Is Derwent Coloursoft the most underated pencil for adult coloring?
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- It’s here, my Derwent Coloursoft Review. This is the full length review of the Derwent Coloursoft colored pencils. First is a summary of my exprience with the Derwent Colorsoft pencils, followed by completed artwork, swatching, comparison to over ten other brands of pencils including but not limited to Prismacolor, Derwent ProColour, Faber Castell Polychromos and many more. Finally I end with some conclusions on these pencils and why I think these are some of most underrated pencils for adult coloring.
Purchase:
Derwent Coloursoft Set of 12: amzn.to/2BisL5g
Derwent Coloursoft Set of 24: amzn.to/2nMDvRL
Derwent Coloursoft Set of 36: amzn.to/2soy94f
Derwent Coloursoft Set of 72: amzn.to/2sjimDp
Thank you to the patrons without whose support videos like this would not be possible!
-------------------
Subscribe:
/ coloringkaria
Favorite Colored Pencils:
Faber Castell Polychromos:
• Ultimate Faber Castell...
Purchase
amzn.to/2eGy19u
**Social Media**
Instagram: / coloring.karia
Pinterest: / coloringkaria
Review requests and Address:
coloringkaria@gmail.com
**Ways to Support ColoringKaria**
Remember UA-cam Adsense pays less than $100 a month (as of Feb 2018), your support is what helps most.
Amazon affiliate link (doesn't cost you anything extra):
amzn.to/2qAg5yj
Amazon wishlist:
www.amazon.com/registry/wishli...
Patreon:
/ coloringkaria
Buy me a Chai Tea (paypal donations of $3 and up)
ko-fi.com/coloringkaria
Jackson's Art affiliate link (doesn't cost you anything extra)
www.jacksonsart.com?acc=7eabe3a1649ffa2b3ff8c02ebfd5659f&___store=jacksonsart_en
My official Amazon Influencer Store has all the items mentioned and many more: www.amazon.com/shop/coloringk...
**This is why we can't have nice things** disclaimer:
The opinions in this video are my own. They are MY HONEST OPINIONS and no I won't change them for anyone, author, publisher or otherwise. I get items to review or do tutorials from a variety of sources. In order to avoid confusion I explicitly state how I acquired each item, even the ones I purchased myself. My opinions will NEVER be affected by the source. I spend many hours planning, researching and preparing for each video. I do all my own research in order to provide accurate info and honest opinions. I am self taught and not a professional. My style is casual and unscripted *BY DESIGN*. Affiliate links are used because I'm not a millionaire! - Навчання та стиль
Just saying hi, and that I’m sure I’ve watched this review before but it came up again so I watched it again. I love the way you do your reviews. Thank you!🎉
I love my coloursoft pencils a lot! They have some good pastel tones that are popular right now and lacking in other sets!
❤❤❤
Absolutely 👍 😊 🌷 same here ❤️
This was so helpful thank you! I’m a beginner and will definitely try the coloursoft as my first set 😊
I'm loving your videos, even if you can't reply to everyone right away. They are really informative and well worth the watch. I'm super excited... Last year I got the Polychromos pencils, and this year your videos are helping me figure out which Derwent pencils I want to get. I'm getting open stock so I can just augment what I already have. I'm really glad that the Derwent pencils are more readily available now than they used to be. I'm getting a combination of Coloursoft and Procolour in open stock.
Keep up the good work with these videos :)
Awww thank you so much! I’m glad I could help!
I always love your videos, very informative, very thorough, you are always the first stop on my way to buy any pencils:) Thank you for being this honest:)
Awww thank you so much! That means so much to me!
These pencils are lovely, I found the shade selection in the 24 set very thought through.
With over 10K subscribers, it would be difficult to respond to everyone and not a realistic expectation. You have to make a decision about who to respond to, then move on. We appreciate your efforts to keep us informed and entertained.
Thank you so much! I was disappointed that I was having trouble keeping up but I’m so glad folks are understanding that it’s not personal if I can’t reply to every comment like I used to. But I still read them all!
Cynthia Slater I was going to say - I'm proud of her for being so successful!
Aww! Thank you Jen you are too kind!
Great review. I love my skin tone set. Your cat is beautiful
Aww thank you! That’s Bellatrix. She’s a character!
I found the colors in Derwent coloursoft complement the subtle colors in Derwent Artists/Studio. The Reds, Oranges, and purples and pinks are more vivid in Derwent Coloursoft but most Greens are too vivid to draw a natural landscape and the Browns not as great as that in Derwent Artists. Maybe Derwent does it on purpose.
