Next up is the blending test and this test gives a fantastic indication as to how well the pencils blend and mix. They are great pencils for colouring books, I think I just have to keep temps in mind, and not be doing fine details in the hottest weather.

Our is an international supplier from China, we have own factory on China and focus on offering various premium product. None of the pencils in this list are lightfast tested, they are not pencils that you can use and sell your original art as a lightfast piece of work, however there is nothing stopping you from using the pencils and selling archival prints of your work.To really put these pencils to the test, I’m using them together on this coloring page from my Confessions of a Coloring Addict coloring book. I know colored pencil artist can achieve amazing results with a good set of 24 colored pencils, however this list is aimed at beginners to art, those trying colored pencils for the first time etc. Of course this is not a major issue as there is a pigment number on the barrel allowing you as an artist to catalog the pencils and pigments.

I always declined the option to do this because, my favourite art supplies are my favourite because of the pressure I apply to the pencils, or the paper I use, the genre of art I use them for etc. To reduce the risk of fire, never leave vintage electrical or electronic products plugged in unattended. On the matter of lightfast ratings, the best rule of thumb that I consider regarding whether or not a pencil has any.So when it comes to matching the colors, the markart barrels are almost an exact match for the color of the core itself, meaning you can pick up a color and just go for it without having to refer to your swatches or test your pencils every time. The next test I completed was the Layer Test, for those of you that are new to colored pencils and in particular to The Art Gear Guide, I always apply five layers as this is roughly the required number of layers before applying OMS Odourless Mineral Spirits. Please consider the actual sizes given in the listing as the pictures are generally enlarged to show detail. All pencils still have a mix of wax, oil and other binders, so don’t get too caught up in the official marketing of these descriptions of pencils and what this means – just because a company says a pencil is “oily lead” doesn’t mean it is going to work like a Faber Castell Polychromos pencil.