In case you missed PART 1 (The in-depth review of ALL the pencils I tested): ruclips.net/video/rC2AErhcKQE/видео.html Or check out my PAPER comparison video here: ruclips.net/video/JrSwJF-35FM/видео.html
My wife starts her 18 week long chemo today so I bought her an inspirational colouring book and pencils based on your recommendation. Thankyou for the guidance, it was perfect in detail and subjects. I bought her the arteza ones so they feel nice as she colours. 👍
I know they don’t get many recommendations, but I prefer the manual crank pencil sharpener over the hand held. The reason for this is that, when sharpening a pencil with the hand held sharpener, it is easy to accidentally snap the tip off, especially when the sharpener blade is getting dull. I have had to sharpen so many pencils almost to the nib in order to restore the broken tip. For this reason I have switched to the crank type sharpener. I can sharpen my pencils with very little breakage. I know a lot of viewers may disagree, but this is what works for me.
Agreed. I've never had a pencil break using my Mitsubishi Uni KH-20 hand cranked sharpener. And it offers two sharpening options - razor sharp tip, or slightly blunt tip (which is surprisingly useful when you are covering larger areas and it also means less wastage of the lead during sharpening).
@@SarahRenaeClarkWhich one has a decent range of blues, greens, grays, dull oranges, dark reds and browns because I love nature and want to paint my love of mountians, lakes, oceans, the sky, fields, mountians, forests and I love my pastel purples for sunsets with cloudy weather.
I've been doing art as a hobby for about 16 years now and these sorts of videos goes to show how much more I can still learn about art not just the drawing and colouring techniques but the materials to use to get a fantastic result
My daughter bought me the Dahle 133 manual crank pencil sharpener because she could tell I wasn’t going to follow her recommendation and get one for myself. She was so right! I love it! I haven’t had a problem with pencil breakage since I’ve been using it and it has an adjustable range for the sharpness of the point. I used many of the hand held sharpeners before and had problems with all of them eventually.
I have an old Boston Champion hand crank pencil sharpener I use quite often when I run into colored pencils which keep breaking while being sharpened. I am so glad I kept it! Thanks for the pencil brand comparison reviews. Very much appreciated.
Not long discovered you but I instantly subscribed. I’ve always been into art in various forms, from card making, cake decorating, brush calligraphy and landscape drawings. I have never been able to draw people though. Sadly I got rid of all my colouring pencils as my supplies where huge and hadn’t used them in a long time. I began brush calligraphy and am one of those people who has to buy the biggest set and want as much as I can. My excitement is uncontrollable. But I now want to get back into colour pencils. But don’t want to do what I did with the brush pens. I bought £££’s of pounds worth of tombow £££’s of pounds of Karin brush pens, overall I’ve spent ££££’s. Thank you. I’m in hospital a lot. So art is really helpful. ❤❤
Sharp point is super important for blending if you're doing it correctly. Don't jump straight into the burnishing stage. You need a sharp point to patiently build layers ESPECIALLY in budget pencils, but also in harder leads like polychromos. Soft leads are way more forgiving.
Very informative and you mentioned some pencils I never heard of! While I used to love my prismacolors as a beginner artist, I don’t use them for my art much anymore because of the lightfastness and waxyness. However this is a huge benefit for skin tones. They are definitely way easier for skin compared to polychromos, which can be kind of painful for that purpose😂 i now mostly use caran dache for skin. I want to try derwent lightfast next! And while I know that Holbein pastel range is gorgeous but not always as practical, I won’t be able to resist them forever hehe
I think I’d like to get a few more Holbeins to give them another go- maybe some of the good pastels. But otherwise I think my future collection will mostly consist of Polychromos, Caran d’Ache and Prismacolors. It’s good to have the cheaper option (prismas) but overall I’ll be using the other 2 much more as I get more serious about drawing!
@@SarahRenaeClark I’ve heard good things about the full range of Holbein pencils but I already have the full range of polychromos, so I’d probably end up just getting the pastel colors. I don’t know if I even need them but they’re hard to resist ahhh
Thanks for such a great vid! Your extensive work on this info about coloured pencils has indeed given important perspective for me, a beginner at this medium. I look forward to further videos on this subject and more. Stay safe.
These last 2 videos have been so helpful, thank you. Could you offer suggestions for choosing a pallette for a piece and storing pencils. Do you keep yours in their tins, or do you mix your brands according to colors. Do you take out a tin to use or do you choose a pallette of say 12 colors for your piece and then mix to get a variety? Thanks for any tips!
So helpful in determining what will work best for what I am doing with them, my budget, and my skill level! Thank you so much. You got me to subscribe.
