Who makes the best colored pencils?

Don't ask me, I'm white.

What?

in michaels, the art store where i work, they have a cheap section for poor folk hid among the paint in the aisle next to the name brand art pencils and markers, everything is 5 dollars, the pastels which cost 30 dollars? u get the same colors in the 5 dollar set.

ive noticed in my artwork, that if you suck, which i do, then use cheap stuff, but use it alot.
There was a test done in a pottery class, where one secion was ordered to make as many pots as possible, the other just one perfect pot...


the quantity side had better ones, ever since i read that i realised its not how good your artwork is, but how much art you work on..


having said that i really dont know much about colored pencils, heh. oils was always my strong side, even tho i refuse to submit and am still using pen and pencil...

Um, I still have my electric pencil sharper... I liked having both dull and sharp pencils for different effects..

Thank you all again! I love going into a shop having some idea of what I'm talking about and knowing what kind of questions to ask the clerk.

I ended up buying a set of 24 Prismacolor pencils, 12 Derwalt water color pencils and a fat notebook of paper.

(I know, I know.... who does their Christmas shopping this early? Me.)

my 10 yr old daughter and i only ever use derwent colored pencils.

nice choices!, i have 3 sets of derwent pencils and prismacolor is expensive, moreso than the rest but is high quliaty in my opinion.

prisma markers are world famous among graffiti folk who are using blackbooks.

I have tried several brands and have settled with Prisma Colors.They are very smooth and blend nicely. They also have a large library of colors.

prismicolours i seem are the best, they have smooth clear water proof colours, that blend beautifully into your masterpiece or drawing, it is sold in USA, and europe, u can buy them online however they will be expensive. I have been a fan of prismicolours for a long time, they always bring out good results.