# Help me buy some pencils online please **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749 "2010-01-13T02:55:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/1 "2010-01-13T02:55:57Z")
I like to do arty stuff and my favourite pencils at the moment are a set of Crayola Gel fx (12 pk) which I got from here: They don’t have then in stock and I have been searching in vain to find somewhere else that sells them (and ships to Australia). I’m hoping that someone with a higher level of google-fu will be more successful than me. Thanks:) ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/2 "2010-01-13T03:10:36Z")
Arrgghhh ahem I got the original pencils here: [http://shop.harleyseducational.com.au](http://shop.harleyseducational.com.au) ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/3 "2010-01-13T03:33:40Z")
How’s [this](http://www.peedeetoys.com.au/Crayola-12-Watercolor-Pencils-with-Brush-p/bin-838825.htm)? FTR, Caran d’Ache and Derwent make better watercolor pencils, although they are more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/4 "2010-01-13T05:52:22Z")
The colour fx pencils are designed for drawing on black paper with extremely vibrant colours. I have watercolour pencils but they just don’t have the vibrancy. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/5 "2010-01-13T07:36:35Z")
Good luck! It’s so frustrating when you can’t find your favorite brand of art supplies. My favorite brand of (expensive) studio acrylics recently discontinued some colors and added new ones, and it’s driving me crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/6 "2010-01-13T11:41:53Z")
I found this [http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=SC988/cmc=SRCH/v=Q3JheW9sYSBNYXJrZXJz/p=1/](http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=SC988/cmc=SRCH/v=Q3JheW9sYSBNYXJrZXJz/p=1/) Does that help? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/7 "2010-01-13T13:30:03Z")
I’m going to move this to Cafe Society, where the artists hang out. twickster, MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-some-pencils-online-please/524749/8 "2010-01-13T15:51:52Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > The colour fx pencils are designed for drawing on black paper with extremely vibrant colours. I have watercolour pencils but they just don’t have the vibrancy. I misunderstood, sorry. Looks like Crayola discontinued the Gel FX line, excet for the markers.