NEOCOLOR II BROWN

NEOCOLOR™ II AQUARELLE CRAYON – BROWN #059 – CARAN D'ACHE®

The Caran d'Ache Neocolor™ II Aquarelle Crayon in Brown #059 is a versatile, foundational earth tone that belongs in every artist's toolkit. Offering a rich, balanced chocolate-brown hue free from strong red or gray undertones, this classic shade provides exceptional flexibility for landscape painting, nature studies, portrait work, mixed-media projects, and everyday sketching. Whether applied dry for bold coverage or activated with water for smooth watercolor effects, Brown delivers dependable, natural-looking results across a wide range of artistic styles.

🎨 Key Features

🖍️ Professional-quality Swiss-made water-soluble wax pastel

🤎 Balanced medium chocolate-brown tone with excellent versatility

💧 Instantly transforms into watercolor washes when activated with water

✨ Soft, creamy texture applies smoothly without crumbling or dust

🎯 Highly concentrated pigments provide outstanding coverage and opacity

☀️ Excellent lightfastness helps preserve artwork over time

🎨 Suitable for dry drawing, watercolor techniques, and mixed-media applications

🌈 Artistic Benefits

🌳 Perfect for natural landscapes, trees, soil, wood textures, and wildlife artwork

👤 Ideal for portrait shading and developing warm skin-tone variations

💦 Creates rich transparent washes and velvety shadows when blended with water

🪄 Layers beautifully with other earth tones for realistic texture development

🎭 Excellent for creating bark, leather, fur, stone, and organic surfaces

🤍 Mixes beautifully with white for soft, creamy neutral tones

🎨 A dependable core color for both beginners and professional artists

📄 Best Surfaces

📒 Watercolor paper

📄 Drawing and mixed-media paper

📓 Sketchbooks and journals

🎨 Canvas and canvas boards

📦 Illustration boards and textured surfaces

🪵 Wood panels and decorative craft surfaces

🏺 Ceramic and mixed-media projects

👩🎨 Ideal For

🎨 Fine artists

✏️ Illustrators and designers

🌲 Landscape artists

👤 Portrait artists

🏙️ Urban sketchers

📚 Art students

🖌️ Mixed-media creators

🐾 Wildlife and nature artists

📋 Specifications

Color: Brown

Color Number: 059

SKU: 7500.059

EAN: 7610186240751

Length: Approximately 104.5 mm (4.1 in.)

Diameter: Approximately 8.65 mm

Type: Water-soluble wax pastel / aquarelle crayon

Made In: Switzerland

Lightfastness: Excellent

✨ Final Note

A true studio essential, Neocolor™ II Aquarelle Crayon in Brown #059 offers the perfect balance of richness, versatility, and control. From natural landscapes and realistic textures to portrait studies and mixed-media creations, this dependable earth tone provides professional-quality performance and timeless artistic appeal. 🤎🖍️🌳🎨✨