Excellent presentation as always. I recently got the 36 set and I figured the same as you, that even a smaller set should allow me to blend any colour I wish. As an art history nerd I love that the replica of Albrecht Dürer's signature is featured on the pencil barrel right after the brand name :) absolutely love when companies pay attention to details like this!
I got a crazy bonus at work and I bought the 120 wooden box set and accidentally bought the tin also. I was surprised when they both showed up, I thought they made a mistake. But when I looked at my credit card bill they didn’t: I was charged for both! So I guess I’ll replace from the tin as I use them from the wooden box! Whoops! I like the wooden box because I just have to open it up to see all my colors instead of lifting out all the trays!
I just recently tried these watercolor pencils on my recent work in progress. They have a great selection of colors and blend well with the Polychromos and other colored pencils.
I recently purchased their Polychromos pencils and are thrilled with the quality. These will be my next investment. Thank you Faber Castell and thank you Art Gear Guide for this fabulous review.
@@TheArtGearGuide Thank you so much! I've been watching a few of your videos now. I've also just bought the 68 limited editions of the polychromos and watched your review (never done much pencil work before, my work was mainly digital with a cintiq) and now you've said you just had to get the 120 set after having the 60 set I totally identify with that, its bugging me not to have all the colours though I keep telling myself that 68 is a lot of colours...I know you usually review more the pencils than the box they come in, but just to note that the limited edition cups my pencils come in are so pretty and look great, but I'm afraid they are just not very practical as you can't easily pick out the colours you need.
I'd love to try these. Watercolor works are a favorite of mine but I'm too intimidated to try working with that medium. The Faber Castell Albrecht Durer would be the next best thing!
I love watercolour but since moving more to coloured pencil I don't do as much watercolour work as I would like. I think I need to get my hands on some of these following your review showing how pigmented these are. I tried watercolour pencils when I was younger but these look like they are on another level.
Hi ! Thank you so much for this review. This is my first time visiting your channel, it definitely won't be my last, very informative, wonderful. These Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils look like a lot of Fun to use ! I used to draw all the time (graphite) it was a part of me from birth.When my father died I was a young adult, I lost my desire to draw. Then my mother and brother passed away, and so did my passion to draw and create. Many many years have gone by now, and finally the urge, desire and passion is returning !!! It truly is an AMAZING feeling !!! I'm so glad it has returned. I thought I had lost it forever. So now I Must Create. So I would like to get into and learn colored pencil and watercolor pencil and combine the two mediums. Thank you so much. Best Wishes to you ~
Thank you Harry. Both Albrecht Durer and Polychromos pencils share the same colour numbers. names and the same colour ranges. You can add Polychromos to strengthen a completed Albrecht Durer painting. As you said, the difference in shape saves us from mixing up the two types.
Thank you so much for your comment, I wasn't aware the numbers are the same, thank you. Also, just incase you are interested as a last minute thing I have added a brand new 12 set of these awesome pencils as a giveaway, a collaboration between COLORED PENCIL Magazine and The Art Gear Guide. You personally have already entered by leaving your comment and being a subscriber, but for more details check out the description box below. All the best mate and thank you for stopping by the channel.
Thanks for explaining what I hadnt thought about in using watercolor pencils...blending isnt just layered like regular pencilwork but actually creates other colors and extends the color palette to work with. I am looking forward to using some of these pencils!
I absolutely love your reviews. Thank you for the chance to participate in this giveaway. I'm very excited about this. I'm so glad and grateful you share your opinions with us all!
Loved your video! I have never tried watercolor pencils .I am a watercolor painter and truly enjoy painting .I think a set of pencils would expand my skills and enhance my art work .
I personally use either a round brass M&R hand held sharpener or the Derwent Superpoint Hand Crank, if you follow the link you can see the ones I mean bit.ly/2oHtmrh I hope this has helped
I have never seen these pencils, I have the polychromos but these, never saw them, usually I try to see/find all of the pencils but it seems I miss these ones
As I suspected before I got a look at the lightfast chart. And thanks so much for posting it... The red spectrum has only Light Cadmium Red with three stars. All the rest are two stars or one star. Well, Sanguine is three stars :) Anyway, also, none of the madders or violet range are three stars. So... what are you going to do? I learned the hard way about fugitive colors. Long years ago a friend of mine hung a watercolor in her health food store , near some fluorescent lights. After a couple of months or so I took the painting down. The violets were gray, all traces of violet gone. Perhaps a slightly extreme example but the lightfast conversation needs to be ongoing. Not much has been done to fix the violet colors, and the reds aren't any better either. It's been decades. Why can't the manufacturers come up with synthetic pigments that can hold up better? It's been over thirty years since I had the problem with my watercolor fading issue. I know some progress has been made. At least now Faber Castell includes this lightfast chart. And I'm sure that overall the colors can withstand light better than in decades past...
