How well does it work with Prismacolor pencils?
1744533
I don't know about Prismacolor pencils directly, but it works for all of my other wooded pencils quite well. I do also have some solid color pencils as well, but it seems to go through those a bit quick. I use my smaller handheld sharpeners for more control over that aspect so I don't wear down my solid color pencils as quickly. In either case, the device is really nice and the fact that it's portable is a real help. I noticed last week there was even one in my painting class and everyone there uses it for the sketch class which overlaps the painting class. Hope that helps.
1744534
Excellent! That's what I use it for. I just sharpened an entire set, over 140 pencils and no breakage.
37586
That has happened with some of the ones I've used. No big problem. Just hold it with your fingers around the piece that's moving and the eraser will stay put. It sounds awkward, but it's really not. When you flip the pencil to erase, just slide your fingers down to the rim and hold it as you erase. The eraser won't be able to move. It's one of the few flaws.
2273770
So far, regular and colored pencils sharpen equally well. No problems so far:)
643232
Not as fast as others I've used -- you have to hold it steady for a while; otherwise, the pencil will just spin and not sharpen. It takes several seconds to sharpen one pencil.
1176618
It erases pencil very well, and it does work A LITTLE bit on colored pencils
1964556
Pencil and 4 colors work perfect. The pencil is still solid after 4 months use.
2232270
Yes. I've tried pencils that were maybe 3 inches long or so and it's worked just fine. I've been very pleased with this sharpener so far. Just remember to kind of give me a little twist while you are sharpening or else you end up with a small spot that didn't quite sharpen.
46979
Absolutely! That is actually why I bought it. It does a great job on all pencils!
764003
Absolutely. I use an array of pencils from Prismacolor/Faber-Castell/Fantasia and the sharpener works well. This by far, has been the best one.
1609681
no it has not affected the quality of the pencils. I use mine often and they work very well. Do get a good sharpner...if you dont use a quality sharpner you will ruin your pencil...hope that helps.
493292
I would not use it for prismacolor pencils. It has a hard time with some of our colored pencils, especially the softer ones. We use it with our generic and crayola colored pencils because I don't mind if I have to resharpen after it rips the lead out, but prismacolor pencils are so expensive that I don't want to waste any of it. I use a manual sharpener for prismacolor.
1779356
They are good for coloring and shading and they sharpen well. They have nice thick leads and bold colors. I have used Prismacolors before and loved them!
1550991
Hi Mark. I just tried it and the pencil slopped right through. Maybe a smaller size clip would work?
1952014
It does work. But not perfectly. On first use I used it a week without noticing any issues. if you draw really slowly on a diagonal from one corner to the other. You can see some stair stepping the line it kinda wiggles. Only if you draw slow. If you draw fast you don't really notice.
1044010
It works with colored pencils. I'm not sure if there's a difference watercolor & regular colored pencils.
1338588
Yes. I tried it on a Ticonderoga #2 pencil and it even worked on the "my first" Ticonderoga pencil which is thick.
1021936
Hello, in answer to your question I tried out my set on various types of paper and in all cases you can erase most of it but it always left a faint bit behind. I also tried out two types of erasers, one was the white Prismacolor plastic and the other was a Kneaded eraser. I hope this was helpful I love my colored pencils. Sincerely, Carylkay