Color Pencil Comparison: Polychromos vs. Goldfaber
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Faber-Castell’s collection of color pencils coincides with our passion to support your creativity at every age and skill level. That is why we created our Polychromos artist’s color pencils and Goldfaber color pencils in our Art & Graphic and Creative Studio lines.
Every color pencil of ours is manufactured for exceptional performance with high-quality pigments and SV bonding but hold their own unique build and qualities.
Celebrating its 111th birthday this year, Polychromos artist’s color pencil has earned its reputation of best of the best. Polychromos, our absolute finest quality color pencil, lives among other exclusive artistic supplies for the professional artist in our Art & Graphic line. This collection could be best defined by its name Polychromos, meaning “many colors.” Available in 120 colors, there is no limit to where these color pencils can take you.
What makes Polychromos so special? The answer is found in the development. Made from premium cedar wood, Polychromos is comprised of vegetable oil, wax, and high-quality pigments. These qualities give the color pencil a buttery smooth color laydown and can be easily blended for layered effects, highlights, and transitions. With a 3.8 mm break-resistant lead, this pencil is also water resistant and smudge proof. The Polychromos pencil is labeled by color name, color number, lightfastness rating, and an SV bonded label, with the lead color painted on the entire barrel of the pencil.
When creating your artwork with a Polychromos color pencil, you can rest assured knowing your work is going to last a long time. Of the 120 colors, 102 colors have a 3-star lightfast rating. The pencil has a high archival quality of more than 100 years of fade resistance.
Goldfaber color pencil lives in our Creative Studio line. Not to be overshadowed by Polychromos, Goldfaber is the high-quality choice for the student, aspiring, and hobby artist. With 48 colors to choose from to let your imagination run wild, you will never get bored.
The fine quality of Goldfaber begins with eco-friendly growth from pine wood. The pencil is comprised of pigments and wax, finely-ground and mixed together to create soft and intensive strokes with the vibrant colors we all know and love. Goldfaber is highly pigmented for great lightfastness, and its 3.3mm lead is break-resistant as well as water-resistant and smudge proof.
The pencil is labeled by the name Goldfaber, as well as UPC number and color number with its lead color painted at the end of the pencil.
Professional, student, or hobby artist, you can have faith trusting your art and creative flexibility is in good hands with Faber-Castell’s color pencil collections. Get creating!
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I have the Goldfaber pencils and I really enjoy them. The only thing I dislike is that the names are not printed on them. . The thing I like most is that the colors match other products like the watercolor pencils and even the Pitt Pens. I do wish the Goldfabers had more colors because I really enjoy us them but sometimes I feel limited by the color selection.
With 48 pencils you can mix any color, even with 12.🤷♂️😉
You can actually mix them and get other colors. I actually use a mix of both. 😊
I have Goldfaber and Polychromos. Polychromos has a little bit more quality but goldfaber is super too.
I really want to know the artist who did the illustration for Gold Faber tin case. It's beautiful 😍
I love Faber Castell! My favorite are the GoldFaber but I love the Polychromos too. I think they both perform well and I do use both. It just depends on my need in a coloring.
Thanks so much Ayako Tami! That's great to hear!
Comparing apples and oranges! However if you are a begginer and want to know what pencils to buy I would recommend the student Goldfaber. A pencil in a set of 48 suitable for a students, the less pencils you have the more you learn and have to blend colours to compensate for the colours you don't have. An affordable set from the leading manufacturer of colour pencil. The colour names may not be on the pencil but they are on the Faber-Castell colour chart they match all FC products. Not polychromous but a step in the right direction. For beginners these are the new Prismacolor. I would also recommend Black Widow, it all depends on what you can afford and how you want to purchase.
I have a large collection of Faber castell art supplies. Wish they didn’t discontinue the big pitt pen set range😢
I tried other brands but always go back to my polychromos pencils. The wooden case is so beautiful for all their collectible range.
Im a Industrial Designer and appreciate the ease of use and design the polychromos is displayed in.