I have the regular FC Watercolor pencils. I've been using them for ages. Would love to own and upgrade to FC Albrecht Dürer. It looks much vivid when you used it in your video. Thank you very much for sharing your review! It looks wonderful!
I am dying to get my hands on those pencils. I heard that they are the only ones that really truly dissolve every particle into watercolor. would love to win them. thanks Karen Hasenpflug
Hi Harry you do amazing job keeping us updated on all these wonderful products thank you so much for sharing video have a bless day love and creative colorful hugs to you
I have been using watercolor pencils (a lower- quality brand) with a brush as an underpainting for Polychromos. I would love to try Albrecht Durers to better compliment the Polychromos. Thank you for the helpful review!
Exciting review! I love colored pencils and watercolors. I haven't tried to do much with watercolor pencils. This review makes me want to try them! I hope I win them, because if I don't I'll have to buy a set to try and explain to my husband why I needed more color pencils!
Hi Harry, what happened to showing this pencil on black paper? I have found you showing how the pencils (regular or watercolor) look on black paper surprisingly very important and helpful to me. I think this is unique to your channel and hope you will continue to include it in future reviews. Any chance you can add it back into this review? Thanks and keep up the good work :)
Hi Dawn, your wish is my command. I have included an image of the pencil in its dry form on black paper on my written review bit.ly/2tsIg6Z. The only reason I didn't include it on the video was because I don't have black watercolor paper and I didn't want to activate the pigment and have that horrible effect you can sometimes get when using watercolor on non watercolor paper, were the paper can start lifting and falling apart. However, you are the first person to let me know that this is a valuable part of my reviews and so because of this, I have this second purchased Black Watercolor paper from online and will be including this in my videos going forward for all water soluble pencils. Thank you so much for your feedback Dawn I really appreciate it and I promise, once I get the watercolor paper, it will feature in every video. Also, as a last minute thing, I have been able to provide a giveaway of a set of 12 Faber Castell Albrecht Durer. You don't have to do anything as to enter the competition all you have to do is comment on this video and be a subscriber. The details are in the description box below. Thank you so much Dawn.
Hi Harry-Dear sir, please do not purchase special paper as I did mean dry on regular black paper. I too am disabled with my back and was trying to get around purchasing too many things. I am a video person and obviously did not look at your printed review-sorry. Thanks for the link and I checked it out. I do have 3 more questions for you, if you could find the time to answer them, I would appreciate it very much. My thoughts were, maybe to purchase the watercolor versions of the higher end pencils first, and save for the regular versions of the pencils to purchase later. That way I could use the watercolor pencils for both dry and wet media. It seems that the watercolor pencils (from Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer & Caran d'ache Supracolor II's specifically) are very vibrant on black paper-a lot more vibrant than their dry pencil versions- (1)Do you find this to be true? Since you physically have both tests and can look at them with the same lighting - could you please tell me - of the two brands I mentioned- (2)which one, in your opinion- is the most vibrant on the black paper? I would also like your opinion on my thoughts of using the watercolor pencils as a kind of 2-for-1 use, until I could purchase the regular versions- (3)would this work out well? -why or why not. Sorry for the book, but I wanted to be as clear as possible, as to what I was thinking about. Maybe others are curious about this too. Thanks for your response and in advance for your response for this. Keep up the good work. I always say, any day that I am vertical is a good day! 😎
Hi Dawn. Do you have an email address that I could sen you my reply to. Rather than telling you my opinion on the question you asked, I have used the same colours with Faber Castells Albrecht Durer, Polychromos and Caran d'Aches Supracolor Soft all in dray format, side by side on Black paper. You will be able to see for yourself which looks best on black paper. I have also helped with the other part of the question as well. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Thanks for the review. Since they seem to be compatability with Polychromos, it makes them definitely worth considering. It would have been interesting to to see the Albright Durer and same color Polychromos side by side to see how they played together.
I bough a couple open stock to try them, I snapped a little bit of the lead off and put them on my watercolour palette, wet them a little so they stick to it and works like a watercolor pan just fine unfortunately I can't seem to find _any_ Faber castell product open stock anymore here in Mexico... so sad
Hi Harry, now that I've fixed my UA-cam email I'm able to do a lot more now and I just watched the your video on the wordless pencils. So thank you for all the reviews you do for all of us I know it takes a lot of time and effort.
Thanks for the great review, Harry. I love that watercolor pencils are portable without worrying about pans to dry or tubes and palettes. I can even just color the image and put the water to it later. Be well.
