Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I picked up a a set of 24 of these new Crayola Artist Colored pencils to see how they compared to other artist quality pencils I have been using. I did a side by side comparison with five other brands of colored pencils I use most of the time. See attached photos for some comparison results. These new Crayolas compare well with Prismacolor pencils, but they have a little less coverage power. They have about the same amount of wax bloom as the Prismacolors and they also feel about the same when you lay them on paper. They do sharpen better than my Prismacolors and I can get a nice fine point on them when I want one. They also blend and layer just about the same as the Prismacolors. Compared to the other well know brands, 3 of which are oil based they have much more wax bloom. They have less covering power than most of the others, but they still do a good job. The adds from Crayola and the box claim they work well on dark papers. I did a small comparison of them vs. The Prismacolors and you almost can’t tell them apart on black paper. In conclusion I would recommend these to anyone who wants a decent set of color pencils at a good price. They would also be a good set for someone doing adult coloring books or for that young artist who should have something better than those cheap large sets you can buy at the discount prices. Beware that the tin of 24 comes in two different forms, one with 24 in one row and another with two rows of 12, one of top of the other.