I feel like anyone serious about their art being lightfast and archival isn't going to be picking up cheap 120+ sets. There are plenty of really good quality and affordable artist level pencils (and other media) that have stood the test of time and have been officially rated and are used by pretty much every professional. Arteza using their own "rating" instead of the official rating that costs money to be considered for should tell people something straight away, and whilst it may be disappointing to find that their inexpensive pencils aren't the next best thing since Derwent or Faber-Castell, was anyone genuinely expecting them to be? The average hobbyist is coloring a page in a book and putting it away, not displaying their art in sunny rooms. Even professionals will scan and print their art in those situations and keep the originals for higher priced sales. And if you're looking to reach that level of skill and regard that people would buy your originals, you're not going to be using Arteza. I feel like some of the drama surrounding this company and their supposed claims is completely unfounded and many need to really reasses their expectations. I do however really appreciate the clear and concise, evidence based information you've provided here.
Hi! Thanks for the feedback! These pencils really aren’t bad for a beginner level, which they are mainly marketed towards. Budding artists may use them for their commission work though especially when just starting out or not having the funds to afford a higher end brand, which is why I wanted to see how lightfast they were for them to see. True about their rating system, sadly people who may not know better may end up thinking they are way more lightfast than they claim. I had no expectation at all for them to compare to an artist quality grade pencil since they are mainly marketed towards kids, colorists, hobbyists, beginner artists etc. not so much the professional level ones. Also based on their price I know they aren’t going to compare to a better brand. So for sure, the more expensive ones will hold up WAY better. Just reviewing them off of their own claims and seeing how long they can hold up in general. Since they have their own scale I am curious to see what it takes/how long it takes for these to fade. So basically, judging them against itself definitely not against any artist grade material. To me it’s still shocking to see so many colors fade and some fade so drastically within the short time, even being budget brand pencils. And for them to increase their prices of their materials over the years to closer to a “not as budget friendly” option, my tests are for other people to really determine if they want to spend their money on and purchase their materials or not. Especially since many different kinds of artists have different kinds of needs for their materials. Even someone who is serious about their art may want a cheap pencil that last longer than a month or so in light. Granted their work is most likely not going to be displayed in a window or get as much sun as these do, it’s still good info for people looking to make a purchase. But really I’m trying to find out what, on average, is considered their “good”, “excellent”, “fair” etc lightfast range on these. Personally I like using these and getting my art scanned to make prints to sell, so it’s not a big issue. Of course I wouldn’t sell the original if I made it with student grade materials because of the risk of it fading in a short time. But since I mainly sell prints, it’s not too big of a deal. I agree. Some reviews/videos about their lightfast issues make it seem like it’s some high end artist grade brand selling products that are sub-par when in reality they are just a mid/high student range if that. Thanks for the feedback though! Really appreciate it!
@@ccj7982 with respect, I wouldn't trust a word Arteza reps say, or any other company for that matter. They will all lie to cover their own hides. Marco supposedly told another RUclips pencil reviewer that the Renoir were wax based and the Tribute oil based and are definitely different pencils when they're actually the same pencils with different barrels and double the price tag as a result, and they appear to also be the same as Bruynzeel and Brutfuner (IMAGINE!), the latter of which are the same as Guang Hui, Starjoy, Socolor, that new one with the elephant on the tin etc etc etc. With all the money some people spend on "affordable pencils" that are identical to one another, they could just get something actually lightfast and not mass produced in China and none of this would even matter. I don't own the Arteza pencils yet but will be picking up a set during Prime Day as they're often on the Lightning Deal page. I suspect there will be a shocking "similarity" between them and all the other mass produced pencils though. And let's not forget that even the owner of Daniel Smith, a highly regarded American professional grade paint company was just recently caught telling porkies about the contents of some very, very expensive tubes of pigments. They're all full of it. Side note, if Arteza did pay for official testing, all those ratings on the pencils are lies anyway, as evidenced by the numerous people who made swatch sheets and left them to sit on their windowsills for a couple of months. There are plenty of blogs and videos with extensive evidence that they're utter nonsense.
@@ccj7982 Hi! Thanks for letting me know that! But, even if it were ASTM rated, it doesn’t seem to holding true to the test that I’m performing. If so many have already faded in a months time at full strength, it makes me think these others will not last more than a year at the latest. Only time will tell though. Not saying Arteza is lying because I don’t really know, but if they were that would really suck especially with their prices increasing so much over the years.
None of Arteza's colored pencil lines are Lightfast. Especially so if faded in 1 month! Give me a break! If you do any colored pencil art with non-lighftfast colored pencil, either keep the artwork in a dark place, display away from ANY direct sunlight and if framed, pay extra for UV resistant glass. If you leave any colored pencil artwork exposed to any strong sunlight, you will not have any artwork to look at! All the more expensive brands, like Derwent, probably tested for a much longer period/duration and rate their Lightfast color pencil lineup for 100 years! Arteza and any other cheap brand of colored pencils claiming lightfastness are all just lying about their products and just hyping and lying. Buyer beware.