Thanks Faber Castell for making the effort in your wooden case display.👍
The Pitt Artist Pen Dual Marker (with a big brush side) are I guess the inofficial successor to the big brush Pitt Artist Pens :)
So they aren't gone, just changed their looks
I have been using Prismacolors for a while but I would love to try the Polychromos. The test leads me to believe I will not enjoy the Polychromos quite as well as the prismacolors however I will give them a try.
I just tried the Faber Castell Goldfaber pencils tonight 😢and bought the primary colors because I loved them so much! I believe they are smoother than Prismacolor.
the goldfaber can be blended! :)
How are you blending the goldfaber? It still looks like color on color.
Ive been using them both and i can say that polychromos is much better at layering and theyr much more pigmented so my reccomendation is polychromos
I wonder if. It is a good idea to blend with oil because it stays in the paper......mineral spiritg
I loveeeeee these pencils so comfortable to hold perfect for sketcbook practices
Hey Faber Castell, I saw somebody using the Faber Castell classic color pencils online, but instead of a hexagonal barrel, it was rounded. I was wondering if those color pencils exist, and if so, what are they called? Is it possible for you to send me a link so I can buy them? Thanks!
@Emily Marie uhm youre wrong
@Emily Marie the shape of the barrel doesnt define the color pencil...the albrecht durer, and goldfaber aqua pencils wasnt in a hexagonal barrel but are watercolor pencils...my faber castell colored pencils were in a hexagonal barrel but is the normal ones....meaning that the shape of the barrel doesnt define the colored pencil....i hope u got my point : )
Hi! Our Albrecht Durer and Goldfaber Aqua watercolor pencils are hexagonal, while our rounded barrel pencils, the Polychromos and Goldfaber are traditional colored pencils.
Here is a link to view our colored pencil products!
www.fabercastell.com/collections/all-products/color-pencils
All faber Castell color pencils shapes:
+Higher tier(Artis grade):
-Polychromos: round
-Albrecht durer: hexagon
+ Middle tier:
-Goldfaber: round
-Goldfaber Aqua: hexagon
+ Lower tier(student grade):
- Both( classic color pencils & watercolor pencils have the same shape) are hexagon or triangle (color grips).
Hope this can help :)
The Goldfaber are a wonderful idea. They are a medium pencil meant for who they say they are students and hobbyist. The 48 set is just fine for such a customer and if you can't blend suitable colours with 48 pencils you need more practice. My opinion is that a set of 72 pencils is just fine for the experienced artist. GF pencils keep the price down and offer a quality product. A rival to the more expensive Prismacolor and less quality pencils that go at the same price. Although FC seem to be pushing them more as drawing pencils and less as colouring.
I really cant really decide what should i buy but i feel like i will buy the goldfaber since it wasnt really expensive compare to polychromos
Thank you 😊
hmm Goldfaber in the store where I have bought mine from clearly state they are an oil based pencil. It's interesting to hear they are not. They also say they are extremely lightfast. I just wish that they still came in the shape of the artgrip. Triangular pencils are far more comfortable to people with finger injuries.
Out of curiosity, where did you buy them, and was it in the store or on the packaging that it said they were oil based?
it says it is water based in the packaging actually.
@@LaurienaC hobby lobby and Michaels both had displays that said oil based
@@isra9862 you're talking about the watercolor pencils. I'm talking about the regular color pencils
I can't really pick between either. I really want one on a 36 or 24 set but polychromos is too expensive. Can anyone help me?
Hi Paul! Goldfaber may be the best option, as it is still a quality alternative to Polychromos.
i wonder how much cheaper the goldfaber really are
3.3mm v 3.8mm means that the goldfaber (assuming they're the same length as the polychromos) contain roughly 75% as much 'lead' as the polychromos
where I buy them, the goldfaber cost roughly 60% of what the polychromos cost so cheaper but given that you're getting less lead the difference isn't as much as i might have thought
nice video - thank you for posting
You are welcome! For more information on the Polychromos pencils, please visit us here: www.fabercastell.com/pages/faq#reamaze#0#/kb/products-art-and-graphic/polychromos-color-pencil-features-and-benefits
won't the baby oil affect the lightfastness?
