What's the difference between these pencils and the regular Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils. No one has been able to answer this question for me.
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The Premier soft cores pencils are professional artist grade. They are made to blend beautifully and are thus a top choice for colored pencil artists. The waxes in them are high quality, making blendability on the paper so much easier, as well as color transitioning. I've used many types & grades of colored pencils and these are, by far, the best on the market for the price. As a mixed media artist, they are my #1 choice and all I use now. Hope this helps.
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Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. I do think the quality of their pencils is very good. I believe you can email the company directly by going to their sight and clicking on the "contact us" option.
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I have not been able to tell any difference. I think all primsmacolor have the soft core unless it specifies. These are just in a set rather than sold individually.
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prismacolor is one of the topmost quality pencils and is used by most professional artists because of its brillant colors..a very soft core pencil which can be managed easily in sketching and coloring..and, nothing is being wasted, the excess cores as you sharpen, can be dilluted and by using soft bristle brush, can be used like water color especially on areas you wanted having vanishing effects.. my daughter is enjoying the 132 set of pencils...quite expensive compared to other brands but it's worth paying the high quality grade...NO REGRETS...
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from the other page, it would seem like these are rip-off sanford pencils piggy-backing on the prismacolor name :\
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Besides being soft and easy to blend, the PREMIER pencils have way more pigment color per pencil than the Scholar pencils do. Check out the virtual instructor for more info on them, and to see them in action. I love mine, they blend really great! Hope this helps.
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All the Premiers have the same core. The verithins have a more solid core. Just a different name for the item description.
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I think I can add something to this question. About 20 years ago I bought a large set of "Prismacolor" color pencils. At that time, there was no "Premier" in the name and these were the standard and best quality offered by Prismacolor, then owned by Berol. Some other company bought out Berol/Prismacolor and at some point, they developed a new and premium color pencil line and named it "Prismacolor Premier." This line is now their "top of the line" color pencil. The lesser quality is called "Scholar" and is probably not as blendable and leaves hard edges. I may have a couple colors of the "Premier," but not sure. As was best described, it has a soft lead or core that is very blendable and smooth. I think I can add something to this question. About 20 years ago I bought a large set of "Prismacolor" color pencils. At that time, there was no "Premier" in the name and these were the standard and best quality offered by Prismacolor, then owned by Berol. Some other company bought out Berol/Prismacolor and at some point, they developed a new and premium color pencil line and named it "Prismacolor Premier." This line is now their "top of the line" color pencil. The lesser quality is called "Scholar" and is probably not as blendable and... » Read More I think I can add something to this question. About 20 years ago I bought a large set of "Prismacolor" color pencils. At that time, there was no "Premier" in the name and these were the standard and best quality offered by Prismacolor, then owned by Berol. Some other company bought out Berol/Prismacolor and at some point, they developed a new and premium color pencil line and named it "Prismacolor Premier." This line is now their "top of the line" color pencil. The lesser quality is called "Scholar" and is probably not as blendable and leaves hard edges. I may have a couple colors of the "Premier," but not sure. As was best described, it has a soft lead or core that is very blendable and smooth. « Show Less
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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!
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I cannot compare them to Crayola, as I have not used Crayola. I have had some breakage when sharpening the Prismacolors, which I have kept to a minimum by using the Prismacolor sharpener. The softness, BTW, is necessary for smooth application of color, so I think we are stuck with some breakage. I hope this helps. - PF
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I'm not saying that I don't like prang pencils, the rich colors are wonderful. The neons are pretty well saturated and bright. All the colors blend well with all my other pencils. Crayola is great too, but we only have one problem. they all break in the shaft of the pencils. "Of course they do," you say, what am I to do? Nothing, I get my trusty box cutter out and whittle away, I get great points. There are a lot of sharpeners out there, I have found one that really puts a great point on . Good luck!
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The color is too rich/saturated and the core too much like butter to erase. Consider the col-erase line from Prismacolor for more erasable pencils. The color's not as rich/saturated in those, though.
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I'm afraid I can't be much help to you. I bought it after checking all the pencil sharpeners I could find, the recommendations and details of each. It was for my great grandson who needed one for school work. I know it worked well and he liked it, but am not sure about colored pencils or water color pencils. Sorry.
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You asked two questions, so let me take them in order:I have never noticed the lead breaking differently as it is used up. By way of disclosure, I replace the HB #2 leads with softer darker leads just because I like soft leads better and not because there is anything wrong with the leads these pencils come with.The grip holds up well and is very comfortable to write with. These are the best pencils I have used at any price and is my note taking writing instrument of choice.
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It did everything - regular colored pencils. I never had any soft one's like prismacolors though. Don't buy this machine!
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In my experience the quality issues with prismacolor pencils has not affected the actual color cores which are still vibrant and easy to blend. The production issues have more to deal with off center cores or warped pencil barrels.
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The pens you ask about work the same. Looking at the lead colors, it seems there is not any difference except price. I own three now. I've also bought extra leads in the colors I want. I use one pentel multi pencil for sketching when I haven't my watercolors with me or I'm in a museum. The other two I have divided with warm colors in one pen and cool colors in the other pen. These I have with me all the time in case I'm asked for a thumbnail rough draft of suggested colors for interior or exterior buildings, clothing or designs when I don't have my entire set of colored pencils with me to demonstrate to a client the possibilities I see. They are very convenient for that. I use something else (similar to a crayon) for my scriptures, since the pages are so thin.
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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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Good Evening Skynet VirusI've only used the Black Ticonderoga pencils so I can't say if there is any difference.I'm sorry that I can't be of more assistance, I hope you find an answer.
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Prismacolor pencils will leave a waxy residue left over that will have to be blown away, its not powdery though. I would suggest a harder pencil that will not leave much residue at all like tombow or faber castell, essentially you will have to eliminate from trial and error for yourself.
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When it comes to colored pencils there's not much else to choose from, so I'd say, bang for the buck, these are a good purchase. I'd buy them again once my girlfriend uses up enough of them to warrants another purchase. Hope that helps.
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Yes, these do feel like the Prismacolor Soft Core. Another option to try for soft watercolor pencils would be the Faber Catell Albrecht Durer or the Caran d'Ache Supracolor.
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There is a difference in the quality of the pencils - the ones made in Mexico (by Sanford) have more off-center and loose leads, and warping and splitting of the wood is not uncommon now. I still use and love Prismacolor pencils, but the quality has gone way down since they were Berol Prismacolors. The colors are the same for the most part - I have an old deco yellow that is so much paler and nicer than the current deco yellow, but that's the only color that seems significantly different to me.
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I don't know. I have never used intense pencils. I recently got a set of watercolor pencils and was just okay with them.
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The major difference between this particular set and the watercolor pencils is that the colors are much more intense. Otherwise they work similarly to the watercolor pencils. The manufacturer claims that the colors are actually inks and that they are permanent when completely dry. Watercolor pencils can generally be worked again after they are dry. I think these pencils would complement rather than replace the watercolor pencils. I suggest that you get this set and try them as I think you will enjoy working with them.