What brand of color pencils would you recommend?

1. Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils

100 of 120 Polychromos pencils - the colors will remain unchanged for more than 100 years. Tested by the Blue Wool Scale method. Check out "Faber Castell USA" website.

2. Caran D'Ache Luminance 6901 Colored Pencils

The colors will remain unchanged for more than 50 to 100 years . Tested by ASTM International and conforms to ASTM D-6901. Check out "Caran D'Ache" website.

3. Blick Studio Artists Colored Pencils

4. Caran D'Ache Pablo Colored Pencils

5. Derwent Coloursoft Pencils

6. Derwent Studio Colored Pencils

7. Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

8. Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils

9. Prismacolor Col-Erase Pencils (student grade, erasable colored pencils, good for colored layouts)

The best colored pencils to buy are pencils that are labeled "artist grade" or "professional grade" because they are highly pigmented, permanent, archival, and lightfast. You can also look for pencils that are labeled with these words: lightfast, light resistant, fade resistant, artist quality, fine quality, high quality, premium quality, professional quality. If you use "student grade" or "scholastic" pencils your artwork may fade over time because these pencils generally use a lower quality pigment.

The following two systems are used to rate the lightfastness of colored pencils: ASTM International gives ratings I, II, III, IV, V. Blue Wool Scale gives ratings 1 to 8. Ratings I, II and Ratings 8, 7, 6 are for permanent works of art! Some pencil manufacturers will reveal this information on the colored pencils or the manufacturer's website.

The best drawing/painting surface to buy are surfaces that are labeled "archival" or "artist grade" or "professional grade" because they will last a very long time. You can also look for surfaces that are labeled with these words: acid-free, ph-neutral, lignin free, 100% cotton rag, 100% cotton, artist quality, fine quality, high quality, premium quality, professional quality. If you use "student grade" or "scholastic" surfaces your surface will deteriorate alot quicker and possibly turn yellow because these surfaces are made from lower quality materials.

Buy art supplies at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, any local art supply store, or buy them online at Dick Blick, Jerry's Artarama, Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, Utrecht Art Supplies, Art Supply Warehouse/ASW Express.

Definitely Prismacolor.

I bought a huge pack of Prismacolors, and for the most part they are fine. They do have a tendency to break, especially when you sharpen them. Faber-Castells are your best bet, and they have a water-soluble version called Durer. I don't know about availability in the Philippines.

prismacolor all the way, if you want good quality and don't feel like shelling out the cash for pencils that will maintain color for 100 years lol.

crayola or roseart

I know they seem real kid-ish but they color the same