When working with oil pastels, you can layer colours on top of each other and blend them to soften any harsh lines. The pencils are all housed in a travel-safe tin, so they are always protected, and you have the option to take your pencils with you wherever you go.

Make sure to closely look at all of these factors when choosing a particular set of colored pencils or even individual colors. And I found that Lyra Rembrandt’s Polycolor colored pencils are a great overall choice for most artists. This set of Polychromos artists pencils is an excellent choice if you are looking for a VERY high-quality pencil that will blend easily and give you rich color. For fur or hair, d raw repeated tapered lines alongside each other, by overlaying the chosen colours in lines at different angles.

While these pencils may not be as pigmented as Faber-Castell’s artist lines, they are without a doubt of superior quality when compared to other student-grade coloured pencils on the market. They are not the cheapest as you would expect for the quality they offer, but they are worth the extra cost (smaller tins are available too if the extra cost of the full set is an issue, always better to get quality over quantity). By comparing the two non-lightfast colour wheels above, both the oil-based and wax-based pencils have strong violets and blues.

We have found some affordable pumpkin carving kits, some with the basic tools and some with a wide range of tools to get the best design out of your pumpkins. Because oil-based colored pencils are more durable than water and wax-based ones, they'll last longer.Faber-Castell’s Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils bring together the best of coloured pencils and watercolour painting to give you full control of both mediums. These simple pieces of kit will act as a secure phone holder, so all you have to do is concentrate on making it back home. What Our Editors Say “We like these oil-based colored pencils because they are great for artists who want the best of both worlds: the precision of a fine point and the broad coverage of a thick lead.