Prismacolor pencils are not only one of the best colored pencils available, but also known to be very difficult to handle, since the leads break easily. Once the lead inside is broken, is there a way to repair it? Anybody out here who has some experience in doing this? Thanks :)!
2007-03-09 08:52:25 · 6 answers · asked by Rhea 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
I LOVE prismas. Love them. They're perfect and you're right, they are the best ones avaliable. They are difficult to handle, since even dropping them ona hard floor can break the lead inside the casing into several unfixable pieces. You can't fix it, unfortunately. Even sharpening them too roughly can shatter them. I would suggest buying single pencils of the colors you use most, buying a high-quality hand sharpener from an art supplier, and storing pencils in a cool, dry case that you transport very, very carefully. Also, it might sound stingy, but I don't let anyone borrow my pencils for that very reason. Hope that helps, and try not to be too upset about the broken lead! :)
2007-03-09 09:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sirius's Mommy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... It's annoying that's for sure! Makeup pencils, refrigerate them before sharpening. Regular pencils, sometimes they are old when you buy them! The wood around the pencil is a good indicator, if it splinters then the pencil is old, or the wood was too dry when they were made, that means the wood sucked some of the moisture from the lead making the lead brittle. (Thats my theory and I'm sticking by it!) Often, I'll buy a bunch of pencils and put them in a metal box with a tiny wet sponge for a week or so. Seems to help. I often use an exacto blade to sharpen the pencil, they seem to break less often, especially anything under 2H. Annie
2016-03-16 08:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work at an art school and the students are constantly dropping the good pencils, even when they're careful. The only thing we've found that works is the microwave for 5 secs. An oven might work better, but we don't have one of those in the lunchroom.
2015-08-02 16:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel Clark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with Joan H: the goal is to avoid breakage, but once they're broken, the only thing to do is to sharpen them down again, which of course means a good inch of your pencil goes to waste. I mean, you could glue the lead back in, but you can't draw with glue...Dang.
This has happened to me more times than I care to remember. So store them carefully, and hope for the best!
2007-03-09 09:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Leslie D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. You cant repair the "lead". If they are new and came that way, you can return them though. I didn't know how fragile they were till I dropped a box and some of them were shattered inside. Hope you get some $$ for some new ones!
2007-03-09 09:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by Joan H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
microwave them, 5 secs. the wax will melt and when it cools it will be in one piece
2015-06-28 16:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by opus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you dont repair it...go buy new ones
2007-03-09 09:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