It's always good to break bad habits, but you can also buy foam pencil grips which do work. Thank you for this review. What yummy colors I came back to painting and now coloring in my late 70's, I find that it has been such a great blessing. Not only the creation of art, but changing the way I see and respond to so many things. To live is to change and grow.
Pablos are gorgeous. They need a very light hand and then layers of multiple colours to build up entirely different colours. They are the closest thing to paint mixing in a pencil. And yes, all harder pencils work well on Amazon paper. It's the greasy Prismas that don't like that toothless paper. You can layer and layer and layer with Pablo and with just the 18 pencil set you can colour an entire double page spread with such an array of colours that you can't believe it's only 18 pencils. The amount of greens I got going was amazing. There were only 2 greens in the set.
@@SnickersznAmazon paper is what we call the paper that independent coloring books are printed on from Amazon. Amazon prints their own coloring books and depending on what part of the region you’re in/the book gets printed in, it could make all the difference in the coloring experience.
I have a full set of caran d’ache luminance, Pablo’s and Holbein pencils. To me my Pablo’s are my absolute favorite. They never fail me. Perfect for details, but also for bigger areas. They blend like a dream.
Thank you. I bought Pablos as an artist, who is learning how to use colored pencils by coloring in coloring books. I have 16 open stock and just bought a 12 pack. These are definitely artist grade pencils. To me as an artist I feel weird using them in a coloring book, but I have to start somewhere. I am sure they work best on colored pencil paper, which I have, which I know some people print their PDFs on. I will watch the unboxing next.
Hi 🙂 Derwent Lightfast are also oil based. Their Procolor line is wax based, however it performs like an oil based pencil and needs layers to build up color. They seem harder than the Polychromos, in my opinion.
Yes ! I would LOVE a comparison video between the FC Polychromos and the CD Pablos. I have the Polychromos and love them, and have been wondering about whether I should get the Pablos, too. I would love to see how their colors compare.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils That would be just great !! I just discovered your channel and am really enjoying your videos. I love how you put so much thought and research into your videos.
Just an fyi....i contacted caran d’ache and got a response from them....the pablos are actually a wax based, they said their company does not make any oil based pencils...but the pigment is so good that you wont get wax bloom like you get in most wax based pencils....
I absolutely love your tutorials ♥️ So much I joined your FB page. Unfortunately, after a couple days I opted out of the page. Reason being was the “admin control” - I felt they were policing posts unkindly without explanation and scrutinizing unnecessarily. I will continue to follow you on RUclips. Absolutely love your tutorials, honest opinions and education of techniques ♥️
I’m so sorry you felt that way about the Facebook group. My moderators and I have changed the rules accordingly over the last year to keep the group a positive place. Please send me a message on Facebook or an email and let me know what you felt was unkind in my group. My email is coloringwithpamela@gmail.com.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils this surprised me as I have been a member of your group for some time and don’t understand at all, I love being in your group and have not seen any of these issues. I watch all your you tube videos some of them several times have found them interesting and informative and you are very easy to listen to. Can’t say the same for all the you tubers 😊
i am a pencil addict, lol... i do have the pablo's too, and i can see that you have your hand right up to the point of the pencil, if you want to do less pressure, you can slide your hand back to the middle or the end of the pencil, and that works to have less pain and to do less prssure
I realize that I have just found this video made by you over 2 years ago on June 09, 2020, tonight is Thursday, October 13, 2022. Just a question for you (two years later!) Have you bought and used the specially created Caran d'Ache Blender Bright pencil + The Blender pencil, 1 has a wood case over the translucent Bright Blender, and the other is just a pure blending material without a wood case. These 2 forms of blender pencils are highly regarded across most artists level brands. Fyi, of course. Thanks for taking the time to try them on a few different types of papers. I do watch your clips, am subscribed, but rarely comment.
