Art & Graphic Questions

Are Faber-Castell Art Supplies acid-free and archival (pH neutral)?

Yes. All of our art materials are acid-free, archival (pH neutral).

Are the PITT Artist’s Pens refillable?

The PITT Artist pens are not refillable. They are disposable pens.

Is the ink in the PITT Artist’s Pen permanent?

Yes. We use Pigmented India Ink, which is smudge proof and waterproof when dry.

How many PITT Artist’s Brush Pen colours are available?

The PITT Artist’s Brush Pens are available in 27 colours.

Are PITT Artist’s Brush Pens available in other line widths?

Yes. Pitt Artist’s Brush Pens are available in 4 line widths. Please note that Superfine, Fine and Medium are only available in colours Black, Sepia and Sanguine at this time.

How many grades or degrees of hardness are the Castell 9000 pencils available in?

16 grades of hardness are available. 8B, 7B, 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H.

Which pencils are included in the Castell 9000 Design Set?

5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H, 4H and 5H.

Which pencils are included in the Castell 9000 Art Set?

8B, 7B, 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, and 2H.

What are the Castell 9000 Pencils, Polychromos and Albrect Durer Pencils coated with?

A non-toxic Water-based varnish.

What do the stars on my art supplies indicate?

The light-fastness is indicated on each as follows

***maximum light-fastness

** very good light-fastness

* good light-fastness.

What does the light-fastness rating mean?

Resistance to fading.

*** = 100 years + no colour change.

** = 50-100 years. Colours may change slightly in direct sunlight.

* = 25-50 years. Colours may change in direct sunlight.

How many colours Polychromos Coloured Pencils and Pastels/Albrecht Durer Watercolour pencil available in?

120 colours are available.

What are the names of the 120 colours available? (Polychromos Coloured Pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

White	Light Phthalo Blue	Earth Green
Ivory	Bluish Turquoise	Caput Mortuum
Cream	Prussian Blue	Caput Mortuum Violet
Light Yellow Glaze	Helio Turquoise	Burnt Carmine
Cadmium Yellow Lemon	Cobalt Turquoise	Purple
Light Cadmium Yellow	Light Cobalt Turquoise	Light Red-Violet
Light Chrome Yellow	Cobalt Green	Dark Flesh
Cadmium Yellow	Deep Cobalt Green	Medium Flesh
Dark Cadmium Yellow	Hooker’s Green	Light Flesh
Dark Chrome Yellow	Dark Phthalo Green	Cinnamon
Dark Chrome Yellow	Chrome Oxide Green	Pompeian Red
Orange Glaze	Fiery	Indian Red
Dark Cadmium Orange	Phthalo Green	Venetian Red
Light Cadmium Red	Emerald Green	Sanguine
Scarlet Red	Light Phthalo Green	Sanguine
Pale Geranium Lake	Light Green	Terracotta
Deep Scarlet Red	Grass Green	Light Yellow Ochre
Permanent Carmine	Leaf Green	Naples Yellow
Deep Red	Permanent Green	Naples Yellow
Middle Cadmium Red	Permanent Green Olive	Brown Ochre
Dark Red	Pine Green	Raw Umber
Madder	Chrome Oxide Green	Bistre
Alzarin Crimson	Olive Green Yellowish	Van Dyck Brown
Pink Carmine	Green Gold	Nougat
Rose Carmine	May Green	Burnt Imber
Light Purple Pink	Earth Green Yellowish	Burnt Siena
Fuchsia	Chrome Green Opaque	Walnet Brown
Magenta	Earth Green	Dark Sepia
Light Magenta	Caput Mortuum	Warm Grey VI
Pink Madder Lake	Caput Mortuum Violet	Warm Grey V
Middle Purple Pink	Chrome Oxide Green	Warm Grey IV
Crimson	Fiery	Warm Grey III
Manganese Violet	Phthalo Green	Warm Grey II
Violet	Emerald Green	Warm Grey I
Purple Violet	Light Phthalo Green	Cold Grey I
Blue Violet	Light Phthalo Green	Cold Grey II
Mauve	Grass Green	Cold Grey III
Delft Blue	Leaf Green	Cold Grey IV
Dark Indigo	Permanent Green	Cold Grey V
Indianthrene Blue	Permanent Green Olive	Cold Grey VI
Helioblue-Reddish	Pine Green	Paynes Grey
Cobalt Blue	Chrome Oxide Green	Black
Ultramarine	Juniper Green	Silver
Light Ultramarine	Olive Green Yellowish	Gold
Smalt Blue	Green Gold	Copper
Cobalt Blue-Greenish	May Green	Indian Red
Phthalo Blue	Earth Green Yellowish
Middle Phthalo Blue	Earth Green Yellowish

What are the names of the 20 new colours that were introduced to the Art & Graphic Line? (Totalling 120 colours)

