# Watercolor pencils
**URL:** https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/watercolor-pencils/1275
**Category:** Art Medium Discussion and Questions
**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/watercolor-pencils/1275 "2020-12-17T16:56:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Sylvia](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Sylvia)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/watercolor-pencils/1275/1 "2020-12-17T16:56:39Z")
What is a good brand of watercolor pencils? I would like to get some for the next live lesson but have never used them.
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### Author:  [@sterlingsiam](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/sterlingsiam)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/watercolor-pencils/1275/2 "2020-12-17T21:34:19Z")
Hi Sylvia. I would recommend Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer. The alternate would be Derwent. Both are fairly expensive but they are top quality products. I have tried lower priced pencils and found that they are hard and much less pigmented; it means that it is difficult to obtain good coverage with the cheaper brands. I have heard that the General’s pencils are good and provide nice results and they are much more affordable. You might want to review the following video on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44Dfwj7Lgw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44Dfwj7Lgw)
I hope this helps you.
Patricia P.
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### Author:  [@Sylvia](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Sylvia)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/watercolor-pencils/1275/3 "2020-12-18T16:20:00Z")
Thank you Patricia for the recommendation. I went ahead an ordered the Faber-Castell Albercht set.