Just getting back to sketching and coloring - something I haven't done in over 30yrs. Your videos are very insightful as I search for best pencils for my specific needs. Thank you for sharing 🖤🧡
Thank you, this was an awesome video. Great research, appreciate it very much! I think that I might start a colouring night with my friends (once we can all visit each other in our homes again)!!
Enjoyed the video . Nice to see one that covers all price ranges and skill levels, especially with the pandemic 😷. I really enjoy the oil based FC Goldfarber. It’s one of the less expensive choices that is sold open stock. I enjoy them so much that I contacted Faber Castell to see if there were any plans to expand the color range, but the answer was no plans to do so. Great video!!
They are great - I actually reviewed them as one of the 26 brands in my last video! I'll probably use them a bit more as I keep drawing and they might eventually move to my favorites list too!
Sarah please start a series of tips and tricks for beginners and some color alongs to apply these. I love your extensive reviews, you are such a great colorist, and it would be great if you could share more how to’s applied to coloring pages!
I'm more of a poeple portrait artist. Love using pastel pencils. You like to use markers with pencils on top and I found a combination of acrylic paint with pastel pencils works well for me. Give it a try.
Hello, i like the Polychromos more than the Pablos. In my opinion Pablos need exact the right Paper to perform great. Polychromos have brighter colors too. Sharpener I like from Kum. I have much less breaking with the Prisma. Greetings from Germany
I clicked on this as it showed on my recommended. I was so confused when it said it was from Sarah when I have been binge watching and rewatching her videos and I haven't seen this video before. 😅 As it turns out, it's a new upload! Yes! I love her videos!
I followed your recommendation and chose to get the Arteza 120 colored pencil set since I’m only a beginner. I was so excited to receive it few days ago and I love the variety of colors, the way they feel, etc. I’m really hoping to learn and improve my sketching, drawing and painting skills so I use my pencils quite often. I’ve been using Derwent watercolor and Inktense as well as Faber Castell Gold Faber sketching and colored pencils. While I know that all art supplies have certain smells - none of them are unpleasant or problematic. QUESTION - does your set of Arteza pencils have intense smell? I’ve only used them twice for 30 minutes at a time and have bad headache and feel nauseated. I took them out of the tin they came in and put them in cups hoping they just needed to be aired out. Should I keep them in the tins? I’m so bummed out. I really hope I’ve just got a bad batch and can exchange them, unless anyone else has had same issue and can give me advice. Thanks!
I definitely didn’t notice a smell with the Arteza, and I’ve been pretty sensitive to the smells of many other new brands. Try airing them out like you’ve said and see if they improve. It might be the tins, rather than the actual pencils- in which case you can find other ways to store them. I like storing my Artezas in cups because the whole pencil is colored. Some other brands aren’t as good in cups because you can’t see the colors as clearly.
@@SarahRenaeClark Wow, thank you for such fast response! I did try putting them in cups hoping they just needed air but not exaggerating when I say that my head was pounding and I felt nauseated after less than an hour of using them. The smell was unbearable. I liked using them very much though so I’ll call Arteza and hopefully I can exchange them. Fingers crossed that I just got a bad batch. PS: You’re a great teacher and I love your channel ☺️
Excellent review of every question I had, I’m just starting out doing a beagle for a good friend of mine I find a lot of white fur seems to be difficult but I’ll give it a go anyway thanks for the info. Buy the way I got I think 5 boxes of polychrome pencils for $5 bucks a box on clearance I thought it was a great deal so I loaded up thanks for the info.
Hi, thank you for your videos. I have found them to be very helpful as I have decided, at the age of 48, that's it's time to step up from my erasable crayola pencils. I decided to check out the artteza pencils and I literally just purchased the professional set of 72 off of their website for $20.00 and that included shipping. I'm pretty sure it's an Easter special, so it may not last past this weekend, but I thought I would put it out there in case people see this and want to check it out.
This is such an amazing review! I have found all your pencil review videos so helpful. One thing I haven't heard you discus is which coloured pencil you would recommend for laying over markers for added dimension and shading?
