We love these pencils for their soft cores, allowing more control over how much color you are applying in one pass and easier blending.
From the manufacturer:
Prismacolor Premier® Soft Core Colored Pencils feature soft, thick cores that are perfect for layering, blending, and shading. These colored pencils are vivid and intense in one stroke and subtle and soft in the next, making them great for both beginners and professionals. Available in a wide array of rich, vibrant colors, these high-quality colored pencils help add enhanced impact to artwork.
Classic 12 count Includes: True Blue (PC903), Grass Green (PC909), Apple Green (PC912), Canary Yellow (PC916), Orange (PC918), Crimson Red (PC924), Violet (PC932), Violet Blue (PC933), Sienna Brown (PC945), Dark Brown (PC946), Black (PC935) and White (PC938)
Classic 24 count Includes: True Blue, Grass Green, Apple Green, Canary Yellow, Orange, Crimson Red, Violet, Violet Blue, Sienna Brown, Dark Brown, Indigo Blue, Lt. Cerulean Blue, Dark Green, True Green, Poppy Red, Pink, Tuscan Red, Peach, Mulberry, Spanish Orange, Parma Violet, Goldenrod, Black and White
Classic 36 count Includes: Indigo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, True Blue, Cerulean Blue, Dark Green, Grass Green, True Green, Olive Green, Apple Green, Cream, Canary Yellow, Orange, Poppy Red, Crimson Red, Carmine Red, Light Peach, Pink, Violet, Violet Blue, Black, Tuscan Red, White, Peach, Light Umber, Sienna Brown, Dark Brown, Metallic Silver, Metallic Gold, Chartreuse, Light Aqua, Process Red, Mulberry, Yellow Orange, Spanish Orange, Parma Violet, and Goldenrod.
Classic 132 count Includes: Nectar, Seashell Pink, Sandbar Brown, Black Raspberry, Kelly Green, Moss Green, Artichoke, Espresso, China Blue, Denim Blue, Blue Lake, Caribbean Sea, Lemon Yellow, Light Green, Slate Grey, Marine Green, Beige, Indigo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, True Blue, Cerulean Blue, Aquamarine, Copenhagen Blue, Peacock Green, Dark Green, Grass Green, True Green, Olive Green, Apple Green, Spring Green, Cream, Canary Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Orange, Non-Photo Blue, Pale Vermilion, Poppy Red, Scarlet Lake, Crimson Red, Carmine Red, Light Peach, Blush Pink, Pink, Magenta, Dark Purple, Violet, Violet Blue, Black, Tuscan Red, White x2, Peach, Light Umber, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Ochre, Terra Cotta, Sienna Brown, Dark Brown, Dark Umber, Sepia, Metallic Silver, Metallic Gold, Chartreuse, Light Aqua, Hot Pink, Process Red, Mulberry, Black Grape, Salmon Pink, Yellow Orange, Spanish Orange, Yellow Chartreuse, Limepeel, Parrot Green, Imperial Violet, Parma Violet, Dahlia Purple, Jasmine, Clay Rose, Pink Rose, Rosey Beige, Celadon Green, Jade Green, Mediterranean Blue, Cloud Blue, Blue Slate, Periwinkle, Greyed Lavender, Peacock Blue, Bronze, Mahogany Red, Raspberry, Henna, Pumpkin Orange, Mineral Orange, Goldenrod, Electric Blue, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 20%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Grey 50%, Warm Grey 70%, Warm Grey 90%, Cool Grey 10%, Cool Grey 20%, Cool Grey 30%, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 70%, Cool Grey 90%, French Grey 10%, French Grey 20%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 70%, French Grey 90%, Sand, Crimson Lake, Black Cherry, Blue Violet Lake, Beige Sienna, Chestnut, Chocolate, Putty Beige, Ginger Root, Peach Beige, Sky Blue Light, Powder Blue, Muted Turquoise, Pale Sage, Kelp Green, and Green Ochre
Classic 150 count Includes: Apple Green, Aquamarine, Artichoke, Beige, Beige Sienna, Black, Black Cherry, Black Grape, Black Raspberry, Blue Lake, Blue Slate, Blue Violet, Lake, Blush Pink, Bronze, Burnt Ochre, Cadmium Orange Hue, Canary Yellow, Caribbean Sea, Carmine Red, Celadon Green, Cerulean Blue, Chartreuse, Chestnut, China Blue, Chocolate, Clay Rose, Cloud Blue, Cobalt Blue Hue, Cobalt Turquoise, Cool Grey 10%, Cool Grey 20%, Cool Grey 30%, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 70%, Cool Grey 90%, Copenhagen Blue, Cream, Crimson Lake, Crimson Red, Dahlia Purple, Dark Brown, Dark Green, Dark Purple, Dark Umber, Deco Peach, Deco Pink, Deco Yellow, Denim Blue, Dioxazine Purple Hue, Eggshell, Electric Blue, Espresso, French Grey 10%, French Grey 30%, French Grey 50%, French Grey 70%, French Grey 90%, Ginger Root, Goldenrod, Grass Green, Green Ochre, Grey Green Light, Greyed Lavender, Henna, Hot Pink, Imperial Violet, Indanthrone Blue, Indigo Blue, Jade Green, Jasmine, Kelly Green, Kelp Green, Lemon Yellow, Light Aqua, Light Cerulean Blue, Light Green, Light Peach, Light Umber, Lime Peel, Magenta, Mahogany, Marine Green, Mediterranean Blue, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, Mineral Orange, Moss Green, Mulberry, Muted Turquoise, Nectar, Neon Orange, Neon Pink, Neon Yellow, Non-Photo Blue, Olive Green, Orange, Pale Sage, Pale Vermilion, Param Violet, Parrot Green, Peach, Peach Beige, Peacock Blue, Peacock Green, Periwinkle, Permanent Red, Pink, Pink Rose, Pomegranate, Poppy Red, Powder Blue, Process Red, Prussian Green, Pumpkin Orange, Putty Beige, Raspberry, Rosy Beige, Salmon Pink, Sand, Sandbar Brown, Sap Green Light, Scarlet Lake, Seashell Pink, Sepia, Sienna Brown, Sky Blue Light, Slate Grey, Spanish Orange, Spring Green, Sunburst Yellow, Terra Cotta, True Blue, True Green, Tuscan Red, Ultramarine, Violet, Violet Blue, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 20%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Grey 50%, Warm Grey 70%, Warm Grey 90%, White x2, Yellow Chartreuse, Yellow Ochre, Yellow Orange, and a Colorless Blender
Under the Sea 12 count Includes: Poppy Red, Yellowed Orange, Canary Yellow, Salmon Pink, Grass Green, Moss Green, Light Aqua, Cobalt Turquoise, Electric Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Dioxazine Purple Hue and Seashell Pink
Botanical 12 count Includes: Pomegranate, Pink, Pink Rose, Pale Vermilion, Lemon Yellow, Olive Green, Spring Green, Grass Green, Blue Slate, Non Photo Blue, Lavender and Dahlia Purple
Landscape 12 count Includes: Tuscan Red, Pumpkin Orange, Goldenrod, Sap Green Light, Olive Green, Peacock Green, Cloud Blue, Light Cerulean Blue, Indigo Blue, Chestnut, Light Umber and Black