What's Wrong With Prismacolor?
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- For a long time I believed the quality issues that plagued Prismacolor was just rumor from years ago. I guess I was lucky until I saw my friend's new set. What is Wrong With Prismacolor?
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I can relate. I’ve used prismacolor for years and love them. I buy open stock from an art store and the last batch I bought were terrible. I talked to the art supply store and they told me the quality has gone down. I honestly don’t believe the quality has gone down this drastically from the last time I purchased a couple of months ago. I think my art store is selling fakes, whether they know it or not. I’ve ordered my next batch from a new art store so we will see if they are different. Hard to trust the places we are buying these from considering all the people making counterfeit products these days.
I live in Mexico City, I believe the Prismacolor factory is only a few kilometers away from my house. Mexico City is not cheap to have a factory, real estate prices are much higher than in any other part of the country. Labor is cheaper, I’ll agree to that. However, if the quality has decreased is the company’a philosophy and not the country.
I do plan to visit them as soon as the pandemic is really over, I’m sure they have a factory store 🤣 with discounted prices.
The “sale” price you get in the US is the regular price I get here in Mexico, however, ALL other art supplies/colored pencils are at least 3x the price of what people pay in the US, if they are available at all!
I bought my 1st 150 set of Prismas back in November from Amazon and I received a set that came with duplicate blues and no purples, Amazon replaced it and even gave me a discount. Please note that I purchased directly from the Prismacolor official Amazon store.
I have not had any problems with breakage, I use a Dahle 133 sharpener which after a few months of using it, malfunctioned and then I started having breakage. I’m still waiting for Dahle to send a replacement, 3 months and counting…
I no longer look for long sharp points, if you notice, when Prismacolors are new, the point is short and rounded, that should give all of us a hint! so when I need to freshen up the point I use a manual Kum sharpener or an electric Tihoo. I try to change blades frequently.
Yes, there is wax build up if I don’t pay attention to my layering. Yes, they mush up together and smear if I am not careful, etc. but I’m thinking that’s what sets them apart from other wax pencils. I love them and I already have a backup set and a vintage Sanford set also. Oddly enough, they are not sold open stock 🤣. I’ve had to buy replacements from small indie art stores that open a 150 box and sell them individually, those have worked beautifully as well.
They used to sharpen to a tall tip. The short tip is so they don't break in shipping. Any pencil with a tall tip can break. Andy and I decided on a short tip for safety reasons too. It's becoming a standard now.
@@ColorMyWorld Or, if the core is thick enough (3.8mm+) the pencils can be sharpened to a "blunt" tip (like Arteza's) which is okay too, presumably.
@@meticule2 I don't know about Arteza's tips but we are doing the smaller tip so they stay safe in shipping.
@@ColorMyWorld Looking forward to their debut. (btw it must be early in the morning in your part of the world--are you following the Olympic games?😜)
@@meticule2 It's night time here. I work nights. It's when the house is quiet and I don't have interruptions. I have always been a night owl so this is normal for me. I usually go to bed in the early afternoon.
Thanks for the informative video, Lori! Hope you’re well today💜
It's great you have the knowledge and your willing to share. I learned a couple things and will take what you said into consideration, especially when buying Prismacolor pencils in the future.
Thanks tons! 💚
I believe the color you are looking for is Green Bice 913 (on a Berol). Today it is 913 Spring Green.
I, too am an avid collector of the "oldies". When I can get a box of them I like to color with them, too. Some years are so much better than the current pencils, some older pencils not so great.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of Prisma History. Hope you do another Prisma History video soon.
I can answer the UK question! They were Berol Karisma and they had the same core as Prismacolors but they were a really well made, good quality pencil, I never had any breakage issues with them. You can still find them on sale on ebay but they are getting rare and are expensive.
I bought berol prismas on eBay like gosh nearly 10 years ago now, I love them I’ll only buy new prismacolor in open stock after much looking over
That was a very good assessment of prismacolor pencils. Thank you.