I'm a complete beginner and trying different mediums , was overwhelmed by the Great portraits I saw with colored pencils ! I bought The Derwent Lightfast and will buy the Polycromos cause I want to specialize in Portraits and Dogs! Of course I will buy Caran D'ache eventually I have the set of graphite from them and they are TOP quality! I'ts Great reviews you give , we are so lucky to have so many Amazing Artist like you out there guiding us on what to buy! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.Best of luck to you! From Q.C 🇨🇦
@@SarahRenaeClark I got my Derwent Lightfast 36 very nice ,but as many reviewers say It's a good set for Portraits and landscape ,but too many darks greens and browns, but supposed to be very good for blending . Polychromos have fantastic colors , not as easy to blend for beginners BUT saw a sale on a 120 set 189$ CAD pls tax 15 % 218$ sold on desserres.ca , d'ont know if they ship to Australia! But that is a Amazing deal! its usually over 300+ CAD Check it out! 🇨🇦Q.C
Thank you for your effort!!!! Much appreciated!!! I was a little surprised that Winsor & Newton didn’t make it on your testing radar. While I’m not expecting them to be the rave about town, it would have been extremely interesting to hear what you have to say about them. Then again maybe this might be a Europe thing…
It took awhile but I finally settled on Prismacolor Scholar Pencils & Starjoy colored pencils. I love the Prisma Premiers & Faber Castell Polychromos, but Im heavy handed & found I was constantly breaking the points & needed something with a little harder lead. Oddly enough, the Prismacolor Scholars are actually a lot cheaper than the Premiers & rarely break for me. A 60 count set was under $23 on Amazon with free shipping.
It makes sense that the Scholars are less expensive. They are the “student” line vs the Premier “artist,” which generally means it has a higher binder to pigment ratio but not as high as “kids” pencils.
Thank you. I find your advice really useful and practical. I just bought Lightfast and realise that this didn’t make it to your list of favorites. Really excited but will buy smaller sets of Polychromos, etc down the line. Thank you once again!
I wish I found your videos before I made my purchase. Me and my daughter got into coloring a few months ago. I did some research but I think I made somewhat of a mistake. I bought the complete range from Black Widow. They are great at blending and have a great color range. I do love them but... They are a little soft and have to be sharpened quite often. Thats where my regrets come from because they are not available as open stock. (not easily anyway). Also the whole range ended up costing 178 can$ for 180 pencils. The Prismacolor premier 150 set is available at 170 can$ and I could have bought replacement open stock at my local art store. Because I bought the sets seperate I was under the impression that they were cheaper (that's on me) but I was mistaken. That might be true because I am in Canada, this might not apply to everybody. So in the future I will go buy a few open stock first. I don't know if ill get a set of prismacolor or save up and spoile ourself with some polychromos or luminance. All these are available in open stock in my local art store so ill test them first.
They are the only set I am really disappointed that I didn’t buy for my big review- as I DID have the opportunity to buy them but thought there was no point in buying 2 from the same company at the time. My mistake! I’ll buy them at some point and do a review!
This is so helpful (as always) your Videos are amazing. Colored Pencils are my Medium and I own Prismacolor, Luminance, Polychromos, Derwent Lightfast and Pablo. I love them all. But Luminance and Lightfast are definitely my Favorite. Prismacolors are also great. But they are not Lightfast! Polychromos are Amazing, they are some of the best that I own and Pablo... I also love them🤩. So many Pencils... Well your Collection is still bigger!🤪
This was a great video I enjoyed it.. can you please recommend gel pens for adult coloring books...have you tried colorit? Also ohuhu or arrtx markers? Have you tried the black widow skin tones?
ohuhu markers are my go to art supply, they have a great range of colors and are one of the best options if youre looking for cheap alcohol markers. however i really dont recommend them for adult coloring because they will bleed. a lot. most adult coloring books arent printed on thick enough paper to use something like an alcohol marker, and if you like coloring both sides of a coloring book page that can be a deal breaker. if thats something you dont mind, then go for it, just make sure you have something on your desk to protect it from the marker. theyre easy to use and blend well with some practice. when it comes to gel pens for adult coloring, i really like aen art's selection and papermate's inkjoy line. hope this helps :)
I recently bought a few Pablo, because I love to try different brands. They're great to use, a bit like Polychromos, in fact. My preference goes to Polychromos, since they're more affordable than Pablos. My Sharpener is an AFMAT. It's an electric sharpener. However, some pencils don't fit in the small hole. For those pencils, after trying a few brands, I bought a staedtler with dual holes. The larger hole is for Inktense and Luminance.
I’m a beginner and started my pencil collection with Crayola Signature and got a PrismaColor Premier, both are 24 count and both are around $25 up in Alaska and are of equal quality, in adult coloring, I do believe.
Seeing you like Arteza, be cautious if you plan to use and varnish or mixed media. The company has acknowledged that there was an old formula and a new formula but they can’t tell people which one is which so when you order another set be wary of anything liquid coming here your Arteza drawings. I just learned this after buying a brand new set. My pencils are running.
