Have only sharpened about 4 so far but the core keeps breaking off, falling out while sharpening

I think the cores are all shattered, but whether that's from rough shipping or poor manufacturing is unknown

hard pencil cores let you lay down permanent outlines over sketches, create bold color areas with pure pigment when you aren't going for painterly blending and allow certain areas to pop when used with a larger set of soft core prismacolor pencils as the colors perfectly correspond between both types of pencils (as they should).the hard verithin pencils are as responsive to pressure as the soft core but can, of course, work through a bit more deliberate pressure without breaking or crumbling and pitting your paper or board.

About twenty of the 36 had the core off center, but not enough to render them useless

so I chose to get the soft core prismacolor after purchasing the Marcos

The harder cores last longer, so I don't have to spend a lot of money on what are just coloring book pages.

I bought these as an adjunct to my Prismacolor Premiere pencils, which have a softer core, in order to get some of those fine details in coloring books like Lost Ocean and the like

The core keeps breaking when I sharpen them even though I am using a Prismacolor sharpener.

But, as other reviewers have noted, these seem to have the same problem as the Prismacolor soft core pencils: some of them simply cannot be sharpened without repeatedly breaking

Very hard core.

I had to return these, and spend more money for the soft core pencils, but they are well worth it.

So far so good, colours are stunning and fine work is achievable, having used the Prismacolour Soft Core pencils, I didn't expect anything else

Great addition to the prismacolor premier soft core line.

These pencils are meant to be used alongside the soft core pencils, not as a replacement.

I have had NO core breakage or problems with sharpening using a battery pencil sharpener.

These are not premier so they are harder to blend due to the hard core

4 stars instead of 5 because I'm not excited about the feel of the barrel in my hand (I like a more rounded pencil, like their soft core),

I love the Prismacolor Premiere soft core pencils so much I asked for the big - really big - set for my birthday

I love these in the soft core colored pencils

I purchased these because the core is harder than the Premiers

My issue with these hard-core pencils is they are prone to the same wooden shell and core cracking the are an issue with the soft cores

I love my Soft core

Sharpens to a fine point & holds it longer than the premiers, but seems a bit harder to lay color & blend since it is a much harder core than the premier soft core (obviously)

Saved my money bought these to edge the soft core

There are 36 colours available in the Prismacolor Verithin range, corresponding to a colour in the full soft core range

The harder core is great for detail work, cross hatching, and tight areas where you need color

The colours are perfectly matched so I can use these for detailed work and then move to the soft core pencils.

Think about it, hard core lead--better lines and detail, soft core lead--better coverage

The Verithin pencils are a harder lead than the soft core ones and they are good for filling in small areas, outlining and shading.

Same issue with my manga set, portrait set and complete 150 set of the premiere soft cores

I just wish that the case was hard, like the prismacolor soft cores and the watercolor pencils and that they came pre sharpened

Even using the Prisma sharpener, that works fine on my soft cores, these hard cores are horrible.

Even using the Prisma sharpener, that works fine on my soft cores, these hard cores are horrible.

Much like the soft cores, once there is a crack you are in trouble

Ease of Use and DurabilityVerithins are made of the same vibrant pigment as the Prismacolor Soft Core, but are an incredibly firm core

-Easier to control than their softer core lineCons:-The yellow in this set is a highlighter yellow, not good for anything but blinding

I loved the prismacolor soft core pencils, so bought the verithin in order to color smaller details

The core is hard, not soft like Premiers.

Prismacolor premiers (soft cores) are still my favorite pencils, but these make a great addition to my pencil set

they work great with outlining work I've done with the prismacolor soft core pencils

I wish they came in a tin box, as the soft core pencils come in, but otherwise, I'm a Prismacolor fan!

These are great with the soft core variety

The pencils are harder than the soft core Prismacolors, so they can be sharpened to the thin point and can be used for drawing fine details

The color is good, and it's probably unfair to rate them in comparison to the soft core, because they're a different kind of pencil

Even using the Prisma sharpener, that works fine on my soft cores, these hard cores are horrible.

The soft core pencils are amazing, these verithins are comparable to crayola pencils

Premier Soft Core colored

They have a very hard core, even worse than the prisima color scholar set

Same Prismacolor quality as the soft core pencils, and these are perfect for outlines and small detail.

Not even similar in quality to the soft core pencils

Though I do have some issues with Prismacolor soft cores, I have not found any other soft-core that creates the beautiful colors, shading and layerings as well as Prismacolors

These pencils do not blend with the soft core pencils so you can use these for line details and such

The harder core is great for detail work, cross hatching, and tight areas where you need color

I realized that I prefer the soft core.

I love using these pencils with their soft core pencils.

Sharpens to a fine point & holds it longer than the premiers, but seems a bit harder to lay color & blend since it is a much harder core than the premier soft core (obviously)

The price was fantastic, but I just don't like them as much as the soft core (which probably explains why they're less expensive).

