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Review on Vibrant & Versatile: Prismacolor 92808HT 🎨 Scholar Colored Pencils, 60-Count for Artists & Students by Shantel Griffin

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very pleasantly surprised

I'm a fan of Prismacolor Premiers and Faber Castell Polychromos but thought for the price I'd try a set of these just to see what they are are similar. I was impressed with the quality of these pens. They're not as smooth or as densely pigmented as art-grade pencils, but they're a few HUGE notches up compared to budget pencils. They lay down fairly smoothly, have decent color density, layer and blend effortlessly, and best of all, they have a very similar color range to Premieres. The quality of the wooden boxes was good. There were only a few pencils with a slightly off-centre lead, which was easy to sharpen and didn't break when pressure was applied. I wouldn't rely too much on the lightfastness of these pens for artistic work, but they would be a good choice for coloring or student work. So in summary, if you can't afford the art quality pens you have. looked at it, I think it's a very good alternative. Best of all, you can gradually switch to primers as those pins wear out. The colors are very similar, some even have the same name. So when you've worn them out you can replace them with purchases of readily available Prismacolor Premier pens in similar colors from a discount art retailer and you end up with a very nice set of fine art quality pens.

Pros
  • High marks for grip and durability from testers
Cons
  • Not as thick as other picks

Comments (9)

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February 08, 2023
Needs better quality control; pigmentation okay; no breakage
February 04, 2023
Fantastic deal on a fantastic product.
January 29, 2023
Great companion set to the 150 set of Prismacolor soft core colored premier pencils
January 03, 2023
Don't let the photo fool you.
December 20, 2022
Horrible product. Waste of time & money.
December 07, 2022
Wish I could give these a higher rating
December 01, 2022
Great for blending and layering
November 23, 2022
A frustrating overpriced waste of time & $! Spend it on a different product!
October 31, 2022
Very pleasantly surprised