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The 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier Pencils – a closer look

7 October 2020

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Violet - Artnitso.com

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There are 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils with a lightfast rating of III, IV and V in the Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil range of 150 pencils. 85 are lightfast with ratings of I or II.

This post will have a closer look at the colours available in that non-lightfast group of 65 pencils rated III, IV and V.

How this post can help you

You have limited time and energy, yet you want to thoroughly know your coloured pencils. You know it will take time to make colour charts and to sort your pencils according to lightfastness and type.

This post will help you get to know your pencil colours a bit better without you having to sit and swatch out your colours – especially if you need them in a hurry. This post will also help you to choose the colour combinations you need in your creations.

The pencil names and numbers are highlighted on the pencil. However, the lightfast rating is not. This rating was listed separately on the Prismacolor Premier colour chart, and were transferred to match each pencil. The manufacturers colour chart is available here.

To help you, we have developed an expanded interactive colour chart in which you can search and sort all the 150 pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range. You can search and sort these pencils by colour family group, pencil name, number, and lightfast rating. You can see all their colour swatches. Just click on the image below to get access.

Link to an interactive colour chart for Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils

Read this disclaimer about the analysis.

Let’s Start…

This post has images of hand drawn colour swatches for each pencil in the range.

The 150 Prismacolor Premier has 65 pencils rated III, IV or V.

Let’s separate these pencils into two colour family groups – the colour wheel colours, and the neutral colours.

The non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier Colour Wheel Colours

The Colour Wheel Clock

The colour wheel moves clock-wise around the wheel. The image below shows the colour family positions on the clock.

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

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 family in which it has been placed.

Red – 12.00 o’clock

We will start with red at the 12.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Red - Artnitso.com

Red-Orange – 1.00 o’clock

The next colour family group is red-orange at 1.00 o’clock.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Red-Orange - Artnitso.com

Orange – 2.00 o’clock

Next colour wheel colour family is orange at 2.00 o’clock.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Orange - Artnitso.com

Orange-Yellow – 3.00 o’clock

Orange-Yellow sits at the 3.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Orange-Yellow - Artnitso.com

Yellow – 4.00 o’clock

At 4.00 o’clock sits Yellow.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Yellow - Artnitso.com

Yellow-Green – 5.00 o’clock

Yellow-Green sits at 5.00 o’clock.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Yellow-Green - Artnitso.com

Green – 6.00 o’clock

The colour family of green sits at 6.00 o’clock. There are no pencils rated III, IV or V that fit into the green colour wheel colour family.

Green-Blue – 7.00 o’clock

Green-blue is at 7.00 o’clock.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Green-Blue - Artnitso.com

Blue – 8.00 o’clock

The colour wheel colour family blue sits at the 8.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Blue - Artnitso.com

Blue-Violet – 9.00 o’clock

Blue-violet sits at the 9.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Blue-Violet - Artnitso.com

Violet – 10.00 o’clock

Violet sits at the 10.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Violet - Artnitso.com

Violet-Red – 11.00 o’clock

Violet-red is the last colour that sits at the 11.00 o’clock position.

Prismacolor Premier III IV and V Violet-Red - Artnitso.com

Non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier Colour Wheel Colour Family – Summary

As you can see from the above images, the pencils in the Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil range rated III, IV and V have pencils in all the colour family groups – excluding green.

Now let’s look at the neutral and metallic colours included in the group of non-lightfast group of Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils.

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Non-lightfast Primsacolor Premier pencils – Neutral colours

First, there are the metallic colours. No metallic colours are rated III, V or V.

There are two neutral family groups.

There is neutral-cool beige.

Prismacolor Premier III IV V Neutral-Cool Beige-Artnitso.com

Follows is neutral-warm beige.

Colours summary of the non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils

As you can see, the collective Prismacolor Premier pencil’s rated III, IV and V is made up of a variety of colours and neutrals.

It does not include any green colour wheel colour family coloured pencils. It has a limited neutral range of cool and warm beige pencils.

As noted above, the selection of colour is subjective and the reviewer has chosen colour by looking at the actual coloured pencil swatches. Nevertheless, you may find that particular colours belong in different groups or families.

Lightfastness

Of the 65 set of coloured pencils, 25 have a lightfast rating of III, 14 have a lightfast rating of IV, and 26 have a lightfast rating of V.

Make your own colour chart

For your knowledge, it’s advisable to draw up your own colour chart so you can get to know the actual colours of your coloured pencils. You will then be able to see how your pencils perform on the papers you use for your drawings.

However, it takes a long time to make your own chart, and it usually is something that we don’t get around to doing.

If you’ve made your own charts – that’s great. But – is as practical, you might also have your charts in one physical place while you draw in another. You need to have access to the colours where you are – hopefully, you’ll be there with internet access to your mobile device.

Interactive Prismacolor Premier colour chart

To help you with this, we arranged all the Prismacolor Premier 150 pencils and created an interactive colour chart where you can search and sort all the 150 pencils. You can search and sort this range of pencils by colour family, pencil name, pencil number, and lightfast rating. You can also see hand drawn colour swatches for these pencils.

This handy interactive online chart will help you choose your lightfast Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil (rated I or II) colours. Click the button below to access the interactive colour chart.

Link to an interactive colour chart for Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils

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