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All tagged Water Soluble Pencils
I really enjoy doing these top 5 lists, it gives me the opportunity to look through all my notes and previous reviews, which inevitably reminds me of pencils I reviewed and forgot about over time. Over the years I have reviewed a lot of art supplies and unfortunately, once I complete a review, I am always looking to move onto the next one.
The core in it's dry format is incredibly soft, along the way, depending on pressure you use, you will get a little bit of crumbling, however this is not a problem as those deposits of pigment will dissolve as soon as they are activated with water.
I have absolutely loved using these pencils, in fact I also have been playing about with the Stabilo Pastel pencils and I love them also. When applying the pencils dry, they lay down so rich and smooth, in fact they feel very similar to a really soft wax based pencil.
Watercolor pencils have become an incredibly popular medium, allowing for all the beauty and movement of conventional watercolor paints, while allowing for the all the detailed precision and portability of a pencil. Given the wonderful advantages of combining watercolor paint and the humble pencil, it is hardly surprising that watercolor pencils have become a very popular medium.
