As an illustrator my house is riddled with a lifetime's supply of Lumograph 2H and HB. I accept no other standard when it's clutch/deadline time. Even over Castell 9000 or Japanese pencils. Thanks for the vid, cheers!
I love the Staedtler pencils, both the graphite and the black set. I heard that there were complaints when they issued the set with the darker pencils having carbon added. So Staedtler made a set of pure graphite and issued the carbon pencils in their Black Pencils line. That is why the older sets still have the carbon pencils in them and the new do not. I like them both personally and they mix well in the same drawing. Thanks Rix for another great pencil video. Looking forward to finding out what sharpener you used on that pencil!
Help - You said "they mix well in the same drawing." So I want to be clear on this before I buy a set tomorrow. .... I want the benefits of regular graphite, my Faber Castells for smudging and blending realistic flesh on a face, but I also want the better darker quality of the Straedtler's Blacks in darker areas like brown hair or dark shadows. My question is how to blend between and from the regular graphite into the darker Straedtler Blacks? Can I safely mix them so as to gradually evolve the shading between the two value areas? Or do I draw one on top of the other? Just how archival is it to mix these on the same drawing? help. I want to use them right away.
@@joyceandersonArtTutorials I had no problems shading one into the other, however, I found it was better not to try to overlay the Staedtler Darks over an area already heavily covered with the graphite. Light graphite yes, but if you already have a graphite 'shine' over the area the dark won't 'stick' very well, just like a charcoal pencil. Blocking out the area you want the darkest seems to be the best option although you CAN use one over the top of the other. I had no problems shading one into the other. They blended well. However, do not expect them to erase well. As for archival quality, they are the same as graphite as far as I can tell and it depends on what finishing spray you use, or don't use. I prefer a UV blocker spray. I hope this helps and I hope you really enjoy your new pencils. Just like Rix, I absolutely love buying new pencils!
I also am not crazy about the barcode (at least aesthetic wise) but as someone who will buy open stock pencils at the local art store, I can tell you that having to remove taped barcode stickers wrapped tightly around pencils is the worst, not to mention the residue glue that has to be removed before sharpening as well. Thanks for the review - it's surprisingly hard to find a good one of these pencils for fine art drawing! I think I'll be settling on these ones with their lovely carbon black counterparts.
These are the pencils I use for my portrait drawings at this moment, I switched from Faber-Castell 9000, and these Staedtler Mars Lumograph are just amazing.
I have a smaller set of staedtler pencils as well, and i can surely agree with you on the pencils but i ran down my pencils so much so i am trying to get cheaper pencils to use for throw away sketches if anybody has any recommendations Great Video Rix!
Can I still buy the set with the carbon graphite mix I’ve been looking for them everywhere, if you guys know anywhere that still sells them let me know 😊🙏
The higher 'H' of the Steadler are so scratchy. To bad because i've seen some good reviews, but sorry to say i don't agree all with it. The pencils are great till you go to 3H than they get scratchy.
I've found the Staedtler's to be less quality these days. Usually the higher the H the harder the pencil, ie., more scratch. But the Mitsubishi and the Caran D'Ache are smooth across the spectrum.
I have no idea. The newer offerings should all be graphite for their drawing pencils and all hybrids for their 'Black' series. Other than that, one can only hope it is noted on the box.
I have a doubt sir! Can we use both the lumograph black and the lumograph blue together? Will they blend? Cuz its imposible to draw charcoal over graphite... Is it the the same way here?
No. You can use Lumo Black with Blue. The original Blue came with the softest pencils being the same as now found in the Black. And no, it is not impossible to draw charcoal over graphite. It is difficult if you try to apply charcoal over 'dark' graphite, especially if you had pressed it into the paper. But you can apply charcoal over the harder 'lighter' graphite without much issue.
Who else has this set and uses like 4 or 5 of them and the only reason you buy a new set is because you can’t use the other ones anymore Because it’s so small
ha ha, I really do not own anything except for me, myself and I. I would be nice though. I would even send you a box of my best pencils LOL Thanks, and God Bless, John Dixon
As an illustrator my house is riddled with a lifetime's supply of Lumograph 2H and HB. I accept no other standard when it's clutch/deadline time. Even over Castell 9000 or Japanese pencils. Thanks for the vid, cheers!
I love that they arrive with different lengths of sharpening relative to the hardness!
I love the Staedtler pencils, both the graphite and the black set. I heard that there were complaints when they issued the set with the darker pencils having carbon added. So Staedtler made a set of pure graphite and issued the carbon pencils in their Black Pencils line. That is why the older sets still have the carbon pencils in them and the new do not. I like them both personally and they mix well in the same drawing. Thanks Rix for another great pencil video. Looking forward to finding out what sharpener you used on that pencil!