Breakage is a huge issue with those. Great performance in coloring, but be very careful with them that you don’t let them fall once, because if you do, it’s game over with those pencils. (My personal experience.)
Thank you so much. I've learned a lot. What are your recommendations for watercolour pencils. Do you have a video post for it please? Have a blessed day
I love coloring and am trying to improve my technique by following your videos. I do have some Prismacolor Premiers. For Arteza, do you recommend the Premium or the Experts for coloring books? I also still color my old 80's and 90's coloring books. They are great to practice techniques.
I know I’m late to the party but Sivo was a pretty good pencil for layering for me. I know you can ( only? ) find them on Amazon for the US now but I found them in my local Walmart years ago. They are pretty decent.
I bought the Castle Arts set because Arteza was considerably more expensive where I am. I had the Ergosoft before but you only get 24 colours. Nice pencils though for a beginner.
personally I recommend a jakar specifically the electric as it's the only pencil sharpener to be able to cope with hb woodless pencils, the hardest pencils to sharpen
@@snakedaemongaming6590 Great! The Koh I nor is still a bit tight with the Triangle pencils, but for the hexagonal one it works fine. It feels cheaper than the Derwent Super point which is made of metal, but the kohinor sharpener just looks great :).. I think ill keep them both :D
Another great video :) have you tried the derwent light fast yet Sarah? another fabulous pencil right between luminance and polys a tad more expensive though :(
I wish I had watched this BEFORE I purchased a 172 color pencil set. OMGosh.... so overwhelming. BUT, I've got it swatched and organized... ready to color! I certainly won't be making this mistake with the markers. I'm putting off the 300+ ohuhu set and sticking to smaller ones for now. Time to play with the white paper and make some magic happen. and practice. lots and lots of practice.
In case you missed PART 1 (The in-depth review of ALL the pencils I tested): ruclips.net/video/rC2AErhcKQE/видео.html
Or check out my PAPER comparison video here: ruclips.net/video/JrSwJF-35FM/видео.html
My wife starts her 18 week long chemo today so I bought her an inspirational colouring book and pencils based on your recommendation.
Thankyou for the guidance, it was perfect in detail and subjects.
I bought her the arteza ones so they feel nice as she colours. 👍
Wow! She okay now?
How's your wife now? Hope she is well. God bless you and your family 🙏
I hope she's ok now if not gws(get well soon). That is awesome, you are a wonderful human being.
I know they don’t get many recommendations, but I prefer the manual crank pencil sharpener over the hand held. The reason for this is that, when sharpening a pencil with the hand held sharpener, it is easy to accidentally snap the tip off, especially when the sharpener blade is getting dull. I have had to sharpen so many pencils almost to the nib in order to restore the broken tip. For this reason I have switched to the crank type sharpener. I can sharpen my pencils with very little breakage. I know a lot of viewers may disagree, but this is what works for me.
Actually I’ve had a lot of people recommend similar! So I’ll definitely check them out!!
Agreed. I've never had a pencil break using my Mitsubishi Uni KH-20 hand cranked sharpener. And it offers two sharpening options - razor sharp tip, or slightly blunt tip (which is surprisingly useful when you are covering larger areas and it also means less wastage of the lead during sharpening).
@@aartadventure I have used the Staedtler crank handle for years and found it is very good also.
Cool 😎 thanks for the tip 👍
The amount of effort to review all these brands 👏
Thank you!
I have just watched videos.
Please what is equivalent to the soft HB lead pencil.
I use crayola on my colouring bible .
@@SarahRenaeClarkWhich one has a decent range of blues, greens, grays, dull oranges, dark reds and browns because I love nature and want to paint my love of mountians, lakes, oceans, the sky, fields, mountians, forests and I love my pastel purples for sunsets with cloudy weather.
I've been doing art as a hobby for about 16 years now and these sorts of videos goes to show how much more I can still learn about art not just the drawing and colouring techniques but the materials to use to get a fantastic result
Sarah simply astounding the amount of effort you’ve put into the making of this review and these two part videos. Thank you!!
Thank you!
Sarah is so underated she deserves millions of subscribers
My daughter bought me the Dahle 133 manual crank pencil sharpener because she could tell I wasn’t going to follow her recommendation and get one for myself. She was so right! I love it! I haven’t had a problem with pencil breakage since I’ve been using it and it has an adjustable range for the sharpness of the point. I used many of the hand held sharpeners before and had problems with all of them eventually.
I’ve heard a few people recommend this one! I’ll check it out!
I have an old Boston Champion hand crank pencil sharpener I use quite often when I run into colored pencils which keep breaking while being sharpened. I am so glad I kept it! Thanks for the pencil brand comparison reviews. Very much appreciated.
