Prismacolor Premier 12 Colored Pencils — Another set of colored pencils!

***The company involved in the making of this product has no relation to me and has not provided me with this item. I received this item as a present years ago and was not given any compensation for this review.***

This is the other set of Prismacolor pencils I have at the moment. I received these as a Christmas present a few years ago, and still have all the pencils in this set. When you buy new sets, you will receive white and black again, but those are the most used colors, so, it shouldn’t matter much to you in the end.

This set comes in a metal tin, unlike the manga coloring pencils which came in an easy open cardboard box, and they have a tray that they sit in. The pencils sit nicely in the tray next to each other, but they’re not in there so tightly that you can’t get them out easily. The pencils are protected fairly well in the metal tin. I haven’t had any problems with them in the time that I’ve had them.

This tin seems to be around $12 on Amazon, and I’m not sure how much it would be at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s, so I would do some pricing before you run out and buy them, haha.

The colors are really nice. They’re bright and easy to draw with, so coloring or drawing on’t be a problem with these pencils. They sharpen really well too, so you can have as dull or sharp a point as you want or need without any problems.

Prismacolor Premier Manga 23 Colored Pencils — Pretty colors!!

Prismacolor just so happens to be my favorite brand of colored pencils and drawing supplies. I may not use them very often, but I love having them for when I do want to draw something and then color it in. I like to draw manga and anime style eyes, and I’m fairly good at that. I will be attempting to teach myself how to draw better this summer, and this new pack of pencils should come in handy.

While it’s my favorite brand of pencils, Prismacolor is also, probably, the best quality brand of art supplies you will ever find. I have yet to have a problem with these in the first 12 pack I ever had, and I do plan to buy even more of these pencils as I dive back into drawing. The manga pack of colored pencils were purchased partially because of their price on Amazon (please, buy these on Amazon instead of from a craft store. You’ll save a lot of money) and because I had been stalking this particular set for a while. This set comes with 18 colored pencils, and 5 Verithin pencils.

The package itself can be set to stand up so you can easily grab the pencils. (My cat was very interested in this, haha.) It’s really nice to have that, especially if you need to grab a color quickly. The pencils are easy to grab and pull out of the box, there’s no fighting the box or anything. The five Verithin pencils are unsharpened, but they sharpen easily and quickly (my Indigo Blue took a tiny bit longer than the other four).

The colors are beautiful. I know I only drew a line for each, but I think they’re really lovely colors. The pencils are easy to draw with and can’t be erased, so, once you color with them, it’s there for good. The Verithin pencils have a sharper point because I had to sharpen them by hand, but it was easy and quick, and the colored pencils themselves will match after I have to sharpen them.

There are no extra pieces to this, just the package and the pencils. There’s a little tip for drawing and coloring with these pencils on the inside of the package, but nothing else of importance (just a small slip of paper with the web address on it).

So, these pencils are a great buy for your if you do drawing of any kind (not just manga style) or for someone you know as a gift.

After I use these more, I’ll post an update about what I think of them.