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I feel like anyone serious about their art being lightfast and archival isn't going to be picking up cheap 120+ sets. There are plenty of really good quality and affordable artist level pencils (and other media) that have stood the test of time and have been officially rated and are used by pretty much every professional. Arteza using their own "rating" instead of the official rating that costs money to be considered for should tell people something straight away, and whilst it may be disappointing to find that their inexpensive pencils aren't the next best thing since Derwent or Faber-Castell, was anyone genuinely expecting them to be? The average hobbyist is coloring a page in a book and putting it away, not displaying their art in sunny rooms. Even professionals will scan and print their art in those situations and keep the originals for higher priced sales. And if you're looking to reach that level of skill and regard that people would buy your originals, you're not going to be using Arteza. I feel like some of the drama surrounding this company and their supposed claims is completely unfounded and many need to really reasses their expectations. I do however really appreciate the clear and concise, evidence based information you've provided here.
Hi! Thanks for the feedback!
These pencils really aren’t bad for a beginner level, which they are mainly marketed towards. Budding artists may use them for their commission work though especially when just starting out or not having the funds to afford a higher end brand, which is why I wanted to see how lightfast they were for them to see.
True about their rating system, sadly people who may not know better may end up thinking they are way more lightfast than they claim. I had no expectation at all for them to compare to an artist quality grade pencil since they are mainly marketed towards kids, colorists, hobbyists, beginner artists etc. not so much the professional level ones. Also based on their price I know they aren’t going to compare to a better brand. So for sure, the more expensive ones will hold up WAY better. Just reviewing them off of their own claims and seeing how long they can hold up in general. Since they have their own scale I am curious to see what it takes/how long it takes for these to fade. So basically, judging them against itself definitely not against any artist grade material. To me it’s still shocking to see so many colors fade and some fade so drastically within the short time, even being budget brand pencils. And for them to increase their prices of their materials over the years to closer to a “not as budget friendly” option, my tests are for other people to really determine if they want to spend their money on and purchase their materials or not. Especially since many different kinds of artists have different kinds of needs for their materials. Even someone who is serious about their art may want a cheap pencil that last longer than a month or so in light. Granted their work is most likely not going to be displayed in a window or get as much sun as these do, it’s still good info for people looking to make a purchase. But really I’m trying to find out what, on average, is considered their “good”, “excellent”, “fair” etc lightfast range on these. Personally I like using these and getting my art scanned to make prints to sell, so it’s not a big issue. Of course I wouldn’t sell the original if I made it with student grade materials because of the risk of it fading in a short time. But since I mainly sell prints, it’s not too big of a deal.
I agree. Some reviews/videos about their lightfast issues make it seem like it’s some high end artist grade brand selling products that are sub-par when in reality they are just a mid/high student range if that.
Thanks for the feedback though! Really appreciate it!
I contacted Arteza and was told that they use the ASTM lightfast ratings (l, ll, lll, lV, V), which can be found online.
@@ccj7982 with respect, I wouldn't trust a word Arteza reps say, or any other company for that matter. They will all lie to cover their own hides.
Marco supposedly told another RUclips pencil reviewer that the Renoir were wax based and the Tribute oil based and are definitely different pencils when they're actually the same pencils with different barrels and double the price tag as a result, and they appear to also be the same as Bruynzeel and Brutfuner (IMAGINE!), the latter of which are the same as Guang Hui, Starjoy, Socolor, that new one with the elephant on the tin etc etc etc. With all the money some people spend on "affordable pencils" that are identical to one another, they could just get something actually lightfast and not mass produced in China and none of this would even matter.
I don't own the Arteza pencils yet but will be picking up a set during Prime Day as they're often on the Lightning Deal page. I suspect there will be a shocking "similarity" between them and all the other mass produced pencils though.
And let's not forget that even the owner of Daniel Smith, a highly regarded American professional grade paint company was just recently caught telling porkies about the contents of some very, very expensive tubes of pigments. They're all full of it.
Side note, if Arteza did pay for official testing, all those ratings on the pencils are lies anyway, as evidenced by the numerous people who made swatch sheets and left them to sit on their windowsills for a couple of months. There are plenty of blogs and videos with extensive evidence that they're utter nonsense.
@@ccj7982 Hi! Thanks for letting me know that! But, even if it were ASTM rated, it doesn’t seem to holding true to the test that I’m performing. If so many have already faded in a months time at full strength, it makes me think these others will not last more than a year at the latest. Only time will tell though. Not saying Arteza is lying because I don’t really know, but if they were that would really suck especially with their prices increasing so much over the years.
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Lol and you can’t even increase their UV resistance with a UV resistant spray. The spray will make the Artezas run.
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None of Arteza's colored pencil lines are Lightfast. Especially so if faded in 1 month! Give me a break!
If you do any colored pencil art with non-lighftfast colored pencil, either keep the artwork in a dark place, display away from ANY direct sunlight and if framed, pay extra for UV resistant glass.
If you leave any colored pencil artwork exposed to any strong sunlight, you will not have any artwork to look at!
All the more expensive brands, like Derwent, probably tested for a much longer period/duration and rate their Lightfast color pencil lineup for 100 years!
Arteza and any other cheap brand of colored pencils claiming lightfastness are all just lying about their products and just hyping and lying.
Buyer beware.
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i love arteza pencils but their not cheep
They are pretty nice yeah and I agree their prices have gone from pretty affordable to pricy in the past few years!
@@studio_of_meg256 i normally ask if i can get it for my birthday or christmas because of the price but it’s honestly an amazing brand