Not long discovered you but I instantly subscribed. I’ve always been into art in various forms, from card making, cake decorating, brush calligraphy and landscape drawings. I have never been able to draw people though. Sadly I got rid of all my colouring pencils as my supplies where huge and hadn’t used them in a long time. I began brush calligraphy and am one of those people who has to buy the biggest set and want as much as I can. My excitement is uncontrollable. But I now want to get back into colour pencils. But don’t want to do what I did with the brush pens. I bought £££’s of pounds worth of tombow £££’s of pounds of Karin brush pens, overall I’ve spent ££££’s. Thank you. I’m in hospital a lot. So art is really helpful. ❤❤
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about what to buy and not to buy. Great job.
So glad I found you. Just brought some expert arteza pencils . Can’t wait for them to arrive tomorrow. Thankyou so much x
Sharp point is super important for blending if you're doing it correctly. Don't jump straight into the burnishing stage. You need a sharp point to patiently build layers ESPECIALLY in budget pencils, but also in harder leads like polychromos. Soft leads are way more forgiving.
Loving these gradients. Great learning video, we all need to be braver & trust our skills more. The more we do the more we learn. Thank you.
Very informative and you mentioned some pencils I never heard of! While I used to love my prismacolors as a beginner artist, I don’t use them for my art much anymore because of the lightfastness and waxyness. However this is a huge benefit for skin tones. They are definitely way easier for skin compared to polychromos, which can be kind of painful for that purpose😂 i now mostly use caran dache for skin. I want to try derwent lightfast next! And while I know that Holbein pastel range is gorgeous but not always as practical, I won’t be able to resist them forever hehe
I think I’d like to get a few more Holbeins to give them another go- maybe some of the good pastels. But otherwise I think my future collection will mostly consist of Polychromos, Caran d’Ache and Prismacolors. It’s good to have the cheaper option (prismas) but overall I’ll be using the other 2 much more as I get more serious about drawing!
@@SarahRenaeClark I’ve heard good things about the full range of Holbein pencils but I already have the full range of polychromos, so I’d probably end up just getting the pastel colors. I don’t know if I even need them but they’re hard to resist ahhh
Really great recommedations. Super follow up to the previous comparison video
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!! I was looking for the best.
Thank you! Breaking them down into type of subject is so helpful 🎉👏🏻
because of your channel, i want to dig back into my artistic roots again. i feel adult coloring is very relaxing and good for beginners!
Thanks for such a great vid! Your extensive work on this info about coloured pencils has indeed given important perspective for me, a beginner at this medium. I look forward to further videos on this subject and more. Stay safe.
Thank you! I just watched videos 1 and two back to back.
As an aspiring artist these videos were unbelievably helpful.
These last 2 videos have been so helpful, thank you. Could you offer suggestions for choosing a pallette for a piece and storing pencils. Do you keep yours in their tins, or do you mix your brands according to colors. Do you take out a tin to use or do you choose a pallette of say 12 colors for your piece and then mix to get a variety? Thanks for any tips!
Totally in love with your reviews, Sarah! Your videos are pure joy!
Thank you!
So helpful in determining what will work best for what I am doing with them, my budget, and my skill level! Thank you so much. You got me to subscribe.
Great job as always Sarah!
Just getting back to sketching and coloring - something I haven't done in over 30yrs.
Your videos are very insightful as I search for best pencils for my specific needs.
Thank you for sharing 🖤🧡
Thank you, you provided the exact answer I was seeking for.
This video really puts the series over the top! So generous and thorough! Thank you for this.
Thank you, this was an awesome video. Great research, appreciate it very much! I think that I might start a colouring night with my friends (once we can all visit each other in our homes again)!!
Bought myself some arteza ones! Can't wait to use them!
I love how you organize your pencils by color. 😍
Enjoyed the video . Nice to see one that covers all price ranges and skill levels, especially with the pandemic 😷. I really enjoy the oil based FC Goldfarber. It’s one of the less expensive choices that is sold open stock. I enjoy them so much that I contacted Faber Castell to see if there were any plans to expand the color range, but the answer was no plans to do so. Great video!!
They are great - I actually reviewed them as one of the 26 brands in my last video! I'll probably use them a bit more as I keep drawing and they might eventually move to my favorites list too!
I like the Goldfarber too. It’s a shame to hear they don’t have plans to expand the color range at this time.
I'm pretty sure that they're wax based
Sarah please start a series of tips and tricks for beginners and some color alongs to apply these. I love your extensive reviews, you are such a great colorist, and it would be great if you could share more how to’s applied to coloring pages!
