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Your cart is empty.Originating as a pencil company in 1806, Lyra has set out to create premium products with cutting-edge innovation, while adhering to strict rules to meet the highest of artistic standards imaginable. Lyra’s Aquacolor Water-Soluble Wax Crayons are perfect for professional and student artists. Compliment your artistic ability with watercolor crayons designed to provide a fantastic range of colors, backed with excellent performance. Available in 12, 24 and 48 set options in a sturdy and stylish metal container, these watersoluble crayons are perfect to use for long hours of drawing, sketching and coloring. Wrapped in a smooth paper label to keep your hands clean while you work, each crayon is individually labeled with their color names. The capabilities of this water color crayon set feel endless as they are completely water soluble, making them great for exploring various effects and techniques. To achieve smooth watercolor effects, apply a wet paint brush to your drawing to blend colors, create gradients and washes, or dip the tip of the crayon in water to create a solid layer of pigment for bold linework or filling in large spaces! Enjoy the stunning colors of these water color crayons as their high pigmentation allows for a satisfying drawing experience while also indulging in beautifully eye-catching effects. They are UV resistant, making them exceptionally lightfast and ensuring your artwork lasts for years without fading! Whether using wet or dry techniques, choose from an amazing selection of eye-catching colors sure to make your artwork pop. Whether you're working on projects for school, making your next big creation or just looking to have some fun, Lyra has you covered for all your creative needs. Add the Aquacolor Wax Crayons to your collection of art supplies today!
Ronald W. Brant
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Creamy application, easily applied from a palette or straight unto the paper with a water brush. Colors blendable and comparable to neocolors and kingart gel crayons. Also used a Tombow colorless blender to activate pigment on a coloring page where the paper wouldn't tolerate a lot of water.
PawPrints4Ucom
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024
I purchased the larger set and love all of the colors. I use them as dry media and watercolors and love them. I also have another set of watercolor crayons but a this has the better range of colors and each are beautiful. I will purchase these again in the future.
Kat
Reviewed in Australia on May 27, 2024
Easy to use. Nice bright colours on initial application, but not very pigmented once dry.
SpookyCat
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
Not sure if what I received I'd old product or if Lyra just has bad formulas for certain colors.The packaging doesn't hold them in place so they were jumbled and dirty when I opened it.Two crayons had big cracks running down the sides. Two more crayons were so dry and brittle that pieces flaked off. Then one crayon was oddly like wet clay. It was too damp and bending. Not the quality that I was expecting for the price. I'll stick with Caran d'ache neocolors and Staedtler.
Starlake
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
I really like the quality of these Lyra Watercolor Crayons. They are creamy and smooth, and react well with water. I also can use them for face painting. I have a small set of another highly rated brand, and find the Lyra to be just as good. The only issue was the packaging by Amazon could have been better. 4 crayons arrived broken. The are still usable, though.
Client d'
Reviewed in France on June 28, 2021
super, belle boite en métalcouleurs topbonne dissolution
karen voncripps
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2021
Where have these been all my life? There's more expensive Caran D'ache, but lyra are, in my experience, just as good for less price.I've got just one wish and that's more colours available. When they do a 100 in a set, I'll be the first to buy.Very easy to use. When you add water, blending is like magic, no stroke of the crayon is left on the paper, its like painting with a brush but you have more control and there's effects that are easier to achieve with these crayons.
P.Morlon
Reviewed in France on October 16, 2021
Je ne l'avais pas vu à réception mais deux bâtonnets étaient fendillés sur toute la longueur. Au premier usage tout va s'effriter.
