Prismacolor open stock

High quality artists' grade colored pencils made by Sanford/USA.

Their smooth, wax based leads allow intense colors and smooth blendings. Because of their outstanding characteristics, they are favored by many artists and designers.
Prismacolor Premier colored pencils are sold in a range of 132 colors and a colorless (not pigmented) pencil "colorless Blender".

Years ago (before January 1st, 2005), the british company Berol sold these pencils under the trademark Karismacolor. They looked a little different (the pencils were coated colorless and beveled at one end), but the leads were identical to the Prismacolor Premier.

Since last year, Sanford is slowly replacing the old Prismacolor design by a new one, so actually, two different versions of pencils are offered. And, as you can see on the photo, Prismacolor colored pencils are sold unsharpened.