I would looove to have these. i am curently working with Derwent coloursoft pencils, and they lack colors for my taste. Prismacolors are way too expensive where i live, and these ones i havent seen for some time in the shops. 😔 great review !
I love drawing and painting and been wanting to try watercolour but have been unsure what to get. Would be fantastic to win this! Would be a great transition medium before maybe spending money on actually watercolour paints or pencils to see if I would like it or not!
Hi Harry! Hope I made it for the giveaway in time. If not, that's fine, too. :) I've always wanted to try these. I love the concept of WCI pencils but have never been able to get excited about them. I think it's because all the wc pencils I have are "just so-so." These have always looked amazing, so much more vibrant than anything I have. Anyway, thanks for these wonderful giveaways and even more for all your helpful videos. You do great work. I was worried about you as I hadn't received any new video notifications from you in a long time. When I went in to check on things, my notification bell had somehow been turned off, lol. Off to catch up and relieved your ok. :) (Teresa)
Absolutely love these, by far my favorite ones from all the professional pencils I have. 100% recommend, even if you don’t use them for watercoloring. Beyond perfection, they’re like Polychromos + Caran D’Ache together! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for leaving your experience with them, I can’t tell you how important comments like yours are to these videos and in helping others to make a decision as to whether or not they are going to buy a pencil. Thank you so much
@@TheArtGearGuide no, I thank YOU for doing such kind reviews, full of details and attention. Best art channel from UA-cam, no doubt in my mind about it! Keep up with the great world!
I have been wanting a set of watercolor pencils for some time now and have had my eye on these. I have the Polychromos colored pencils and I just love them. Faber Castell is great quality. I appreciate your review of the pencils, very thoroughly done. I would love to be entered in the giveaway. Thank you for the chance!
AMAZING to see what these pencils can do and the multiple applications using such a simple tool. Thank you for sharing the information which was EXTREMELY useful! Love to win a set and try these out myself!
A great informative review - thank you! I do own a small set of watercolor pencils (not Faber Castell) and I have often been frustrated by the lines of my drawing still showing even after activating with lots of water. I just assumed that was the price you pay for using watercolor pencils! WOW am I happy to see that is not the case. I will start saving my pennies now to upgrade to better quality pencils (and/or cross my fingers to win a set). Thank you!
I got the 36 set and was so mad there were no flesh colored pencils so I had to order them separately on Amazon. I love these watercolor pencils so much
BStasiya thank you so much for your kind words and I am very glad that you found my channel eventually. I very much look forward to seeing loads more comments from you in other videos. Thank you so much
Thank you for the review! I do not know Albrecht Dürer pencils and they look like luxury pencils to me, and I believe would be a dream to colour with these
Thanks for a great review--very helpful. I've been looking at these to replace my Derwent watercolor pencils which I don't really like since I can't get them to dissolve in water very well.
Great review Harry, thanks. They look fantastic watercolour pencils. I haven't tried them yet as I have the Derwent ones, but looks like I'll need to give these ones a go at some point. Best as always, Jane
Thank you so much Jane, you might get your wish as a last minute thing I have added a brand new 12 set of these awesome pencils as a giveaway, a collaboration between COLORED PENCIL Magazine and The Art Gear Guide. You personally have already entered by leaving your comment and being a subscriber, but for more details check out the description box below. So you don't have to do anything personally Jane as you have already left a comment , but take a wee look at the description box for details.
The Art Gear Guide Oh wow Harry, that was a lovely surprise, thanks so much! I do usually read your description, promise, lol 😂 I watched in a bit of a rush this morning though as I was heading out with my Mum for the day so didn't have time to read it till now. Love your channel and videos Harry whether or not you're doing a giveaway, but seeing as you and Coloured Pencil Magazine are being so generous, I'd love the chance to win these pencils. Thanks again as always Harry ☺
I've just started using watercolor pencils - and picked Albrecht Durer. I ordered from open stock because of the project I was working on - didn't need all of them. But, I have sets on my wish list. Really enjoy your reviews.
Hi Harry! It's a nice thing you do review on watercolour pencils as there isn't much of them around as it is considered an undervalued medium (at least compared with oil based pencils) and too little people use it, me among them sadly. I see another user talkinc about what I call a "scratching palette" for mixing watercolour pencils for that I use an ink mixing block, a thing used by chinese and japanese painting who use black soot ink ( sumi-e it's called in japanese) which works well with colour pencils. Alsosome implement to mixing watersoluble media is in Derwent catalogue, if I remember right.
that pencils performing beautifully. Can you do a video about inside of the color pencil magazine? thanks for your reviews. Ask to color pencil magazine if they want also to give way the magazine that it is amazing if that happens. I am very curious about that magazine. Am I in the potential list or I have to do anything more?
