The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/artistjanebush02211 Hey Artists! I'm GIVING AWAY MY SET OF 24 HOLBEIN COLORED PENCILS! Details are at 12:58 and the contest ends February 24, 2020.
Currently my favorite pencils are derwent lightfast but I also love my prismacolor when lightfastness is not an issue. I just love a buttery soft lead. The pastels in the holbein range look unique!
I really would LOVE to have a bigger set of the Derwent lightfast, and I saw your wonderful review on it 😄I have the 12 set and it’s amazing all the colors you can get from just those 12. The pastels in the Holbein set are absolutely gorgeous. It’s sort of a sensory experience when using colored pencils, isn’t it? The lay down to me is if you’d take the best parts of some of the best pencils and put it into one pencil. That’s at least my humble opinion and experience 😄♥️
I love the creamy aspect of the prismacolors, but the experience is always interrupted by their constant breaking. I haven't tried the derwent lightfast yet, but I do love their inktense.
My favorite brand of colored pencils that I have and have actually used are Faber-Castell Polychromos. I don't even have the full set, only a 12 set that I received in a one-time art box, but I love them so much. I'm saving for a full set. I would be thrilled to have even a small set of Holbeins. I dare not even dream... lol. Thank you so much for the opportunity. Good luck everyone! Cheers & Happy Coloring!!! 😘❤🖌🖍
My favorite pencil by far is Luminance by Caran D'ache followed by Prisma. I like them for completely different reasons. Luminance has a quality that I just love and everything I do with them is just amazing because they are nearly effortless to use. Their white and buff-colored pencils are truly magical when doing skin. I remember the first time I used them to blend some Prisma colors for skin tones and I just sat back and could not believe I had produced something that looked so realistic and saved quite a few layers than had I did it completely with Prisma. I love Prisma for the buttery texture and they blend so well and have amazing colors but that thick wax build-up really gets to me. So does the lack of quality..
hank you for your wonderful give away. I whole hearted agree with you. Holbein IS MY FAVORITE colored pencil. I'm very excited that they can be purchased in the US. I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE BEAUTIFUL PENCILS,
mine is Caran D'Ache Luminance, but I have the pastel set of Holbein imported from Japan and I LOOOOoooove how they feel. So I was going to gradually build up the rest of the collection. Thanks for sharing the love with us- if it wasn't for your videos, I would have never found the Holbeins.
I have use a few brands of coloured pencil over the years,but my favourite pencils are by Derwent,they have so many ranges and types of coloured pencils, I tend to go for the water soluable ranges like their "Inktense" range as the colours are so vibrant,but also I love their "Graphitint" range which are tinted blacks in effec,t also watersoulable,They also have their "Watercolour" pencil range which are artist quality,they also do a range of Tinted Charcol pencils also watersoluable. I use them with other media like inks, or at the moment alcohol pens. I always buy a set of 12 to try a range of pencils then once I feel confident buy bigger sets or sometimes create my own palete of colours buying individual pencils.I think Derwent have one of the biggest ranges of coloured pencils in different types. So happy to see you finally have the Holbein pencils to work with and I hope they really inspire you to experiment and hope to see more viseos of you working with these amazing pencils
Thank you for always being here, Matt! Glad to hear from you and I love the Derwent line too. I have their graphitint pencils (they’re gorgeous - I should do a video on them), and I’d love to get ahold of the paint pans they have of them now. Coloursoft is an underrated pencil in my opinion. They’re so creamy and vibrant, and they help with any hand fatigue I’ve had over the years.
@@ArtistJane Thanks Jane, Coloursoft were the first pencil range I ever tried, they are indeed underated. Derwent also make the inktense rane in stick form,i'e they look like soft pastels and they also do them as pan set as well. I think the Inktense and Graphitint are my outright go to favourites, I've used them for years now. I soo love the Madonna shirt!!, way cool! I have one like that of Kylie. It would be great to see a video on the Graphitint pencils, as the colours are fantastic, I often use them with my inktense pencils,but I also use them over acrylic inks and watercolours too.I do have the pans of the graphitint pencils and you will enjoy them if you decide to get a set.I think I love Derewent because they are always trying bring out new types of pencils or new ways to work with their established ranges.My recover is going okay, but it's become apparent I will not recover my speech,but aside from that I get futher each day and my art is really pulling me through .Always happy to see a new video from you. I'm loving the Art-n-Fly markers by the way,and using pencils with them is giving amazing results,so thank you for that reccommendation and inspiration and the Arteza markers are also proving fun to work with too. Take care, stay strong, and be inspired.
