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Top Coloring Supplies

October 16, 2020 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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Top Coloring Supplies

Every year new coloring supplies come into the market and in 2020 these were the most popular & purchased items by the Coloring Book Addict Fans. They aren’t necessarily my preferred / recommended supplies so I have editorialized the list below. I’ve listed the top 10 coloring supplies in a few categories below.

Top Colored Pencils 2020

  1. Prismacolor Colored Pencils 72 Colors – Probably my favorite too. Prismacolor Colored Pencils various sizes
  2. Crayola Colored Pencils 50 Colors ( recommend Marco Raffines over these for pigmentation and blending)
  3. Castle Art Colored Pencils ( I haven’t heard of them but they have amazing Amazon reviews and a low price)
  4. Marco Raffine – 72 Colors (These are my favorite budget pencils)
  5. Sargeant Art Pencils 50 Pack
  6. Lyra Rembrandt 72 Colors
  7. Faber Castell 120 Colors – Tons of pigment in these color sticks they rank neck & neck with the Prisma’s for me.
  8. Staedtler Ergosoft Pencils (Johanna Basford’s favorites)
  9. Faber Castell Polychromos Artist Pencils 60 count
  10. Luminance Colored Pencils – the most amazing pencils money can buy, lightfast, creamy dreamy, uber-expensive buy oh my what a treat. I have a small set and adore them. I also use them in my mixed media art.

Top Coloring Gel Pens

  1. Color-it Gel Pens – These were a new supply for me in 2020 but WOW what a punch of glittery shimmery perfect color in my books. Plus the pack they come in is just fantastic.
  2. Sakura Gelly Roll Pens – Big box of 72 – a long time favorite of mine, particularly the sparkly set, you all know I can’t live without the clear sparkle pens that you can use over your pencils or marker marks.
  3. Uniball Signo White Pen in Bold – invaluable for making white highlights and other special features in your coloring.
  4. Reaeon Gel Pens – a set of 100 with 100 refills – 28 Glitter, 18 Metallic, 16 Neon, 15 Pastel, 14 Neon-Glitter, 6 Swirl, 3 Classic
  5. Tanmit Gel Pens set of 100 with 100 refills
  6. Gel Pens – a small set of 30
  7. Glitter Gel Pens, 100 Color
  8. Arteza Gel Pens, set of 60
  9. Shuttle Art Gel Pens, set of 180 with 180 refills
  10. Fiskars 48 Gel Pens

Most Popular Markers in 2020

  1. Staedtler Fine Tips Markers – These are really the only markers I use in my books. Always recommended by our Queen Johanna Basford and still the best. They are bright, never bleed and come in enough colors (36) to keep me happy.
  2. Pentel Markers set of 36
  3. Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pens – My go-to for fine liner pens in my books, another favorite of Johannas.
  4. Dual Tip Brush Marker Pens by Tanmit 
  5. Dual Tip Art Marker Pens Fine Point Journal Pens & Colored Brush Markers 
  6. iBayam Journal Planner Pens
  7. Arteza Real Brush Pens
  8. Ohuhu 40-color Alcohol Markers – Reminder! Alcohol markers bleed through paper so these should only be used on one-sided images with a barrier behind your coloring page
  9. BIC Intensity Fashion Permanent Markers

Most Popular Pencil Sharpeners

  1. Prismacolor Sharpener
  2. Staedtler Sharpener
  3. Kum 2 Hole Pencil Sharpener – This is my favorite, yes it’s a bit more expensive perhaps but it works on every pencil and never breaks them. Any of the Kum sharpeners are fantastic.
  4. Staedtler 512 001 ST Double-hole Tub Pencil Sharpener – this is my preferred Staedtler sharpener particularly if you have the ergosoft pencils.
  5. Faber-Castell Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener

Other Popular Coloring Supplies

  1. Derwent Blender Burnisher Set
  2. Mungyo Square Chalk, Soft Pastels for Backgrounds
  3. White Posca Pens – Fabulous option for white details in your coloring pages

I hope this helps you narrow down your choices if you don’t want to read through my in-depth supply pages on Colored Pencils, Markers, Gel Pens, and Background Materials.

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