Hi Ana you are entered in to the draw, so thank you for commenting. I think I understand you right, are you asking me to do a review of COLORED PENCIL Magazine and show you the inside of the magazine? If so this is a good idea but I will have to use an old issue and show you the format of the magazine. With regards to the Magazine being given away free, the magazine is always offering huge discounts on subscriptions. Just check out the web site coloredpencilmag.com. The next time there is an awesome discount or something I will let you know, but to purchase a single issue it is only a few $ in any case.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I am not sure l, I will have have to test them in the morning, I am actually in bed at the minute and just seen your question but I didn’t want you to think I was ignoring you. I will test them in the morning and get back to you. Sorry I couldn’t answer sooner
Luas Jing I'd love to do that, but for the most part, I find all the products I review from my own money, to then purchase a range of papers and use them for testing purposes only, would cripple me financially and I wouldn't be able to purchase any more supplies for reviews. But I love the idea of doing that, maybe if I win the lottery I will do it.
Thanks for this review! I had just recently received the free pencil in the print copy of Colored Pencil magazine- and was really impressed with how well it activated. I have only worked with Inktense before and have not pursued any watercolor pencils just due to being spoiled by inktenses vivid colors, but the Faber Castell was such a great surprise! The color was so intense just like you showed in your video, would love to try the 12 set out! Great review, will keep visiting for new ones, too!
Thanks for the review and the chance to win! I had not considered that being water based I could blend and create many more colours than I could with traditional coloured pencils, but of course you can, duh. I have some beautiful Polychromos, it would be great to add some Albrecht Durers to my ARTsenal !
Thank you so much for the detailed review. I'm trying to decide which brand of watercolor pencils or watercolor sets to purchase, but I'm undecided between the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Set, the Nicholson's Peerless Transparent watercolors, or the Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolor Pan Set. Your input between these three choices is greatly appreciated!
I love everything Faber-Castell makes, I feel there's such a history behind every product they have
I've been using Prismacolor pencils for a year, now I'm interested in spreading to new mediums.....glad your giving someone that opportunity
Excellent presentation as always. I recently got the 36 set and I figured the same as you, that even a smaller set should allow me to blend any colour I wish. As an art history nerd I love that the replica of Albrecht Dürer's signature is featured on the pencil barrel right after the brand name :) absolutely love when companies pay attention to details like this!
Esoparduc this is amazing, thank you so much for commenting on this video, I really appreciate your support, thank you so much my friend.
I got a crazy bonus at work and I bought the 120 wooden box set and accidentally bought the tin also. I was surprised when they both showed up, I thought they made a mistake. But when I looked at my credit card bill they didn’t: I was charged for both! So I guess I’ll replace from the tin as I use them from the wooden box! Whoops! I like the wooden box because I just have to open it up to see all my colors instead of lifting out all the trays!
I just recently tried these watercolor pencils on my recent work in progress. They have a great selection of colors and blend well with the Polychromos and other colored pencils.
I recently purchased their Polychromos pencils and are thrilled with the quality. These will be my next investment. Thank you Faber Castell and thank you Art Gear Guide for this fabulous review.
Just found your channel, I'm waiting for a 68 limited edition of these pencils and I'm looking forward to them even more after your review!
Metta in a can thank you so much for your kind words. I think you will absolutely love them.
@@TheArtGearGuide Thank you so much! I've been watching a few of your videos now. I've also just bought the 68 limited editions of the polychromos and watched your review (never done much pencil work before, my work was mainly digital with a cintiq) and now you've said you just had to get the 120 set after having the 60 set I totally identify with that, its bugging me not to have all the colours though I keep telling myself that 68 is a lot of colours...I know you usually review more the pencils than the box they come in, but just to note that the limited edition cups my pencils come in are so pretty and look great, but I'm afraid they are just not very practical as you can't easily pick out the colours you need.
I love any pencil that comes from Faber Castell - the Albrecht Durer is on my wish list for sure!
I love how these pencils don't leave pencil marks after adding water to the pigments. Thanks for demonstrating the features of these pencils :)
I love the fact that all of the color lines disappear when you add water and how vibrant the colors are
I'd love to try these. Watercolor works are a favorite of mine but I'm too intimidated to try working with that medium. The Faber Castell Albrecht Durer would be the next best thing!
I love watercolour but since moving more to coloured pencil I don't do as much watercolour work as I would like. I think I need to get my hands on some of these following your review showing how pigmented these are. I tried watercolour pencils when I was younger but these look like they are on another level.
