I’m by no means an artist or expert colorist. I purchased these pencils because I was curious about oil based colored pencils.
As I was charting these out, I used the cheapest printer paper ( the Jot brand from the Dollar Tree) and was pleasantly surprised by how well they went down because now I have a sense of how they will do in the coloring books made with the cheaper paper. I even charted them with the blunt tip they came sharpened with. So I was excited to see what they could do on a more toothy paper with a sharp tip.
The picture I attached is Springhill Vellum Bristol Cover 67lb. As this is my go too paper for coloring. I compared them to Prismacolor Premiers because that seems to be the one brand everyone wants to know how other pencils compare too.
So In the picture, I did 6 light layers( held the pencils at the end of the pencil to make sure I got as even pressure as I could get to get a fair comparison). One is unblended, the other is blended with a Prismacolor blending pencil.
As I was coloring I didn’t get any dust from the Magicfly and a small amount from the Prismacolor. They both went down smoothly. The Magicfly does erase a lot better then the Prismacolor’s. I sharpened the Magicfly and Prismacolor pencils only once through these 6 layers. Please excuse the messiness of it, I wasn’t trying to be perfect, just give a general sense of things.
I purchased these because I have an anxiety attack every time I sharpen my Prisma’s (lol), and I wanted to find a comparable pencil that didn’t cost as much and I think I did. I also have the Castle Art 72 count colored pencils, but they, in my opinion, are nowhere near as good as these and are more expensive.
Now the things that I don’t like are obviously the fact that they don’t have numbers or names on them. Now when I charted them out with the color names and numbers, there are two completely different colors numbered and named the same, Camel M110. One is more of a bronze color and the other is like a yellow green color. This doesn’t really bother me too much and I’m not sure if it’s really worth mentioning, but there you have it.
All in all I think these are my new go to pencils. I would definitely recommend giving them a shot if you color in layers. I would probably not recommend these for people who have a heavy hand and lay down the color all at once.
| Manufacturer | Magicfly |
|---|---|
| Brand | Magicfly |
| Item Weight | 14.1 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 4.72 x 3.54 x 0.79 inches |
| Item model number | 72 Colored Pencils Set |
| Color | 72 Colored |
| Material Type | Tin |
| Total Recycled Content Percentage | 100 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | 72 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Manufacturer Part Number | JW037-Magicfly |
