Faber Polychromos Colour Pencil White 6s are an artist quality pencil popularised and preferred by professional artists, illustrators, graphic artists, designers and senior students. Their standout quality, superior leads, high grade pigments make them suitable for detailed drawings, graphic works, architecture plans, mixed media, loose abstract works and advanced pencil renderings. Great for working on dark paper and layering highlights over dark pencil colours.
Faber Polychromos Colour Pencil White 6s are excellent for a wide range of techniques including:
- Layering, blending, tonal, shading and colour gradients
- Hatching (paralleled, cross hatchings, formative), frottage (rubbings) and sgraffito
- Painterly effects – dissolve colours with paraffin oil (baby oil) and work with a paint brush
Faber Polychromos Colour Pencil Product Specifications
- White (Colour 101)
- Pack of 6 Pencils
- Lightfast, water-resistant and smudge-proof.
- Artist Quality. High-quality pigments, smooth and soft leads. Acid-free
- Break resistant leads (specially formulated and securely bonded using SV technology to help prevent breakage, increase longevity, improve performance and reduce sharpening.
- Thick 3.8 mm lead
- Made in Germany
- Brand: Faber-Castell
- Polychromos are made of PEFC certified wood and thus originates from responsibly managed forests.
To get the most out of Faber Polychromos Colour Pencils, always choose a suitable drawing surface.
- High-quality drawing papers and higher GSM papers provide the best surface, for these artist quality pencils. They have good resistance to advanced rendering techniques, and erasability.
- Hot-pressed papers have a smooth surface, which produce clearly defined pencil strokes and are ideal for detailed and precise drawings.
- Cold-pressed papers have a fine to coarse surface which break up pencil strokes, giving the drawing a looser look.
- Colourful and darker papers accentuate the brilliance of the Polychromos colours.
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