I now have a clarity about these pencils . The quality is great and In like that they are open stock so students can replace as needed
Hi ! Thank you so much for this review. This is my first time visiting your channel, it definitely won't be my last, very informative, wonderful. These Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils look like a lot of Fun to use ! I used to draw all the time (graphite) it was a part of me from birth.When my father died I was a young adult, I lost my desire to draw. Then my mother and brother passed away, and so did my passion to draw and create. Many many years have gone by now, and finally the urge, desire and passion is returning !!! It truly is an AMAZING feeling !!! I'm so glad it has returned. I thought I had lost it forever. So now I Must Create. So I would like to get into and learn colored pencil and watercolor pencil and combine the two mediums. Thank you so much. Best Wishes to you ~
Thank you Harry. Both Albrecht Durer and Polychromos pencils share the same colour numbers. names and the same colour ranges. You can add Polychromos to strengthen a completed Albrecht Durer painting. As you said, the difference in shape saves us from mixing up the two types.
Thank you so much for your comment, I wasn't aware the numbers are the same, thank you. Also, just incase you are interested as a last minute thing I have added a brand new 12 set of these awesome pencils as a giveaway, a collaboration between COLORED PENCIL Magazine and The Art Gear Guide. You personally have already entered by leaving your comment and being a subscriber, but for more details check out the description box below. All the best mate and thank you for stopping by the channel.
Seems to be a very nice pencil. I like how you demonstrated the different ways of using it.
Thanks for explaining what I hadnt thought about in using watercolor pencils...blending isnt just layered like regular pencilwork but actually creates other colors and extends the color palette to work with. I am looking forward to using some of these pencils!
I absolutely love your reviews. Thank you for the chance to participate in this giveaway. I'm very excited about this. I'm so glad and grateful you share your opinions with us all!
Lisa thank you so much for your very kind comment, I cant tell you how much I appreciate it and thank you so much for your support.
I do not have Faber castle pencils yet, but I want to try them and I loved watching this video. Great information about the product! Thank you
Loved your video! I have never tried watercolor pencils .I am a watercolor painter and truly enjoy painting .I think a set of pencils would expand my skills and enhance my art work .
I have used these pencils for many projects and I love how they work.I love watercolor pencil on canvas and have done many portraits with them.
What’s a good pencil sharpener for these
I personally use either a round brass M&R hand held sharpener or the Derwent Superpoint Hand Crank, if you follow the link you can see the ones I mean bit.ly/2oHtmrh I hope this has helped
I have never seen these pencils, I have the polychromos but these, never saw them, usually I try to see/find all of the pencils but it seems I miss these ones
Faber Castell products are my favorite. great review and channel. Im a watercolor junkie so these would be a great addition in the future
thank you for reviewing these I'm trying to decide which watercolor pencils to purchase and your reviews are so helpful
i've already got a few of these pencils and some polychromos as well, but actually prefer the albrecht durer ones.
As I suspected before I got a look at the lightfast chart. And thanks so much for posting it... The red spectrum has only Light Cadmium Red with three stars. All the rest are two stars or one star. Well, Sanguine is three stars :) Anyway, also, none of the madders or violet range are three stars. So... what are you going to do? I learned the hard way about fugitive colors. Long years ago a friend of mine hung a watercolor in her health food store , near some fluorescent lights. After a couple of months or so I took the painting down. The violets were gray, all traces of violet gone. Perhaps a slightly extreme example but the lightfast conversation needs to be ongoing. Not much has been done to fix the violet colors, and the reds aren't any better either. It's been decades. Why can't the manufacturers come up with synthetic pigments that can hold up better? It's been over thirty years since I had the problem with my watercolor fading issue. I know some progress has been made. At least now Faber Castell includes this lightfast chart. And I'm sure that overall the colors can withstand light better than in decades past...
I have the regular FC Watercolor pencils. I've been using them for ages. Would love to own and upgrade to FC Albrecht Dürer. It looks much vivid when you used it in your video. Thank you very much for sharing your review! It looks wonderful!
Sometime I wonder what I can do with watercolor pencils. Never have them before.
I have the student FC watercolor pencils, thinking about trying the Albrecht Dürer
Thanks for this review, I have been trying to figure what watercolor pencils to try out and now I think I'm gonna have to get these.
such great pencils. I have not used water color pencils before. I love your reviews.
I am dying to get my hands on those pencils. I heard that they are the only ones that really truly dissolve every particle into watercolor. would love to win them. thanks Karen Hasenpflug
Hi Harry you do amazing job keeping us updated on all these wonderful products thank you so much for sharing video have a bless day love and creative colorful hugs to you
I have bought a few singles of these but never tried them. Thanks so much for the review, I now have them in my hand instead of the drawer haha.
I love this channel for honest reviews! This is so kind to host giveaways, thank you !
I have been using watercolor pencils (a lower- quality brand) with a brush as an underpainting for Polychromos. I would love to try Albrecht Durers to better compliment the Polychromos. Thank you for the helpful review!
