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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 07:57 PM Apr 2021

Holy hell it's a pain in the ass

to find a place online where you can buy individual berol prismacolor pencils. It's a pain because all the colors I need are sold out, or not there .
The way these sites list thier pencil colors are really dumb. Random colors scroll through. You'd think they'd list it in rainbow list,noooo they list them all over the place. Make it extra frustrating to find the colors I need. Ain't going to buy an entire set to get the ten or so colors I need. Shit.
Just frustrated..
What do I have to do to find fucking non-photo blue??! Arrg. Can't drive and online pickings are slim.

Seems covid took a bite out of the art supply shipments too.

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Holy hell it's a pain in the ass (Original Post) I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 OP
Yep. Art supplies, toilet paper, bourbon, guitars, computer chips, etc., are all in short supply. Hoyt Apr 2021 #1
Try Michaels - Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #2
Checked michals I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #7
I only checked for the specific color you listed. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #8
probably doesn't help much but here are 121 colours available at Matton (Sweden) Celerity Apr 2021 #17
Does this help? blogslug Apr 2021 #3
Checked dicks I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #4
According to my browser, they have it blogslug Apr 2021 #9
have you tried dick blick ? drray23 Apr 2021 #5
That name! Polybius Apr 2021 #16
Art Supply Warehouse offers prismacolor pencils in individual colors . . . Journeyman Apr 2021 #6
Maybe Ebay? Nictuku Apr 2021 #10
You could try "control+F" to search the webpage for a specific word or words krispos42 Apr 2021 #11
Didn't know about control f I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #13
Glad to help krispos42 Apr 2021 #19
Y'all I got my colors!! I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #12
Great! Now we all want to see you post the wonderful art you're gonna make with those pencils. 😉 crickets Apr 2021 #14
Ok I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #15
ah, I did not see this before I posted my link in post 17, and yes it did have those 3 colours Celerity Apr 2021 #18

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
7. Checked michals
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 08:11 PM
Apr 2021

They didn't have half the colors I need.
I would really hate to order from multiple shops. Looks like I may be stuck doing just that. Sigh.

drray23

(7,627 posts)
5. have you tried dick blick ?
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 08:10 PM
Apr 2021

They sell prismacolor pencils by the color. its listed alphabetical by color name. If you just want non photo blue pencils , they have the caran d'ache

https://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-sketcher-non-photo-blue-pencil/

Journeyman

(15,031 posts)
6. Art Supply Warehouse offers prismacolor pencils in individual colors . . .
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 08:11 PM
Apr 2021

there are some 150+ colors available, $1.99 each, and they all seem to be available.

Hope this is what you're looking for.


https://www.artsupplywarehouse.com

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
11. You could try "control+F" to search the webpage for a specific word or words
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 08:53 PM
Apr 2021

It opens up a search bar on your browser, you type in the word(s) you're looking for, and then when you hit "enter" it jumps to each instance.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
19. Glad to help
Mon Apr 19, 2021, 09:19 AM
Apr 2021

It's been a staple of Windows for decades but not everybody knows about it. Comes up a lot in "Top 10 Windows tricks" kind of internet lists.

There's an Apple equivalent but I don't recall what it is.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
12. Y'all I got my colors!!
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 09:34 PM
Apr 2021

Thanks for the help.
I just about shit when I found process red and parma violet!! And yes!! Non-fucking photo blue too!

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
15. Ok
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 10:13 PM
Apr 2021

As soon as my muse gives me the picture,and I draw it, you'll see it.

Art is my sanity

The colors I got was a huge chunk of my basic pallet. I get edgy when my main color scheme whittles down to stubs,that a pencil extender can't fix.

I try to keep up with my color useage and it sucks when you run outta colors at the same time.

I have a 300 pencil pencil case full of colors and different brands of pencils and I am as anal as you can get regarding keeping up with colors.

I'm also anal about details in my art. I strive to make it perfect replica of what is in my mind's eye.

People who see my art tell me how do you get these colors to go together?

I just have colorful intuition I guess.

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