Are you into coloring? It seems as though “adult coloring” is all the rage these days. There are a plethora of coloring books made specifically for adults who enjoy coloring. In fact, I own about a dozen or so of those kinds of books.
My husband (yes… my husband!) and I have been coloring together for decades. We find it very relaxing. We especially love to color holiday/seasonal coloring pages. I prefer to color cute things. My husband enjoys coloring landscapes or pages with a lot of details.
Every Christmas for the past 20+ years I gift my husband a brand new box of crayons. He prefers crayons that are sharp and he likes having a variety of colors to choose from.
I do a lot of coloring at work. I work with children and they all love to color. As a teacher’s assistant, I make sure to print out new coloring pages for the kids every other week. I take requests and try to find coloring pages that they would enjoy. They tend to prefer popular characters like X-Men, Avengers, My Little Pony, Shopkins, Monster High, Strawberry Shortcake and more. I also look for holiday and seasonal coloring pages too.
The kids I work with are kindergartners. They are not exactly easy on the crayons, markers and colored pencils that we keep in the classroom. For that reason I bring my own coloring supplies with me in my tote bag. I enjoy having a variety of mediums to choose from (crayons, markers, pencils) and I like having coloring pieces that are not broken or worn out.
When I sit and color with the kids I use the classroom materials. During nap time (45 minutes) I like to color after I have my lunch. I find it very soothing and relaxing, most especially when I work with two dozen overly energetic children.
Recently I was sent to review a set of fine tip markers and colored pencils from the brand Prismacolor. I have heard of the brand before, and I have seen their products sold online and in local retail stores, but up until now I have never had the opportunity to try them out.
I tend to prefer crayons, but many adult coloring books feature images that are too fine to color with crayons. You need colored pencils or markers to get into every single little detail.
I also like to blend colors. I don’t like using just one color because I think it makes the image look “flat.” I like to add different colors, blend them together, and give an image highlights and shadows to really make it “pop” from the page.
I received a package of 24 colored pencils from Prismacolor.
I like the variety of colors that came in this package. It includes the primary colors as well as different variations of them. It even includes a white pencil. You might think that a white pencils is pointless, but it’s not. You can use it to highlight details in your drawing or coloring page.
The pencils are soft and glide smoothly across the paper. They also blend beautifully.
Here is a piece I am working on. It’s more evident in the photo that I need to blend some areas on the flower better (it doesn’t look like that in person), and do some more shading. Aside from that, I think it’s turning out really nice.
You can tell from the first time that you use these pencils that they are quality pencils. They are not rough and hard like other coloring pencils. These are soft and smooth. These are artist quality pencils.
I also received from Prismacolor a set of fine tip markers.
Some adult coloring books/pages have really find detail. I prefer to use colored pencils for those types of images because it’s easier to get into the tight spots. However I do enjoy the look of a page colored in markers. Most markers are too thick for some areas.
The Prismacolor fine tip markers are VERY fine tip. The tips are incredibly itty bitty. They are great for tiny spaces, but coloring a larger area with them would take forever.
I do have several adult coloring books, and I know that these will come in handy when combined with other markers (regular tipped ones).
I have a few travel adult coloring books. The entire image on each page is very small. These markers are perfect to tote along with those books. They need markers like this.
You can see in the image below just how fine tipped these markers are.
I see in the photo I had places to fill in. In my defense I suffer from Carpal Tunnel, and some days are better than others. I can’t always be perfect when I color. Not only that, I do it for fun and to relax – I’m not entering any coloring competitions. LOL!
If you enjoy coloring or drawing, and you are looking for quality materials, check out the line of products available from Primacolor.
For more information you can visit Prismacolor.com. Primacolor products are available at many retail location across the country, as well as online.
The brand is also available on social media. Their links can be found on the top of their website.
Do you enjoy coloring and/or drawing?
Are you familiar with Prismacolor?
Kimberly
*I received free samples in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.