This review might be long but I think it will inform you about few details related to pencils in general as well as it will do for the Prismacolor Premier.
I was so young when I started to color that I cannot tell when was the first time I took a coloring pencil in my hand and I’m close to my seventies today. Now, as far as I remember, the Prismacolor brand have always been my number one favorite of all. And the Premier pencils, well, are a dream. I’ m so happy and confident every time I’m using them. The colors are so rich and the cores are so soft that they blend like no other. But there is also a negative point about that fact. The core is so soft that if you are one who generally put pressure on the pencil to get its darker tone right away, the pencils won’t last. I’m not the kind that will put too much pressure on her pencils, nonetheless, I also often use the second version of them : the Scholars 60 pencils box. And here is what I already said in a review about the Scholars :
‘’ I’m a senior lady who love coloring. I have a collection of about 30 books and enjoy a pencil that gives me possibility to create a large variation of tones. So I’m using a lot of pencils and I do have many different sets from many different manufacturers. Although the Premier are the first one on the list of the best pencils of all, these Scholars are the ones that I do prefer because they still blend easily with the 5 different colors that I tried so far, they are for most of them as beautiful than the Premier, they last longer and the pricing is more affordable... ‘’
This said, there’s another important plus point to mention about the Prismacolor brand, Premier and Scholars. Decades ago, every crafting and art stores were offering to buy these pencils one pencil at the time and they were offering almost every color. And if you search around you, even today you still can find some of those stores that are still selling them this way. So, you can easily replace one or two or more color pencils without having to buy a new box.
Now, let’s talk about sharpeners and soft core pencils. First, I don’t care about sharpeners, I usually buy the cheapest ones on the market. The last one I got is coming from a One dollar Store, I’m using it for years and it still working perfectly with all the pencil brands that I have, including my Raffine to name only this other one. Why ?... Well, the truth is that it doesn't matter the brand of the soft core pencils you intending to buy or using, if you hit or drop them, the core is broken. And this is mostly the one reason why they seems to break doesn't matter the sharpener you use. My aunt was a professional painter and she’s the one who educated me about it. I was very young when I learned that fact and it was pissing me off every time I dropped one, so I made it a habit to use a cup or a small pot to place them in while coloring so they don’t roll down the table, on the floor. If you receive a box that contains several pencils with broken cores, there’s a pretty good chance that the box has been severely hit or dropped and if that had happened to me, I would have asked for a box replacement. That simple.
It is the reason why I take such a good care of my pencils. I don’t share them either. I always keep extra boxes for the kids, I provide some jars and they are also educated about that fact.
Prismacolor Premier are expensive pencils, but coloring with them is always such a marvelous experience. Go for it, you won’t regret your purchase. But they are true soft cores. Keep that in mind.
| Manufacturer | Newell Rubbermaid Office |
|---|---|
| Place of Business | Newell Brands, Brampton ON |
| Brand | Prismacolor |
| Model number | 3598T |
| Colour | Assorted |
| Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness) | Soft |
| Material Type | Tin |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Size | 48 count (Pack of 1) |
| Point Type | thick |
| Ink Color | Multicolor |
| Manufacturer Part Number | BER955 |