I am dying to buy the Pablo's. But on the same hand I'm scared to bc I struggle with my polys so any kind of tutorial videos you are willing to do for the Pablo's and polys would be absolutely amazing of you. I love the colors and vibrancy of your bugs. They are bugs I wouldn't be scared of lol
Oh I get it! I was coloring those bugs thinking, "Well, these don't look like the gross bugs I'm used to seeing. They're beautiful!" I have plans to do a video on the Pablos vs the Polys, but have had other videos that have had to be filmed prior to that one. I will definitely be doing it in the near future. You will have to let me know if you do end up purchasing the Pablos.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils I definitely am!! My husband said to wait because they will be my birthday present. This month and next are busy months for us because school is starting so we have all that to buy and clothes.
You can erase those lines, they are from the black back of the page. If you store them tightly with smaller books, those lines appear. You also want to lay down a thick piece of paper between what you are coloring and the page behind it.
Over the past couple of years, do you still like the Pablos? I just purchased them and have been looking for people’s opinions. Have you colored with these on your channel?
I think I did color with them when I first bought them but it's been a long time. I actually had even forgotten about them because it's one of the only sets I don't have the room to leave out. I need to film a video coloring with them. I do really like them, but I remember when I was using them almost everyday, they were not as comfortable in my fingers as some other pencils because of the hexagonal shape. I have become much more light handed so I need to pull these out and color with them some more. I will update you. There are so many beautiful colors that come in the set which is really what I love about them most. This video is so old, that I don't even really remember it. I did get the Luminance shortly after this and am in love with those!
@@PamelasPassionforPencils ya I purchased the Luminance earlier this year but I really wish they had some pinks in that set! So I was hoping that these Pablos would work well with the Luminance. What do you think? Or what other type of pencil do you think would work well with them? I have most of the other brands.
@@LisasColoringCorner I use only my Luminance when I use them and haven't used them with another set. The Luminance and Pablos are so different that I am not sure how they would work together. Do you have all the sets of the Luminance? They have a portrait set they came out with a while ago to add on to the original set.
I thought that all oil based pencils would be the same regardless of the brand but each set of pencils work slightly different. I agree with you that When you have been using a particular brand/type pencils regularly to change to a different set even though they are both oil based they still work slightly different. I have a lot of different sets of pencils, but I'm really tempted to get these now lol
Yes. I saw her review from a year or so ago. You can not use these like a Prismacolor. You must apply soft layers without a lot of pressure. If you use them like a Prismacolor (which of course I tried at first since those are my main go-to pencils), you will not enjoy these pencils. Now that I played with them enough and learned how to use them, I do really enjoy them and use them often.
I bought a few Pablo, Supracolor 11 soft, Albrecht Durer and also some Cretacolor Aquamonolith to try, I would love to see your opinion on these pencils if you have them or if you could just get a few to try. Iv found the first three very similar, but I am wanting to get a set. Some are watercolour some not.
It’s been a very long time since I made this video. I don’t remember what was suggested in the video. Polychromos? What would you like to see the Pablos compared to?
@@PamelasPassionforPencils It would be very helpful to have an instructional video, showing the techniques of Prisma, Polychromos and Pablos side by side. I know that you've already indicated your observations in that older video, but Pablos aren't a very commonly available pencil, so the information on them is scant and mixed with misunderstandings. Even reputable youtubers like Claire took a dim view of Pablos, so it would be good to have a video from you setting the matter straight. You are known as someone who puts careful research into the videos, and that makes you the ideal person to make such a tutorial - if time and other commitments allow, of course. Thank you for considering the request, and hope you're enjoying 2021 so far. :-)
Please 🙏💖 do a review of these Pablo pencils. I have heard so many mixed reviews some say there lead are hard & not easy to layer. I'm so confused 🤷♀️ Maybe, you could add which to you is the best technique by layering🎨✨
They are definitely in the end not worth it.The Polychromos and even the Farbens lay down better.I tried everything but it wasn't for my stash and I layer🤷🏾.
Honey, you don't need to excuse yourself or give explanations to anyone for buying a box of pencils. Even Luminance the whole set won't cost as much as a good fishing rod. You're just comparing them to the kids' pencils. For Polychromos, I used to love them but after a few years I saw my drawings fade and even if I'm not a professional, I'm still not ok with that. I saw an article of someone who actually did the lightfastness test and some of the most used colours are just not lightfast, despite their stars. Perhaps they are in museum conditions on special paper, but that is not what I do. Now I am only colouring with Luminance and rarely with Prismacolors. However once you go Luminance, there is no return. You'll be spoiled for any other pencils.