Derwent is my main practice colorpencil brand because the local artshops here sell them much cheaper than Faber Castell, Caran D'ache and Prismacolor, from $69USD to $77USDfor 72colors set of Coloursoft, Artists and Studio and around $90usd for procolour When the 60color FaberCastell Polychromo could be $138 USD
this is a good idea! I will try them together.
ColoringKaria I know what you mean about the green.
I LOVE that colored pencil look too! Though I have to admit, when I watch too much of other artists who work with blender, they do affect how I do my art. The other part happened back in college when art teacher wants a certain look, and hates the colored pencil look actually. I always thought I was just weird.
It’s really weird to me. So like no one minds markers, acrylic, graphite, watercolor, Gouache, even sand art works looking like they were made with what they were but colored pencil artists have decided that the only way for “real” colored pencil art to be anything is to not look like colored pencils. It’s really weird.
I don’t know why that is but it’s not my style. I like the colored pencil look and I wish more artists would take it seriously and to its fullest potential.
Hi! Yes, it happens to me too. Most artists use solvents. I don't and I like the colored-pencil look of my drawings. I love derwent pencils!!
Those who use blender very often do not know how to use the pencil. The drawings are very beautiful and much more professional but the continued use of blender tells me that they don't know how to draw.
I’ve got a small skin tones set I personally love Derwent pencils
I love that they have those little sets!
I find the Colorsoft pencils are wonderful for backgrounds. They lay down evenly, and because they are poor in layering, if they go over a color, the color won't show. I do like this set and keep it handy..
I havent tried that but I will for next colored pencil page!
Hi Karia...I got the 36 ct set at Christmas time when they were less than $30. Woo hoo. I really enjoy them because they're soft and the colors are clear and bright. I have very bad arthritis in my hands and don't like pencils that are hard requiring a lot of pressure . The one thing I do not care for is that it is easy to get too much wax on the paper resulting in thick deposits that are difficult to blend. You must use a light touch to get the best result and prevent tip breakage. If the larger set were to go on sale I would probably get it. Thanks for the review.
Where did you purchase them to find them under $30?
Prismacolor Premier or Derwent Coloursoft? So difficult to decide!
I actually have a set of these! You can layer them with multiple layers, it just depends on what paper you use, and the colors.
as you can seen in the video i did so some light layering. however i was not able to get as many layers as some other brands such as the luminance and so on. these would be ideal for people who do light layering, but my typical 10+ layers wont work with these :) I hope that helps.
@@ColoringKaria hI! It does😉
How do you use derwent pencils on canson mi teintes? 😉
Hi! Can you tell me what paper or papers you use for colored pencils? Thanks!
most of this is done on strathmore drawing paper or strathmore sketching paper.
Yes, I do love these Derwent Coloursoft. I bought a few before and yes you cam use them in realism. its just a matter of getting used to them. If one can use Pastels realistically or even pastel pencils which are much softer than these, you can use these pencils realistically. But there are other brands for the money spent for them that will do a better job. I have the Lyra pencils and I love them. But I'm a watercolor artist and don't use them much. God bless and thanks for sharing!
Have you heard of Black Widow? Comes in three boxes and is on sale now at Amazon, but I have never heard of them before. The people in the UK seem to really love them.
I understand about not replying.
A person on Cosy Colouring on Facebook has done some coloring that looks like a photo! One picture really fooled a lot of people!
Just checking things out...maybe wants to color! haha And, yeah, where have your feet been? Like the litterbox?
WELCOME BACK! I have missed you and your comments so it is great to have you back. I have heard of them but I have not reviewed them because no one has requested it. They have an interesting way of making the sets but I can look at them if you like.
LOL
I do realistic drawings with my colour soft pencils. I can do a lot of layers, but they need to be light layers.
That’s a great tip!
Can you explain?
I have some samples of colorsolft and also derwent lightfast and to tell you the truth I cant tell the difference when Im using them they both feel the same to use. Shut your eyes and try it, they even layer the same. Lightfastness ratings and color seem to be the only differences as far as I can tell. Im going to get a mix of both.
yes lightfastness would be the biggest difference. I mainly use polychromos and havent used either in some time but differences in lightfast ratings alone would account for the price difference as more lightfast pigments tend to be much more expensive.
