Studentgrade colored pencils and professionalgrade ones vary drastically not only in their price but how they're made. A set of 120 FaberCastell Polychromos pencils costs $350, 14 times as much as a similar box of Crayola colored pencils. And some brands price their sets at over $550. That's because of the time and attention put into creating pencils whose colors are rich, blendable, and last decades. At FaberCastell, this is a result of a combination of pigments and other ingredients, expertly designed cores, and carefully selected wood.

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00:00 Introduction
01:21 Pigments And Their Personalities
02:48 From Pigments To Cores
03:52 Quality Testing The Cores
05:09 Choosing The Best Wood
06:05 Coating The Pencils
06:50 Why Artists Choose Expensive Brands
07:46 Blendability
08:38 Crayola Vs. Professional
10:06 Color Range
11:48 Lightfastness
14:09 Credits

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