Prismacolors have always been on the fragile side. A few of my sanfords have a bend to them much like the art stix. I think problems started ramping up from them being presharpened. It used to be a full day affair to manually sharpen a full box of prismacolors, even for a 125 count, the blisters, lol. Sharpened pencils were a nice convenience at first but, not at the expense of broken cores or split wood etc. We use to glue the end of a short pencil to a new (unsharpened) pencil and sharpen through the glue.....no stubs or waste.
That's a brilliant idea!
I love that idea!
Over the last 6 years, I have accumulated 60+ Prismacolor Premier pencils from different/smaller sets. But I have little interest in getting the full set--not even at a discounted price. My point is I wanted to really try them out and perhaps experience the "frustration" shared by so many colorists/artists before diving in.
Here's my opinion: for (quick) coverage, blendability and smooth lay-down, PCP is indeed good; but issues like cracked/split barrels, off-center cores and wax bloom/smudginess (sometimes only after 2-3 layers!) are real too. Besides, I think I have found my substitutes in Colleen (I tried the 60-set first and subsequently bought the 120-set) which imho are soft and creamy but not as "fragile" as PCP.
I,like a soft pencil because of arthritis in hands. Just put them on my wish list. Thanks
First time visitor to your channel, I’m impressed! I have been using Prismacolor coloured pencils since I was in grade school and now, at 65, I can safely say that their quality control has totally gone by the wayside. I understand the cost of both labour (change of manufacturing location) and materials (quality of the wood used) has increased considerably but, it’s still the Prismacolor name on those pencils and this problem with the off-centered leads has been going on for years. I still love my Prismacolors (darn it!) but I’m disappointed, to say the least.
And I believe this problem crosses over all their pencil lines! I just purchased a tin of Prismacolor Turquoise graphite pencils at my local Staples, and 5 out of the 12 had off-centered leads. They let me exchange it: the replacement set had 4 of the same AND one pencil was mis-identified (it said 2H but was darker than a 2B). Is there ANY quality control in place?
Thanks for this great video!!!
Love seeing your vintage Prismacolors 😍
I dont think it is a amazon issue as much as it is where or what storefront you buy from on Amazon..even then most people don't realize how Amazon works...I used to do some selling on Amazon years ago..and the pencils you order from a specific vendor, even if you order from that vendor the product you get may not come from that vendor. (Unless of course if it's a specialty product that only one vendor sells; as a example the deli pencils by the star joy store). Amazon has multiple fulfillment centers throughout the country. So the reason they can ship so fast is they take the same product from another seller thats in the fulfillment center closest to you and send you that. It really sucks for people who sell on Amazon. Because even tho your product wasn't the one sent to the recipient and Amazon used another sellers product to get it to you fast, the original seller still has to deal with any problems (and also possible negative reviews) that came from the product the customer received that wasn't even there product. Whether it be damaged, defective, or whatever. What I would do is contact the seller and have them ship out a new set of pencils. That would be the easiest way to deal with this situation. I don't use a electric sharpener. I found the tigal sharpener which has 5 settings on it and it is the best manual sharpener ever for prismas on the number one setting. And I tried every manual sharpener there was, even a few makeup sharpeners. Have had not one pencil break or any of the other problems people usually get with sharpening prismas. And it is so smooth too. It doesn't feel like it's even sharpening but it gets it perfect Everytime. I also use it on my delis on the number 2 or 3 setting and it works fantastic. I was at my wit's end and about to get the expensive electric sharpener but decided to try this one and I'm glad I did. It was only 3 dollars and it's the best manual sharpener ever. I have heard to only buy the pink color one tho. I will be picking up a few more on my next haul. I was worried about ordering my pencils thru Amazon too cuz I know how there system is ran but my pencils were fine fortunately. I used to have prismacolors from back when they were manufactured In Canada and yes I do notice a definite difference In quality.. it's more obvious on some of the colors them others. And obviously if you get really unlucky you might end up with factory seconds or rejects if you order from Amazon even if you buy from a established seller for the above mentioned reason on how Amazon fulfills there orders.
