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Conté have been making pencils since 1795 and whilst their colour pastel pencils are well known, the Watercolour pencils they make are less frequently seen.
The full set is of 36 colours and includes a sponge and a small brush. Uniquely for a relatively small set there are three ‘flesh’ colours.
I have no knowledge of the general level of lightfastness, but they seem to perform well and if you find them at a good price and are looking for a small aquarelle set, these could be useful.
Conté are part of the large European ColArt group but there is no reference to the pencils on the ColArt website
I don’t have a note of current suppliers of these watercolour pencils
Latest revision April 2010
Coloured Pencil BRANDS
LIGHTFASTNESS of pencils 1 and LIGHTFASTNESS 2 ( some test5s carried out in strong sunlight by a reader
PRICE & CONTENT of Coloured Pencils : COLOUR COMPARISONS between brands :
and a listing page by page of the various manufacturers selling Coloured Pencils in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
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DALER ROWNEY ; CONTE ; CRETACOLOR.