I’m so sorry you didn’t enjoy them. They are wonderful but there is a learning curve. At first I was unsure and now I know how to work with them to get the most out of them. The color range is amazing in this set.
They have an inconsistent formula especially with the Ultramarine.They are not even up to par with the Farbens in my opinion.I tried them for 10 weeks and I am a layer/light handed colorist who likes oil pencils particularly Polychromos so it is not a learning curve issue for sure.
It's always good to break bad habits, but you can also buy foam pencil grips which do work. Thank you for this review. What yummy colors
I came back to painting and now coloring in my late 70's, I find that it has been such a great blessing. Not only the creation of art, but changing the way I see and respond to so many things. To live is to change and grow.
Pablos are gorgeous. They need a very light hand and then layers of multiple colours to build up entirely different colours. They are the closest thing to paint mixing in a pencil. And yes, all harder pencils work well on Amazon paper. It's the greasy Prismas that don't like that toothless paper.
You can layer and layer and layer with Pablo and with just the 18 pencil set you can colour an entire double page spread with such an array of colours that you can't believe it's only 18 pencils. The amount of greens I got going was amazing. There were only 2 greens in the set.
Thank you so much for saying this. I’m trying to find a quality set that is vibrant and will work on Amazon paper.
What’s Amazon paper?
@@SnickersznAmazon paper is what we call the paper that independent coloring books are printed on from Amazon. Amazon prints their own coloring books and depending on what part of the region you’re in/the book gets printed in, it could make all the difference in the coloring experience.
Good info. I've been on the fence on which set I want. I'm looking to move away from prismacolor. Time to try something new.
I have a full set of caran d’ache luminance, Pablo’s and Holbein pencils. To me my Pablo’s are my absolute favorite. They never fail me. Perfect for details, but also for bigger areas. They blend like a dream.
Good to know. Thank you so much!!
I think im going to get the Pablo's. I'm glad I've read the comments. Thanks.
Thank you. I bought Pablos as an artist, who is learning how to use colored pencils by coloring in coloring books. I have 16 open stock and just bought a 12 pack. These are definitely artist grade pencils. To me as an artist I feel weird using them in a coloring book, but I have to start somewhere. I am sure they work best on colored pencil paper, which I have, which I know some people print their PDFs on. I will watch the unboxing next.
I also have the Pablo’s and found that they remind me the most of the Koh-I-Noor Polycolors. These are very nice nice pencils.
Yes Mary Baker, I was told the same thing two years ago. I purchased a lot of their products but Pablo’s are my favorite of all.
Yes oil pencils are for layering and wax for blending. Thank you. Please do another review of these.
Hi 🙂 Derwent Lightfast are also oil based. Their Procolor line is wax based, however it performs like an oil based pencil and needs layers to build up color. They seem harder than the Polychromos, in my opinion.
Yes ! I would LOVE a comparison video between the FC Polychromos and the CD Pablos. I have the Polychromos and love them, and have been wondering about whether I should get the Pablos, too. I would love to see how their colors compare.
I will put that on the filming schedule one day this week.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils That would be just great !! I just discovered your channel and am really enjoying your videos. I love how you put so much thought and research into your videos.
Just an fyi....i contacted caran d’ache and got a response from them....the pablos are actually a wax based, they said their company does not make any oil based pencils...but the pigment is so good that you wont get wax bloom like you get in most wax based pencils....
THANK YOU. SO All,of their products ARE WAX..WOW THANKS!!!
How come others have contacted them and been told that Pablos are oil based? Who to believe? Hmm.
@@iSheree I was watching another Pablo video and a person commented that the cardboard sleeve around the tin of Pablos says the pencils are wax base.
@@iSheree the answer to your question is the CD agent who answered the question doesn’t know.
