Prismacolor's woodless pencils - Art Stix - are great for laying colour quickly. We've recently looked at the colours inside some ranges of wax-based, oil-based and water colour pencils. This post continues this thread by providing an analysis of the colours in the wax-based Prismacolor Art Stix range. You can read this disclaimer to see how the analysis was undertaken. This post will help you save time and energy in selecting the right colours for your project. See an interactive … [Read more...] about Prismacolor Art Stix coloured pencils – a closer look
Prismacolor Premier
The 85 lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
UPDATED: January 22, 2020 We recently had a closer look at the 150 coloured pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range. We found that of that range, 59 have the hightest lightfast rating of I, and 26 have the next highest lightfast rating of II. This means that the pencil range has a total of 85 lightfast coloured pencils. The pencil names and numbers are highlighted on the pencil. However, the lightfast rating is not. This rating was listed separately on the … [Read more...] about The 85 lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
The 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
We're continuing to explore the coloured pencil sets from our post comparing oil-based and wax-based coloured pencils. Following our analysis of the lightfast pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range, this post looks at the range's non-lightfast coloured pencils. Lightfast ratings III, IV and V are considered to be non-lightfast. We recently had a closer look at the 150 coloured pencils in the Prismacolor Premier range. We found that of that range, 25 have a lightfast rating of III, … [Read more...] about The 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils
Prismacolor Premier Coloured Pencils – a closer look
UPDATED: March 23, 2020 The Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils range holds 150 pencils. 85 are lightfast with ratings of I or II, and 65 are non-lightfast with ratings of III, IV or V. Deeper analysis An earlier blog post explored the question which are the better coloured pencils and looked at four artist coloured pencil sets. Two were wax-based and two were oil-based. However, the analysis was limited to looking at four pencils in each colour wheel colour family. It … [Read more...] about Prismacolor Premier Coloured Pencils – a closer look
Non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier Interactive Chart
UPDATED: March 2, 2020 The interactive colour chart below shows the non-lightfast coloured pencils in the Prismacolor Premier coloured pencil range. These are the pencils with a lightfast rating of III, IV or V. As Prismacolor Premier pencils don't have lightfast ratings listed on the individual pencils, the ratings for each pencil has been identified from the Prismacolor colour chart. A recent blog post provided a closer look at the 65 non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils. This … [Read more...] about Non-lightfast Prismacolor Premier Interactive Chart
Prismacolor Premier Interactive Colour Chart
UPDATED: March 23, 2020 Quickly sort and search through the Prismacolor Premier's coloured pencil range by using the simple interactive colour chart below. Find each pencil’s name, pencil number and lightfast rating. A colour swatch for each coloured pencil is also provided. You can also refer to the manufacturer's colour chart. A recent blog post provided a closer look at the range of 150 Prismacolor Premier pencils. Click the image below to get access to an expanded chart which … [Read more...] about Prismacolor Premier Interactive Colour Chart
Lightfast Prismacolor Premier Interactive Colour Chart
UPDATED: March 2, 2020 The interactive colour chart below shows only the lightfast Prismacolor Premier coloured pencils. These are the pencils with a lightfast rating of I or II. As the Prismacolor Premier pencils do not have lightfast ratings listed on the actual pencil, the ratings for each pencil has been identified from the Prismacolor colour chart. A recent blog post provided a closer look at the 85 lightfast Prismacolor Premier pencils. This interactive colour chart is to help … [Read more...] about Lightfast Prismacolor Premier Interactive Colour Chart