Is that $3 pencil sharpener made by Kum? I have a Kum, and I paid $3.99 or so for it. It's the best little sharpener! I love it.
@@carolbatchelor5855 No I was going to get the Kum but read some reviews and decided against it. It's the t gal and it has 5 separate settings on it. So you can get 5 different types of points on the pencil. For the prismas i only use setting number one. It sharpens them perfectly Everytime with no waste of core or pigment. Wasting cores and breakages and all the usual trouble with sharpening the prismas are a distant memory for me. For my delis I use setting 2 or 3. It works so beautifully everytime. Its a joy to use. The only thing I don't sharpen in it is my luminance blender pencil. The weirdest thing about it is it doesn't even feel like your sharpening the pencils when your turning it. It feels lose. But it quickly and easily sharpens the delis and prismas with just a few turns to a perfect point. If you want to try it buy the pink colored one as I heard the blue and green colored ones were defective or something like that. I can't say enough about this sharpener cause it solved all my prismacolor sharpening problems. And it's only 3 dollars so it saved me money from having to buy the electric which I was able to spend on other art supplies I wanted. You can find it on Amazon and see the different points it is capable of producing. But for the prismas setting number one is perfect. But since it's only 3 dollars I'll pick up a kum anyway just to see how they compare. Since you like it. It's hard trusting Amazon reviews nowadays.
@@blankmission5369 So true about some of those reviews. I bought this little hand held Kum sharpener at Hobby Lobby. It has two holes, depending on the size of your pencil.
Lori I just love your videos! You are honest without being nasty! And your a great teacher! Beaucoup good vibes from south Louisiana! 😜
Thank you so much for taking the time to present this video to your fans. Just maybe the pencil quality will improve as a result of the video. One thing I learned by this experience is to immediately examine new colored pencils in detail . This way you ma be eligible to return them. I waited too long. Meantime I hope for a response from Prismacolor people..
Love your Prismacolor collection! I just lucked into some Design Spectracolor pencils - including a watercolor set! should be arriving in a few days and i can't wait to try them out. These seem to be quality and i think they were discontinued after being bought out? Its sad when quality goes downhill after a company outsources - making things cheaper often results in cheaper products, imho.
It's a shame considering the price. I had a few with cracks but it's difficult to contact them from the UK. Loved seeing your vintage pencils!
Always learn so much from you!! I have a question, how did you become so interested in pencils?
I have old prismacolors made in thr USA and they have the same exact manufacture issues than my new sets made in Mexico...I honestly feel there is a lot of racism from North Americans towards South Americans...maybe because they are your neighbours..In Europe we would never say something like another country being cheap😮 I am sorry for thr comment but I admit I was a bit shocked to hear that
Just ordered a set via your link and saved $35 as well as the pencil sharpener saved $15. My “64” birthday gift to myself. I will save my “oldies” who are like me … priceless. Thank you L. Look forward to using my new pencils on the nw t flower in your Comp #2 series
My pencils in England were Berols. That however was way back in the year of the flood. Berols I understand was before the Sandfords. I still have some from every Prisma manufacturer and like the Berols and Sanfords the best. I recently purchased a set of 150 from Jerry’s Artarama and so far 7 have cracked cores and are a nightmare to sharpen. I am also a fan of Prismacolor Premieres but am so very disappointed in their quality control.
That link to the 150 that goes around the community when it dips to around $65... the quality of that set is quite dubious.
I purchased it (left a review username D.C.E) and the quality definitely left me torn.
I’ve always wondered about that one listing on Amazon for Prismacolor pencils at a crazy low price. Id never order those sets. I’m not a gambler at all!
