Just T
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Post by Just T on Jan 9, 2018 15:23:46 GMT
Has anyone used these? I am tempted to order some from Amazon, but I thought I would ask the all-knowing peas who may have used them for a review.  I have a pretty large set of Prismacolor pencils, and while I like the way they color, and I like being able to blend them, I can't stand how they are so hard to sharpen. I have one pencil that I literally sharpened away half the darn pencil because it kept breaking.  Is there any way to avoid this?? It's really irritating, especially since those things aren't cheap. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 9, 2018 16:11:43 GMT
Unfortunately, any pencil that has been dropped the lead can be broken more often then not. That is one of the reasons for difficulty sharpening them.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 9, 2018 16:12:32 GMT
No advice about the Color Escapes, but your Prisma that wouldn’t sharpen is due to the lead being shattered inside the barrel. That pencil must have been dropped on a hard surface at some point causing the lead inside to break. Prismacolors have a high pigment to binder ratio which makes the leads very fragile. You have to be very careful with them and not knock them around a lot. There are some supposed fixes that you can attempt to remedy it if you suspect one of your Prismas has broken lead that you can Google, but I haven’t personally ever tried them.
Good luck and I hope someone has a real life review for you on the other brand.
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Post by withapea on Jan 9, 2018 16:29:31 GMT
You can try baking the Prismacolors to fix the cores. I haven't done it with my own busted stash but I know people who've had success. Supposedly you can also sit them outside on a hot sunny day. I don't have those Crayola pencils but I do have a recommendation. These are great pencils. I bought them as kind of an impulse buy at an art supply store and they've become my favorites. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 9, 2018 16:52:31 GMT
I have no opinion or information to add other then I love the solid pencils too, but I am constantly amazed at the stuff I learn here. I never knew that was why some pencil leads always break or that it could be fixed.
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Post by disneypal on Jan 9, 2018 17:02:53 GMT
I have one pencil that I literally sharpened away half the darn pencil because it kept breaking.  Is there any way to avoid this?? I don't know about the Color Escapes but I do have advice on sharpening your Prismacolors (a) Make sure you are using a Primacolor sharpener - I used a 40% off coupon to get one at Hobby Lobby - it works best on these pencils (b) When you sharpen, hold the sharpener upside down with the point of the pencil going up - then turn the sharpener, not the pencil That seems to work best for me and I rarely have it break off. |
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Is there any way to avoid this?? It's really irritating, especially since those things aren't cheap. 
