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). 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. 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 |
