I started using watercolor pencils one Christmas while staying with my in-laws. They have a beautiful garden, and I decided to pass some time by drawing the flowers they grow using some basic watercolor pencils I had picked up at a local art store. It’s a fabulous way to add color and, like Inktense, watercolor pencils can be used wet and dry.
Watercolor pencils are more transparent than Inktense—more like watercolor paints (obviously!)—but you can build up color with them and achieve more vibrancy. Experimentation will bring a good working knowledge of these brilliant pencils.
I usually wouldn’t recommend one product over another, but in the case of watercolor pencils, I cannot go past the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer range. They are flawless, strong and peerless. They’re not the cheapest, but they are absolutely worth every cent (and can be bought individually if you want to build a collection over time).
