This is the affordable way into watercolour pencils, and the box says exactly what it does: "pencil turns to paint". A child colours the parrot on the front of the pack as they would with any colour pencil, then brushes water across it and the drawing softens into a painting. That single moment is usually what gets a student interested in watercolour at all.

Because it is built on the familiar red Faber-Castell school box, the practical details are the same ones parents already know. The hang tab pulls out to turn the pack into a slide-out drawer, the pencils sit in a tray rather than tipping loose, and every box carries the non-toxic and "smooth rich colours" markings along the top.

Four sizes are stocked, from twelve up to forty-eight. Every pack carries a free brush flag on the corner, so nothing extra is needed to start, and the thirty-six and forty-eight boxes are also marked "sharpener inside". Twelve is enough to try the technique; twenty-four and above give the closer shades that make skies, leaves and skin blend properly once wetted.

Safencia lists Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils from Rs. 1,750 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. WhatsApp confirms stock, your city and delivery charges before dispatch, whether you order from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad or elsewhere.

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