Cadmium Yellow Lemon	Magnese Violet	Chrome Oxide Green Fiery
Deep Scarlet Red	Mauve	Chrome Oxide Green
Deep Red	Dark Indigo	Green Gold
Middle Cadmium Red	Indianthrene Blue	Caput Mortuum
Dark Red	Purssian Blue	Burnt Umber
Madder	Dark Phthalo Green	Burnt Siena
Alizarin Crimson	Permanent Green

What are the colours available in a tin of 12? (Polychromos Coloured pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

White	Magenta	Light Green
Cadmium Yellow	Light Ultramarine	Burnt Ochre
Dark Cadmium Orange	Phthalo Blue	Walnut Brown
Deep Scarlet Red	Emerald Green	Black

What are the additional colours in a tin of 24? (Polychromos Coloured pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

Light Yellow Glaze	Helioblue-Reddish	Venetian Red
Dark Chrome Yellow	Ultramarine	Raw Umber
Pale Geranium Lake	Dark Phthalo Green	Warm Grey V
Dark Red	Earth Green Yellowish	Warm Grey V

What are the additional colours in a tin of 36? (Polychromos Coloured pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

Cream	Middle Purple Pink	Cobalt Green
Cadmium Orange	Mauve	Leaf Green
Middle Cadmium Red	Dark Indigo	Leaf Green
Rose Carmine	Dark Indigo	Dark Naples Ochre

What are the additional colours in a tin of 48? (Polychromos Coloured pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

Light Cadmium Yellow	Purple Violet	Olive Green Yellowish
Permanent Carmine	Bluish Turquoise	Medium Flesh
Madder	Juniper Green	Burnt Siena
Pink Madder Lake	Olive Green Yellowish	Cold Grey IV

What are the additional colours in a tin of 72? (Polychromos Coloured pencils/ Pastels and Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils).

Cadmium Yellow Lemon	Smalt Blue	Purple
Light Chrome Yellow	Light Phthalo Blue	Light Flesh
Dark Cadmium Yellow	Prussian Blue	Sanguine
Scarlet Red	Helio Turquoise	Terracotta
Alizarin Crimson	Deep Cobalt Green	Haple Yellow
Crimson	Phthalo Green	Walnut Brown
Delft Blue	Pine Green	Cold Grey II
Indianthrene Blue	May Green	Paynes Grey

Have there ever been colour name changes?

Faber-Castell modified selected colour names many years ago in order for better modification by artists. Colour numbers have always been the same.

Here are the changes made according to colour numbers:

OLD NAME:	COLOUR#	NEW NAME:
ZINC YELLOW	104	LIGHT YELLOW GLAZE
LIGHT CADMIUM YELLOW	105	CADMIUM LEMON
LIGHT CHROME YELLOW	106	CHROME YELLOW, LIGHT
LEMON	107	CADMIUM YELLOW
CANARY YELLOW	108	DARK CADMIUM YELLOW
ORANGE YELLOW	109	DARK CHROME YELLOW
TANGERINE	111	CADMIUM YELLOW
ORANGE, LIGHT	113	ORANGE GLAZE
DARK ORANGE	115	DARK CADMIUM ORANGE
VERMILLION	117	LIGHT CADMIUM RED
SCARLET LAKE	118	SCARLET RED
DARK CARMINE	126	PERMANENT CARMINE
LIGHT CARMINE	127	PINK CARMINE
ROSE MADDER LAKE	128	LIGHT PURPLE PINK
WINE RED	133	MAGENTA
MAGENTA, DARK	125	MIDDLE PURPLE PINK
DARK VIOLET	136	PURPLE VIOLET
PRUSSIAN BLUE	151	HELIOBLUE-REDDISH
DEEP COBALT BLUE	143	COLBALT BLUE
COBALT, LIGHT	144	COBALT BLUE-GREENISH
AZURE BLUE	110	PHTHALO BLUE
PHTHALO BLUE, DARK	152	MIDDLE PHTHALO BLUE
ORIENTAL BLUE	149	BLUISH TURQUOISE
NIGHT GREEN	155	HELIO TURQUOISE
PEACOCK BLUE	153	COBALT TURQUOISE
AQUAMARINE	154	LIGHT COBALT TURQUOISE
BLUE GREEN	156	COBALT GREEN
SEA GREEN	158	DEEP COBALT GREEN
VIRIDIAN	161	PHTHALO GREEN
TRUE GREEN	162	LIGHT PHTHALO GREEN
SAP GREEN	167	PERMANENT GREEN OLIVE
OLIVE GREEN	173	OLIVE GREEN YELLOWISH
MOSS GREEN	168	EARTH GREEN YELLOWISH
CEDAR GREEN	174	CHROMIUM GREEN OPAQUE
RED VIOLET	135	LIGHT PURPLE
GOLDEN OCHRE	183	LIGHT YELLOW OCHRE
LIGHT OCHRE	184	DARK NAPLE OCHRE
VAN DYKE BROWN	177	WALNUT BROWN

How many colours are the PITT Pastel Pencils available in?

60 colours are available.

