Polycolor Colored Pencils

Mitsubishi Polycolor are Japanese colored pencils made exactly as they always have been, and the oil-based core carries the quiet authority of a design that got it right the first time.

The palette is full of hues with enough personality to stand alone and enough compatibility to play well together when mixed. Layer the colors directly, or introduce solvents and these oil-based colored pencils become something resembling paint, without the commitment issues. Each one holds a point remarkably well and lays down color evenly under steady pressure.

Available in two sizes, sets of 24 and 36 colors, each in a metal tin of distinctly Japanese mid-century industrial design, with bold color blocking and typography worth keeping on the desk long after the last pencil is worn down.

Color for people who thought they'd outgrown colored pencils until they encountered these.

Part of our Japanese Minimalism and Making Tools collections.