I learned some things I didn't know. That is cool and who doesn't love learning from someone with an awesome accent.
Such beautifully vibrant colours! I already have Polychromos and Pitt Pens, getting these to add to the collection is dangerously tempting...
Exciting review! I love colored pencils and watercolors. I haven't tried to do much with watercolor pencils. This review makes me want to try them! I hope I win them, because if I don't I'll have to buy a set to try and explain to my husband why I needed more color pencils!
Hi Harry, what happened to showing this pencil on black paper? I have found you showing how the pencils (regular or watercolor) look on black paper surprisingly very important and helpful to me. I think this is unique to your channel and hope you will continue to include it in future reviews. Any chance you can add it back into this review? Thanks and keep up the good work :)
Hi Dawn, your wish is my command. I have included an image of the pencil in its dry form on black paper on my written review bit.ly/2tsIg6Z. The only reason I didn't include it on the video was because I don't have black watercolor paper and I didn't want to activate the pigment and have that horrible effect you can sometimes get when using watercolor on non watercolor paper, were the paper can start lifting and falling apart.
However, you are the first person to let me know that this is a valuable part of my reviews and so because of this, I have this second purchased Black Watercolor paper from online and will be including this in my videos going forward for all water soluble pencils.
Thank you so much for your feedback Dawn I really appreciate it and I promise, once I get the watercolor paper, it will feature in every video.
Also, as a last minute thing, I have been able to provide a giveaway of a set of 12 Faber Castell Albrecht Durer. You don't have to do anything as to enter the competition all you have to do is comment on this video and be a subscriber. The details are in the description box below. Thank you so much Dawn.
Hi Harry-Dear sir, please do not purchase special paper as I did mean dry on regular black paper. I too am disabled with my back and was trying to get around purchasing too many things. I am a video person and obviously did not look at your printed review-sorry. Thanks for the link and I checked it out.
I do have 3 more questions for you, if you could find the time to answer them, I would appreciate it very much. My thoughts were, maybe to purchase the watercolor versions of the higher end pencils first, and save for the regular versions of the pencils to purchase later. That way I could use the watercolor pencils for both dry and wet media. It seems that the watercolor pencils (from Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer & Caran d'ache Supracolor II's specifically) are very vibrant on black paper-a lot more vibrant than their dry pencil versions- (1)Do you find this to be true? Since you physically have both tests and can look at them with the same lighting - could you please tell me - of the two brands I mentioned- (2)which one, in your opinion- is the most vibrant on the black paper? I would also like your opinion on my thoughts of using the watercolor pencils as a kind of 2-for-1 use, until I could purchase the regular versions- (3)would this work out well? -why or why not.
Sorry for the book, but I wanted to be as clear as possible, as to what I was thinking about. Maybe others are curious about this too. Thanks for your response and in advance for your response for this. Keep up the good work.
I always say, any day that I am vertical is a good day! 😎
Hi Dawn. Do you have an email address that I could sen you my reply to. Rather than telling you my opinion on the question you asked, I have used the same colours with Faber Castells Albrecht Durer, Polychromos and Caran d'Aches Supracolor Soft all in dray format, side by side on Black paper. You will be able to see for yourself which looks best on black paper. I have also helped with the other part of the question as well. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Hi Harry, sent an email to your art gear guide account. Thanks
Thanks for the review. Since they seem to be compatability with Polychromos, it makes them definitely worth considering. It would have been interesting to to see the Albright Durer and same color Polychromos side by side to see how they played together.
Would love the Albrecht Durer pencils. I love Faber Castell polychromos pencils. And I love the Colored Pencil Magazine.
I am happy to see a giveaway contest for these beautiful pencils!
Having the lightfastness rating actually on the pencil is a great idea! I love it.
I bough a couple open stock to try them, I snapped a little bit of the lead off and put them on my watercolour palette, wet them a little so they stick to it and works like a watercolor pan just fine
unfortunately I can't seem to find _any_ Faber castell product open stock anymore here in Mexico... so sad
These are awesome watercolor pencils, the best, imho. Thanks so much for your great video, Harry!
hi harry love your reviews. i have the polys an love them. i got 3 of these to try big mistake now i need a set of these too!
Hi Harry, now that I've fixed my UA-cam email I'm able to do a lot more now and I just watched the your video on the wordless pencils. So thank you for all the reviews you do for all of us I know it takes a lot of time and effort.
I haven't tried watercolor pencils yet, though I think I would have better results with these than I did with actual watercolor paints😃
Thanks for the great review, Harry. I love that watercolor pencils are portable without worrying about pans to dry or tubes and palettes. I can even just color the image and put the water to it later. Be well.
