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<blockquote data-quote="bekkilyn" data-source="post: 74208082" data-attributes="member: 397705"><p>The big issue nowadays with Prismacolor pencils seems to be that they break so easily at their core, and the factory sometimes offsets the core making them even easier to break, so by the time we get them, they are already broken in places inside the core and then create huge issues when sharpening.</p><p></p><p>So one thing we can do when we get a set of Prismacolors is heat them up by leaving them in a hot car for a couple hours, running a hair dryer over them (and I've even heard of people putting them in the microwave for a small amount of time) to melt the wax just enough so that it "heals" the breakage, and then when it cools, the core will cool without the breakage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that if you do any kind of art journaling, the oil based pencils (or oil based anything) can be a problem in that particular format. Otherwise, I've heard they are great! (Haven't tried them personally though.)</p><p></p><p>On a whim, I signed up for a watercolor class through my town's community center a few weeks ago that starts in September. I haven't used watercolors much other than to edge some bibles with different colors, so I'm hoping it inspires me to spend more time on it since I have a tendency to gravitate to other mediums that seem less messy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bekkilyn, post: 74208082, member: 397705"] The big issue nowadays with Prismacolor pencils seems to be that they break so easily at their core, and the factory sometimes offsets the core making them even easier to break, so by the time we get them, they are already broken in places inside the core and then create huge issues when sharpening. So one thing we can do when we get a set of Prismacolors is heat them up by leaving them in a hot car for a couple hours, running a hair dryer over them (and I've even heard of people putting them in the microwave for a small amount of time) to melt the wax just enough so that it "heals" the breakage, and then when it cools, the core will cool without the breakage. Keep in mind that if you do any kind of art journaling, the oil based pencils (or oil based anything) can be a problem in that particular format. Otherwise, I've heard they are great! (Haven't tried them personally though.) On a whim, I signed up for a watercolor class through my town's community center a few weeks ago that starts in September. I haven't used watercolors much other than to edge some bibles with different colors, so I'm hoping it inspires me to spend more time on it since I have a tendency to gravitate to other mediums that seem less messy. :) [/QUOTE]
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