Student-grade colored pencils and professional-grade ones vary drastically not only in their price but how they’re made. A set of 120 Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils costs $350, 14 times as much as a similar box of Crayola colored pencils. And some brands price their sets at over $550. That’s because of the time and attention put into creating pencils whose colors are rich, blendable, and last decades. At Faber-Castell, this is a result of a combination of pigments and other ingredients, expertly designed cores, and carefully selected wood.
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00:00 – Introduction
01:21 – Pigments And Their Personalities
02:48 – From Pigments To Cores
03:52 – Quality Testing The Cores
05:09 – Choosing The Best Wood
06:05 – Coating The Pencils
06:50 – Why Artists Choose Expensive Brands
07:46 – Blendability
08:38 – Crayola Vs. Professional
10:06 – Color Range
11:48 – Lightfastness
14:09 – Credits
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Why Professional Colored Pencils Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider
why? these perfectionist pencils are made by nazi formula of nazi scientists
They’re really laying into the Crayola.
For anyone that uses color pencils in their art, what’s your preference? I’m curious about the Prismacolor brand. Also, what’s a decent beginner collection? I’m not exactly new to sketching, but I’d like to update the products I use along with learning new techniques. I recently turned 40 and have been getting back into artistic endeavors that as I got older I slowly gave up on. I’m now more serious about the art I create as it’s my only meditative escape from stress and mental illness.