Help - You said "they mix well in the same drawing." So I want to be clear on this before I buy a set tomorrow. .... I want the benefits of regular graphite, my Faber Castells for smudging and blending realistic flesh on a face, but I also want the better darker quality of the Straedtler's Blacks in darker areas like brown hair or dark shadows. My question is how to blend between and from the regular graphite into the darker Straedtler Blacks? Can I safely mix them so as to gradually evolve the shading between the two value areas? Or do I draw one on top of the other? Just how archival is it to mix these on the same drawing? help. I want to use them right away.
@@joyceandersonArtTutorials I had no problems shading one into the other, however, I found it was better not to try to overlay the Staedtler Darks over an area already heavily covered with the graphite. Light graphite yes, but if you already have a graphite 'shine' over the area the dark won't 'stick' very well, just like a charcoal pencil. Blocking out the area you want the darkest seems to be the best option although you CAN use one over the top of the other. I had no problems shading one into the other. They blended well. However, do not expect them to erase well. As for archival quality, they are the same as graphite as far as I can tell and it depends on what finishing spray you use, or don't use. I prefer a UV blocker spray. I hope this helps and I hope you really enjoy your new pencils. Just like Rix, I absolutely love buying new pencils!
@@bluerose11 That is a B I G help! It's exactly what I needed to know today! Here's a thousand thank you's!!!
@@joyceandersonArtTutorials You're welcome. Enjoy!
I also am not crazy about the barcode (at least aesthetic wise) but as someone who will buy open stock pencils at the local art store, I can tell you that having to remove taped barcode stickers wrapped tightly around pencils is the worst, not to mention the residue glue that has to be removed before sharpening as well. Thanks for the review - it's surprisingly hard to find a good one of these pencils for fine art drawing! I think I'll be settling on these ones with their lovely carbon black counterparts.
These are the pencils I use for my portrait drawings at this moment, I switched from Faber-Castell 9000, and these Staedtler Mars Lumograph are just amazing.
Thanks for the video, I have an old 8b and it's true so dark and I love it, now I know I should get the Black ones.
I noticed today that this mars lumo blue range now goes all the way from 9H to 12B.
great pencils, one of my work horse tools, thank for the review
This pencil brand is super common in my country, I can see them in every art store.
Some people have all the luck.
First! And congrats on finally getting to try out Staedler drawing pencils!! They're really good in my opinion.
Amazing wow really good drawings for this pencils nice qullity wonderful
I have a smaller set of staedtler pencils as well, and i can surely agree with you on the pencils
but i ran down my pencils so much so i am trying to get cheaper pencils to use for throw away sketches if anybody has any recommendations
Great Video Rix!
I go on trying studio graphite pencils from China go to a dollar store that has them
There is a 24 set that I've recently bought. 10H-12B.
What I've realized is, we need 5-6 pencils max, for any drawing. More is just extra.
Anything more than 10 is extra IMHO. All I need is 4h, 2h, hb, 2b, 4b, 6b, 9xxb, soft/medium/ex-hard charcoal. :-)
@@RixCanDoit I agree 100%
Hi hope you could do a review on stabilo othello 282✌
did you ever try reeves pencils? I have them I am using to practice drawing with
Never heard of them. What is the full name and where are they sold?
Can I still buy the set with the carbon graphite mix I’ve been looking for them everywhere, if you guys know anywhere that still sells them let me know 😊🙏
The higher 'H' of the Steadler are so scratchy. To bad because i've seen some good reviews, but sorry to say i don't agree all with it. The pencils are great till you go to 3H than they get scratchy.
I've found the Staedtler's to be less quality these days. Usually the higher the H the harder the pencil, ie., more scratch. But the Mitsubishi and the Caran D'Ache are smooth across the spectrum.
How do I tell apart the Graphite only version while purchasing in store? I can't open the box and test them
I have no idea. The newer offerings should all be graphite for their drawing pencils and all hybrids for their 'Black' series. Other than that, one can only hope it is noted on the box.
thanks rix...great video...................
John Dixon are you the owner of Dixon Ticonderoga co.?;-)
thanks rix...i don't know what to say.....all i know is that i learn a lot from you about pencils....thanks again rix.......
I have a doubt sir! Can we use both the lumograph black and the lumograph blue together? Will they blend? Cuz its imposible to draw charcoal over graphite... Is it the the same way here?
No. You can use Lumo Black with Blue. The original Blue came with the softest pencils being the same as now found in the Black. And no, it is not impossible to draw charcoal over graphite. It is difficult if you try to apply charcoal over 'dark' graphite, especially if you had pressed it into the paper. But you can apply charcoal over the harder 'lighter' graphite without much issue.
Awesome 👏
How many that pencil
Who else has this set and uses like 4 or 5 of them and the only reason you buy a new set is because you can’t use the other ones anymore
Because it’s so small
why buy a new set? you can get them as single pencils too
ha ha, I really do not own anything except for me, myself and I. I would be nice though. I would even send you a box of my best pencils LOL Thanks, and God Bless, John Dixon
Let me guess, they're Dixon pencils? ;-b
of course!! LOL