Marco Renoir Fine Art – Artist quality oil based colour pencils – 48 piece set
The Marco Renoir coloured pencil sits at a happy medium between being a soft and hard leaded pencil making them appealing to both beginners and intermediate colour pencil artists. It has a round Cedar wood barrel encasing a 3.7mm Oil Based Core – soft enough to allow for buttery application with smooth layering ability and hard enough to be sharpened to an acceptable point without breakage for highly detailed areas. The colours are vibrant without having to put a lot of force on the pencil to lay down and the creamy consistency allows for a painterly like blending ability. If you are a coloured pencil artist that opts for using solvents like Gamsol, Zest it or odourless mineral spirits these pencils react well allowing for more layers to be applied to your piece. The packaging is elegant with the pencils coming in an attractive tin case that provides adequate protection and has the feel of being a premium product within a good price point. The pigments are artist grade with these pencils fairing well in comparison to Prismacolor and Faber Castell polychromos according to online reviews.