Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable Colored Pencils, Non-Photo Blue, 12-Count - 20028

Genuinely a Prismacolor: Prismacolors are made in Mexico and this is made in Mexico. Genuinely a Non Photo Blue Pencil: It has a very hard blue lead made for the initial drawing phase that goes underneath the finish lines. It's meant for a light touch. This is not a typical, soft Prismacolor that's meant for coloring and spreading color. It is an extremely light in line and not meant to be seen other than to guide your final drawing after you've worked it out with the blue pencil. Easy to sharpen and doesn't break easily because of its hardness. (That said, ever since Prismacolor moved manufacturing to Mexico, leads are known to break in the chamber of the wood during manufacturing, so every now and then a chunk of lead will slip out of the wooden part. Doesn't happen to me that often but enough to not be a rare occurrence.) Erases easily. If you use the same pressure you would for a typical quick pencil line and don't force it down it erases better than a graphite pencil. Warning: If you use this pencil under you ink lines, don't use an eraser to erase the blue lines to clean up the final or you will find that a bit of your pen lines that lay on the blue pencil will come up with the pencil lines leaving a grainy look to your ink. You are best off leaving the work as it is, to keep your pen lines crisp, and handling their disappearance with your scanner or graphics program. Hope this helps!

Fast shipping these pencils will be helpful in my watercolor painting

These non-photo blue pencils are really good and are great for sketching. If you've never used them before, the idea is that they are very light and don't show up in photocopy. So you can sketch with this blue pencil and then just ink or pencil on top of this with a nice clean line and not worry about having to erase your sketch. It helps keep your art looking cleaner. This pencil is designed to make a very light line that is almost imperceptible. I have a very heavy hand when I draw, and even then the blue is fairly light on the page. This is not a pencil for coloring. Although you probably won't find much need for erasing, the included eraser on the pencil does a great job of cleaning up mistakes without tearing the paper or leaving smudges behind. Overall, these are some high-quality pencils and are great if you plan on doing cartooning or comic book style illustration, or have any need of a non-photo pencil.

Pencil lead is very hard, so if you are used to a softer graphite or wax pencil it may take some getting used to and it may leave dent marks on heavier papers. It did work nicely after the piece was inked and scanned as the pencil marks didn't show up at all on the scan. So it fulfilled its purpose and made production art faster and easier. I was expected a softer lead like other Prismacolor pencils, so it being harder than a #2 pencil was a surprise and really changes handling.

I was looking for a good sketch Pencil I had the red pencils before they were pretty light they did the trick sometimes but was hard to erase completely. This blue ones are so light and easy to erase I don't think I'll go back to the red ones for sketching they are perfect. Also I got 12 pack idk if this was the product people were complaining they only got 1 for but nah its a 12 pack.

As an art major I loved and trusted the Prismacolor brand of colored pencils and used them religiously. Now that I am teaching my son to draw I wanted to get him a non-photo blue sketching pencil because he has had problems with sketching lightly with regular pencils and cannot erase his tentative lines so they do not show. Based on experience I thought the Prismacolor brand would be a good choice. Previously, I have always purchased the round barrel colored pencils without erasers by Prismacolor and found them to be creamy and blendable and lovely to work with. However, for my son's benefit I thought the eraser would be a benefit, so I tried this different faceted barrel style, but the difference in the hardness of the colored lead makes them completely unusable. Both my son and I were unable to produce a mark/line that was visible without severely damaging the drawing paper and even then the lightness of the line was hard to see. The scored/engraved marks on the page trying to get a colored line cannot be called writing/drawing and cannot be removed. I read some of the other reviews and just couldn't believe that the lead would be this hard and impossible to use based on my years of prior experience with this brand. Both my son and I were very frustrated and disappointed. Unfortunately I have a 12 pack of totally useless pencils unworthy of the name Prismacolor.

Reliable and Perfect for Every Drawing

I'm on the fence. These are great for the price, and are well made, per the Prismacolor brand, but they're a little light for my needs. Expect something 6H in lightness when sketching. It's a bit annoying, as the multi-color pack I had from awhile back, had a NPB at around B strength. They're also shinier than expected (typically something you would actually see in B ranges). I still have to default to the old sticks when I want definite lines to ink over. These new Prismacolors are great for blocking, but not much else.

Esse lápis escreve tão apagado que mal consegue se enxergar. Já soube que na minha cidade existem lápis melhores que esse com a mesma função.

Excellent product. Worked as expected. Perfect for under drawing. Loved it!

I’m using it for my portfolio in combination with the darker blue one and it’s really nice! Lead didn’t come shattered which is kinda bare minimum but I mean it’s nice haha. Eraser is reliable too, which is good because with the types of drawing I need for my portfolio it’s good to have something other than a Kneaded eraser. It is very light, and is good for drawing the under structure of things and almost acts as like a first layer in digital art if that’s what you’re looking for.

Not a fan. Can hardly see the line even with reasonable pressure and harder to erase compared to graphite.

Buenos