Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable Colored Pencil, 12-Count, Blue (20044)

I was looking for a good sketch Pencil I had the red pencils before they were pretty light they did the trick sometimes but was hard to erase completely. This blue ones are so light and easy to erase I don't think I'll go back to the red ones for sketching they are perfect. Also I got 12 pack idk if this was the product people were complaining they only got 1 for but nah its a 12 pack.

Color is perfect! No smudge like graphite.

I use these Col-erase Prismacolor pencils to mark books I read plus significant words in my Bible. As such they need to be erasable in case I make a mistake. I chose this brand since the lead is fairly soft and is very erasable. It is ideal to mark my Bible which is printed on onion skin thin paper. It does not rip the very thin paper. Another brand I ordered just to try out is a lighter blue and requires a lot of pressure to make a mark. The lead is too hard. The current Col-erase Prismacolor blue 20044 pencils are made in China; they have not completely replicated the formula of the original ones made in the USA. I have one of those, they have softer leads, and are ideal for making lines and shadings in books. This Chinese made version is a dark blue just like the original ones and stand out on the printed page, yet lets one read the black text underneath the shading. In any case, the Chinese copies are the best available at this time. The erasers work well also. Oh yes, you really get a box of 12 good erasable blue pencils.

I love the quality and the value, but it's so hard to see the color on the paper without pushing hard. I wish they would sell the Blue color in single packs again.

Love these pencils! I use them to lay down the basics of a drawing before using paint or pen. Lead is nice and strong, doesn’t crumble like some brands do. Takes a sharp point, too. Erases easily and provides a subtle guide that seems to almost disappear when other media are added.

Genuinely a Prismacolor:Prismacolors are made in Mexico and this is made in Mexico.Genuinely a Non Photo Blue Pencil:It has a very hard blue lead made for the initial drawing phase that goes underneath the finish lines. It's meant for a light touch. This is not a typical, soft Prismacolor that's meant for coloring and spreading color. It is an extremely light in line and not meant to be seen other than to guide your final drawing after you've worked it out with the blue pencil.Easy to sharpen and doesn't break easily because of its hardness. (That said, ever since Prismacolor moved manufacturing to Mexico, leads are known to break in the chamber of the wood during manufacturing, so every now and then a chunk of lead will slip out of the wooden part. Doesn't happen to me that often but enough to not be a rare occurrence.)Erases easily. If you use the same pressure you would for a typical quick pencil line and don't force it down it erases better than a graphite pencil.Warning: If you use this pencil under you ink lines, don't use an eraser to erase the blue lines to clean up the final or you will find that a bit of your pen lines that lay on the blue pencil will come up with the pencil lines leaving a grainy look to your ink. You are best off leaving the work as it is, to keep your pen lines crisp, and handling their disappearance with your scanner or graphics program.Hope this helps!

Lead is too hard and too light unless you press down really hard on the paper which leaves indentations on the paper. Lead broke multiple times when sharpening the pencil. Not usable.

The pencils graphite aren’t too hard or too soft in highlighting and underlining my bibles. Haven’t tried the erasers yet, but am sure that would work well if needed. I have this product in both blue and red.