We recently published a video comparing five different Prismacolor colored pencil lines: Premier, Scholar, Verithin, Watercolor and Col-Erase. After the video a few of you mentioned that there was a sixth line called Prismacolor Junior that I had missed. Truth be told, I had not heard of that line, so I did a little research and discovered it on Amazon!
So we bought a couple of sets to review, and made a video to share with you what I have learned about them, and whether or not I think you need to buy them.
CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
00:00:45 – St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages
00:02:11 – Ultimate Prismacolor Giveaway!
00:02:46 – What Are the Prismacolor Junior Colored Pencils?
00:04:55 – Unboxing & Swatching the Junior Pencil Sets
00:06:41 – Comparing the Unipunta vs Doble Punta Sets
00:17:49 – Comparing the Scholar vs Junior Pencils
00:23:04 – Coloring with the Junior Colored Pencils
00:24:02 – Junior Colored Pencil Prices
00:25:55 – My Recommendation & Final Thoughts
The Prismacolor Junior colored pencils were made for and sold primarily to the South American market. They come labeled all in Spanish and are not available to purchase on the Prismacolor US website.
They are made in Vietnam, and at first I suspected they may be duplicates of some of the Prismacolor Scholar pencils (because some of them are made in Vietnam as well.) But I quickly learned from coloring with them that they feel very different than the Scholars. The colors are very similar, but the Junior pencils have a smoother “feel” when coloring. Kind of like a mix between the Scholars and Polychromos believe it or not.
To really put them to the test I colored one of my mandala drawings printed on toned-tan paper. They feel very smooth and it was easy to get a nice colored pencil blend. They also blend really well with odorless mineral spirits.
So if you like collecting colored pencils like I do, then I think these are definitely worth adding to your collection. They are even fun enough to color with that if you have the budget I think they are also a nice addition to your colored pencil lineup.
Mandala Colored with Prismacolor Juniors on Tan Paper.
Junior Unipunta and Doble Punta Color Comparisons
Color Comparison of Scholar vs Junior
Hi guys, I had a good laugh at myself as I watched this video the other evening. Somehow when I bought a set of Prismacolors as a gift the seller mailed this set to me. I had actually bought the wrong set, so I eneded up having to relearn my Spanish to use my first “new” set of Prismacolors. I gave a different set to my niece.
hello! I am from Mexico and I think that this line was created to be a slightly more accessible option than the scholar, because in the whole country they normally cost a little less, I think it was a strategy to cover the market for young children because in Mexico they have the perception that since it is an expensive product and children tend to lose their colors, it is not worth spending on prismacolor. Another reason is that they are less affordable with the value of our currency. Very good video, thank you.
I’m so confused by the swatch chart. It seems to be that the duo side doesn’t have 48 colors, but rather has (wit the exception of Esweralda) each color twice, or are there 24 colors that aren’t included in your swatch chart because there weren’t corresponding colors in the 24 set?
Thanks!
Hi Jennifer, hi Steve,
I think the comment that Gris Calido is only included in the Una Punta set is not accurate. There is Gris Calido in row 14 on the right side together with Azul Nocha. Hence, this might have slipped. But now I wonder which color is missing from the chart? Otherwise the math doesn’t add up to a total of 48. Thank you!