I've been thinking about getting a large set of Prismacolor pencils, but I'm glad that I didn't order them yet. I don't know who to buy them from. I want to get the best quality pencils that I can. I definitely want the Star Joy Gold pencils once they are available. Thanks, Lori!
Any order of Prisma colored pencils I have bought have been perfect. Whole sets and individual pencils.
@@courbry123 I think I might start out with a few open stock pencils that I can get locally at Hobby Lobby, then I'll think about getting a set.
We used to have Karisma colour here in the UK. Sadly it's no more. They used to be my favourite. I bought a tin of Prismacolor, but I gave the pencils away as they seemed inferior. I still use the tin.
Claire talks about this. She said the original prismacolor pencils were called Carisma color. She buys them on eBay.
Karisma pencils are amazing!🥰
They actually moved theIr manufacturing to Mexico in 2010, not the 70's. I've been using Prismacolor since my days as a student at Pratt; they're my favorite, hands down. But the dip in quality in the 10' and teens was horrible. I did recently buy a full set and had zero problems with it, though. I actually addressed it in my blog because there's a lot of negative feedback about these pencils, and I wanted to give another take on them (not that anybody actually reads blogs anymore, lol). Newell Brands listens to their customers, and I do think they've been addressing the issues. The problem lies in sellers on places like Amazon selling old stock; while newer sets may have better quality, the set I purchase on Amazon could have been sitting in the seller's inventory for a year. That's why I try not to buy premium pencils anywhere other than actual art supply stores. If I DO buy from Amazon, I make sure the seller is Newell.
I had several out of my large set end up breaking repeatedly, and Prismacolor promptly sent me replacements for all of them overnight. They even sent me 3 of the one I said was my favorite color, and it was one of the ones that kept breaking every time I sharpened it. Their service is just exceptional.
I get serious pencil envy when I see the Berol Prismas and those gorgeous metallics. Oh. My. Goodness. !!! ❤❤💜💜
Thanks so much for the info, Lori! I bought a couple of sets from that same vendor and I have a couple of the blues which are just as you described. I'll contact the company and see if I can get a new pencil. The core was broken all the way through so I spent most of my time sharpening. I also have a few of the older Prismacolors and a brand new, unsharpened Berol 60 set with the metal tin (includes the Copper 951!) and the cores are all straight. I agree if we create a voice, then possibly something may be done.
As a Australian colourist, I've decided once I have finished my prismacolor pencils set I'm going to stick with Faber castell polychromos as I think it's easier for me to get them and have spent enough money on prismacolor to put me off the quality of them. 1 of my friends who's just beginning their colouring journey asked me my opinion about it. Does anyone in the TH-camr community get any colouring pencils perks??
Companies often send youtubers free stuff to review on their channels because it helps their sales if the reviews are positive. That being said, most of the youtubers I've watched (including Lori) do give their honest opinions and will not recommend products if they feel the quality is not good or not worth the prices the companies charge for the products. That being said, not ALL youtubers do get free stuff and I know several who refuse a lot of the free stuff they're offered, especially if the company pressures them to give positive reviews. Lori has mentioned this in her videos and I must say I really respect people who are honest, whether they think a product is good or bad. Some also get a little kickback from Amazon and other retailers when their viewers use their referral links to order, but that's not always the case either. Sometimes, the viewer/buyer gets a percentage off certain products they order using referral links and promo codes that the companies provide for content creators.
BUT most all youtubers spend a lot of their own money out of pocket to buy products to review and share with their viewers. They're not getting everything free. I just wanted to clarify that because there are people who seem to think that they get everything free and that being a youtuber is all fun and games and free stuff. I'm not making any assumptions here. Just wanted to clarify.
Do you hv an idea when is Starjoy gold coming out ? Just got Starjoy this month, really impressed 😊 time out for my Polys, plus they’re expensive 😂
i had a faber castel polychromo pencil 20 years ago and they where much more creamier then the ones right now .also i see the big brands as faber polychromos sold on ali express and wish and now i`m confused where they get produced and if they are even the real deal and how you can tell them apart and what it means for the quality.
