Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Manga Colors, 23 Count

I think they're just as smooth and just like shuttle art pencils , but shuttle art pencils are Not as expensive , I think that prisma , color pencils are way overpriced and should be in the same price range as the shuttle art pencils

If you have Prismacolor Premier pencils then you know how lovely they are to use. Vibrant colors with a smooth buttery feel as you put them on paper. This 23 count set was purchased to expand my travel set of 24 colors.

These color pencils are amazing, if you have the extra cash I highly recommend getting them. They color so smoothly and you can even blend them together easily. You barely have to use any pressure especially when you are trying to fade from one color to another. They are lightweight and can be sharpened to a fine tip which makes it easy for more complex artwork.

These pencils are so buttery smooth, the colors are saturated, are easily blendable and can be layered easily! The white pencil also can be used and shows on top of other pencils, alcohol markers, etc. They may be a bit more expensive than "normal" colored pencils but well worth the investment!!!

You are missing out if you've never used this brand! It's high quality gives you a perfect finish! Blend-able, buildable and durable. I've used these for many of my projects over the years! Leaving me with beautiful pieces of artwork. The container is quite exquisitely made and holds all the colors together. With a magnet top that closes and opens nicely. Keeping all the pencils in place. The black holders are stackable. Easy to store in big places. It holds many different varieties of colors of the rainbow and more. If you want to up your game with your colored pencils skills, this is definitely it. You will not be disappointed! If you ever are almost finished with one color, you can order it individually and place it back into the container.

Absolutely gorgeous, worth the price.

If I could give these 6 stars, I would. They perform very well, just make sure you have the proper knowledge on how to layer your colors/use the pencils in general.

I do not like the Verithin pencils and there are 5 of them in this pack. The regular Prisma Premiers are, of course, very nice and soft. However, this is my first time using Premiers and I have to say that I actually prefer Prisma's Scholar line. These pencils wear down fast and do not sharpen well in the Faber pencil sharpener that I use for all my other pencils.

I love this brand but was very disappointed in the quality this time. I own other prismacolor colored pencils and have never had them break so easily. A few broke just by sharpening them. Others broke as I tried using them. There were two that ended up being sharpened nearly half way before they quit breaking. The colors are beautiful and brilliant. I can't say they all were easy to use because of the breakage.

The pencils are well pigmented but not without issues. If you can get these on heavy discount, do it. Just be aware that some cores maybe quite brittle. Note, I bought a brand new Prismacolor sharpener specifically for this set. The Verithin 747 Black was impossible to sharpen successfully until almost nothing was left. The PC917 Sunburst Yellow also had breakage issues, but not nearly as bad (yet?). None of the other colors have had issues so far. The pencil packaging is complete garbage and may be a contributing factor to the core issues. These are good pencils, but honestly I prefer my HIFORNY Black Edition set much better overall.