Redpill me on Prismacolor's colored pencils /ic/ I keep

>>2858395
They turned to shit when they switched production to Mexico. Leads that are poorly centered and poorly bonded to the casing, resulting in lots of breakage, both internally and when sharpening. The best alternatives, while slightly more expensive, would be either Faber-Castell Polychromos or Caran d'Ache Pablo. Luminance are better but even more expensive.

>>2858446
I can confirm this. my original set were noticeably objectively better than my most recent set.

>>2858446
Ah, that's right... Faber-Castell claims to be a German company but the tin is made in Indonesia.

>>2858471
Their artist-grade color pencils and pastels (the green tins) are all made in Germany afaik, same with their Design line of writing instruments and everything Graf von Faber-Castell. The cheaper color pencils and supplies, as well as their entry-level graphite pencils like the 9001 are made in third world markets like Indonesia and Brazil.

>>2858483
....but even FC's third world brand is pretty damn good!

>>2858512
The stuff in the red tins is complete shit tbqh. They're school supplies meant for small children.

Their graphite pencils are good, especially considering the price. I live in Brazil and they're just about the cheapest 'drawing' pencil you could get, so it's easy to look down on them, but a lot of professional artists use them.

Their Studio line (the blue tins) supposedly has decent products like the oil and soft pastels, though I haven't personally tried them.

>>2858395
They are making them in Mexico now so quality is total shit now