Faber-Castell Goldfaber Colored Pencils | Individual Colors

From quick color studies to detailed illustrations, Faber-Castell Goldfaber Colored Pencils offer smooth application, rich pigmentation, and dependable control for artists working across a variety of drawing techniques.

Designed with a soft yet break-resistant 3.3 mm core, these pencils provide consistent color laydown while maintaining the durability needed for sketching, shading, layering, and detailed work.

The highly pigmented cores produce vibrant, lightfast marks that are smudge-resistant and water-resistant once applied. Their smooth application makes them suitable for both traditional colored pencil drawings and mixed-media compositions.

Whether you're developing an illustration, building subtle color transitions, or experimenting with expressive mark-making, Goldfaber pencils offer the flexibility to move between fine details and broader areas of color.

Features & Benefits

• Richly Pigmented Cores: Produce vibrant color with smooth, consistent application.

• 3.3 mm Lead Diameter: Offers a balance between fine detail work and broader color coverage.

• Soft, Smooth Application: Allows for controlled layering, shading, blending, and color transitions.

• Break-Resistant Construction: Designed to withstand regular drawing and sharpening.

• Smudge-Resistant Marks: Helps maintain clean lines and defined details during the drawing process.

• Water-Resistant Color: Applied marks resist water, making these pencils useful for mixed-media techniques.

• Lightfast Pigments: Formulated to resist fading, with lightfastness ratings varying by individual color.

• Versatile Drawing Applications: Suitable for sketching, illustration, hatching, shading, and expressive mark-making.

• Available in Individual Colors: Select the colors you need to expand or replenish your existing pencil collection.

Product Specifications

• Brand: Faber-Castell

• Product Line: Goldfaber

• Product Type: Colored Pencil

• Core Diameter: 3.3 mm

• Core Characteristics: Soft, Highly Pigmented, Break-Resistant

• Color Properties: Smudge-Resistant, Water-Resistant

• Lightfastness: Varies by Color

• Available Colors: Select from Available Variants

• Recommended Applications: Drawing, Illustration, Sketching, Shading, and Mixed Media

Recommended Applications

• Colored pencil illustration

• Botanical and nature studies

• Portrait and figure drawing

• Character design

• Color studies and composition planning

• Layered pencil techniques

• Hatching and crosshatching

• Mixed-media illustration

• Sketchbook practice

• Detailed linework and expressive drawing

Tips for Best Results

• Build Color in Layers: Start with light pressure and gradually increase intensity to develop richer colors and smoother transitions.

• Experiment with Paper Texture: Smooth paper supports fine details, while textured paper can create more expressive marks and layered effects.

• Blend with Related Colors: Layer neighboring hues to create subtle transitions and additional color variations.

• Use a Sharp Point for Details: Regular sharpening helps maintain precision for intricate illustrations and fine linework.

• Try Mixed-Media Techniques: Incorporate colored pencil details into dry watercolor, gouache, or other mixed-media artwork.

• Test Color Combinations: Experiment with layering different pigments to explore optical mixing and color relationships.

From the Studio

Colored pencils offer an interesting balance between drawing and painting.

A single pencil can produce delicate lines, soft gradients, layered textures, and bold areas of color simply by changing pressure, direction, and technique.

Goldfaber pencils are versatile enough for quick sketchbook studies while offering the control needed for more developed illustrations.

Whether you're building an entire composition in colored pencil or adding finishing details to a mixed-media piece, these pencils provide another way to explore color through mark-making.

Sold individually. Select your preferred color from the available options.