@@ColoringKaria Yes so true. Its a good thing that most of the colorsoft have a rating of 8. Sixteen of them are below what I would use in m work but it still leaves a swag of pencils you can use and they are a lot cheaper than the other Lightfast Derwents so for me a mix will work. Love your channel btw You are on my watch list.
Kitties think they're the Masters of the universe don't they? Mine are all over everything including me! I have two big fluffy ones that love to both get on my lap at the same time. Heaven forbid I should need to get up! Lol! :-)
Woo! That’s a great price!
Deaf underrated I love my colour soft, unique colours and blendable
Yes! I saw some not so positive reviews about them but they are fine as long as you use them for the uses they are intended for I think it these are perfectly fine. And you are right they do have some interesting colors.
I really like my 72 set if these coloursoft I don’t like prismas these compliment my Derwent Procolours and those gave a harder lead I enjoy them I use them very intern and I do have every pencil ✏️ for coloring from Caran D’Ache luminance & pablo Fabre Castell Polychromos and Albrecht Durer ever have Derwent Inktense and WC pencils (different stirs fir a different day👍) alsoHolbein and I too love the “colored pencil look”but I rarely use just one brand at a time anymore so I do believe these can hold their own just my opinion 👍
❤❤❤
I use my Derwent Coloursoft (bought the 72 set for $89, €73, £65 including shipping from a Swedish webstore) together with Steadler ergosoft and Faber-Castell Polychromos. Coloursoft isn't good with tiny details.
Morticia B That's a great price! What was the website?
Derwent are the best artist pencils in the world, (with the exception of derwent academy) if you have the chance to visit the derwent pencil factory, in the Lake District, UK :)
That’s definitely a matter of opinion. To me I would not use any of their lines for professional work because of the light fast ratings and the poor selection of colors for African American skin tones. I prefer the Luminance and polychromos.
@@ColoringKaria Derwent now have a 'Lightfast' range of pencils. I've always used Derwent pencils (I've used all their ranges over the years) and have never had a problem in achieving a variety of different skin tones. Everyone has their own preferences for art materials. Personally, I'm not keen on Prisma or Polychromos pencils, but it's each to their own.
Annie I have them. The pencils feel good but the color choices are weird! No blue and no cool red.
I think maybe you can set a limit (like a time span) from the time you uploaded the video to reply to the comments? Then just reply when you feel like it. :)
Yeah I think that’s what I will end up doing. I’ll reply for the first day or two a video is up and then, well, it’ll be more hit and miss.
ColoringKaria yeah :) But I think it's a good sign of growth!
Are they a good addition to prismascolor?
I think you should look at all the included colors in whatever set you like. But yes. I think so. Because these have different colors and it’s always helpful.
I have a 72 prismacolor premier box, and this 24 derwent colorsoft, and they are the same to me. There are some colors that are similar, other that are different. But they work well together if that's what you are asking.
Yes, Derwent colours are just gorgeous and are well made and sturdy (when I first saw prismas I thought they were 'twigs' compared to the Derwents!). They are soft but to be honest, if comparing them directly next to to the prismacolor premiers, they feel a bit 'chalky'. Not as 'buttery'. But it's relative and if one didn't know about prismas - yes, definitely soft - the older sets of the Derwent's 'Artists' series are also surprisingly soft but are better for more detailed work (though they may have changed the formula because newer Artists series dofeel a bit harder. ... I've also tried getting rid of that supposed 'no no' colour pencil look with colourless blender markers), often a technique promoted or used by more 'realistic' or photo realism art, but I did ask myself, what is the point? Ok, it may look great but ummm, why not just use a marker or something instead?! Colour pencils are what they are, varying in the way they lay down but why transform them into something else? It's not a 'black and white' topic of course and everyone has their own techniques and preferences but really, while I do love blending colour pencils, to change them with markers? Looked good but ...? 🤔I'm a relative beginner though with lots to learn!!
I think I went off topic! Yes Coloursoft and Prismacolor Premier do work well together, though if you want finer detail, you may also need to complement the softer pencils with a harder style such as the polychromos or Derwent Artists and and (so many out there; all personal preference)! :)
That is very kind of you to be concerned but you also have a life and I think it would be very hard to answer every comment. Best wishes from Ohio.
thank you so much for being understanding!
Derwent? Terrible pencils, bad products and questionable quality. Artists, Coloursoft, Procolour, even Lightfast! They have some kind of defect or problem. All of them!