Polychromos Crayons is a well-known and widely appreciated product of Faber Castell, directed mainly to professional artists. It refers to a wide range of 120 shades. On the manufacturer's website we can read: "The
Polychromos Color Pencils are comprised of vegetable oil, wax and the
highest quality pigments with superior light fastness characteristics
and brilliance" so that they do not leave on the top of the "dull" waxy layer. In addition, the graphite is reinforced (glued to the cover - the manufacturer calls it SV technology from the German word "Sekuralverfahren" or "secure gluing") to increase their breaking strength. The cartridges are also significantly thicker than the average crayons (3.8mm diameter! Faber Castell also reports that they do not use any harmful dyes.
Polychromes are exceptionally intense colors - you do not have to struggle to get a uniform and vibrant hue on paper. The
range is selected in such a way that it also includes vivid hues
(strong shades of yellow, red and so on), but also a lot of "broken"
brown, gray, beige or olive green. This is a great set when you want to draw comic book-style works, such as portraits, landscapes or other works of nature. Because
these oil cartridges blend well and are not a problem with overlapping
5-6 layers, an experienced painter can conjure even more colors out of
this palette. My only complaint about coloring is that some shades of yellow, gray and red are too close together. I would give up for them to add some blue or fleshy ones.
When it comes to
mixing with crayons from other companies, my observations show that
they can be used rather smoothly with all tougher but already soft (eg
Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz) can delaminate and make messy smudges.
Unfortunately, the problem is also that the Polychromes have rounds, and sometimes I have fallen out of the desk. Despite their really high fall resistance one or two have now broken graphite and are more susceptible to cracking. On the other hand, if you are working on a drawing for a long time, the round caps are more comfortable for the fingers, so it's both good and bad.
Unfortunately, the problem is also that the Polychromes have rounds, and sometimes I have fallen out of the desk. Despite their really high fall resistance one or two have now broken graphite and are more susceptible to cracking. On the other hand, if you are working on a drawing for a long time, the round caps are more comfortable for the fingers, so it's both good and bad.
Crayons can be bought in sets of 12, 24, 36, 60 and 120 pieces
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