NEOCOLOR II LIGHT COBALT VIOLET

NEOCOLOR™ II AQUARELLE CRAYON – LIGHT COBALT VIOLET #661 – CARAN D'ACHE®

The Caran d'Ache Neocolor™ II Aquarelle Crayon in Light Cobalt Violet #661 is a beautifully delicate lavender-purple that combines soft elegance with professional-grade performance. This luminous pastel shade is highly prized by artists for creating floral highlights, atmospheric skies, subtle shadows, and dreamy watercolor effects. Whether applied dry for crisp details or activated with water for smooth, translucent washes, Light Cobalt Violet brings a refined sense of color and sophistication to every artistic project.

🎨 Key Features

🖍️ Premium Swiss-made water-soluble wax pastel

💜 Soft lavender-purple tone with cool cobalt undertones

💧 Instantly transforms into smooth watercolor washes when activated with water

✨ Velvety, creamy texture applies evenly without dust or crumbling

🎯 Highly concentrated pigments provide exceptional opacity and coverage

☀️ Excellent lightfastness helps preserve delicate color brilliance over time

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

🌸 Delivers luminous pastel color without appearing chalky or dull

🌈 Artistic Benefits

🪻 Perfect for lavender fields, floral illustrations, and botanical artwork

🌅 Ideal for twilight skies, atmospheric horizons, and soft cloud formations

🧚 Creates ethereal highlights and magical color transitions

🌙 Excellent for subtle shadows and cool-toned reflective light

💦 Produces smooth, luminous watercolor washes with exceptional clarity

☁️ Blends beautifully with Light Blue for dreamy sky and landscape effects

🍋 Creates sophisticated muted gradients when paired with Lemon Yellow

🎭 Adds softness, elegance, and visual harmony to mixed-media compositions

📄 Best Surfaces

📒 Watercolor paper

📄 Drawing and mixed-media paper

📓 Sketchbooks and journals

🎨 Canvas and canvas boards

📦 Illustration boards

🪵 Wood panels and decorative surfaces

🏺 Mixed-media and experimental art projects

👩🎨 Ideal For

🎨 Fine artists

🌸 Botanical illustrators

🌅 Landscape painters

✏️ Illustrators and designers

🧚 Fantasy and concept artists

📚 Art students

🖌️ Mixed-media creators

💜 Artists who love soft pastel palettes

📋 Specifications

Color: Light Cobalt Violet

Color Number: 661

SKU: 7500.661

Type: Water-soluble wax pastel / aquarelle crayon

Length: Approximately 105 mm (4-1/8 in.)

Diameter: Approximately 8.65 mm (5/16 in.)

Made In: Switzerland

Opacity: Fully Opaque

Lightfastness: Excellent

✨ Final Note

Delicate, luminous, and effortlessly elegant, Neocolor™ II Aquarelle Crayon in Light Cobalt Violet #661 captures the beauty of lavender blooms, twilight skies, and soft watercolor atmospheres. From botanical illustrations and landscape studies to mixed-media artwork and dreamy color palettes, this enchanting pastel violet delivers exceptional coverage, beautiful blending, and professional-quality results. 💜🪻☁️🖍️✨