How do these compare to Caran d'ache? (supracolor & museum?)
I would looove to have these. i am curently working with Derwent coloursoft pencils, and they lack colors for my taste. Prismacolors are way too expensive where i live, and these ones i havent seen for some time in the shops. 😔 great review !
I love drawing and painting and been wanting to try watercolour but have been unsure what to get. Would be fantastic to win this! Would be a great transition medium before maybe spending money on actually watercolour paints or pencils to see if I would like it or not!
Hi Harry! Hope I made it for the giveaway in time. If not, that's fine, too. :) I've always wanted to try these. I love the concept of WCI pencils but have never been able to get excited about them. I think it's because all the wc pencils I have are "just so-so." These have always looked amazing, so much more vibrant than anything I have. Anyway, thanks for these wonderful giveaways and even more for all your helpful videos. You do great work.
I was worried about you as I hadn't received any new video notifications from you in a long time. When I went in to check on things, my notification bell had somehow been turned off, lol. Off to catch up and relieved your ok. :) (Teresa)
Absolutely love these, by far my favorite ones from all the professional pencils I have. 100% recommend, even if you don’t use them for watercoloring. Beyond perfection, they’re like Polychromos + Caran D’Ache together! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for leaving your experience with them, I can’t tell you how important comments like yours are to these videos and in helping others to make a decision as to whether or not they are going to buy a pencil. Thank you so much
@@TheArtGearGuide no, I thank YOU for doing such kind reviews, full of details and attention. Best art channel from UA-cam, no doubt in my mind about it! Keep up with the great world!
can't wait to try these out! when will they be available for purchase in the USA?
I have been wanting a set of watercolor pencils for some time now and have had my eye on these. I have the Polychromos colored pencils and I just love them. Faber Castell is great quality. I appreciate your review of the pencils, very thoroughly done. I would love to be entered in the giveaway. Thank you for the chance!
AMAZING to see what these pencils can do and the multiple applications using such a simple tool. Thank you for sharing the information which was EXTREMELY useful! Love to win a set and try these out myself!
A great informative review - thank you! I do own a small set of watercolor pencils (not Faber Castell) and I have often been frustrated by the lines of my drawing still showing even after activating with lots of water. I just assumed that was the price you pay for using watercolor pencils! WOW am I happy to see that is not the case. I will start saving my pennies now to upgrade to better quality pencils (and/or cross my fingers to win a set). Thank you!
I got the 36 set and was so mad there were no flesh colored pencils so I had to order them separately on Amazon. I love these watercolor pencils so much
looking forward to getting started with watercolor pencils!
Is it good enough to be used on its own without using water? Also does it hold a sharpened tip well and does it crumble when used dry?
Huh... I am surprised I haven't discovered this channel earlier. It's really informative.
BStasiya thank you so much for your kind words and I am very glad that you found my channel eventually. I very much look forward to seeing loads more comments from you in other videos. Thank you so much
Thank you for the review! I do not know Albrecht Dürer pencils and they look like luxury pencils to me, and I believe would be a dream to colour with these
Love Faber Castellated polychromos, these Albrecht Durer's would make my day! Cheers
Thanks for a great review--very helpful. I've been looking at these to replace my Derwent watercolor pencils which I don't really like since I can't get them to dissolve in water very well.
Quiet a detailed review of these pencils. I would love to own a set.
Great review Harry, thanks. They look fantastic watercolour pencils. I haven't tried them yet as I have the Derwent ones, but looks like I'll need to give these ones a go at some point. Best as always, Jane
Thank you so much Jane, you might get your wish as a last minute thing I have added a brand new 12 set of these awesome pencils as a giveaway, a collaboration between COLORED PENCIL Magazine and The Art Gear Guide. You personally have already entered by leaving your comment and being a subscriber, but for more details check out the description box below. So you don't have to do anything personally Jane as you have already left a comment , but take a wee look at the description box for details.
The Art Gear Guide Oh wow Harry, that was a lovely surprise, thanks so much! I do usually read your description, promise, lol 😂 I watched in a bit of a rush this morning though as I was heading out with my Mum for the day so didn't have time to read it till now. Love your channel and videos Harry whether or not you're doing a giveaway, but seeing as you and Coloured Pencil Magazine are being so generous, I'd love the chance to win these pencils. Thanks again as always Harry ☺
Hi Harry...I just got these a couple of days ago...the 48 count. Haven't used them yet. Colors are beautiful. Hope everyone is doing well. 🎨
Hi Rana I am sure you are going to love them, Faber Castell produce beautiful art supplies.
How is your dad and daughter?
