PrismacolorPremier Colored Pencils, Manga Colors, Adult Coloring, 23 Pack

A wide variety of colors. A good quality for their price, and they feel good against any kind of paper. Plus they are easy to use

This is a pretty set of colored pencils, generally offered at a great price compared to your local art store. While I love supporting the mom and pops, some of which will give regulars bargain prices, places like Michaels will charge you full price when you can often get these sets for 50% off from Amazon. And sometimes you just have to budget. I got this set for about $14 with prime. Great deal!! You can get a great deal too. Keep your eyes peeled especially at the holidays.About this set: This is typical Prismacolor Premier quality. The pencils lay vibrant color that can be layered, built up and blended. The colors are all very "pretty" in that aside from the browns, nothing is muddy. You will find no sharps or flats in this song! The colors are somewhat eraser friendly depending on color and paper type. The box isn't as lovely as the tin some sets come in but it's functional enough.I haven't had any issues with breakage. I use a Prismacolor sharpener and I've never had a problem over the past 20ish years with this brand. Though if I did I would definitely try the quick oven fix... Prismacolor pencils are pricey but worth it!Word to the wise-- these pencils lay down c color great because they are soft. With use they can be, well, used up somewhat quickly. Detail work may also require more sharpening keep the needed point, though turning the pencil while using can spare some waste. If you really need more detail and a long lasting pencil try the Verithin line from Prismacolor, a few of which are include in this set. Though I've yet to see an exact match in colors to this set in that line.All in all- enthusiastically recommended! I love them as a hobbyist, and know many pros who love them, too. After an art hiatus I got some sets (including this one) for myself and also my mother for Christmas. We both got into the adult coloring thing and I am so excited for her to try Prismacolor!Hope this helps! Enjoy your goodies or gift-giving!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I bought this for my son because he loves drawing. This was perfect because of all the different color combinations it had. Long lasting good quality pencils

100% the best colored pencils available...on the planet. As a coloring enthusiast and published coloring book author, I can fully attest to the quality and superiority of these pencils. Smooth, flawless blending, and rich bold color really set these ones apart.

My granddaughter does monga art and was thrilled to get this as a birthday gift. The pencils have a soft texture that makes them easily to blend. She says they're the best colored pencils she's used so far. They do break under pressure and retain their color on vellum more so than plain paper. She's asked for another set as a Christmas gift.

So worth it im already able draw manga characters. The graphite pencils are excellent quality and are very durable

After more than a year, I finally got to use this set of colored pencils. This set include a great variety of colored pencils, good enough for "inking" your drawings, applying skin tones and coloring your manga.For fine details and "inking", I use the Verithin Colored Pencils. There are five of these included in the set: Black, Cool Grey, Tuscan Red, Dark Brown and Indigo Blue.I tried Black, Brown and Blue for inking which produced softer edges, but I was pleased with the results. I felt more confident using these pencils for inking than actual ink since my level of inking is novice at best. I erased lightly over them with a white eraser to get rid of my initial pencils, and these colors remained in place. These don't smear easily once applied.For coloring are 18 colors: Electric Blue, Cloud Blue, Parma Violet, Process Red, Hot Pink, Chartreuse, Light Umber, White, Black, Lavender, Light Peach, Poppy Red, Pale Vermilion, Sunburst Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cream, Spring Green and Ultramarine.Combining Black, White, Light Umber, Light Peach, Pale Vermilion, Sunburst Yellow, Lemon Yellow, and Cream provide a great starting range of human skin tones. I was able to produce images that were soft in color, which suited my taste at the moment. However, with the Prismacolors, I was able to increase the intensity of colors by applying several layers. I also tried taking color off with a white eraser and the color didn't smear out of where it was initially applied.In all, I think this is a great starter set for creating manga, comics books or any color illustrations.