Bought mine at Dick Blick, they told me that if I found one not centered or with a problem, I could bring it back and they would give me another. They actually, at the time, were cheaper than Amazon. When I was a kid and we were living in Montreal, I had the Berols and they seemed to always color much nicer than they do today….but once you stop being heavy handed and layer over layer, they color pretty good although I prefer my polys…..
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Maybe the wood used for the pencils is much cheaper because lumber has been going up like crazy for years.
I have found a box of unsharpened Canadian Berol Prismacolor in my mother’s belongings. It has Orchid, Copper and a few other rares in it. That orchid colour is my favourite colour but I can’t get myself to put that pencil in the sharpener. Do you ever use your ultra rare pencils?
Never
As long as they’re not made in China I’m good with them. I have to agree with the comment... it’s the company and not the country... that’s at fault. I have them and use them too.. along with about ten other collections. I find them still pretty good for the price. There are others that cost a lot more.
I will agree and disagree with this. It's the company's fault now. They provide the materials and the plant only does what's it's instructed to do, but back when the quality issues started there was a clear difference in the pencils. Those made in Canada were far more superior than those made in the USA and Mexico. All you have to do is get a hold of a Canadian Berol and you can see the difference easily. Now they don't make them in Canada anymore. It's only the USA and Mexico. They both seem to have equal quality issues so that makes it the company not the country. So while Prismacolor is a great pencil they aren't what they used to be. I will still use them and enjoy them. I enjoy the price too after having bought a 300 dollar 72 set in the past.
Have you reviewed the Amazon pencils ? I understand the compare nicely to PC
I bought the full set last year and I got lucky because they turned out just like I expected: creamy, rich colors that blend well. Only got one that the core seems to be broken inside the wood because every time I sharpened it a piece fell out! I am halfway through that pencil even if I have used it very little, and living in Mexico I don't have the luxury of being able to find it open stock here. I will have to wait until I can travel to the US to get that color.
I thought Prismacolor pencils were made in Mexico. I guess that doesn't exactly mean you have access to buy them in Mexico. Luck to you.
@@samsmom1491 Thank you. They are made here but we don't have big art stores like in other countries. The only big art store here is called Lumen and it used to sell them open stock but not any more, now they sell the Polychromos. I can't even buy here 99% of the Ranger line, so I have to save for those pricy shipping costs with tracking.
@@adhita88 I know what you mean about no access to supplies. I'll be moving to the middle of nowhere in Belize in a few years, so I'll have to get stocked up. I'll have one entire overweight suitcase full of coloring books, pencils, markers and paint!
@@samsmom1491 I can picture it, you'll need the biggest suicase available! Lol. Belize is a beautiful country, I wish you the best when you eventually move. ☺
i use ebay to buy replacements for my set and found the quality much better but maybe its just been the luck of the draw.
This is so sad, really. They are VERY expensive in Europe. 200 for the 150 set. I can't justify spending that much on this quality. Ridiculous that even cheap Chinese pencils often have better quality control.
There was a discontinued PC938 Fuchsia colour, but which coloured pencil will be a replacement for that
I love my Prismacolor pencils. I have been using them for years. I guess I have been very fortunate as I haven't had problems, only when I apply too much pressure on a finely sharpened tip. I bought a new 150 set for myself from Blick's, so far no problems. But you must have a good quality sharpener with a new high quality blade. I always use a hand held sharpener and turn the sharpener not the pencil.
I'm sorry that she has problems with hers.
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Orchid mist was color of my 1st car! 1965 chevelle Malibu ss. And its still in the family all these years
I just got the 72 set of prismacolour pencils I noticed that 4 of them were cracked all the way down the wood. I haven't used them because I am sending them back.