I absolutely love your tutorials ♥️ So much I joined your FB page. Unfortunately, after a couple days I opted out of the page. Reason being was the “admin control” - I felt they were policing posts unkindly without explanation and scrutinizing unnecessarily. I will continue to follow you on RUclips. Absolutely love your tutorials, honest opinions and education of techniques ♥️
I’m so sorry you felt that way about the Facebook group. My moderators and I have changed the rules accordingly over the last year to keep the group a positive place. Please send me a message on Facebook or an email and let me know what you felt was unkind in my group. My email is coloringwithpamela@gmail.com.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils this surprised me as I have been a member of your group for some time and don’t understand at all, I love being in your group and have not seen any of these issues. I watch all your you tube videos some of them several times have found them interesting and informative and you are very easy to listen to. Can’t say the same for all the you tubers 😊
i am a pencil addict, lol... i do have the pablo's too, and i can see that you have your hand right up to the point of the pencil, if you want to do less pressure, you can slide your hand back to the middle or the end of the pencil, and that works to have less pain and to do less prssure
I realize that I have just found this video made by you over 2 years ago on June 09, 2020, tonight is Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Just a question for you (two years later!) Have you bought and used the specially created Caran d'Ache Blender Bright pencil + The Blender pencil, 1 has a wood case over the translucent Bright Blender, and the other is just a pure blending material without a wood case. These 2 forms of blender pencils are highly regarded across most artists level brands. Fyi, of course. Thanks for taking the time to try them on a few different types of papers. I do watch your clips, am subscribed, but rarely comment.
Yea I do used those blenders and the only one I’ve been using lately. They’re my favorite now.
Merci pour cette video😊 les Pablo me fascinent et ça fait du bien de voir un avis et un test correct sur internet 😁
I am dying to buy the Pablo's. But on the same hand I'm scared to bc I struggle with my polys so any kind of tutorial videos you are willing to do for the Pablo's and polys would be absolutely amazing of you. I love the colors and vibrancy of your bugs. They are bugs I wouldn't be scared of lol
Oh I get it! I was coloring those bugs thinking, "Well, these don't look like the gross bugs I'm used to seeing. They're beautiful!" I have plans to do a video on the Pablos vs the Polys, but have had other videos that have had to be filmed prior to that one. I will definitely be doing it in the near future. You will have to let me know if you do end up purchasing the Pablos.
@@PamelasPassionforPencils I definitely am!! My husband said to wait because they will be my birthday present. This month and next are busy months for us because school is starting so we have all that to buy and clothes.
I absolutely love the colors of the bugs!
Thank you!
The Uni Mitsubishi pencils.. Rare to hear about them.. love your videos!!
You can erase those lines, they are from the black back of the page. If you store them tightly with smaller books, those lines appear. You also want to lay down a thick piece of paper between what you are coloring and the page behind it.
I use a silicone cookie sheet in between
Over the past couple of years, do you still like the Pablos? I just purchased them and have been looking for people’s opinions. Have you colored with these on your channel?
I think I did color with them when I first bought them but it's been a long time. I actually had even forgotten about them because it's one of the only sets I don't have the room to leave out. I need to film a video coloring with them. I do really like them, but I remember when I was using them almost everyday, they were not as comfortable in my fingers as some other pencils because of the hexagonal shape. I have become much more light handed so I need to pull these out and color with them some more. I will update you. There are so many beautiful colors that come in the set which is really what I love about them most. This video is so old, that I don't even really remember it. I did get the Luminance shortly after this and am in love with those!
@@PamelasPassionforPencils ya I purchased the Luminance earlier this year but I really wish they had some pinks in that set! So I was hoping that these Pablos would work well with the Luminance. What do you think? Or what other type of pencil do you think would work well with them? I have most of the other brands.
@@LisasColoringCorner I use only my Luminance when I use them and haven't used them with another set. The Luminance and Pablos are so different that I am not sure how they would work together. Do you have all the sets of the Luminance? They have a portrait set they came out with a while ago to add on to the original set.
I thought that all oil based pencils would be the same regardless of the brand but each set of pencils work slightly different. I agree with you that When you have been using a particular brand/type pencils regularly to change to a different set even though they are both oil based they still work slightly different. I have a lot of different sets of pencils, but I'm really tempted to get these now lol
Caran d'Ache are not oil based pencils. Caran d'Ache only makes wax based (from Caran d'Ache!)
