Is there a difference between pastel pencils and pastel chalk pencils?
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I'm not sure -the stabilo pencils are more chalky than traditional pastels which tend to be more oily, I love these because they smudge and blend if you brush a little water over them, the colors are really vibrant and I've enjoyed them. I've never used any other pastel pencils so I'm sorry if this doesn't directly answer your question. These seem to go a long way if you know what I mean and don't require sharpening very often.
2262294
Yes Christopher. I have many colored pencils and it is excellent on them all. However, it doesn't do a good job on pastel pencils or charcoal pencils.
850069
It is chalk. almost like sidewalk chalk. very easy to use. some colors are easier to apply than others. my kids love them
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There are no regular Prismacolor pencils. There are scholars, verithins, watercolor, and premier pencils. Scholars are student grade, which is why they are "scholar", verithins are still artist grade pencils and soft cores but keep a finer point which make them good for detail, watercolor pencils are water soluble, and premiers are soft core like the verithin but have a larger color selection and can not keep a fine point for a long point of time. I hope this answers your question!
56557
I used real chalk. I suppose marker would work better bc it would not smudge.
346311
To me, they are about the same. I keep one of those small sharpeners in the drawer and just run the blade through it on occasion. It's a good knife.
951819
Yes. They are longer than a typical crayon but shorter than a standard #2 pencil.
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Not like the oil pastels at all. Definitely chalky, I recommend wetting the chalk and rubbing it your hand and then applying it to the hair. This is what I do for my daughters (who have long hair) and my three year old son (who has an EPIC Mohawk). I hope this helps! 5 out of 5 stars from me!!!
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Prismacolor colored pencils are wax based, so unlike the usual Crayola, they do not leave a "powdery" substance behind. However, like Travis mentioned prior to my comment, they will eventually leave a waxy buildup, but it's more of a thin film that you can scrape off gently if it bothers you. Other than that, there's very even coverage, and they should work fine.
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Footnote: they have a special "chalk" (slightly waxy texture). You can use regular chalk. The texture of the slate is not uniformly smooth. It adds to the beauty of the product.
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We use regular chalk, colored and white. I have not tried "chalk pens" on it.
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Both are colored drawing pencils, but the BIG difference is the Inktense actually are "ink", meaning once the color dries it is permanent, unlike the watercolor types such as Prisma, which if you lay down a blue, let it dry and add a yellow they will softly blend and make greens depending on how much you work them because they are water soluble. Inktense will NOT react to water after they dry; so that blue you layed down will not "blend" or lift so it may stay very blue looking or look green where the blue shows "through" the yellow. Also the Inktense are brighter and more intense. Buy both, and use watercolor pencils where you want a softer look, and the inktense where you want intensity.
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Use good quality chalk. I believe our grandchildren use Crayola Chalk. No I do not work for the Crayola company
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It is more like a pencil as it has a thinner point, but the texture of a crayon. It has a sharpener at the other end. I've used this for years and can't find it in the stores anymore, so bought a bunch on Amazon.
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They're too small to use regular chalk. I used a silver metallic pen but can't reuse them. You'll definitely need a fine point pen.
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I actually use a mechanical chalk pencil that I purchased at a fabric store. It has regular chalk in it, but it is a lot thinner since it is supported by the mechanical pencil. It works great on the labels and my chalk cloth table runner!
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I like them both. I got the Tombow around the end of the year because they were on sale for around $100 for the whole set, a lot of different colors. I really liked them. They are a lot of good colors and have a smaller diameter barrel--just almost like holding a bit thicker pencil. I like experimenting to see what I can do with the different markers as sometimes it is a lot of work to set up to paint when I just want to do a picture now. Prismacolor is a bit thicker barrel but appears to work well too but I only have the smaller sets and am still experimenting. Copic markers are refillable and so are the Spectrum Noir. Copic has good brush makers and you have to purchase brush tips to put into the Spectrum Noir. Out of the four, I still think Tombow is my favorite but unfortunately not refillable. I don't believe Prismacolor is refillable either. I am still experimenting with all of them but at this point this is what I can offer. I hope this helps.