- Professional quality - Thick, 3.8 mm water-soluble cores - Pure, lightfast pigments - Sustainable hexagonal wood casings - 120 colors, part of Faber-Castell’s unified color system - Blends into brilliant washes, permanent when dry Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Pencils lay down intense color that dissolves into beautiful, transparent washes with unsurpassed lightfastness. Extra-thick 3.8 mm cores are packed with pure, lightfast pigments for exceptional fade resistance. Blending is effortless wet or dry and washes dry to a permanent, brilliant finish. Leads are specially bonded to resist chipping, cracking, and breakage. All 120 colors are precisely matched across Faber-Castell’s Art & Graphic range for seamless layering with Polychromos, pastels, and more. Sustainably sourced wood casings feature an eco-friendly, water-based varnish. Like all Faber-Castell art materials, Albrecht Dürer Watercolor pencils are made without animal testing or animal ingredients and all packaging is casein glue-free.