Caran D'Ache Neocolor II water-soluble wax pastels as watercolor

I’ve bought a lot of art supplies in the last 2 years. Yesterday I pulled my Caran D’Ache Neocolor II water-soluble was pastels out of the pantry. There are 40 colors in this set. The larger 84-color set is great, too — it just costs more.

Recently I’ve noticed that I’m feeling some frustration with watercolors. Then I got to thinking that applying color with wax pastels and adding water would be a quick-and-easy way to color characters. These wax pastels are artist’s quality and lay down considerable pigment. They wet easily and can produce deep, saturated colors.

For small figures I can see them working fine, but if I have to mix colors, maybe they’re an awkward solution. And I don’t see them as practical for big washes. Those gotchas aside, I think they look really good.