They are thicker than Col-Erases which I think is my only gripe. The sepia in particular is a lovely, warm leaning grey. I’d recommend a sample purchase of black 56, burnt umber 55 (darker and slightly less red leaning than Col-Erase brown) and sepia 54. They also have lightfastness ratings which is something that Col-Erase lacked. They erase similarly or slightly worse than actual col-erases.
They have that same dry, waxy light touch feeling that col-erases have. The closest colored pencil in feel to the Col-Erase that I’ve tried is Derwent’s Procolour. I don’t think they come as open stock either. The black is much more graphite-y in feel (has a bit of a sheen that makes me think graphite as well). I’ve tried out Faber Castell’s Erasable set of pencils and they aren’t quite the same as Col-Erases. Like Wylie Beckert, who’s processes I’ve seen for Magic commissioned art” My first thought was, “Hey, a lot of artists use these for their work, maybe we can raise a stink. I just finished off the last of my black Col-erase, can’t find the extra one anywhere in the house, go to purchase another and find out they’re gone as open stock. If you’re in the mood to rage against the machine, Prismacolor can be reached via their contact form - presumably they will dismiss your concerns with the same bland corporate indifference with which they addressed my own… but hey, you never know. While this certainly ranks low among the recent blows to our collective freedoms, I’m sure going to miss these pencils.
#COL ERASE PENCILS HOW TO#
I know a lot of artists who rely heavily on Col-Erase and/or Verithin pencils in their processes if you’re one of them, consider this advance warning to stock up, re-learn how to art with a substitute, or consider a career change (I’m going to be a lobster fisherman!) (Verithin, probably the next best thing to Col-Erase, is also on Prismacolor’s chopping block.) If there’s a good dupe out there, I haven’t found it yet. Apparently they’ll still be sold in sets - though I’m pretty sure that having to buy 23 colors you don’t need in order to get your hands on the one that you do is how they torture minimalists in Hell.
I recently got the tragic news that Prismacolor isn’t going to be selling these pencils individually anymore. Naturally, a pencil this good can’t be allowed to exist. They come (came?) in a limited but workable range of colors, and don’t have the waxy feel of most colored pencils, which means they layer nicely with other media and blend seamlessly with ink, watercolor, and gouache. They have a hard, smooth lead that’s great for precise detail work and the soft shading you’d normally only get with graphite. I use them in just about every stage of my process - they’re my absolute favorite for sketching, and carry most of the lineart in my finished work. Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils are an awesome halfway point between traditional colored pencils and good old No.2 graphite pencils. Let me tell you about my favorite pencil… now that it’s almost too late for you to get one of your own.
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