Why Professional Colored Pencils Cost 14 Times More Than Crayola | So Expensive | Business Insider

Student-grade colored pencils and professional-grade ones vary drastically not only in their price but how they're made. A set of 120 Faber-Castell 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 Faber-Castell, 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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Why Professional Colored Pencils Are So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider