Super Easy Beginner Watercolor Technique for All Ages

I just received a full set of the Caran d'Ache Neo Color II Water Soluble Pastels with 84 colors, they are very bright and richly pigmented, dissolve very quickly in water, and are easy to move around on smooth paper with thick card stock (mixed media paper). Even though they are labeled "pastels" they are for the most part water color paint sticks although some colors can have a chalky appearance most are translucent like watercolor (and a thousand times better than those old Gelato sticks that came out from Faber-Castel many years ago). They also lift easily to remove color, you can blend them by layering many colors or using the Caran d'Ache Pallet to mix colors to create new blends of color. You don't need expensive watercolor paper or brushes, I just used a watercolor brush pen and some inexpensive coloring book pages. These are especially fun if you just want to play around with color, work quickly without a lot of tedious time consuming detailed work and the learning curve is extremely quick, making this super fun for anyone of all ages and abilities.

My favorite watercolor brush pens are made by Kuretake but I also found the Caran d"ache medium size water brush pen.works well, the bristles are just stiffer. Both come to a fine point and work nicely.

There does not appear to be a sharpener made specifically for these but you can use a craft knife to sharpen the tip (the shavings can be placed in a water color palette with separate wells and activated with water.)