But so many parents, myself included a while ago, cringe over spending five pounds on colored pencils, as so many of us don't really understand the medium and what colored pencils can truly produce in the right hands. Whether colored pencils for children or adults, or artists colored pencils: you will find the perfect colored pencils to suit your individual needs and preferences in STAEDTLER’s wide range of products. Either way, whoever uses them will know that they have a product that is going to last through many cycles of use, no matter how demanding they may be.

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Another amazing feature of this pencil, although not directly of the pencil, is the packaging the pencils come in. As young children, we made our first tentative attempts at coloring – in coloring books, notebooks or anywhere we could let off steam creatively.The watercolor pencils have a watercolor lead, which offers a wide range of coloring possibilities, as the rich colors can be applied with water and a brush.

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So lets get into the review of the Staedtler Ergosoft colored pencil and why I think they are an excellent pencil on so many levels. The bright colors also really stand out and can be used to produce some powerful effects in the right hands. Whether coloured pencils for children or adults, or artists coloured pencils: you will find the perfect coloured pencils to suit your individual needs and preferences in STAEDTLER’s wide range of products. Staedtler make so many wonderful stationary supplies and on a global scale, millions of people world wide have used a Staedtler product at one time or another. The triangular shape forces the fingers to hold the pencil as we have all been taught,I am not saying this is the correct way to hold a pencil, simply the way we are taught.Certification underlines STAEDTLER’s commitment to safeguarding the environment and our responsible approach to the use of wood, our indispensable raw material. I also feel that if the Ergosoft and pencils like them are used to get children started in colored pencil art, as opposed to the free pencils given away with children's coloring books,then we just might see more excellent colored pencil artists grace our galleries. The comfortable grip makes blending and other potentially laborious work fluid and worry-free and the unique shape helps to maintain user control.

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As already mentioned, the pencils themselves come in a triangular shape and have an ergosoft grip to them, which really makes them stand out.

There is a designated area on the barrel of the pencil, were you can print your child's name before sending them to school, which I think is an excellent feature; as a parent myself, I know just how much stuff goes missing when the kids head back to school. I personally would love to see this particular range of pencil extended to 36 or 48, giving a little bit more choice to the younger artists using this pencil. Myself and COLORED PENCIL Magazine have decided to review the Staedtler Ergosoft, a much less expensive colored pencil in relation to past reviews, but as I have discovered and I hope I will demonstrate in this review, certainly no less important than other higher end brands. The white layer is a resin of material, used to cushion and protect the core between the barrel from drops and knocks that would otherwise cause shattering in the core. These pencils feature our unique Anti- Break- System: the white protective coating reinforces the lead core and increases break-resistance.