No
Goldfaber should at least have more colors than the classic pencils.
Should I buy the goldfaber?
Goldfaber should expand into 72 or even 120
Even with 12 different colors you can mix any other color.😉
@@Uhrensohn6669 Polychromos within 12 set is more capable of combining smooth colors and it has a maximum of 120 set of official colors. I must say that Goldfaber must expand into 72 or 120 official color set
Totally agree
@@ivmara9987 True. Or at least a 60. Even a 60 is a good range.
It is a good idea to mix pitt pastels and goldfabers?
I don't think so. Goldfaber are wax base and polychromos are oil base and can be mixed but pastels are totally a different chemistry all together. At least what I understand of the chemical composition of them is totally different and don't mix well.
Nice video!
wow me encantan los Polychromos, no conocia los Goldfaber
Yo tengo los goldfaber
Hows it this pronounced?
Faber castell or FAYBer castell xp
what is best?
The expensive Polychromos are professional grade with guaranteed lightfastness, whereas the more affordable Goldfaber are more of a hobbyists' pencil without lightfastness rating. You can create wonderful art with both of them, but be aware that the Goldfaber will probably fade with time.
My only question is why they use vegetable oil instead of walnut oil???
I have like over 100 cheap color pencils and can afford a 30 set roll of goldfaber pencils please someone tell me what to do
Buy them. Faber castell will make your student grade pencils look like crayola crayons. With colored pencils, quality over quantity ALWAYS.
If you want buy different brand of color pencils..
For me I want Polychromos but I have no money to buy..
What is the different between polychromos and goldfaber?
Hi Nur Athirah! As highlighted in this video, both pencils are similar, but there are some differences. Here is a post from our blog with additional information: www.fabercastell.com/blogs/creativity-for-life/color-pencil-comparison-polychromos-goldfaber
The main difference is that polychromos are oil based pencils and GoldFaber are wax based pencil i guess
Goldfaber aqua is conseidered as watercolor if you blend it with brush. And polychromos are colour pencil
Tnx for the review
goldfaber lightfasness rating ????, nobody knows,
Hi, are the goldfaber pencils able to blend pls? Tks
kristina barbara yes, they blend nicely. I use a COPIC CIAO Colorless Blender
Can the polychromes and goldfaber colours combined?
PolyChromes is oiled base but Gold is wax so it will be difficult!
They can be blended without any problems. If you layer with a soft touch your will be able to achieve lovely blends. After burnishing you will not be able to add more layers.
@@sorrowinchrist3387 I've got both of them and they work together perfectly. :)
Cadê os BR dessa porraaaa
"Goldfaber is match with other colored pencil materials" LMAO are you kidding me? It doesn't even match with the Classic version of Faber Castell Colored Pencils
BTW nice color set up for Goldfaber. I found it more useful for intensely detailed drawings.
@@ivmara9987 I got a set of classics that matched very well to my Goldfabers. I found several peachy \ beige tones that don't work right with the Classics but do with the Goldfabers. Maybe its skill, maybe its the pencil? Luckily i don't need my art supplies to pay my bills. I could understand the frustration though if you rely on the pencils as more than a hobby artist.
I read this reply and it adds nothing to the conversation... I guess what i was getting at is I found them to be pretty damn close for my applications :P
The 48 Goldfaber doesn't have light grey, and it has too many kinds of yellow compared to the Classic
@@ivmara9987 I found that out today drawing a fox. I had to erase the lightest gray in my set to get the color I wanted.
That yellow complaint mirrors my feelings on peachy \ beige colors - i felt i couldn't bring them to the yellow side enough before they washed out.
you were on to something in that first comment.
I m here cause goldfaber more cheaper
goldfaber lightfasness rating ????, nobody knows,