mindfulmystery
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2017
They are just as shown. They come in a nice tin and cardboard sleeve. They feel softer or creamier than Neocolor II crayons which I owned before in a 40 set. These feel more like the creamiest pastel in your hand like a Sennelier oil pastel. They dissolve easily to create a surprisingly watercolour like wash. They are just slightly semi-opaque. The advantage of these for me is that when used with the Caran D'Ache two-sided palette it is like having a watercolour set where you can mix paint easily. The accompanying palette was on the recommendation of YouTuber - 'The Art Spirits' in a video she has on color mixing with Neocolor II. I bought these Lyras to go with the palette instead because they seem less milky looking than Neocolor II's and had more natural colours. I use it to do colour studies and compositions in my watercolor journal or artwork that I will scan since the colours are so distinct and clear. I think these would also be great for colouring books and mixed media journaling and painting. They are very worth the cost. Keep them in a cool dry place. If you are thinking about which set to get, the 48 set is completely worth it. I would work with these when I want a consistent mixed colour or to select a palette of colours for a project since these can range from more gouache-like to more watercolour-like depending on the concentration. Caution: don't dip these directly in the water as they are prone to splitting since they are so pigmented with apparently less waxy binder. This is the advantage of using it with the palette mentioned earlier. You can color swatches unto the palette and use it like you would use a watercolor pan set.
Jess
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017
I have these along with some caran d'ache water-soluble pastels. I prefer these although I love both. The reason I prefer these is I know the individual lightfast ratings per pastel, provided right there on the tin. And though I have not done any tests, caran d'ache claims lightfastness but i have not found the individual ratings (possibly somewhere on a site someplace), and of those online reviewers who have tested them, they claim there are actually some frugal colors. So i give Lyra props for providing that information transparently.In terms of blending, I think the caran d'ache are slightly smoother in terms of blending one color into another but it is a very small difference. Lyra still blends extremely well and layers very well. You can produce pretty much any color range through layering and blending with the 24 pack, although I am eyeing the 48 pack simply because I'm greedy.In terms of water solubility, the Lyra's do equally well with caran d'ach. They melt down very well and you can pull color off of the tips of the pastels very easily with a soft watercolor brush, no scrubbing necessary.My other reason for preferring the Lyra despite being a small point down in the area of blending, is because of price. I think they are very reasonably priced and on par with their quality. I believe the caran d'ache are overpriced and see no reason to purchase them over the Lyra.
LDan
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2017
Had to round up from 3.5 stars. Were it not for several of the 24 set I purchased for about $20 not passing my light test (90 days in a west window) I would rate these 5 stars. They handle nicely, and blend and wash well. They're heavily pigmented and this set includes a nice color range. Sadly, many of the colors lost some brilliance (lightened), and a couple even changed hue.Lightened somewhat:Orange (013), Saturn red (015), Pale geranium lake (021), Cerulean (048), Prussian blue (051), Mineral green (068), Yellow Still de grain (070), Venetian red (090), and even the Black (099).Lightened so badly I'd call them by a different name:Deep carmine (026) > now light pink, Deep magenta (034) > now lavender.Lightened badly and changed hue:Blue violet (037) > magically now cerulean?, Pompejan red (091) > now light brown.While the ones that just lightened a little (the first group) won't keep me from using them for works I hope to be reasonably light-fast and permanent, those four in the last two groups won't be used for anything other than "practice" works.I've included a photo showing this set applied dry, and with water added (top is was kept in a drawer, bottom in the window).
Ultramarine
Reviewed in Italy on February 7, 2016
Avevo letto buone recensioni su questi pastelli e devo dire che hanno superato le aspettative! I colori si dissolvono benissimo in acqua, non rimane traccia del segno, questo è un grande vantaggio se li si vuole usare come acquerello. Sono perfetti anche usati asciutti perché si possono sovrapporre più strati e si sfumano facilmente. Sono molto pigmentati e molto morbidi, la morbidezza li rende delicati ma anche se si spezzano restano perfettamente utilizzabili. Possono essere usati anche con le matite colorate, con i pastelli a olio, con pastelli simili tipo i Neocolor II, con acquerelli... Le possibilità sono quasi infinite! In quanto a qualità non hanno niente da invidiare ai Neocolor II, siamo sullo stesso livello.La confezione che ho ricevuto io è diversa da quella della foto. All'interno è elencato il grado di resistenza alla luce di ogni singolo pastello, decisamente alto. Tenete presente però che la resistenza alla luce può diminuire quando i pastelli sono usati con l'acqua. La scatola mi è arrivata intatta, solo due pastelli spezzati ma come ho detto sono davvero delicati.Per finire: ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. Sicuramente consigliati!
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