Pencil crayon recommendations

[StuntNun]

I have just taken up drawing and I'm wanting to start adding some colour. I'm drawing in pencil then outlining in ink. I bought some Derwent pencil crayons but I found them far too hard for my liking. They're digging up the surface of the paper (cartridge paper) and they don't blend well. Can anyone please recommend a softer pencil crayon that's suitable for beginners (i.e. not super expensive)?

[LTBforGin]

I layer up lots of colours and its a different style to yours but good old crayola for me. Nice colours, can layer up the colours well, don't need too much pressure...woes for me anyway

[LadyDeadpool]

Marco Raffine, they're softer oil based leads like polychromos but at a quarter of the price and lovely to use and blend beautifully.

[StuntNun]

Are there different types of Marco Raffine? The reviews suggest they are on the hard side.

[LadyDeadpool]

<a class="break-all" href="//www.amazon.co.uk/Marco-Coloured-Sketching-Creativity-Blessings/dp/B014W286PC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485700260&sr=8-1&keywords=marco%20raffine&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">These are the ones I'm using and they're nice and soft as they're oil based rather than lead.

[StuntNun]

Thank you, I have ordered a set of them.

[JoffreyBaratheon]

Derwent Coloursoft are very nice.