I digress, I have the 24 set. 😁
Been looking for good quality watercolour colour pencils but some get so expensive so thanks for an oppurtunity with this video :)
Thank you for doing this review. I love their polychromos pencils but didn't know very much about their water color pencils. They look really nice.
loved the video. I would love to have a set of those pencils! Thanks for sharing.
I love the vibrancy of the colors!!
Very helpful review. I see that they work beautifully with Polychromos pencils. Would love to try.
thanks for the give away. I would love to try these. thanks for your reviews.
I'm a big Faber Castell fan, these look amazing!
Thank you for your generosity. I enjoy your indepth reviews and hope to see more.
Yea! These look really nice!
Certainly makes the Durer Faber-Castells very desirable after watching the video.
I have been wanting to try these with my inktense..... love all your reviews one of my go to channels
I've just started using watercolor pencils - and picked Albrecht Durer. I ordered from open stock because of the project I was working on - didn't need all of them. But, I have sets on my wish list. Really enjoy your reviews.
Cheers Karen I really appreciate your kind comment and thank you so much for stopping by the channel.
Hi Harry! It's a nice thing you do review on watercolour pencils as there isn't much of them around as it is considered an undervalued medium (at least compared with oil based pencils) and too little people use it, me among them sadly.
I see another user talkinc about what I call a "scratching palette" for mixing watercolour pencils for that I use an ink mixing block, a thing used by chinese and japanese painting who use black soot ink ( sumi-e it's called in japanese) which works well with colour pencils. Alsosome implement to mixing watersoluble media is in Derwent catalogue, if I remember right.
fabulous watercolor Pencils and generous giveaway... thanks 💕
that pencils performing beautifully. Can you do a video about inside of the color pencil magazine? thanks for your reviews. Ask to color pencil magazine if they want also to give way the magazine that it is amazing if that happens. I am very curious about that magazine. Am I in the potential list or I have to do anything more?
Hi Ana you are entered in to the draw, so thank you for commenting. I think I understand you right, are you asking me to do a review of COLORED PENCIL Magazine and show you the inside of the magazine? If so this is a good idea but I will have to use an old issue and show you the format of the magazine.
With regards to the Magazine being given away free, the magazine is always offering huge discounts on subscriptions. Just check out the web site coloredpencilmag.com. The next time there is an awesome discount or something I will let you know, but to purchase a single issue it is only a few $ in any case.
The Art Gear Guide yes, you understood 100%. Thanks.
So glad I found your channel. I'm learning a lot. These pencils look awesome.
Thank you for that review. These are super nice watercolor pencils. Would love to win a set.
Excellent giveaway. Thanks for hosting this. We haven't tried watercolor pencils yet. Great review, really want to try these ;D
Faber Castel description on Amazon says that these Watercolor pencils are permanent once they’re dry is that true.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I am not sure l, I will have have to test them in the morning, I am actually in bed at the minute and just seen your question but I didn’t want you to think I was ignoring you. I will test them in the morning and get back to you. Sorry I couldn’t answer sooner
@@TheArtGearGuide No problem.
I think it might benefit people if you do test on different types of paper... but I like these...
Luas Jing I'd love to do that, but for the most part, I find all the products I review from my own money, to then purchase a range of papers and use them for testing purposes only, would cripple me financially and I wouldn't be able to purchase any more supplies for reviews. But I love the idea of doing that, maybe if I win the lottery I will do it.
These look so exciting. I am a subscriber and am so excited at the chance to win these...oh the posibilities
I would like to be added to the competition, these pencils look fantastic!
Thanks for this review! I had just recently received the free pencil in the print copy of Colored Pencil magazine- and was really impressed with how well it activated. I have only worked with Inktense before and have not pursued any watercolor pencils just due to being spoiled by inktenses vivid colors, but the Faber Castell was such a great surprise! The color was so intense just like you showed in your video, would love to try the 12 set out! Great review, will keep visiting for new ones, too!
I enjoyed the review. I've used w/c pencils that gave stubborn lines. Always live FaberCastell products!
I would love to try these watercolor pencils. I have never tried watercolor pencils but I love working with water colors and colored pencil.
Thanks for the review and the chance to win! I had not considered that being water based I could blend and create many more colours than I could with traditional coloured pencils, but of course you can, duh. I have some beautiful Polychromos, it would be great to add some Albrecht Durers to my ARTsenal !
Yet another beautiful job , thanks!
Thank you so much for the detailed review. I'm trying to decide which brand of watercolor pencils or watercolor sets to purchase, but I'm undecided between the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Set, the Nicholson's Peerless Transparent watercolors, or the Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolor Pan Set. Your input between these three choices is greatly appreciated!
Спасибо за ваш обзор. Скажите пожалуйста, какую точилку вы используете?
Beautiful... I love how vibrant the colors are.