Speedball Art Products Finesse Artist Colored Pencil Blender, 3-Pack

Blend colored pencil (polychromos) perfectly! Works better than the derwent blender markers, and much easier to get your hands on. The nibs are a soft brush tip and a bullet nib. They seem to be well constructed and built to last, but only time will tell. Considering it’s a three pack of double ended markers, the price is great comparatively. Highly recommend There’s no strong smell. It also doesn’t reactivate watercolor, which is a big selling point for me. A little UPDATE; These work great with Caran D’Ache and Holbein pencils, as well. However, the brush tip frays super quickly, but if you just cut the frayed bits off, it’s basically perfect again. Just something to consider, though. I do find the bullet nib more useful anyways, so it isn’t a huge issue for me.

These are great for blending the tiny projects. ❤️ Definitely buying more!

This tool provides the means to add several levels of depth to a work where the media is colored pencils. They are very reasonabley priced, and would be so even if that was the price for 1, or 2, but you get 3 of them in the blister pack. I find that they work very well, even across multiple brands. I will definitely acquire more when I need them.

This type of marker is perfect for blending colored pencils. The chemical (which isn't specified on the package) dissolves the wax so the colors blend without leaving the pencil lines in the colored areas. When the chemical in the marker dries out I dip the end in a tiny bottle of odorless paint thinner like Turpenoid and the pen will last as long as the nub doesn't get mushy (which depends on how hard you push on the tip when blending the colored pencils.) I really like that there are 3 markers in the package. I gave one to my grand daughter who had just taken a summer art class on using colored pencils, and kept two for myself.

Great addition to my crafting supplies. Blends colored pencils smoothly, no globs or uneven colors.

I really *want* to be able to give these a higher rating, because I really do like using this blenders! I found them to work extraordinarily well in blending either in areas with heavy layers of coloring or blending lighter, early base layers of color. These have become one my go-to blending tools when I'm working on the backgrounds of a scene (even ahead of the Odorless Mineral Spirits). To me, the ease of application and the nice, constant flow of blending fluid from the marker makes these superior to OMS in many situations. But there is one major flaw with them, and it deeply saddens me: color will eventually saturate the nib to the point where it is really really difficult and time-consuming to get it clean again... so it pretty much becomes a question of spending a ton of time (and wasting a ton of the blending fluid) trying to get it clean, again, so you can use it on different colors without the previous colors bleeding into it... or just keeping one blender for each color. If I could find replacement nibs for these, I would give these 5 stars in a heartbeat... but because I can't—and because they are expensive enough that it makes it unrealistic to just buy a dozen of them—I must lower that rating considerably. The nib (at least the nib on the brush-end) can be easily pulled out of the marker, though... so, theoretically, the nibs should be replaceable. I plan to explore replacement nib options in hopes of finding some that will work in this blender... and, if I do find nibs that work for these, I will update my review and rating to reflect that. Update: I contacted Global Art Materials about replacement nibs or even just advice on finding compatible replacements. In their response they acknowledged that color can get deeply ingrained into the nibs, that they do not sell replacement nibs and do not recommend removing the nibs, and that, basically, I can just buy more of them. The suggestion that I can just purchase more of them after the nibs get too saturated with color was very, very disappointing. As much as I like these, I'm not going to spend $40+ on blender markers so I have enough that I don't need to worry about having different colors bleed into what I'm trying to blend.

I desperately needed blenders for my art and was pleased to find this three pack. These last a very long time, extensive use. My previous ones (same brand) lasted almost 3 years. They work well with prisma and basic crayola and dollar general brand pencils. Dry quickly but not so fast you dont get a good blend. Easy to clean.

WOW!! I wish I would have found this color pencil blender a long time ago. This blends your color pencil work better than alcohol or any other blending product. It has a bush pen side and a smaller tip on other end for smaller areas. It is a liquid type blender but does not crinkle your paper or smear your work. It blends beautifully.

Cumplen con su función de manera esperada. Me gusta su doble punta porque la punta pincel me sirve para mezclar zonas amplias, mientras que la punta fina sirve muy bien para los espacios más pequeños. El hecho de ser tres plumas mezcladoras es excelente porque las puedo usar para tonos similares sin preocupaciones de manchar de otro color alguna pluma.

These work really well

No fue lo que esperaba. La punta de brocha deberia permitir limpiarse, pero no lo logro. Pruebalo de todos modos a lo mejor a ti te funciona, como no soy muy experta en esto. Pero si funciona poquito para el blender.

These are nice, not sure how long they will last

If you need something to make your pencil crayons look good these are for you.