Who likes/uses colored pencils
Who likes/uses colored pencils
I have a tin of Prismacolor pencils. They are fairly soft and their color leans more toward saturated and less toward subtle. When I was shopping them, they seemed in the middle of the price ranges I saw. I only use them for coloring books, not free hand drawings.
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Prismacolor here, too. I've used them for decades, and not just for coloring books. I also have a set of Staedtler watercolor pencils. Though maybe I got the brand wrong...
My other pen is a Montblanc.
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These just arrived a few days ago
migo984 (May 29th, 2018)
As you probably know there is a big debate about Prismacolor v. Polychromos. I am a big fan of the latter: they are superb.
I have a tin of 120 of the Prismacolor, & whilst I like the colour selection (lots of reds & neutrals), I don’t think they’re the best of my sets. They seem more fragile to me. The cores often break so I have had to replace those I can’t sharpen, they are waxy & don’t layer well as they tend to build up a bloom that dulls the finish, and the wood casing isn’t great quality. But they are available as open stock, which is always good, still fun to use & I enjoy them. In fact I used them yesterday & was happy with the result.
If you enjoy coloured pencils take a take a look at Peter Weaterill’s website. It’s full of great info. http://www.penciltopics.co.uk/
The U.K. Colour Pencil Society. https://www.ukcps.co.uk/ & its American equivalent https://www.cpsa.org/ feature excellent artwork.
🙂
catbert (May 29th, 2018), Lady Onogaro (June 3rd, 2018), Sailor Kenshin (May 29th, 2018), suzy01 (May 31st, 2018), TAYLORPUPPY (May 29th, 2018)
I also use the Faber Castell Polychromos (and also the FC Albrecht Dürer) and enjoy them.
Polychromos are oil based, Prismacolor are wax based, alone this fact already explain behavior differences. Beside the used pigments.
Btw, the Caran d‘ache Luminance are also wax based.
All 3 are high quality (and therefor expensive) products.
Which one somebody prefer is also depending on the personal preferences.
Bob (May 30th, 2018)
0.5mm vs 0.7mm graphite sizes is much like 9mm vs 45acp...they both work if you know what you are doing. - me
Looking for Caran d'Ache Type 55 2mm set and Rotation .7 pencils.
My other pen is a Montblanc.
And my other blog is a tumblr!
And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD
Bob (May 30th, 2018)
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Last edited by TAYLORPUPPY; May 31st, 2018 at 04:59 PM.
Does anyone have the 150 count primas? Blick has them for a whole lot less than other places
Inspired by this thread to use my Polychromos coloured pencils after not using them for several months, I've posted a sketch of fruits and veg in the FP Geeks Art Gallery thread
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...l=1#post241696
Lady Onogaro (June 3rd, 2018), Sailor Kenshin (June 1st, 2018), TAYLORPUPPY (June 1st, 2018)
Another vote here for Polychromos, I chose them over the other ones based on the reviews etc and I've not been disappointed. I need more practice using them though!! 🤣 I'll post in the art gallery thread too
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