These are great! Ordered them for my daughter as she saw someone on YouTube doing lovely art with them, but also tried a few of them out myself. She loves them and so do I!
These are almost identical to Holbein (my favorite). Very smooth and more oily feel lay down, easy dense coverage. As a sensory sensitive person, I can’t stand the “dry” and scratchy sensation of most pencils. These are soft yet firm enough to not worry about using too much pressure and to have control over detail work.
VERY beautiful and wide range of colors in this set, HUGE variety of colors and sets available in the Prismacolor Premier line. Nice sets with lovely colors for different purposes, very impressive.
The only star taken away is for design. I just don’t care for it… looks very similar to cheap colored pencils I used as a kid, compared to the competition. I prefer Holbein’s aesthetics or Derwent. Also don’t really like how these are a bit more narrow than other colored pencils I own, so not as comfortable to hold. But at this price point, those are very minor gripes. Really like these overall 👌🏽👏🏽👍🏽
Here’s my breakdown of all the pencils I’ve tried:
Holbein — high-end feel, a softer pencil (though not so soft you can’t apply pressure easily or control details), lays down smoothly with no scratchy sound or feeling, oily rather than dry feeling, really covers solidly with ease, shows up beautifully over watercolor & gouache. Lovely and wide color selection.
Derwent Drawing — the softest pencil out there I’ve tried so far. The softness does make it a bit harder to control details unless you have a very sharp point. Also the thickest pencil I’ve tried with the biggest diameter color core — very pretty design & comfortable to hold. Really smooth and easy lay down, oily feeling rather than dry, dense pigment that shows up easily over watercolor & gouache. Very limited color palette but I personally ADORE all these particular colors for landscapes, botanicals & portraits.
Prismacolor — a step up in quality compared to Brutfuner, with most of the colors less dry feeing. Pigment load is much better though — on par with Holbein & shows up over watercolor & gouache. HUGE color selection and great price point, though not the most classy looking pencil out there — compared to the more expensive competition, these seem somewhat childish looking (to me, anyway). They are the narrowest pencil I’ve tried and not the most comfortable to hold but the color core diameter is equal to Holbein.
Brutfuner Macaron Pastel set of 50 — a direct attempted dupe to Holbein pastel set — very similar to Holbein & Prismacolor, though a bit more dry feeling, smaller color core diameter and less pigment load. Gorgeous colors that have dense pigment on white paper but don’t show up very well over black paper or watercolor/ gouac
| Manufacturer | Newell Rubbermaid Office |
|---|---|
| Brand | Prismacolor |
| Item Weight | 1.54 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 8.15 x 1.15 x 10.25 inches |
| Item model number | 3599TN |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | Assorted |
| Grip Type | Contoured |
| Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness) | 2H |
| Material Type | Wood |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | 72 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Point Type | Fine |
| Line Size | 0.7mm |
| Ink Color | Assorted Color |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 3599TN |