Green, Light Green, Burnt Ochre, Walnut Brown, Black
- Type
- Artist grade, non-soluble, wood-cased pencils
- Medium
- Oil-based pigment
- Lead diameter
- 3.8 mm
- Casing
- California Cedar
- Softness
- Soft
- Blendability
- Easy to blend
- Water-resistant
- Yes
- Break resistant
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Tip
- Factory sharpened, medium
- Head
- Covered