So, I noticed a trend with Prismas. I had bought some sets on Amazon, and had issues with them. I bought sets from Blick, and open stock, and those ones don't have the issues (so not sure what's up with that). I've especially noticed it with the Amazon sets that are under $100. I've stopped buying them from Amazon and just buy from Blick. Prisma is my most favorite pencil, so it sucks that these manufacturing flaws are really killing their brand and making others push away. I'm so devoted though, I keep going back lol. But yes, their quality has suffered over the years.
Yess!! Agree! I stay clear of under 100 on Amazon. I bought my last sets from Michaels craft store. Paid more than Amazon but worth peace of mind for me.
Though im not saying i dont get off Amazon. Im a total addict. Lol. And i have bought some pencils, even prismas, from there… but i just kinda got nervous lately to do so. Lol
@@carriannescreations Yeah I had received 2 bad batches from Amazon and went to Blick. Not sure if there's a difference if they are manufactured in the same place, but I'm not getting as many issues with Blick ones. I still get that here and there off-center core, but nothing awful.
Buying from a reputable art supply source is essential, in my opinion.
@@leesanchez8432 agreed. I learned this pretty quickly.
The Canadian pencils were called Spectracolor. Prismacolor bought them up in the nineties. During the eighties it was a favorite of commercial artists.
What number order do you have these pencils in?
blick and koh-i-noor have a bice that is a yellowish green.
Has she tried the prismacolor sharpener? It works great with my Amazon prismacolor set.
I talked to the owner of a local art store and he said they no longer will carry Prismacolor pencils because the quality has fallen so much. Personally I don’t mind having an off center core as long as the core itself isn’t smashed. My moss green is crumbled inside.
Shoul I not use my Eagle, Sanford or Berol ? As I have at least 70 some never sharpened
The decision is yours. I don't normally use mine because they are limited. You may still be able to get more but you can't replace the ones you use. I will use them if I run out of a color and I never use my rares.
i have a ton of prismacolor pencils and i have never paid much attention to them (other than to use them) now i am going to have to see were they were made LOL have a set with the metallic rose,too. wasn't impressed with most of the metallics.
I have a Prismacolor 150 set, a Prismacolor 75 set, a Prismacolor Highlight set, a Prismacolor Landscape set, and a Prismacolor Botanical set. I've experienced the same core breakage issues and split casing issues that most colorists have dealt with when using Prismas, but, I love their color range, their availability (they're the only artist grade set carried in my area,) and their laydown, so, those flaws don't irritate me that much.
I have a 'bice', it's green.
Oh no...I've never owned 'good" colored pencils, and planned on purchasing Prisamcolor pencils tomorrow in store. Praying mine will not have any issues.
go for Faber Castell
I would start with the prismas. If she buys them in store there shouldn't be any problems. Or she could buy open stock and see what she likes best. Alot of people are used to wax based pencils and oil based pencils have a learning curve to them. And she can always return them if she gets a bad batch. But I would go with the prismas. Unless she has money to waste on polys. I'm intermediate level and I would never buy the polys based just on price alone. There not worth it. Not when you can get the delis for 30 dollars. Or as a alternative by a smaller pack of the polys and make a color mixing chart so you can create 100s to even thousands of colors from just a small set of the poly pencils. But in store i doubt she will get a bad batch. The chances are slim. Stop scaring people away from buying prismas. They are still a great pencil. Even if they are no longer manufactured in Canada they still are awesome pencils. And you can't blend polys the same way as prismas. Two different kinds of pencils entirely.
Hang on to your pencil fund a little longer and research more brands. Buy maybe 3 pencils each of a brand to try out and buy them in an art supply store or D I C K B L I C K on line. You will want to get the best quality you can afford to be happy using them. Seriously. Good luck.
@@blankmission5369 I have both. never fancied prisma colors. they can be waxy and gloppy. love my FC in every book. I have 60 and wish I had more. I adore my 120 crayola pencils especially in maria trolle books but they dont blend.
