Prismacolor Premier VS Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils - Which is better?

I find it amazing that people complain about the price of the Polys. They think the Polys are expensive compared to the Prismas. News flash people: You'll be spending more money on your Prismas vs. the Polys. Why? Because you'll go through your Prismas faster than the Polys. I watched an interesting video where the person (SuperRaeDizzle) took 1 Prisma and colored blank sheets of paper (standard size 8.5 x 11}. She wanted to know how many pages she could color with 1 pencil. With the Prisma, she managed to color 4.5 pages. With the Poly, she colored 31 pages. Yeah, people, for every 1 Poly, you'll need 7.5 Prismas. Now break it down into money and you tell me which one is truly the more expensive one.

Never experienced any of these but I would choose... CRAYOLA

Another great video! I personally have a lot of trouble with prismacolor tips breaking, so they last a fraction of how long my polychromos do, BUT I love them. I can't choose haha

In conclusion: I don’t have money to buy either of those.

Prisma colors are really really cheap Me: R U KIDDING ME?!

Polychromos are my all time favorite, though it takes a while to learn how to use them properly

I'm impressed with how comprehensive this explanation is.... But I'm still no wiser about which I'll choose.

Faber castell polychromos best

I've been using Prismacolors for a long time, and I've always wanted Faber Castles because they looked so much better. It's nice to see that it's perfectly fine for me to stick with what I have at the moment.

at 2min 36 seconds in it is obvious that that these 2 types should be used together to maximize blending and vibrance with top layer of finer details

Perfect timing. I want fabers but they’re so expensive

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One thing I would add to the comparison, is the transparency. Polychromos are more transparent then Prismacolors. I first watched this video about two years ago, and ultimately bought the full set of 120 Polychromos. But then I started doing some work on black paper. I just couldn’t get the color density I wanted, and the problem was apparently related to how transparent the colors are: too much of the black paper was showing through. So now I’ve invested in a set of 150 Prismacolors. They have a greater opacity and for this type of art, that was important.

What I learned: Get both

After deliberating over which pencils to buy for such a long time, I decided to go with Polychromos. The reason for this choice was that I was able to get a set of 36 at a discounted price because the tin was slightly damaged. After watching your very informative video, I’m so glad I came home with the Polychromos! I love them!

I have a set of both. One great wax set (prismas) and one AMAZING oil set. But I am an oil based girl at heart. I really love layering slowly with a strong point. Aside from Poly's I have like 4 sets of some amazing less expensive oil pencils. But I realize that it's easier to make a great budget oil pencil versus a wax one because I cannot find a GOOD budget wax pencil. Once my prismas are almost gone I won't repurchase as much as I love them. I'll get the Caran dache luminance or the Derwent Lightfast. Both oil and wax types have their uses which are completely different. I LOVE using polychromos and prismas together. It's a match made in heaven.

Farber castell seems to be the better choice if you're going for archival (archivable? archivalable?) artwork. Also good for details which I love to do. :D But yeah... price... hmmm.

Prismacolor is definitely my favourite ones!

I love the way she explains every category

i’ve never actually tried Prisma Color but, I have the Faber Castell polychromos, and they are AMAZING! They are soft, really pigmented, great at layering and detail, and the list goes on and on. but one thing I really love about them is that they do NOT break easily.