My next few videos will be doing exactly this!
Thank you so much for the video!. I am a beginner I find your videos superuseful and enjoyable.😃
Thank you!
I'm more of a poeple portrait artist. Love using pastel pencils. You like to use markers with pencils on top and I found a combination of acrylic paint with pastel pencils works well for me. Give it a try.
I use the Prismacolor Verithins with my Prismacolor Premier for the sharper details.
Thank you for this video. Very detailed recommendation for choosing color pencils!
Glad to have found your channel. So confused by pencils. I normally water colour but really want to have a decent set of pencils.
Hello, i like the Polychromos more than the Pablos. In my opinion Pablos need exact the right Paper to perform great. Polychromos have brighter colors too. Sharpener I like from Kum. I have much less breaking with the Prisma. Greetings from Germany
I just Love your channel! Never have I ever seen sucesso dedication! Thank you so much!!
This was so informative. It helped me tremendously.
You are a gem. Thank you for your wonderful experienced-based videos! Subscribed.
I clicked on this as it showed on my recommended. I was so confused when it said it was from Sarah when I have been binge watching and rewatching her videos and I haven't seen this video before. 😅 As it turns out, it's a new upload! Yes! I love her videos!
I love that you have been binge watching! I never considered my videos to be "binge-worthy" so that's a huge compliment!
I followed your recommendation and chose to get the Arteza 120 colored pencil set since I’m only a beginner. I was so excited to receive it few days ago and I love the variety of colors, the way they feel, etc. I’m really hoping to learn and improve my sketching, drawing and painting skills so I use my pencils quite often. I’ve been using Derwent watercolor and Inktense as well as Faber Castell Gold Faber sketching and colored pencils. While I know that all art supplies have certain smells - none of them are unpleasant or problematic. QUESTION - does your set of Arteza pencils have intense smell? I’ve only used them twice for 30 minutes at a time and have bad headache and feel nauseated. I took them out of the tin they came in and put them in cups hoping they just needed to be aired out. Should I keep them in the tins? I’m so bummed out. I really hope I’ve just got a bad batch and can exchange them, unless anyone else has had same issue and can give me advice. Thanks!
I definitely didn’t notice a smell with the Arteza, and I’ve been pretty sensitive to the smells of many other new brands. Try airing them out like you’ve said and see if they improve. It might be the tins, rather than the actual pencils- in which case you can find other ways to store them. I like storing my Artezas in cups because the whole pencil is colored. Some other brands aren’t as good in cups because you can’t see the colors as clearly.
@@SarahRenaeClark Wow, thank you for such fast response! I did try putting them in cups hoping they just needed air but not exaggerating when I say that my head was pounding and I felt nauseated after less than an hour of using them. The smell was unbearable. I liked using them very much though so I’ll call Arteza and hopefully I can exchange them. Fingers crossed that I just got a bad batch.
PS: You’re a great teacher and I love your channel ☺️
Excellent review of every question I had, I’m just starting out doing a beagle for a good friend of mine I find a lot of white fur seems to be difficult but I’ll give it a go anyway thanks for the info. Buy the way I got I think 5 boxes of polychrome pencils for $5 bucks a box on clearance I thought it was a great deal so I loaded up thanks for the info.
Hi, thank you for your videos. I have found them to be very helpful as I have decided, at the age of 48, that's it's time to step up from my erasable crayola pencils. I decided to check out the artteza pencils and I literally just purchased the professional set of 72 off of their website for $20.00 and that included shipping. I'm pretty sure it's an Easter special, so it may not last past this weekend, but I thought I would put it out there in case people see this and want to check it out.
Amazing price!
Excellent video, you have answred many of my questions. Thanks
Thank you for all your help!
This is such an amazing review! I have found all your pencil review videos so helpful. One thing I haven't heard you discus is which coloured pencil you would recommend for laying over markers for added dimension and shading?
I'm a complete beginner and trying different mediums , was overwhelmed by the Great portraits I saw with colored pencils ! I bought The Derwent Lightfast and will buy the Polycromos cause I want to specialize in Portraits and Dogs! Of course I will buy Caran D'ache eventually I have the set of graphite from them and they are TOP quality! I'ts Great reviews you give , we are so lucky to have so many Amazing Artist like you out there guiding us on what to buy! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.Best of luck to you! From Q.C 🇨🇦
Thank you! Polychromos are a great choice if you’re wanting to do animals! I only have a few but I think I’ll buy some more in the near future 😜
@@SarahRenaeClark I got my Derwent Lightfast 36 very nice ,but as many reviewers say It's a good set for Portraits and landscape ,but too many darks greens and browns, but supposed to be very good for blending . Polychromos have fantastic colors , not as easy to blend for beginners BUT saw a sale on a 120 set 189$ CAD pls tax 15 % 218$ sold on desserres.ca , d'ont know if they ship to Australia! But that is a Amazing deal! its usually over 300+ CAD Check it out! 🇨🇦Q.C
You are amazing. I love your teaching style. I am a beginner (at 68 lol) and as with all my hobbies I like to do research before I start them.
