The School Line from Caran d 'Ache sets the tone for back-to-school and offers schoolchildren high-quality and eco-friendly products. This range is the only line of school products that offers Swiss-made quality, are made to last, and offer a healthy dose of fun for hours of highly-colorful creativity. Our set of 12 Water-soluble Colored Pencils is made of a superior, soft lead and will allow your little artist to add luminous color and watercolor effects to their artwork. Water-soluble colored pencils are transformed on contact with water to create watercolor-like effects on paper and will not bleed through. Caran d 'Ache is Switzerland's sole manufacturer of pencils, fine-arts materials and luxury writing instruments. Made in workshops in Geneva since 1915, each Caran d 'Ache design combines superior quality and expertise, elegance and precision into one professional-grade, creative tool. Caran d 'Ache color products are the result of carefully selected raw materials and pigments which lead to quality pens, pastels and more.