Prismacolor Professional Quality Soft Thick Lead Pencils, made by Newell Rubbermaid office products group, are an ideal supply for any artist or creative person who likes to use coloured pencils for their artwork. This outstanding quality coloured pencil set is a cut above the standard product. They are really enjoyable to work with. Among the items in the Prismacolor line are colored pencils, Art Stix, pastels, watercolors, and alcohol-based permanent art markers. Premier is their primary colored pencil line and consists of 132 colors. They are sold in 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 132 assorted count packages or in open stock (one pencil) or in sets of 12 of one color. In 2005 they added 12 neutral and beige tones that can be purchased as a set or individually. 12 neutral tones are also included in the 132 package. The Prismacolor premier colored pencils are easily blended, brilliant, and have fade-resistant colors. Many techniques can be used similar to other colored pencils such as using tortillion, burnishing, rubbing alcohol, turpentine, and shoepolish.
In 2009 production of Prismacolor pencils for US market was relocated from Lewisburg, TN to the company’s facilities in Durango, Mexico and/or Bogota, Colombia.
Prismacolor pencils are not carried on the Pencils.com store, but the following range of quality artist coloring pencils available:
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