Derwent Studio vs. Prismacolor Verithins - WetCanvas: Online …
Nov 6, 2017 · One of my favorite pet peeves with my new love of colored pencils is that Prisma, in their infinite wisdom, has only chosen to make about a fifth of their colors available as Verithins. It has been absolutely crazy-making trying to get fine lines from the Premiers or even the Polychromos, though they’re better.
Old Berol Prismacolor CP vs Prismacolor Premier CP
Jul 29, 2013 · I have used colored pencils for years but only recently artistically. Before it was plans wiring and piping diagrams technical rough drafts. The old Berol are superior to Prismacolor Premier. I have maybe 100 colors many are getting 4 ” range time to replace soon but i am going to switch to Faber or Derwent I think.
Prismacolor Alternatives? - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists
Aug 1, 2015 · That’s an excellent question, and perhaps slightly odd as well. . . Most of the time wax based colored pencils will be softer in feel than oil based pencils as a general rule. Further, Prismacolor pencils are amongst the softest of the leads available, considered largely to be one of the most buttery feeling pencils on the market.
VARNISH: Wax Based or Acrylic for Colored Pencils???
Jun 24, 2009 · I use Prismacolor Colored Pencils on a Ampersand PastelBoard. My goal is to use a fixative, High Gloss Varnish followed by a Matte Varnish. Which products do you recommed for these WAX-based pencils and WHY. I’ve read that a lot of colored pencil artist’s use an acrylic varnish…why not a wax based assuming the colored pencils are wax pencils?
Colored Pencils HSL / RGB - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists
Nov 2, 2020 · I was trying to find a way to know the HSL/RGB values of colored pencil. I used prismacolor premier and Faber Castell polychromos. And I faced some difficulties and would like to know if someone can help. First, I used the official prisma and polychromos charts, and compared them to my own color swatches (scanned or photographed).
Which colored pencils best for beginners - Derwent vs Prismacolor …
Jul 21, 2016 · I work with mosaics, so pencils are the last medium I know about. I am in USA and want to order on Amazon asap or can go to store in next couple days. Any suggestions on what is best for beginners, maybe softer ones that are blendable? Derwent or Prismacolor both get good reviews but I am simply clueless as there may be a better option out there…
Prismacolor Fixative Question - WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists
Jul 25, 2013 · Fixative is used in colored pencils to help stop wax bloom, which is a white haze that appears in drawing especially in heavily worked drawings (like when using burnishing) and usually shows up in dark colors (like blacks, dark blues, dark reds….etc). Wax bloom shows up …
How to find Prismacolor Pencils made in the USA
Mar 2, 2013 · 5. Newer pencils with the color number in a metallic or black cartouche at the top of the barrel are suspicious, but see #6. 6. New pencils have a tiny “Mexico” or “USA” imprinted with a colorless stamp in front of the word Prismacolor on the barrel.
Prismacolor vs. Blick Studio Artist - WetCanvas: Online Living for …
Jun 24, 2010 · I just received my 36 colors set prismas and first impression is they are fantastic when it comes to blending. But the similarity with Caran d’ache and Mondeluz watercolor pencils dry make me believe that the only difference is that wcpencils you can use both ways. BTW I paid 24 dollars +shipping for 36 pieces Prismacolor from Amazon.
Prismacolor- Faber Castell color matching - WetCanvas: Online …
Mar 29, 2011 · New brands pop up all the time, old brands discontinue colors or change colors, oil based pencils vs wax based pencils, chalky vs semi-transparent…etc., etc. Best to study the pencils you have in front of you, decide which are cool colors and which are warm colors (to your eye) and go forward from there.