Holbein Artists' Coloured Pencils

Holbein Artists’ Coloured Pencils are premium, professional‑grade pencils renowned for their exceptional softness, high pigmentation, and luxuriously smooth laydown. Manufactured in Japan using a triple‑milled pigment process, these pencils deliver unmatched colour consistency, opacity, and blendability.

With an oil‑based core, Holbein pencils glide effortlessly across paper, allowing artists to build rich layers, smooth gradients, and painterly effects with minimal pressure. Their creamy texture makes them ideal for portraits, illustration, fine art, and mixed‑media work.

Holbein’s unique formulation offers strong coverage on both light and dark surfaces, and the range includes beautifully curated palettes from soft pastels to deep earth tones and vibrant brights.

Available Sets:

• 12‑colour sets (Basic, Pastel, Portrait, Design)

• 24‑colour set

• 36‑colour set

• 50‑colour set

• 100‑colour set

• 150‑colour full range

Features:

• Professional oil‑based coloured pencils

• Triple‑milled pigments for exceptional smoothness

• Highly opaque, vibrant colour laydown

• Soft, creamy core ideal for blending and layering

• Minimal wax bloom compared to wax‑based pencils

• Excellent coverage on light and dark papers

• Works beautifully with solvents for painterly effects

• Suitable for mixed media (markers, pastels, inks, etc.)

• Available in curated sets or full 150‑colour range

Best For:

• Portrait artists

• Illustrators and designers

• Colouring book artists wanting luxury pencils

• Smooth gradients, soft transitions, and rich saturation

• Mixed‑media artwork