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Prismacolor Premier set of 12 pencils – a closer look

8 July 2020 by Louise

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UPDATED: November 11, 2020

What are the colours that are in the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 pencils? After reading this post you will have a greater understanding of the colours in the 12 pencil set.

We have had closer looks at the Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil range. We looked at the Prismacolor Premier 150 set, the pencils rated I and II (lightfast), the pencils rated III, IV and V (non-lightfast), and the Prismacolor Art Stix range of woodless coloured pencils (that have the same lead as the Prismacolor Premier pencils).

We also posted on how you could substitute coloured pencils, and create many colours from a basic set of 12 pencils. Another post shows the colours you can create by layering a basic set of 12 Prismacolor Premier pencils. It also provides these colour recipes in searchable table format.

This post has images that includes the names, numbers, lightfast ratings and colour swatches of each pencil in the 12 set. Please read this disclaimer that explains how the colour analysis was undertaken.

The Prismacolor Premier pencils do not have their lightfast ratings marked.

Prismacolor Premier set of 12 coloured pencils

When looking at the set as a whole, all colours (including the colour wheel family colours and neutrals) are shown clockwise in the chart below.

Prismacolor Premier 12 all colours pie chart - Artnitso.com
All the coloured pencils available in the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 coloured pencils.

The chart represents a total of 12 pencils, of which 3 are neutral and 9 belong to colour wheel colour families.

Prismacolor Premier 12 all colours bar chart - Artnitso.com
All the colours in the basic12 pencil set.

Now to get a closer look. Let’s separate these colours into two groups – the colour wheel colours, and the neutral colours.

The colour wheel colours

The colour wheel has 12 colours, and the colours move clockwise around the wheel. This is outlined in the image below.

Colour Wheel showing the colour wheel family colours in clock positions Artnitso.com
The colour wheel colours in clock position.

The colour wheel colour family colours available in the set are outlined in the image below.

Prismacolor Premier 12 colour wheel colours pie chart - Artnitso.com
The 9 colour wheel colour families to which a pencil from the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 belongs.

Of the colour wheel colours, the make-up of each colour family is outlined below. While the colours are of varying shades and tones, the predominant base colour belongs to the colour wheel colour family in which it has been placed.

Red – 12 o’clock

Starting with red at the 12.00 o’clock position, you can see that the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 does not have a pencil that belongs to the red colour wheel colour family.

Red-Orange – 1.00 o’clock

The next colour family group is red-orange at 1.00 o’clock. The image below shows that the coloured pencil set of 12 has 1 red-orange colour wheel colour family pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 red-orange - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the red-orange colour wheel colour family.

Orange – 2.00 o’clock

The next colour is orange at 2.00 o’clock. The coloured pencil set of 12 has 1 orange pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 orange - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the orange colour wheel colour family.

Orange-Yellow – 3.00 o’clock

Orange-Yellow sits at the 3.00 o’clock position. The set of 12 Prismacolor Premier pencils do not have any pencils that belong to the orange-yellow colour wheel colour family.

Yellow – 4.00 o’clock

At 4.00 o’clock sits yellow. The coloured pencil set of 12 includes 1 pencil that belongs to the yellow colour wheel colour family.

Prismacolor Premier 12 yellow - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the yellow colour wheel colour family.

Yellow-Green – 5.00 o’clock

Yellow-green sits at 5.00 o’clock. The image below shows that the coloured pencil set of 12 includes 1 yellow-green pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 yellow-green - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the yellow-green colour wheel colour family.

Green – 6.00 o’clock

The colour family of green sits at 6.00 o’clock. The coloured pencil set of 12 includes 1 green colour family pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 green - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the green colour wheel colour family.

Green-blue – 7.00 o’clock

Green-blue sits at 7.00 o’clock. The coloured pencil set of 12 does not have any green-blue colour family pencils.

Blue – 8.00 o’clock

Blue is at the 8.00 o’clock position. The coloured pencil set of 12 includes one blue pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 blue - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the blue colour wheel colour family.

