Finally got the video of the different colored pencils uploaded.  I was kind of surprised at the difference between pencils.  There wasn’t really that big of a difference in cost (except Crayolas), but a huge difference in performance.  I could not believe the quality of the Artist Loft pencils.  Michaels markets them for adults, but I wouldn’t even consider those pencils for a child.  There was almost no pigment in them.  You could press down to the point that the pigment was not only on the page, but laying on top to be brushed off, and still, the color wasn’t there.  Horrible quality and I’m kind of surprised that Michaels sells them as their in-store brand.

The Koh-I-Noor woodless pencils are nice, but the color selection is really limited to primary colors.  I think with the coloring book craze, they would offer a larger color range to appeal to a larger audience.  They did sell a set of thirty-six at one point, but don’t any longer.

I really liked the Marco Renoir’s and other than the long wait time to get them, they are a nice pencil.  They aren’t very expensive, less than $1 a pencil, and I think are a good option and I probably would have bought a larger set if I didn’t already have a lot of Prismacolors.

The Prismacolors are lovely to use and feel a little bit thicker than the Marco Renoirs.  I really like them and haven’t had any problem with quality control as others have mentioned.  I haven’t had to re-sharpen any for broken lead and really enjoy coloring with them.  As far as price difference, they were also less than $1 a pencil, so they are pretty comparable to the Marco’s.

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