Watercolor or watercolour, also aquarelle, is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution.

Watercolor pencils are a medium that give the artist the best of both worlds of painting and drawing. They are similar to colored pencils but behave differently when water is added.

Soft pastels normally come in stick form and are made from pure pigment with the addition of a sturdy binder to give them their shape. The finished pieces look just as luscious as paintings, yet the process to create them resembles drawing more.