Mondeluz Colored Pencils are professional watercolor pencils designed to create classic drawings as well as achieve watercolor effects. When water is applied with a brush, the drawing can be blended to create the feeling of a painting made with watercolors. The pencils are made from soft graphite, making them pleasant to use, and are encased in high-quality wood that protects them from breaking when sharpening. The Mondeluz artistic watercolor Colored Pencils from series 3720 are available in sets of 36 colors, packaged in a cardboard box. The pencil casings are made from the finest quality wood and are coated with a very durable varnish. The pencil tips are not painted gold. The graphite contains high-quality pigments that have been carefully selected, leading to intense colors and vibrancy. They have high lightfastness, which affects the final result and the durability of the artwork. These are 2-in-1 pencils: they can be used dry like regular pencils or can be blended with a brush using water to achieve a watercolor effect. The casings are very durable and do not break when sharpening.