Each of the soft core pencils is placed in a grooved tray for protection.

My issue with these hard-core pencils is they are prone to the same wooden shell and core cracking the are an issue with the soft cores

I have the soft core also

If you need a hard cored pencil, these are probably some of the best ones out there.

These are hard core pencils that are great for out lining or smoothing out your edges

I love my Prisma soft cores and markers.

The Verithin Prismacolor pencil is smaller in circumference than their soft core colored pencil, and can be sharpened in a regular #2 type pencil sharpener.

Harder cores, less breakage, still good pigment lay down.

She already had a lot of soft core pencils, but they kept breaking internally on her.

verithin is prismacolor's line hard core pencils

These are extremely hard cored pencils that sharpen to a really fine point and lay down very light levels of pigment (unless you press hard)

These are hard core pencils that make it easy to color in those tiny little spaces

I would highly suggest you look at other brands for "hard-core," colored pencils

If your are into adult coloring this is the perfect set to complement your Prismacolor Soft Core pencils.

They are a wax based core and do layer and blend, although not as well as the Soft Core range.

By comparison, the "soft core" pencils are packaged with such loving care.

I understood that these pencils had a hard core, and should be good for getting small precision spaces

They are good companions for the soft core pencils for doing fine work

When it comes to soft cores, by all means, spend a buck

The leads are a lot harder than the Premier soft core and the Scholars

Nothing like Prismacolor Soft Core Premier!!

Very durable cores

the prismacolor premier are their softer core pencils

They stay sharper longer than a softer cored pencil

They have great colors, the soft core are great to have, They come with 4 'Verithin' and I like them very much, so I decided to get a set, so to have them in many colors

The hard core leads make detailing much better.

I love the soft core pencils, but they are just too soft for tiny details.

Not as soft as regular prismacolor, so they hold a nice, sharp point, but still have the blendability of the softer core prismas

These pencils do offer good color selection and finer detail than softer core pencils - when you can get them to sharpen

You want the regular soft core pencils

I prefer the soft core pencils for coloring and these for sharp, precise lines.

but I gave it a 3 because too many of them had broken cores

Prismacolor Blue Indigo soft-core has a counterpart named Blue Indigo

With these and a full set of the soft core anything is possible

I have a large set of Prismacolor Premier pencils, which are a soft core pencil, and the colors in this set match, but this is a fine point, hard core set, so they work really well in small areas.

Love the Prismacolor Premier (soft lead) pencils, and these add wonderfully to them being a hard core pencil for small detail.

These pencils are VERY useful and hold their points seemingly forever (as compared to regular 'soft core" Prismacolors.

Colors are rich... the wider soft cores are more intensely pigmented but I have no complaints.

Unlike a soft-core you cannot microwave or do the 8 minutes in an oven pre-heated to 200 degrees fix if the core breaks

They aren't packaged with the loving care that the soft core pencils are which doesn't really make sense to be when the core if these pencils is more brittle by their very nature.

The only problem with the soft core, and the reason I got the Verithins is that they can hold a sharp point temporarily, if you're careful, but it's wasteful and annoying to repeatedly put a sharp tip on the same pencil repeatedly when the pencils run more than $1-2 each retail.

Fantastic pencils to sharpen up the edges of your lines and those times you need a pencil with a harder core.

They are the hardest core available in coloured pencils, and this allows for a very sharp point to be attained and maintained

I love the way the Verithin pencils work in conjunction with the soft core colored pencils

Soft core would be too strong, these are perfect for that spot of color in anyone's art

These pencils are not a substitute for their soft core kin but make an excellent complement.

They are the hardest core available in coloured pencils, and this allows for a very sharp point to be attained and maintained

As you can see from the pictures, there is no rhyme or reason to which pencils had broken cores.

As disappointed as I was with the 72-color box of Prismacolor soft-core pencils, I am pleased with these thin hard-lead pencils.

I have a large set of Prismacolor Premier pencils, which are a soft core pencil, and the colors in this set match, but this is a fine point, hard core set, so they work really well in small areas.

Was as if they had been dropped and shattered the cores or something.

Expected the soft core

Premier Verithin are hard core and great for detailing and coloring rich vibrant colors without layering multiple times

Prismacolor pencils with hard cores

a couple of them have broken cores.

I like these fine points better than the soft core ones

Appearance and PackagingPrismacolor Verithin are designed as an accompaniment to the Prismacolor Premier Soft Core range

The colors aren't as vivid as the soft core.

I got this to go along with my soft core pencils for fine detail, The colors match exactly what comes in the soft core pencil Prismacolor sets

My preferred sharpener for my Prismacolor pencils is the Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener which has two blades specifically designed for Prismacolor pencils - one for the thicker soft-core premiers, the other for the Verithin or graphite pencils they make.

These are the only pencils my fiancée uses and she loves them.