The name Polychromos, meaning "many colours" was born in 1908 and became known across several continents. Today the name still stands for best of class quality including; break resistant tips and the colours match all the other Faber-Castell lines.

Includes White, Ivory, Cream, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow lemon, Light cadmium yellow, Light chrome yellow, Cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Cadmium orange, Orange glaze, Dark cadmium orange, Light cadmium red, Scarlet red, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Deep red, Middle cadmium red, Permanent carmine, Dark red, Magenta, Madder, Alizarin crimson, Pink carmine, Rose carmine, Fuchsia, Middle purple pink, Light purple pink, Pink madder lake, Light magenta, Light red violet, Red-violet, Crimson, Manganese violet, Violet, Purple violet, Blue violet, Mauve, Delft blue, Dark indigo, Indanthrene blue, Helio blue-reddish, Cobalt blue, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Sky blue, Cobalt blue-greenish, Phthalo blue, Middle phthalo blue, Light phthalo blue, Bluish turquoise, Prussian blue, Helio turquoise, Cobalt turquoise, Light cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Deep cobalt green, Hooker's green, Dark phthalo green, Chrome oxide green fiery, Phthalo green, Emerald green, Light phthalo green, Light green, Grass green, Leaf green, Permanent green, Permanent green olive, Pine green, Chrome oxide green, Juniper green, Olive green yellowish, May green, Earth green yellowish, Chrome oxide green opaque, Earth green, Caput mortuum, Indian red, Caput mortuum violet, Burnt carmine, Dark flesh, Medium flesh, Light flesh, Cinnamon, Pompeian red, Venetian red, Sanguine, Burnt ochre, Terracotta, Light yellow ochre, Naples yellow, Dark Naples ochre, Green gold, Brown ochre, Raw umber, Bistre, Van Dyck brown, Nougat, Burnt umber, Burnt sienna, Walnut brown, Dark sepia, Warm grey VI, Warm grey V, Warm grey IV, Warm grey III, Warm grey II, Warm grey I, Cold grey I, Cold grey II, Cold grey III, Cold grey IV, Cold grey V, Cold grey VI, Payne's grey, Black, Silver, Gold, Copper

• Faber-Castell Polychromos Artists' Colour Pencils 120  in metal case
• Thick 3.8 mm lead
• High break resistance due to Secural bonding process (SV)
• Soft, vibrant colour laydown
• Water-resistant and smudge-proof
• Break-resistant (SV bonded) leads
• High-quality acid-free pigments in bright colours
• Unsurpassed lightfastness (resistance to fading)
• Easily blended
• Made in Germany