What kind of colored pencils

[Cass2sons]

What kind of colored pencils work best with OMS or baby oil?

I have the Crayola colored pencils, have you tried this brand with oms or baby oil?

[MariLynn]

I use prisma colored pencils and they work really well. You can get some blending with the crayola, but it isn't as good as it is with the prismas.

[Cass2sons]

Thanks hun, that's what had thought, what are the prisma made of?

[Cass2sons]

Someone mentioned to me kooh i noor pencils, can I find those in the craft stores or only online?

[buggainok]

Here is a link to read about Prismas. You can sometimes find them cheaper on ebay, or use a coupon at Michaels:

http://www.dickblick.com/products/pr...lored-pencils/

[buggainok]

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Originally Posted by Cass2sons

Someone mentioned to me kooh i noor pencils, can I find those in the craft stores or only online?

I found a set of 24, which is the most they have in a set, at Michaels, and used a coupon.

[MariLynn]

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Originally Posted by Cass2sons

Thanks hun, that's what had thought, what are the prisma made of?

The prisma colored pencils have a higher wax content.

[Cass2sons]

Thanks Bugga and MariLynn!

[Erin K]

I think the Kohl A Noir work even better than the prismacolor. I got mine from Gina K (she's a member company here)

[creatingisfun]

I use prisma pencils and actually some rose art ones, with babyoil.
I like the flesh colored ones and mix them with the peach for skin tones and blend, works good for me.

[BillieDee]

Prisma's here.

Now and then Office Depot has sets of Prisma's for sale at super low prices. Also - Aaron Brothers periodically has them for 50% off. (That's where I got mine.)

[cat_woman]

I use crayola mostly and kooh-i-nor if I remember to take them out. I haven't used prisma colouring pencils so I can't speak to the quality but I'm sure they blend very well if they are anything like the kooh-i-nor. I think I get pretty good results with the crayola pencil crayons and they're really reasonably priced. Here's a couple cards I did with crayolas and oms.:

[Cass2sons]

Wow, these are with Crayola colored pencils and oms? These are beautiful!

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Originally Posted by cat_woman

I use crayola mostly and kooh-i-nor if I remember to take them out. I haven't used prisma colouring pencils so I can't speak to the quality but I'm sure they blend very well if they are anything like the kooh-i-nor. I think I get pretty good results with the crayola pencil crayons and they're really reasonably priced. Here's a couple cards I did with crayolas and oms.:

[cat_woman]

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Originally Posted by Cass2sons

Wow, these are with Crayola colored pencils and oms? These are beautiful!

Thank you very much. I know there are some with differing opinions, but I don't think you have to have expensive toys to make your projects look good. But you do have to know how to use them. I think the crayola pencil crayons are great and I got a set of 120 for about $6Cdn at Walmart. I also have some RoseArt artist grade that are nice to work with as well (again from Walmart for about $5 for 24)

[creatingisfun]

I tried OMS but the smell was a little strong for me , right away I got a headache, and I had bought a big bottle, thinking I would love it

[teacher114]

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Originally Posted by creatingisfun

I tried OMS but the smell was a little strong for me , right away I got a headache, and I had bought a big bottle, thinking I would love it

I use EcoHouse products....they are not as strong as regular OMS, are theoretically eco-friendly (as eco friendly as paint thinner can get!) and they smell like oranges They carry it at Blicks.

[cat_woman]

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Originally Posted by creatingisfun

I tried OMS but the smell was a little strong for me , right away I got a headache, and I had bought a big bottle, thinking I would love it

You could also use unscented baby oil. I haven't tried it, but a lot of people on here use baby oil instead of oms.

[Cass2sons]

Thank you ladies for your tips and help on this! I will look up a tutorial on how to use crayola pencils and oms. Thanks again!

[ScrampShopper]

I used crayola colored pencils for a long time with GooGone, and they worked fine. Now I have KohiNoor and Prismas, and the ease in blending is obvious, but I still use the crayolas when I dont want to drag out my prisma tin and find space to set it while coloring. I just bought some baby oil and I'm going to try blending with it since all toxic fumes are prohibited right now.
Cat_Woman, your coloring is beautiful.

[shadowkat1283]

I use the Kooh I Noor pencils with Gamsol and I got them at Michaels with a coupon. I love they way they blend but I haven't tried the Prismas.

Kathy

[minstrel]

My husband bought me a 132 pencil set of Prismacolors that I use with Turpenoid (OMS) and I LOVE them. They're so smooth to work with. He bought them here:
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discou...encil-Sets.htm
I went to the website and I see that they're having a sale right now of up to 50% off their sets. If you're in the market for some, you may try them. (I got them very quickly, too!)

[sprtchick]

I got the largest set of Prisma colored pencils for $52.00 including shipping on Ebay. They were brand new in package (set of 120) and when I sharpened them NONE of the leads were broke. I was very happy with the purchase. I see many more like sets listed. I then purchased the add on 12 colors for just a few bucks on ebay also. All of them came in nice tins.
blessings.