Blue-violet – 9.00 o’clock

Blue-violet sits at the 9.00 o’clock position. The image below shows that the coloured pencil set of 12 includes 1 blue-violet colour wheel colour family pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 blue-violet - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one pencil in the basic 12 pencil set that belongs to the blue-violet colour wheel colour family.

Violet – 10.00 o’clock

Violet sits at the 10.00 o’clock position. The image below shows that 1 pencil in the 12 pencil set of Prismacolor Premier pencils belongs to the violet colour wheel colour family.

Prismacolor Premier 12 violet - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the violet colour wheel colour family.

Violet-Red – 11.00 o’clock

Violet-red sits at the 11.00 o’clock position. The coloured pencil set of 12 includes 1 violet-red pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 violet-red - Artnitso.com
The colour number, colour name, lightfast rating and white paper swatch of the one Prismacolor Premier pencil in the 12 pencil set that belongs to the violet-red colour wheel colour family.

Colour wheel colour family – Summary of Prismacolor Premier set of 12

As you can see from the above images, the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 coloured pencils have pencils in 9 of the colour wheel families. It does not have pencils that represent the red, orange-yellow or green-blue colour wheel colour families. See the chart below.

Prismacolor Premier 12 colour wheel colours bar chart - Artnitso.com
A bar chart showing the colour wheel coloured pencils available in the 12 Prismacolor Premier set.

Now let’s look at the neutral colours included in this basic set of 12 coloured pencils.

Neutral colours

Of the set of 12 coloured pencils – 3 are neutral. There are no metallic pencils in the set. These are shown clockwise in the pie chart below.

Prismacolor Premier 12 neutrals pie chart - Artnitso.com
A pie chart showing the three neutral pencils in the basic set of 12 pencils.

The breakdown of these pencils are as follows.

First there is the neutral-black pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 neutral-black - Artnitso.com
The 1 neutral-black pencil in the basic set of 12 pencils.

Next is the neutral-white pencil.

Prismacolor Premier 12 neutral-white - Artnitso.com
The 1 neutral-white pencil in the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 pencils.

Finally, there is a neutral-cool beige.

Prismacolor Premier 12 neutral-cool beige - Artnitso.com
The 1 neutral-cool beige pencil in the basic set of 12 pencils.

The bar chart below shows the breakdown of the set’s neutral pencils.

Prismacolor Premier 12 neutrals bar chart - Artnitso.com

As you can see, the Prismacolor Premier set of 12 coloured pencils is made up of a variety of colours and neutrals.

As noted above, the selection of colour is subjective and the reviewer has chosen colour by looking at the actual colour swatches. Nevertheless, you may find that a particular colour belongs to a different colour group or family.

Lightfastness

This set of 12 pencils is half lightfast (rating of I and II), and half non-lightfast (rating of III, IV and V).

As you can see from above, 4 pencils have the highest lightfast rating of I, 2 have the next highest lightfast rating of II, 3 have a lightfast rating of III, no pencils have a lightfast rating of IV, and 3 have a lightfast rating of V.

Make your own colour chart

For your knowledge, it’s advisable to make your own colour chart so that you can get to know your coloured pencils.

What are the colours you can make from this set?

We have layered the 12 pencils in the set, and from this we have found 144 new colours. These are shown in the bar chart below.

Prismacolor Premier set of 12. The 144 colours you can make by layering. Bar chart. Artnitso.com
The 144 colours groups you can make from layering the 12 coloured pencils in the basic Prismacolor Premier set. Shown in a bar chart.

You can search and sort the colour recipes for these 144 colours in these charts here.

Now you should have a better understanding of the colours available in the 12 set of Prismacolor Premier pencils. You should also now be aware that you can make many colours from a basic set of pencils. Don’t be limited as you can make even more colours by layering pencils.

Try layering these pencils and then find harmonious colours to use in your next art project.

You can see also the coloured pencil set of 12 here at art is fun.com.

Use these handy interactive colour charts if you want to see what’s available in the Prismacolor Premier range of 150.

If you’d like to see how they compare, we have also had a closer look at the Caran d’Ache Luminance set of 12 coloured pencils.

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