In the 12-color set, I found the #14 sage green to be an odd choice for such a basic set. The peach color #04 was also very light and challenging to use. If you want a white colored pencil for tinting other colors or blending, go for a softer brand like Prismacolor Premier (sold individually at most art supply stores). It might be usefull for tinting darker colors but I am pretty skeptical. The white #21 pencil was not particularly useful except on dark papers and it was still pretty translucent. I really like the #05 Blue (in the set) and #16 Terra Cotta (purchased individually). Most of the darker colors (reds, blues, purple and black) were much softer and more pigment rich than the lighter colors. It a nice feature though I found that once I bent it into the stand shape, it was hard to close it back up for transport. Also, the plastic housing the set came in can be transformed into a standing pencil case for ease of use. The packaging indicated that the pencils were refillable though, at this time, I was unable to find replacement leads. Whether you want the whole set for coloring or urban sketching or you just need a couple of colors for highlighting your journal pages, the price of these pencils make it hard to pass them up. Regardless of what I say about these pencils the portability and the comfortable soft, triangular shape makes the pencils worth owning. No stabbing yourself with those wickedly sharp points! The cores advance with a click and a half-press of the knock will allow the core to be pushed back into the plastic housing for transport. The 2mm leads were hard enough to sharpen to a strong point so I was a little worried the cores might be very hard. The pencils come with blunt tips but a 2mm lead pointer made these wickedly sharp. I know that, at this price point, the quality of the cores may not be as high as pencils sold directly to the art market but I had never seen 2mm mechanical colored pencils so I couldn’t resist trying them. The cost for these softly-rounded triangular, plastic, click-advance colored pencils was too good to pass up. Wonder Fair stocks the set of 12 ($11.76) as well as individual pencils ($0.90 each). ![]() I visited Wonder Fair in Lawrence, KS this weekend and was delighted to find the new Zebra Zensations 2mm mechanical colored pencils.
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