Top Model 006710 Pencils, Pack of 24, Multi-Colour

Product Information

However, you don’t want to go overboard if it’s your first set – start with 24 or fewer and work your way up. But that’s not to say we can’t nudge you in the right direction with our guide to the leading brands for artists.

Best colouring pencils 2023: Draw like a professional artist

Trusted brands are always a good choice in this regard, but don’t be put off if you haven’t heard of a manufacturer before – it might just be better value. In terms of colour, the Arteza pencils have excellent pigmentation, offering a wonderful range of colours in the 72-piece set, from warm and cool to earthy and dark. These are crude categorisations though – in reality, no pencil is purely wax or oil and both are often present in the same pencils, alongside other ingredients.The Van Gogh Royal Talens colouring pencil sets – as the name suggests – offer quality that the artist would be proud of.

Top Model – Stationery Archives - The Pencil Case Top Model – Stationery Archives - The Pencil Case

This set would make an incredible gift for any budding artist that will be cherished for a long time to come.The 3mm lead is a little smaller than others on this list, but it is tightly packed and not as prone to breakage as other wax pencils – in fact, they act more like oil pencils due to their hardness.

Top Model 006710 Pencils, Pack of 24, Multi-Colour

It then became the generic term for a bookseller or publisher and now refers to pens, pencils and other office stationery. Not all manufacturers use this standard, with some making their own scales of lightfastness – for instance, Prismacolour use I – Excellent, II – Very Good, III – Good, IV – Fair, V – Poor. As the name implies, these pencils imitate the look of watercolour paint since the coloured pigment is held by a water-soluble binding agent rather than wax or oil.

Of the three most revered pencil brands – the others being Caran d’Ache and Derwent – Faber-Castell has the widest range.