Those leaves with blue and 2 greens where on point!!
Thank you so incredibly much! May I ask, do you prefer the Derwent lightfast or these?
I do love my Derwent Lightfast. These are a harder pencil. I really believe it’s all preference and what you like better.
@@PamelasPassionforPencilsthank you for answering. This was a good Question.
I hope you did more of this on YT!! 👍
Your bugs are beautiful, your video was interesting. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed the video.
Colour with Claire also said these pencils are really hard. I’m wondering if she isn’t using the right technique.
Yes. I saw her review from a year or so ago. You can not use these like a Prismacolor. You must apply soft layers without a lot of pressure. If you use them like a Prismacolor (which of course I tried at first since those are my main go-to pencils), you will not enjoy these pencils. Now that I played with them enough and learned how to use them, I do really enjoy them and use them often.
I bought a few Pablo, Supracolor 11 soft, Albrecht Durer and also some Cretacolor Aquamonolith to try, I would love to see your opinion on these pencils if you have them or if you could just get a few to try. Iv found the first three very similar, but I am wanting to get a set. Some are watercolour some not.
Was that comparison video made? I’d love to watch it!
It’s been a very long time since I made this video. I don’t remember what was suggested in the video. Polychromos? What would you like to see the Pablos compared to?
@@PamelasPassionforPencils It would be very helpful to have an instructional video, showing the techniques of Prisma, Polychromos and Pablos side by side. I know that you've already indicated your observations in that older video, but Pablos aren't a very commonly available pencil, so the information on them is scant and mixed with misunderstandings. Even reputable youtubers like Claire took a dim view of Pablos, so it would be good to have a video from you setting the matter straight. You are known as someone who puts careful research into the videos, and that makes you the ideal person to make such a tutorial - if time and other commitments allow, of course. Thank you for considering the request, and hope you're enjoying 2021 so far. :-)
Good video. Will put comments on Facebook group.
Thank you! Look forward to seeing your input in the FB group.
Would love some help, I have been trying to figure out the schpirerr farben pencils you used to get the purple shade
Yes on compare video.
Okay. I will ask and see how many others are interested. What pencils would you like me to compare? The Polychromos and Pablos?
Yes even though I have both. Like to hear other opinions.
Do I review on there’s pencils they look good 👍 xx 😘 x
Please 🙏💖 do a review of these Pablo pencils. I have heard so many mixed reviews some say there lead are hard & not easy to layer. I'm so confused 🤷♀️ Maybe, you could add which to you is the best technique by layering🎨✨
They are definitely in the end not worth it.The Polychromos and even the Farbens lay down better.I tried everything but it wasn't for my stash and I layer🤷🏾.
I love the pablos
Everything, in the end, is just a matter of ones opinion. Buy a few open stock (dickblick) they’re under $3. Then you can try for yourself.
Honey, you don't need to excuse yourself or give explanations to anyone for buying a box of pencils. Even Luminance the whole set won't cost as much as a good fishing rod. You're just comparing them to the kids' pencils.
For Polychromos, I used to love them but after a few years I saw my drawings fade and even if I'm not a professional, I'm still not ok with that. I saw an article of someone who actually did the lightfastness test and some of the most used colours are just not lightfast, despite their stars. Perhaps they are in museum conditions on special paper, but that is not what I do.
Now I am only colouring with Luminance and rarely with Prismacolors. However once you go Luminance, there is no return. You'll be spoiled for any other pencils.
Thank you for saying this!!
I returned them😑.They just are not worth it.
I’m so sorry you didn’t enjoy them. They are wonderful but there is a learning curve. At first I was unsure and now I know how to work with them to get the most out of them. The color range is amazing in this set.
They have an inconsistent formula especially with the Ultramarine.They are not even up to par with the Farbens in my opinion.I tried them for 10 weeks and I am a layer/light handed colorist who likes oil pencils particularly Polychromos so it is not a learning curve issue for sure.