WHY CHOOSE CEZANNE COLORED PENCILS?

If you love Prismacolor, You will LOVE Cezanne - The same if not better performance for a better value! Over the years the binders for the lead have been improved greatly. These pencils have the state of the art binders which allow the color to release easily onto any paper, board and even canvas! The lead is characterized as being soft with large 3mm diameter lead that can hold a crisp sharp point for pinpoint control if required. The soft to the feel vibrant colored leads are easier to blend, shade and layer.

One of the most often overlooked qualities of pencil is the wood used to encase the lead. However, this is as important as the lead itself. Many lower cost colored pencils use soft or cheap woods. You can notice this when sharpening. Unfortunately, if you have purchased such a set you know this already. Cezanne colored pencils use top quality hardwood that is easy to sharpen and hold the lead firmly in place after sharpening. In addition to this the lead is bonded to the casement so it is unbelievably break resistant through the sharpening process. Although this technology has been around for years many of the cheap brands don’t use it because it costs more money.

Often the barrel finish is widely overlooked. However, this too has been aided by superior matching techniques of resin color and the colored lead. The ends of Cezanne pencils are dipped twice. One to provide a good seal so the second dip provides a very close portrayal of the colored lead making selecting of colors easy. The final test of any colored pencil set is the assortment of colors. Too often cheap pencils use cheap pigments and for the most part many companies don’t work with real artists. Cezanne’s color range has been created with a great amount of input by artists such as yourself. You can use the selection for portraiture, landscapes, seascapes and varied brilliant designs.