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I've been comparing a few brands of colored pencils for an upcoming drawing course I'm teaching, and I'm very impressed with Derwent's relatively new colored pencil line. (Derwent's older lines were Studio and Artists). Coloursoft are not pastel pencils but they are a very soft colored pencil. And yet they are no worse to sharpen than other professional brands. The colors are very strong and I was able to lay down a heavy coat of a blue without getting a waxy bloom (wax or oil rising to the surface). Unlike the older Derwent lines, you get better mixing colors, including primaries. Coloursoft tend to be cheaper than Prismacolor and are at least as good quality in my comparison. The pencil leads are noticeably thicker than Prismacolor pencils, so you get "more color" for your money. The only downside I've found is that these pencils don't stand up well to darkly tinted paper like a Canson Mi-Tientes. The paper seems to suck up the color. So if you plan to work on tinted or pastel paper, you might be better off with Prismacolor.
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These have become my go to pencil when creating ATCs (artist trading cards). I was using basic cheap-o colored pencils and wasn't impressed at all, and so was using mainly markers, i.e. Sharpie, Prismacolor and Uchida. I found a great deal for these and so I decided to give them a try. I'm so glad I did. I truely love these. They're soft and blendable, and I can add layers of color for vibrancy. On most of my ATCs, I use a combination of Coloursoft, Sakura micron (for outlining), Sharpie and occasionally Prismacolor now. I also purchased Prismacolor Premier Colorless Blender Pencil, 2 Pencils and they work well with these. The key is to blend in a rapid motion, as to heat up the wax so it will blend. If you don't want to purchase the blender, the white colored pencil works as well in blending and lightening colors as well. I really can't brag enough about these and I'll let the video do the talking. Absolutely recommended!
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I love these pencils. They provide excellent pigmentation and blend-ability. While these are NOT pastel pencils, the way they move on paper reminds me of that type of media. I refrain from using the word 'chalky' or 'gritty' because those aren't exactly pleasant things to find in a colored pencil, but I guess I must include them. It's not overwhelming and doesn't feel BAD, and the results of the product look amazing. But they have a 'natural' feel, I guess I would say that waxier pencils like Prismas (which I do still love) don't. It's got that bit of bite against paper, like pastel or graphite infused with the smoothness of colored pencil. I like it a lot.So I'll compare these to other brands you may be familiar with. They're are a less waxy pencil than Prismacolor. They FEEL less waxy than Faber-Castell Polychromos, although those are an oil based pencil. So I guess I should say they feel less 'smooth'. But as I said, these have a.. textured feel to them when in use. They are more pigmented than the majority of Derwent Artist/Studios (also a wax-based pencil of the same brand). I am yet to experience any significant issue with blooming or loosing the tooth of paper underneath layers of the pencil. I already feel myself falling in love with these!
A downfall is the barrel of these is a little larger than most pencils, and they're a tight/impossible fit for most all of my sharpeners.
And unlike the Polychromos I recently ordered through the same Amazon seller, they came in perfect safe condition!
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