Thank you all ! I am not an artist, just want to step up my 'adult coloring book game' but don't want to spend alot...but anything has to be better than my shrinky dink colored pencils from the 80s LOL
Mine from the cheap link above are not great either. More like seconds, etc
Bice is greenish, I really like it. There is another brand that has the color Bice, cannot remember what it is. So lets not buy Prismas anymore until they get a clue. Luckily I have some old Prismas from my sister in her artist days.
The color Bice can be found in the Dick Blick Studio pencil line. I really like this color, too.
Newell Brands...starting to feel like a high end pyramid sceme these days huh?
I mean they could just amp the quality at least of the writing/drawing tools.
I had an older set of Prismacolor Premieres and the new 150 set isn’t half as good as they are. I’m disappointed.
Bice would be green. I have all the metallics bought in the late 60's/ early 70's
Change of subjects! Guess what I just heard of tests that was done! ! The Blick markers! ! Supposed to be as good as the Copic! !! 😆😆❤👍👍
Blick makers are pretty close to copic but try studio 71 brand I think u will be surprised how good they are 😁
@@tracydananberg4511 Cool! thank you! 😊 ❤! 👍
Just purchased mine online from Jerry's Artarama. Is that a good place to buy them from or did i screw up?
It's an authorized deal so it's a really good place.
@@ColorMyWorld
Oh cool. Thank you so much. ❤
Does anyone know how people outside the US or Canada can contact Sanford Prismacolor? The form on their website requires a postal address from USA/Canada. If you know of a postal address or email or provide a link to a form that does not require address information please can you let me know. Thank you!
The name & # is rubbing off my pencil s.& the leads break. I'VE SHARPENED THEM DOWN HALF . MY SISTER HAD GIVEN HER OLD PENCILES , WHEN I STARTED IN JAN.2022. I'M SO DISCOURAGED WITH PRRISMCOLOR....
I bought it from Blicks
I love Prisma pencils..so very creamy
Quality pencils don't always have the primary base then the actual color. Both my luminance 6901 and Faber Castell don't demonstrate that very fine color of white.
My luminance doesn't have paint on it at all, but sort of like a clear coat over the wood. It doesn't seem that Faber Castell has a quality problem at all or at least nobody talks about it. Prismacolor used to be very expensive. I remember paying 300.00 for a 72 set back in the day. They cut corners and one was to decrease the quality of paint and get rid of the base. Probably to be able to lower the price. This is why people are finding the paint inside staining the wood. The good thing is it isn't going to effect the art in anyway. It's just ugly.
@@ColorMyWorld What a silly girl I was-clearly not thinking-my luminance aren't painted either (haha). My absolute favorite pencils are my Faber Castell. I have been lucky with my Prismas but don't enjoy using them much at all anymore. Thank you for your response.
Most of my Prismacolor pencils are off center, they break, some don’t blend well. This was two sets bought 5 years apart. Both sets are nothing but a headache. I will never buy them again.
GREEN BICE 913
I ordered prismas on amazon about a year ago…. they break so bad…. I’ve went through so many pencils where the whole pencil color it’s self just falls out of the core. Sucks. They weren’t cheap
I got in touch with Prisma customer support and they are sending me a new set 250. I purchased in 2020.
@@dianneallen583 Even if I purchased on amazon?
@@Hooverpixie24 yes because mine were from Amazon also. They will ask for proof of purchase so copy and paste in your invoice if you hear from them. Set was 150.
The quality of the product is cheap because the company is choosing to cut costs to increase their profits. I've purchased hand made products from Mexican artisans in Mexico and the quality is better than the junk you'd buy in a throw away big box store in the USA. Blame the company, not the workers or the country. You get what you pay for, and unfortunately we live in a throw away society that wants cheap junk instead of quality artisan products.
I don't blame the workers or the Country. The fall of quality is all on Prismacolor. There is no reason that the quality has gone down so much.
