Product review
When it comes to coloured pencils, only five things matter: softness, saturation, durability, lightfastness and price. Made in Germany, Faber-Castell Polychromos coloured pencils offer excellent saturation and durability. A vast majority of them are lightfast, which means resistance to fading in 100 or more years under museum conditions. Polychromos pencils are also competitively priced among the professional group of coloured pencils, however they are not the softest ones for one reason – you can achieve maximum detail with a strong lead that’s not too soft.
Their main advantage is the extreme detail you can achieve when using them. Constant sharpening is key. Don’t try to draw the
