![]() I want to be totally fair to these pencils and just say this – even the company who makes them does not tout them as pencils that you can create beautiful colored pencil art with. Their Intended Use – Awesome for Sketching! The price point on these pencils in my mind are very reasonable given, their intended purpose which I will cover next. The hexagonal shape is comfortable to hold with great control, too. So, if you’re used to sketching in graphite, you will welcome this advantage – it won’t get all over you or your paper! One thing I noticed almost immediately is how cleanly they lay down. Their hard core is very durable for drafting or sketching. What these pencils are great at is when they are used to simply draw with them. It is not quite as soft as the premier pencils, but still feels creamy when you work with them. Given that the lead is hard and strong, it lays down very smoothly and really gets into the “tooth” of the paper. The eraser does erase cleanly and you could use vinyl white erasers as well. Still, that’s better than trying to erase regular colored pencil. (The same can be said for graphite as well, though.) Trying to erase a heavier application will lift it, but it will not erase completely. Yes! They do erase but erase best on light applications. Here are the pros as I see them- and have gathered- from my research. Well, I would agree with that because of the blending/mixing issue. Honestly though, the intensity or lack of vibrancy is a bigger draw-back for me if using them for colored pencil art. Thus, if I’m going to work on colored pencil art, I will most likely use Prismacolor Premier ( here is a link to my review on these) or if I want oil-based, Faber-Castell Polychromos ( click here for my review on these). The peach study (first photo at the top of post) that I did before I learned of their intended use shows you can achieve layering and blending, but I did have to work harder. You have to lay down about 4 layers to get the colors to blend, where the non-erasable premier blends with just two layers. You have to work a little harder at it if you layer. However, I do like that when you lay down color, it fills up the tooth better, though. These pencils are surpassed in that regard by their non-erasable counterpart. Additional Consīlending – well, yes, the layering/blending is not what you may be used to with traditional colored pencil brands. It would be nicer, since they have the prismacolor name, if they came in a metal tin at least. The box is just a thin cardboard like what a student-grade pencil like Crayola would come in (not knocking Crayola, I think they are wonderful for what they produce for children and students). ![]() With only 24 maximum, you really are limited. The minimal color selection is another reason not to use these for professional colored pencil artwork. The way they look, I would call them Vermillion and Mauve. Here is a picture of patches of Scarlet Lake and Tuscan Red. Also, there seems to be a color matching problem, at least with some of the colors.
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