As an artist, I find the best way to sketch is loosely and a lot of free motion. I find the best pencils for this are Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils, as they allow for this with the best results. The 24 colors to chose from help add depth to sketches, be it a warmth or coolness, a shadow or neutral base. And the ability to erase helps clean up the finished sketch so it's easy to just let your movements flow with no worry of mistakes. Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable Colored Pencils, 24-Color Pencil Set
Sorry, but I have very mixed feelings about this Prismacolor set after using it in different circumstances. According to the company's claims above:
" Writes with brilliant intensity and erases effortlessly..." only the claim about erasing is true and worth buying these pencils at all. The first claim is an outright lie--these colors have minimal, pastel intensity and the color shades are indistinct. Except for black, all the colors lay down very low-chroma--unlike the brilliant colors displayed on their barrels--which defeats one of the major reasons I purchased this set: to fill out ink drawings. The two yellows, three reds, three blues and two greens look so similar on paper that they might as well be the same...this set should have just come with 12 shades, not 24...and they are not mixable like regular Prismacolors. The frustration with laying down color reminds me of those flawed "map pencils" I used in sixth grade Geography, as in dang, this blue river doesn't stand out from the green land...in defense of the set, the color does lay down uniformly, just not as colorful as one would want.
These pencils do erase *completely.* But since one of the qualities of regular Prismacolor pencils is that, being wax-based, the color lays down so thick that you can normally color over mistakes, I'm not sure this erasable quality is worth it except for preliminary sketching or sketching around light areas where mistakes would be unfixable.
These pencils do keep a sharp edge for fine/detailed work--this comes from 2H hardness on the pencils--much like the Verithin line of pencils. But if you are going for a precise line and also high chroma, just invest in the pencil line for artists and a good sharpening tool, or the Verithin line, which is medium-chroma but at least the colors are very distinct from one another.
The only reason I chose to purchase the Sanford Prismacolor brand was based on an expectation of color intensity/brilliance/distinction. That's missing here. You do get erasers. But do you really mess up that much?
I have used Prismacolor pencils off and on for 30 years (yes, I'm that old!). They have a richness than the more inexpensive brands don't match. These particular pencils are not quite up to that standard, BUT they really are erasable for the most part. If you don't fill in the color too darkly, they erase pretty well. I paid just over $10 for these, and you just cannot beat that value. I purchased them for my tweenager and she is very pleased with them. A college art student may find them insufficient.
These have been my favorite colored pencils for years. I'm an art major, and while Prismacolors are great they break apart easily and aren't easily erasable. They can also be messy, and the price is a little restrictive.
These don't blend quite as much but they do blend quite well, and the ability to erase better than other brands is very, very useful. They aren't prone to breakage, and the colors are smooth. The downside is that it's hard to get them to be as vibrant as other pencils without applying a lot of pressure.
I recommend these for anyone, beginners and advanced artists alike.
These colored pencils are great for sketching because since you can erase away mistakes. However, it is difficult to create a sharp tip while sharpening these pencils because they break quite easily. The colors are nice but I wish there were a few more shades of blue. Another thing to note is that these do not come sharpened. Overall, it was a decent buy but I don't think I would purchase them again.
I bought these on a friends recommendation for Bible marking. I am very pleased.
They are not too dark, nice in the hand and can be easily read through. You don't have to press too hard or accidentally rip the very thin paper. Large variety of choices for those who color code their scriptures.
Some other colored pencils are too crayon like or blotchy or too rough on the paper, but these are very smooth and easy to use.
these colored pencils from prismacolor have great lead, perfect softness of lead, &great color...
but they aren't very erasable. you really have to attack the color with the eraser to get it to erase
&even then it doesn't fully erase &instead just lightens some. but it lightens enough to use for
the intended use &work great. I would just suggest that if you are planning to do a lot of erasing
and tightening up on your sketches to draw very lightly or else they won't work very well for you.
all in all they are super great pencils though and I don't regret getting them.
I did just see in walmart that some erasables are out from crayola, I wonder how they erase?
These pencils are great for drawing weather maps! As a senior meteorology student, drawing and analyzing weather maps has become more frequent for lab work. The pencils are great because you can erase and go back. Therefore, less paper is wasted because I don't have to print out another blank map to start over. This erasable pencil is great because it does not leave behind visible traces of what was erased. The color is vibrant and lasts. - Art Supplies - Prismacolor - Pencils - Art'
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