Lee Hammond's book People and Portraits gives a good overview of types of colored pencils and what to expect from them. For instance, Prismacolor provides a heavy application of color whereas Col Erase will achieve lighter colors but can be erased. Watercolor pencils have varied uses. You can color with them, color and then use water and brush to blend/smooth the colors or wet a brush and swipe it across the pencil tip to "paint."
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