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Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencil

$ 3.35

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Faber-Castell introduced their Polychromos Colored Pencil to the world in 1908. Renowned for its high-quality pigments, this pencil delivers unsurpassed lightfastness and permanent, rich color. Get ready to experience buttery smooth color laydown and sharp, fine lines!

Customer Reviews

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K Robles
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So when people say smooth I think “glides on nice and smooth” like creamy eyeliner, not buttery smushy soft like lipstick but surely not what these pencils feel like. They feel dry and hard. I’m not a fan of how soft waxy Prismacolors are and expected these to be firmer, but not THAT much. Needless to say they are not what I was hoping for. The colors are not opaque, getting full coverage usually ends with you burnishing the paper, flattening the texture and resulting in a high sheen. So they work best with paper that has a lot of tooth. They can hold a nice sharp point forever though, so excellent for very fine line work, and they are a nice way to add texture over washes of paint. I wouldn’t use them for coloring large areas, just thinking about it makes my hand hurt. Faber Castell makes wonderful products these are just not my cup of tea. For reference I find Luminance and Holbein’s to be the ideal amount of “smooth”, harder than Prismas, but keep a nice point firm and sharp long enough for detail work, and the colors offer easy rich coverage. If that’s what you are looking for, Ploys ain’t it.

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Gail Holfelder
Faber-Castell Polychromos

The Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils are fantastic, as always. This is my first order from Art Snacks and I appreciate the care that was taken in wrapping the pencils so they were save while shipping. My order was for 20 loose pencils, so they weren’t in a case or box. Nevertheless, due to the care that was taken, every single pencil arrived in perfect condition and all points were intact. Kudos to the folks at Art Snacks! This satisfied customer will be ordering in the future!

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M. Stock
Work great with mixed media

The pencils go great with the plumchester sketchbook and are very good for layering/mixed media

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Mark Kline
The best pencils

Polychromos are some of the best pencils out there. They are vibrant, come in a great selection of colors, and lay down super smooth.
The buy 2 get 2 free that ArtSnacks is running makes it a no brainer to stock up on colors I don’t have.

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Jenn Kline
Great Pencils

Love my Polychromos pencils! Nice and smooth and great for detail work. Been building up my collection one by one and with the special ArtSnacks was running I was able to get quite a few new colors!