Are these oil-based or wax-based pencils?

Oil-based. Holbein uses oil-based 3.8 mm cores, which give a smooth laydown and clean layering.

Can I blend them with solvents?

Yes. Oil-based pencils respond to odorless mineral spirits and blending solutions, and they also blend dry by layering.

A basic range of yellows, reds, oranges, greens, blues, violets, earths, greys, black and white, plus gold, silver and two luminous colors.

They are easy to blend and layer, but the soft cores and premium pigments suit buyers who want quality over a large, cheap palette.

Softer and more blendable, with richer pigment, but they need sharpening more often and cost more.

Yes. The strong covering power lets them show on toned and colored papers as well as white.

At eBay, for $148.97, 32% under what the other stores charge, as of our latest check.

Rated 5 out of 5 from 16 ratings.

6 stores we checked sell it, including Marker Supply, Jackson's Art Supplies, Walmart, Opus Art Supplies, Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies.

$148.97at eBayChecked Nov 1

32% under what the other stores charge

Compared across 6 stores. Prices are checked against each store and labelled with when. Store links may earn us a commission.