Colored Pencil Comparison Chart
Updated by Brandon F. on March 21, 2023
Below is a chart that lists all of the colored pencils and watercolor pencils that we have reviewed (in alphabetical order). Â This table is set up so that you can easily sort various important metrics from high to low as well as manually searching for a particular brand or pencil type if necessary. Â Check back because we are always updating the chart with new and revised reviews!
| Product | Our Rating | Pencil Set Sizes | Cost (Amazon) | Type of Pencil | Core Material | Our Full Review | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Amazrock Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 36 | $$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Arteza Professional Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 48-72 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Artlicious | 3 Stars | 50 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Black Widow | 4 Stars | 24 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Blick Studio Artists' Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-72 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Bruynzeel Design Colour Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-48 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Caran d’Ache Aquarelle Museum Watercolor Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-80 | $$$$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Caran d’Ache Fancolor Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-40 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Caran d’Ache Luminance Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 20-72 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Caran d’Ache Pablo Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-120 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax/Oil | Link |
 | Caran d'Ache Pastel Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-84 | $$$$$ | Colored | Pastel | Link |
 | Caran d'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-80 | $$$$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Caran d’Ache Supracolor Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-120 | $$$$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Castle Art Supplies Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 72 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Cezanne Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-120 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Cool Bank Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 72-160 | $ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Crayola Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 8-50 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Crayola Watercolor Pencils | 2.5 Stars | 12-24 | $ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Cretacolor Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-24 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Cretacolor Marino Watercolor Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-36 | $$$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Cretacolor Pastel Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-72 | $$$$ | Colored | Pastel | Link |
 | Derwent Academy Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-36 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Academy Watercolor Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-36 | $$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Artists Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-120 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Colorsoft Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-72 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Drawing Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 1-24 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-72 | $$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-36 | $$$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Derwent Metallic Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 1-12 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Pastel Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-72 | $$$ | Pastel | Pastel/Oil Hybrid | Link |
 | Derwent Procolour Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-72 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Studio Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-72 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Derwent Watercolor Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-72 | $$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 1-120 | $$$$$ | Watercolor | Oil | Link |
 | Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-60 | $$$ | Watercolor | Oil | Link |
 | Faber-Castell Classic Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-60 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Faber-Castell EcoPencils | 4 Stars | 12-24 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Faber Castell Goldfaber Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-48 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Faber-Castell PITT Pastel Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-60 | $$$$$ | Colored | Dry Pastel | Link |
 | Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 1-120 | $$$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Fantasia Artist Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-36 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Fantasia Watercolor Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-36 | $$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | General's Kimberly Watercolor Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-24 | $ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Holbein Artist Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-150 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax, oil, and fats | Link |
 | Koh-i-noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-48 | $$$$$ | Colored | Soft Pastel | Link |
 | Koh-i-noor Mondeluz Watercolor Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-36 | $$$ | Watercolor | Clay | Link |
 | Koh-i-noor Polycolor Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-72 | $$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Koh-i-noor Progresso Woodless Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-24 | $$$$ | Colored | Lead | Link |
 | Koh-i-noor Tri-Tone Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-24 | $$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Lyra Rembrandt Aquarell Artists’ Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-72 | $$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-72 | $$$$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Lyra Waldorf Selection Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 6-12 | $$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Marco Raffine Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 24-72 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Marco Renoir Watercolor Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 24-72 | $$$ | Watercolor | Oil | Link |
 | Marco Renoir Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 24-100 | $$$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Milan Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-24 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Mitsubishi Uni Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 36-240 | $$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Ohuhu Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 45-72 | $ | Colored | Graphite/Clay | Link |
 | Prang Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-50 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Art Stix Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-48 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Col-Erase Colored Pencils | 2.5 Stars | 12-24 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Scholar Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-60 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Softcore Colored Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-150 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-36 | $$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Prismacolor Watercolor Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-36 | $$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Pro Art Colored Pencils | 2 Stars | 1-36 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Reeves Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-36 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Reeves Watercolor Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-36 | $ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Rose Art Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 12-100 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Sargent Art Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-56 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | SoHo Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-72 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 24 | $$$ | Colored | Wax and Oil | Link |
 | Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-60 | $$$$ | Colored | Charcoal | Link |
 | Stabilo Original Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 1-39 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Staedtler Colored Pencils | 2.5 Stars | 12-72 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Staedtler Ergosoft Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 12-36 | $$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Staedtler Professional Watercolor Pencils | 4.5 Stars | 12-60 | $$$$$ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Sudee Stile Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 150 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Thornton's Art Supply Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 12-150 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Tombow Irojiten Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 1-30 | $$$$$ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | Top Quality Art Supplies Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 72 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | US Art Supply Colored Pencils | 3 Stars | 36-50 | $ | Colored | Wax | Link |
 | US Art Supply Watercolor Pencils | 2.5 Stars | 36 | $ | Watercolor | Wax | Link |
 | Wanshui Colored Pencils | 3.5 Stars | 168 | $ | Colored | Oil | Link |
 | Zenacolor Colored Pencils | 4 Stars | 72-160 | $$ | Colored | Oil | Link |