FIRST !!! LOL MORNING LORI ♥️✌🏻👽
Morning Lycia
My prisma pencils are always perfect
Why not having an american to check if the quality of the pencils in the manufacture are the same when the company was in USA? why taking that high risk??that situation must be supervised by someone who knows the pro and cons and with that change the process and make them better,maybe a bit pricey but with much better quality,the company in Mexico is sinking 'cause they want to,with no chance to change,that's a shame😥😥😥I mean I don't have any set but watching this type of videos makes me doubt to purchase the 150 set of PCP tho I want it,I'm having second thoughts and that's not good,also I studied business managment so I can understand a lot about what you're talking about so that's why it makes me wonder and over thinking
I was very sad about this video myself but Dianne is not someone who cries foul every day. I always knew the older Prismas were the better quality ones, but until you put them up against each other it's hard to judge it. With that said, they aren't bad enough for me to stop using them. I love the feel and ease of blending. That hasn't changed. I am guessing to make up for the lowering of price they had to cut something out. The mind blowing thing is what they took away (primer) would solve the paint issues. The barrels would look so much nicer. As for the cores being lower quality, I haven't seen that. Every set I own has a pencil or two that may be off slightly. The Prisma company is willing to exchange bad pencils so that is good. Using them or not is a personal decision. They are going to lose their professional reputation but I guess they make more money being a budget pencil.
@@ColorMyWorld well,in the case that the company can do that(the exchange),that's no problem for me,I would use them to paint the drawings I do for hobbies but also require a good set of pencils sets but budget friendly,one based on wax and the other in oil,the wax based pencils set its clear: the Prismacolor,but the oil based it could be the Brutfuner,I know you say that they're 5 in the rate of 1 to 10,or maybe the Soucolor,who knows both are from the same manufacture 🤔 it won't make a difference,and another set with a bit of wax and oil like the Marco Renoir,the 120 set...to mixed them up or use different tones..hahaha that'smy idea of having the Prismacolor..the blendability
@@vicky1732 Right now I don't use one set. My desk has the best of all sets on it. I enjoy the Prismacolor pencil. I use sets from all different years, even 50 years ago. This is because I don't sell my pictures. If I were to sell them I would have to be much more careful of what I used. Bottle line is we all have pencils we love and hate. Not all pencils are equal, but they sure are fun.
@@ColorMyWorld well I don't sell my drawings,maybe show them on instagram but that's it,just for fun,always looking for new stuff to draw on Pinterest or DeviantART...like celtic designs or Dragon Ball Z,or animé...
I won't waste my money on Prismacolor pencils anymore they have too many problems all the time. If you buy in expensive cheap pencils you get what you pay for.
Prismacolor’s raw material is no longer available. Forcing them to make a lesser quality product.
How do you know this?
@@ColorMyWorld not for sure. but it's natural, even heard once that there was one tree species of tree that was really good quality to be used for housing is now extinct.
They are junk. Pay good money for half a pencil if your lucky. Even with a good sharpener they break, won't sharpen, barrel off center. I buy individual to replace the junk pencils. Your person is correct that certain colors are worse. I suggest if you buy open stock, inspect the barrel to make sure it's centered. You don't get that luxury when you buy a set.
I guess I should have added that buy individual at your local art store where you can physically see the pencil.
That's not true. I ordered a new set of 132 from amazon a few months ago and all mine were fine. It's just hit or miss..and if you read my first comment up above it will give you insight into why this is and how Amazon is run. As for pencil sharpening issues either get the sharpener Lori recommends or the t gal with 5 different settings. This one is manual and cheap and you have to get the pink one. I've tried so many sharpeners for my prismas, even trying make up pencil sharpeners. I was about to get Lori's sharpener but decided to try the tgal instead and I'm very glad I did. Problems sharpening the prismas are now a ancient memory for me. Oh and buying open stock isn't the answer cause alot of stores only carry a certain amount..at my store they only sell 30 open stock pencils. Not a great selection.