I would have loved to have seen how some of the Derwant range pencils compared to these others 😊
❤ great info as always
Thank you for the time you take to help us all!
Thank you for your effort!!!! Much appreciated!!!
I was a little surprised that Winsor & Newton didn’t make it on your testing radar. While I’m not expecting them to be the rave about town, it would have been extremely interesting to hear what you have to say about them.
Then again maybe this might be a Europe thing…
I haven’t tried their pencils, but they’ve sent me some now to try so I’ll see how they go!
It took awhile but I finally settled on Prismacolor Scholar Pencils & Starjoy colored pencils. I love the Prisma Premiers & Faber Castell Polychromos, but Im heavy handed & found I was constantly breaking the points & needed something with a little harder lead. Oddly enough, the Prismacolor Scholars are actually a lot cheaper than the Premiers & rarely break for me. A 60 count set was under $23 on Amazon with free shipping.
It makes sense that the Scholars are less expensive. They are the “student” line vs the Premier “artist,” which generally means it has a higher binder to pigment ratio but not as high as “kids” pencils.
I love my triangular shaped Deli pencils.
Hi Sarah Renae, I miss your wobbly clock. 😢
I have learned so much watching your videos. ❤
Thank you Sarah! You're amazing!
Thank you. I find your advice really useful and practical. I just bought Lightfast and realise that this didn’t make it to your list of favorites. Really excited but will buy smaller sets of Polychromos, etc down the line. Thank you once again!
Lightfast are very similar to Luminance. I just haven’t used them much because I don’t have many. I should give them a proper go!
@@SarahRenaeClark I look forward to your review one day. Thanks
Love you for this video
Thank you só much Sarah for these precious informations about ALL these pencils and comparesons amazing love this Channel só good
Love your review! Thank you 🙏🏼
I wish I found your videos before I made my purchase. Me and my daughter got into coloring a few months ago. I did some research but I think I made somewhat of a mistake. I bought the complete range from Black Widow. They are great at blending and have a great color range. I do love them but... They are a little soft and have to be sharpened quite often. Thats where my regrets come from because they are not available as open stock. (not easily anyway). Also the whole range ended up costing 178 can$ for 180 pencils. The Prismacolor premier 150 set is available at 170 can$ and I could have bought replacement open stock at my local art store. Because I bought the sets seperate I was under the impression that they were cheaper (that's on me) but I was mistaken. That might be true because I am in Canada, this might not apply to everybody. So in the future I will go buy a few open stock first. I don't know if ill get a set of prismacolor or save up and spoile ourself with some polychromos or luminance. All these are available in open stock in my local art store so ill test them first.
Thank you for mentioning "Caren d'ache Pablo".......these are amazing pencils!! Love your channel♥
They are the only set I am really disappointed that I didn’t buy for my big review- as I DID have the opportunity to buy them but thought there was no point in buying 2 from the same company at the time. My mistake! I’ll buy them at some point and do a review!
This is so helpful (as always) your Videos are amazing. Colored Pencils are my Medium and I own Prismacolor, Luminance, Polychromos, Derwent Lightfast and Pablo. I love them all. But Luminance and Lightfast are definitely my Favorite.
Prismacolors are also great. But they are not Lightfast! Polychromos are Amazing, they are some of the best that I own and Pablo... I also love them🤩. So many Pencils... Well your Collection is still bigger!🤪
EXTREMELY USEFUL ! Thank you SO VERY MUCH ! You are really amazing 😉🦋
Thank you 😊
This was a great video I enjoyed it.. can you please recommend gel pens for adult coloring books...have you tried colorit? Also ohuhu or arrtx markers? Have you tried the black widow skin tones?
I haven’t tried many gel pens yet, but it’s something on my list to explore later this year and I’ll see what brands I can find then!
ohuhu markers are my go to art supply, they have a great range of colors and are one of the best options if youre looking for cheap alcohol markers. however i really dont recommend them for adult coloring because they will bleed. a lot. most adult coloring books arent printed on thick enough paper to use something like an alcohol marker, and if you like coloring both sides of a coloring book page that can be a deal breaker. if thats something you dont mind, then go for it, just make sure you have something on your desk to protect it from the marker. theyre easy to use and blend well with some practice.
when it comes to gel pens for adult coloring, i really like aen art's selection and papermate's inkjoy line.
hope this helps :)
Looking forward to watching this!💕
I going to try some of these for my Art work next school year so I can draw really good. And Publish them.
