If you're into comic-book art, the Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils Manga Colors set has the shades and styles you need. It contains 23 pencils: 18 Soft Core and 5 Verithin Premier. The Soft Core pencils are silky smooth and great for blending and shading. The companion Verithin pencils are more like traditional colored pencils, meant for smaller details such as facial features. The pigments are light-fast and chosen to bring out the style of Manga and cartoon drawing.