White	Cobalt Turquoise	Sanguine
Ivory	Cobalt Green	Burnt Ochre
Cream	Hooker’s Green	Terracotta
Light Yellow Glaze	Permanent Green Olive	Light Yellow Ochre
Light Chrome Yellow	Pine Green	Naples Yellow
Dark Chrome Yellow	Juniper Green	Dark Naples Ochre
Orange Glaze	Olive Green Yellowish	Brown Ochre
Scarlet Red	May Green	Raw Umber
Dark Red	Earth Green Yellowish	Bistre
Alizarin Crimson	Chrome Green Opaque	Walnut Brown
Pink Carmine	Earth Green Yellowish	Burnt Umber
Rose Carmine	Caput Mortuum	Burnt Siena
Manganese Violet	Burnt Carmine	Van Dyke Brown
Violet	Purple	Dark Sepia
Dark Indigo	Medium Flesh	Warm Grey IV
Helioblue-Reddish	Light Flesh	Warm Grey I
Cobalt Blue	Cinnamon	Cold Grey I
Light Ultramarine	Pompeian Red	Cold Grey IV
Bluish Turquoise	Indian Red	Paynes Grey
Helio Turquoise	Venetian Red	Black

Which colours are available in a tin of 12? (PITT Pastel Pencils).

White	hooker’s Green	Terracotta
Cream	Earth Green Yellowish	Dark Naples Ochre
Helioblue-Reddish	Pompeian Red	Dark Sepia
Light Ultramarine	Sanguine	Black

What are the additional colours in a tin of 24 (PITT Pastel Pencils)?

Manganese Violet	Olive green Yellowish	Burnt Ochre
Dark Indigo	Caput Mortuum	Light Yellow Ochre
Helio Turquoise	Burnt Carmine	Walnut Brown
Juniper Green	Medium Flesh	Paynes Grey

What are the additional colours in a tin of 36 (PITT Pastel Pencils)?

Ivory	Purple	Brown Ochre
Cobalt Turquoise	Light Flesh	Bistre
Cobalt Green	Indian Red	Warm Grey IV
Earth Green	Naples Yellow	Cold Grey IV

What are the additional colours in a tin of 48 (PITT Pastel Pencils)?

Pink Carmine	May Green	Raw Umber
Rose Carmine	Chrome Green Opaque	Van Dyke Brown
Violet	Cinnamon	Warm Grey I
Cobalt Blue	Venetian Red	Cold Grey I

What are Polychromos Coloured Pencils made of?

Vegetable oil, wax and superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and brilliance.

What are PITT Pastel Pencils made of?

Superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and cellulose binders.

What are Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils made of?

Superior pigments of unsurpassed light-fastness and water-soluble binders.

What does Polychromos mean?

Polychromos is an Ancient Greek word meaning "many coloured". It is a protected trade mark of Faber-Castell.

How many pencils are in the Polychromos and Albrecht Durer mahogany-stained wood cases?

100 pencils are included in the wood cases.

Is the mahogany-stained wood case available to purchase empty?

Cases are no longer mahogany, they are a darker shade called 'wenge'.

If there are 120 Polychromos and Albrecht Durer colours available, why does the wood case only hold 100 pencils?

There are 120 colours in the Polychromos Pencil and 120 Albrecht Durer range. There are no empty cases available for purchase, unless from time to time special cases are released. The 20 extra colours were introduced about 5 years ago so are no longer 'new'.

Can I sharpen my PITT Pastel Pencils with a sharpener?

Yes. Unlike other pencils on the market, Faber-Castell PITT Pastel Pencils can be sharpened with a sharpening knife or a hand held sharpener. We recommend using item number FC185710 Twin Metal Sharpener. The angle and the sharpness of the blade is a very important factor when sharpening pencils correctly.

Are any of the Art and Graphic materials toxic?

No. ALL of the Faber-Castell materials are NON-toxic.

What colours are included in the PITT Brush Pen Set?

The following colours are found in the 24ct PITT Artist’s Brush Pen Set:

#107 Cadmium Yellow	#235 Cold Grey VI	#268 Green Gold
#232 Cold Grey III	#170 May Green	#177 Walnut Brown
#146 Smalt Blue	#180 Raw Umber	#167 Permanent Green Olive
#186 Terracotta	#127 Pink Carmine	#274 warm grey V
#109 Dark Chrome Yellow	#272 Warm Grey III	#192 Indian Red
#233 Cold Grey IV	#174 Chrome Green Opaque	#199 Black
#247 Indanthrene Blue	#169 Caput Mortuum	#110 phthalo blue
#189 Cinnamon	#160 Manganese Violet
#247 Indanthrene Blue	#273 Warm Grey IV

Why is it recommended not to use the Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens on fabric?

The PITT Artist Pens are comprised of India Inks which are permanent and light-fast. The permanency and light-fastness are tested on paper. They are not tested on fabrics. If the pen is used on fabric it should be displayed as an art piece and not washed. Due to the nature of fabrics washing may cause the inks to fade.

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