What's the difference between these prismacolor watercolor pencils and the premier watercolor set?
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Not enough info - don't know if you are referring to a premier Prismacolor set or another company... Sorry I can't answer your question. - sea
1364689
There are many more colors in the premier set. However, I found that this set did the job very well. You can always blend to achieve the color you want.
1271821
as my art teacher says, you get what you pay for, I am very satisfied with my purchase as were the rest of the students in my class. You are paying for the amount of pigment in the color pencils and with the other lesser pencils you may do goo work, but with the prisma color pencils you will have a higher quality artwork. If you are just doing this as a one time only, get the cheaper pencils, but if you are going to continue to pursue a longer endeavor in the art world you will not regret buying the better pencils.
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The pens you ask about work the same. Looking at the lead colors, it seems there is not any difference except price. I own three now. I've also bought extra leads in the colors I want. I use one pentel multi pencil for sketching when I haven't my watercolors with me or I'm in a museum. The other two I have divided with warm colors in one pen and cool colors in the other pen. These I have with me all the time in case I'm asked for a thumbnail rough draft of suggested colors for interior or exterior buildings, clothing or designs when I don't have my entire set of colored pencils with me to demonstrate to a client the possibilities I see. They are very convenient for that. I use something else (similar to a crayon) for my scriptures, since the pages are so thin.
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Both are colored drawing pencils, but the BIG difference is the Inktense actually are "ink", meaning once the color dries it is permanent, unlike the watercolor types such as Prisma, which if you lay down a blue, let it dry and add a yellow they will softly blend and make greens depending on how much you work them because they are water soluble. Inktense will NOT react to water after they dry; so that blue you layed down will not "blend" or lift so it may stay very blue looking or look green where the blue shows "through" the yellow. Also the Inktense are brighter and more intense. Buy both, and use watercolor pencils where you want a softer look, and the inktense where you want intensity.
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I don't know what you mean by "regular" premiers. the core is soft and if you sharpen with a bad sharpener they will break. I was taught by thevirtualinstructor.com and you can get really deep color by layering your colors. I love them. Also using a blender pencil you can polish the colors so they look like paint! Amazing
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In my experience the quality issues with prismacolor pencils has not affected the actual color cores which are still vibrant and easy to blend. The production issues have more to deal with off center cores or warped pencil barrels.
476470
All the Premiers have the same core. The verithins have a more solid core. Just a different name for the item description.
1050000
I am not sure, but the ones I got from Amazon were the best pencils I've written with in a long time.
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Pablo offers dry and permanent lead, they are water resistant and have cedar casing. Supracolor have soft watersoluble leads, can be used wet or dry, and have cedar casing also. Both are top of the line; Caran d'Ache is the Rolls Royce of color pencils.
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Besides being soft and easy to blend, the PREMIER pencils have way more pigment color per pencil than the Scholar pencils do. Check out the virtual instructor for more info on them, and to see them in action. I love mine, they blend really great! Hope this helps.
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No, the Cotman line from Winsor & Newton is their student grade line, and it contains 40 paints. Their professional line is called Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours, and they cost much more than Cotman watercolour sets. For example, the Winsor & Newton Cotman field kit of 12 colours costs approximately $50, whereas the Winsor & Newton Professional Artist's field kit of 12 colours would run approximately $100 or more. I've been a visual artist/creative professional for nearly twenty years, and I've been using Winsor & Newton products (as well as several other brands) for even longer. The Cotman watercolour line, while being a student grade line, is still very good quality; in fact, there are some professional artists who use Cotman (I've seen portraitists and botanical artists who choose Cotman specifically because it handles well with the way they work), while many others prefer the dense pigmentation of the Professional line. It's all a matter of personal taste and your preferred method of working. In my opinion, this Cotman set would make a fine addition to any artist's media stash. Tip: to get the most vibrancy of your pan colours, spritz them with a little water (or put a small drop of water on the pan colour/s you'd like to use), and let it sit for a moment to moisten and activate. After it's moistened, when you go to use that colour, you'll experience a vibrancy that can rival some professional paints.
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I would think so. They should be the same pigment as the other pencils, just more of it. But it needs to come from the company to be sure.
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There really is not a huge difference you just have more colors to chose from. If your just needing something for a personal collection I would use this. They are the same highly pigmented really long and beautiful. :)
71608
The only think I can tell you is that the pencils you are talking about are softer and cover more smoothly than the hard ;pencils which are more for small areas and outlining. I use thick core when I have a bigger area to color but I usually color pictures with small detail.
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Polychromos pencils are hard, the Faber-Castell watercolor pencils are soft, softer than Prismacolor color pencils. So, none of these work the same on dry media. They will be impacted by the type of paper used. You will just have to experiment. I use all three of these as well as the Faber-Castell pastel pencils, sometimes together, sometimes separately. Just depends on the look and color blending I am trying to achieve.
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This is a great set of pencils. They do have plenty of earth tones to select. A large range of blues from a very pale cloud blue to a vibrant ultrasound or indigo. The various shades of brown earth tones is fantastic. I am certain you will be pleased with your purchase.
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I have used Prismacolor Watercolor pencils and Derwent with paint brushes loaded with water. It works beautifully. I have not done a lot of layering of colors w/water or scrubbing. I'm not sure how they would hold up, although they are thick. It's worth a try, these are inexpensive and can be used for many art projects.