Are these good for plain old coloring? I'm not an artist and don't know how to do shading and other techniques but love the idea of so many colors!
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They are good for plain old coloring if you want to spend the money on these. You may go through them a bit more quickly than say crayola ones because of the softness of these. I recommend you look into a big crayola kit if your looking for diversity in colors. Unless you plan on becoming an artist if your interested. Then by all means, these are a good start set.
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They would be just fine for coloring if that all you wanted to use them for.
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One more thing, Allie, though it's a soft core, you don't have to press so hard to get it to color. Plus, purchasing this set of 72, you truly save in the long run. They normally retail for over twice what they're selling for here in Amazon.
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Yes they are good for coloring; easy to work with. Color selection is very nice as well.
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Hi Allie, you've made a wise choice when it comes to using Prismacolor pencils. The soft core pencils will allow you better control of your colors. The hard core ones are more difficult to work with, unless you possess a light touch, otherwise, you're better off using the soft core. You'll get a richer color and you really don't have to be an artist to be creative. Good luck on which way you wish to choose.
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They are good for coloring and shading and they sharpen well. They have nice thick leads and bold colors. I have used Prismacolors before and loved them!
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These are very nice colored pencils. Many colors in the box I purchased. Better price at amazon than art store (on sale). They are very smooth (using regular paper) and even without art training, you can blend colors by using different shades on top of one another. Good idea to purchase a sharpener with the can of pencils.
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The Pan pastels are very soft and are applied with small foam applicators. They need to be used with Art Spectrum sanded paper for good results. They cover a large area very quickly and blend very nicely. Pastel sticks can be used with them for adding detail which is hard to do with the pan pastels. You have to experiment with them at first to get the feel of them but they are very nice and produce fantastic paintings. This youtube video might be helpful understanding Panpastels, "Misty Sunset" Painting Tutorial with Johannes Vloothuis
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Yes, but you should know I am not a very good artist. However, these are the pencils the really good artists use in the colored pencil club to draw and do shading.
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I would think they can be used for painting. I use them for Zentagle art.. and use ink and fine tip color markers.
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I'll keep my eye open and let you all know. I tried using different crayola markers from color explosion and they don't work very well. So if you have those try it out until you get the refills. Has anyone out there tried other markers or know where to purchase the refills.....
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The shimmer ones are pretty shimmery, the high gloss are only glossy for a little while. Think "99 cent" store. It's not terrible, but you'll have a crap load of colors you don't need. Just buy your favorite colors in quality form. That's my humble advice.
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Ok so think of these as kind of like a crayola color wonders but you don't need a special paper, like when you drawl woth them it takes a few seconds for the color to appear. However they are VERY permanent like a sharpie, just ask my toddler whos taken on and drawn on the gloss table. Haha. Yes they will work and blend for this project and be permanent.
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I think if you had a very fine brush, you could "freehand" designs. The stencils are very helpful though, especially if you are doing many tatoos. Bear in mind also, the stencils get clogged up with glue after alot of use. I threw those away as there were plenty to work with.
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I find not that often. I like to use them for fill in work and a bit of shading. I also use them for marking things in the garage. in place of a builders pencil.
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honestly i prefer a crayola to these. they sharpen easy enough but the wax is almost to waxy. i would recommend spending just a few extra bucks and go for the prismacolor scholars. very nice and not nearly as expensive. hope that helped
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Yes, Prismacolor does a nice job of labeling colors, and there is also a number reference, which is handy when you wish to pick up individual colors later. Just a side note, this is a good basic color set, but lacks some flesh tones you may wish to supplement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv1qhHT0lQE this is a great link to learn how to blend these pencils. Happy Art Making!
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You can use any of the colors as a background individually. There are even themes of colors. There's one that's called the sea that cycles different shades of blue. It's actually pretty cool!
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It's easier to make tints and shades rather than true blending...if you are looking to blend I would suggest pastel pencils...I hope this helps!
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These pencils can be used on any kind of paper you want to use. Just be aware that if you're not using watercolor paper, you will have to be careful not to saturate the paper with too much water or it will start to buckle and curl. As long as they don't come into contact with water, they will look pretty much like a normal colored pencil. Water "activates" them, and you can either color onto paper and then add water using a paintbrush, or you can take the paintbrush directly to the tip of the colored pencil and pick up color that way.
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I used them to make a "fairy box" for my niece to put stones in from Twig (the fairy at the Renaissance Festival). I painted a wood box a royal blue color (so not super dark but dark enough, it was leftover paint from a bedroom). The Orange, Green, and Pink showed up wonderfully on it, the purple is the only color that is hard to see. So, in answer to your question, and from my experience, yes the light color inks showed up on the darker surface. The darker did not as well. If I could attach a picture I would :)
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Are there ever enough?!! While there are several choices in each of the colors you asked about, I sometimes find myself seeking yet another shade. Granted, some of that is controllable by pressure. I'm currently doing more experimenting with blending several colors for wider choices. Give it a try! I question if any set would seem adequate if you revel in subtle color differences.
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I don't see why you couldn't use them to draw as they do not spread or run once they are applied; I use them to mark on fabric so can only theorize on the results on paper.