Your videos are a life saver . Thank You!
Wow..amazing video with an excellent explanation..tysm..
Thanks for sharing this with us.
I enjoy your videos and your knowledge of this medium. I also love the way you spell our name!!! Regards from Chicago!!
AWESOME explanation 👍 to be honestly, this channel is the most underrated ...
Thank you!
I recently bought a few Pablo, because I love to try different brands. They're great to use, a bit like Polychromos, in fact. My preference goes to Polychromos, since they're more affordable than Pablos. My Sharpener is an AFMAT. It's an electric sharpener. However, some pencils don't fit in the small hole. For those pencils, after trying a few brands, I bought a staedtler with dual holes. The larger hole is for Inktense and Luminance.
I love caran dache pablos, for me they are like a extension of my polychromos
I have learned so much from your tutorials Sarah. Thank you for the information it helps a great deal. Love Terri Simmers.
You are the best!!! A star!!! Thank you so much for all the review!!! I learnt so much!!! :)
Ate pang hatag sad ug lapis be, daghan na bitaw imo, beke nemen
Thank you for helping me choose colored pencils.😁
I’m a beginner and started my pencil collection with Crayola Signature and got a PrismaColor Premier, both are 24 count and both are around $25 up in Alaska and are of equal quality, in adult coloring, I do believe.
Thank you so much for this video!!!🥰☺️
Seeing you like Arteza, be cautious if you plan to use and varnish or mixed media. The company has acknowledged that there was an old formula and a new formula but they can’t tell people which one is which so when you order another set be wary of anything liquid coming here your Arteza drawings. I just learned this after buying a brand new set. My pencils are running.
Loving your channel 🥰
Thank you! 😊
Love your videos!
Maybe you can also try out bruynzeel expression pencils, they are cheap and im really curious what you think about them.
Breakage is a huge issue with those.
Great performance in coloring, but be very careful with them that you don’t let them fall once, because if you do, it’s game over with those pencils. (My personal experience.)
I feel silly about it, but it never crossed my mind to mix up brands, thinking I had to "keep it in the family," so to speak 😂
Thank you so much. I've learned a lot. What are your recommendations for watercolour pencils. Do you have a video post for it please? Have a blessed day
I haven’t tried watercolor other than Derwent Inktense, but it’s something I plan to explore more in 2022!
Great info! Thanks so much!!
I love coloring and am trying to improve my technique by following your videos. I do have some Prismacolor Premiers. For Arteza, do you recommend the Premium or the Experts for coloring books? I also still color my old 80's and 90's coloring books. They are great to practice techniques.
I know I’m late to the party but Sivo was a pretty good pencil for layering for me. I know you can ( only? ) find them on Amazon for the US now but I found them in my local Walmart years ago. They are pretty decent.
I bought the Castle Arts set because Arteza was considerably more expensive where I am. I had the Ergosoft before but you only get 24 colours. Nice pencils though for a beginner.
I've bought the koh i nor crank sharpener, which you kinda have to for the jumbo pencils :)
personally I recommend a jakar specifically the electric as it's the only pencil sharpener to be able to cope with hb woodless pencils, the hardest pencils to sharpen
@@snakedaemongaming6590 Great! The Koh I nor is still a bit tight with the Triangle pencils, but for the hexagonal one it works fine. It feels cheaper than the Derwent Super point which is made of metal, but the kohinor sharpener just looks great :).. I think ill keep them both :D
Yay, i just bought your colour catalogues and companions, i'm set :o)
Another great video :) have you tried the derwent light fast yet Sarah? another fabulous pencil right between luminance and polys a tad more expensive though :(
Yes! I reviewed them in my last video
I wish I had watched this BEFORE I purchased a 172 color pencil set. OMGosh.... so overwhelming. BUT, I've got it swatched and organized... ready to color!
I certainly won't be making this mistake with the markers. I'm putting off the 300+ ohuhu set and sticking to smaller ones for now.
Time to play with the white paper and make some magic happen.
and practice.
lots and lots of practice.
I like to use color pencils over the top of alcohol markers for details but also occasionally use by themselves any recommendations
Thank you so much, this was an awesome. I choosen my favourite pencils. :)
Thank you Sarah. Well done, girl ! :)