Review on Nasco Art Education by Joshua Talley

Nasco is not only a leading company that provides art education materials; it also produces various kinds of arts, including painting, drawing , sketching, watercolor painting and graphic tools. Some artists are even using their products for commercial purpose. You can probably imagine the quality of their goods because they are being used by professionals.

Nasco's warranty doesn't allow anyone to be involved in illegal copying of images or any other copyright infringement related activities. So if you want to purchase arts from them, you should know first if your country allows importing that kind of materials or if there are customs restrictions over the product . On the shipping cost section on their website, they mentioned that additional shipping fee might be charged if the packages are heavy and bulky.



I bought "A Set Of 48 Professional Quality Colored Pencils" from Nasco Art Education because I wanted to know how these pencils compare with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils . Although they have similar price range, there are some differences that you probably need to know before purchasing them.

The package of Nasco set is in a box that has dimensions 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches ; it weighs 0.72 pounds which is almost twice heavier than Prismacolor Premier 12 color set's weight (0.39 lbs). After opening it up, I found out why - The exterior of the box looks sturdy enough but its interior part isn't as firm as I expected it to be, there is a little space inside the box maybe because Nasco decided to make this set a lightweight product.

The pencils' exterior design looks nice but there are two things that irritate me about its color combination: 1- Its main color is yellow and 2- The caps of the pencils have the same dull gold color with dull metallic writing on them. So if you put them all together in your art studio or anywhere else, it will look like something from the Dollar Store instead of a high quality professional set.

My first impression for these pencils was not too bad but after using them for some time, I realized that there were other things I didn't like about them: their wood is not hard enough (it's soft) and they easily break. Also, their lead is not very black; of course it depends on how you sharpen them but the sharpening process needs to be done carefully because if you overdo it, some of the lead will fly up into your eyes which hurts like hell .



An interesting fact about these pencils, they don't need to be sharpened often with a knife or sandpaper because they are colored very deeply inside so when you are using one side of its "lead", soon you have to flip it over . And when doing so, most likely some paint will fall off. If you plan on using them mostly for coloring books or any other kind works that does not require deep

If you're an artist who wants to buy arts and supplies from a company that has been around for over 130 years, Nasco Art Education is the place to go. You can find everything you need on their website; but before buying anything be sure of your country's customs restrictions as well as any additional shipping fees if your package needs to ship internationally. I like how they sell high-quality art products at affordable prices (and free shipping); however, there are some drawbacks with these pencils such as being too soft or breaking easily which might not work so great for artists who use them heavily in their professional career.