Faber-Castell Polychromos Artists' Single Pencil - Colour 247 Indanthrene Blue

Came in great shape. My sister couldn’t find this pencil (sold as a single) in any of the art shops, and the quality is amazing.

The person I bought it for loves it. They use to do drawings.

I was looking for an affordable colored pencil to use to underline a Bible, which almost always has very delicate pages. This pencil will leave a decently dark line with a light pressure. There is no risk of it breaking as long as it is not sharpened with a long narrow point. So far this is the best option I have found without buying an extra 23 pencils I don’t need.

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I’ve been a longtime fan of Faber-Castell products and I use the brush pens almost every day. Then I came across these after watching another artist use them for the darkest shadows in their graphite drawings. Just wow, brought the drawing to life and almost in 3D. This black pencil is for those artists that can’t decide between graphite or pen and I am happy to say you can have both now! I haven’t done a project yet with these due to the upcoming holidays but I cannot wait. Right out of the packaging and just a few strokes I noticed the quality is top grade. I know what your thinking, it’s just a pencil right? No, just holding this pencil was magical and inspiring. Anyone that has used less expensive products and immediately disappointed with results can appreciate this. I did my usual swatching and gradient testing for values and it was super easy to achieve from light to dark. When using graphite I find myself having to do too many layers or using too many different pencil shadings (h to b). I’m not saying this will replace those but having graphite softness along with the ease of this pencil for shadows is an absolute game changer for me. I will try to post pictures later when I get a project completed.

I only gave this a 4 star because it's very expensive for a single pencil, but you can never go wrong with F.C. Polychromos. Glad to find it on Amazon, however, I'll purchase them at Blick next time, it's much cheaper per pencil.

I like how well it blends even with a different brand. I don’t like that the color wasn’t emerald green as described. It’s more of a mint green, but not a big deal.I’d heard much hype about the FC poychromus pencils. I wanted to try one before investing in a set. To my surprise, I didn’t like it. In my opinion, the Prismacolor premier pencils are much better in how buttery smooth they lay down and blend with little effort. That’s why what I look for in a colored pencil brand.

Faber Castell are terrific! My super fav are Caren D'ache but they're so expensive. The Faber Castell polychromos pencils are the best next to CD. They have a great selection of browns and greys. If you draw animals they're perfect!