Oddly enough, my favorite colored pencils are the Faber-Castell Goldfabers because they hit the sweet spot between the soft creamy Prismacolor Premiers and the firmness of Polychromos. The limited color range is disappointing, but of course they are meant to be a gateway pencil to the artist quality Polychromos. However, because they layer almost as well as a Prismacolor but can be sharpened for fine detail, I find myself reaching for them more than any of the other two.
Very interesting choice! I’ll have to give them a try! I had some reaaaallly old goldfabers that were nice, but I’m not sure if the new ones are the same formula. I think they may have been watercolor pencils. 🤔
Just wanted to thank you again for introducing me to these lovely pencils. I would love to see your favorite Holbein products/colors. I was lucky to find the full sets from Amazon Japan in 2020 for a steal. Just fyi as a fellow UA-camr, there is a new store called Discovered Japan that has great prices and ships to the USA. They are gifting Holbein products to content creators, and they offer affiliate links. ;) ❤ Stephanie Davis
I’m a beginning artist and I have a prismacolor set that I like but I’m just learning. I’ve been painting with acrylics and I use Holbein paints. They are incredible quality! I’m sure the colored pencils are equally amazing.
Prismacolors are my favorite. I like them for the color range and that I can easily afford (and find) replacements when needed.I will say that I have been drooling over the Holbeins since Blick has got them.
Currently, my favourite colour pencils are Faber-Castell Polychromos. I have started colouring in the 2020 quarantine, when art supplies were in shortage where I live. Always liked big challenges. haha I would love to feel the Holbeins! 😍
A biased review is only bad when it's not sincere! And you, my friend, are more than sincere, especially with this brand! These look great! "Oh ma goodness!" LOL!! Love the cherry rendering! So well done! As for still life and life drawing, I cannot WAIT for this silly pandemic to be over so I can sign up for a class. I'm dying to get back into a class with other people and draw for real, again! lol! This was a treat today! Thanks and hope you're feeling as good as you look in the video! Cheers! ~ Mark
Haha “oh mah goodness!” That’s what I always say when I see some kind of art supply or color that pleases me 😆 Always good to see you, Mark. I understand what you mean concerning the social aspect of the pandemic. I’ve thought about taking a studio art class in the future just to be around other artists. I love my local artists and I miss seeing them at art show openings! By the way, I thought OH MAH GOODNESS on your turquoise color video because not only was your artwork awesome but Turquoise is by far one of my favorite colors. Usually a blue violet and true purple are second in command. I’m doing well! Hope you are feeling well too!
Wow that soundtrack takes me back and gives away how old I really am!!!!lol. Great Demo and review. Stunning. Now to go and hunt videos of REAL My Little Ponies, , Ulysses, Care Bears, HeMan and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors!!!!
I am new to colored pencils and don't have a favorite yet. Prismacolors, Crayola, and department store brands are only available in our area. Thank you for the review. Now I understand what all the hype is about these pencils. They are so pigmented and blend beautifully. I will have to save for these. Thank you for the opportunity to win a set.
Currently, my favorites are Polychromos, but as I’m doing a self portrait now, I find the colors lacking. So, back to my tried and true 2nd favs of Prismacolors. I’m excited to try the ever elusive Holbeins... So glad their finally here!
Currently using prismacolor premiers, learning how to layer and blend properly has been interesting,but,also learning patience has been paramount. Would love to try Holbein eventually when I can afford to. Great video. 👍
Black Widow are terrific pencils. One of the really interesting things is that the company that they come from is a healthcare company. They put out the pencils because adult colouring became such a huge stress-relief thing. And the pencils were so popular that they kept producing them, and are doing a really good job of it. They really do listen to their customers
great video, had no idea Holbein made colored pencils,I use their watercolor paints, would be great to try them. Have to say I am a big fan of Prismacolors for over 40 years. glad I found your channel. You're eyeshadow is gorgeous as are your eyes. Thanks again.
Holbein are a solid brand all around. I love their watercolors too and their artists’ gouache! Thank you for so much for your the compliments 💙 I appreciate it! Also, loved the old Prismacolors from when Berol owned them and beyond. They seemed to be really solid back in the day.
@@ArtistJane Your welcome. And I agree some of the people on youtube have found that they are back to their standard now. I still have a bunch of the "Old" ones back when I don't think there were sets and I had to buy them one by one.
I ADORE Holbein pencils!! Was lucky enuff to receive the 150 set for my 53 birthday last year. I use them with my Faber Castell set(which was a birthday gift!) I love your videos and this one in particular. We now have a local place to go for open stock Holbein!! 🥰
Oooh! That’s a FANTASTIC gift!! Congrats and thank you for watching ♥️ They are an exceptional pencil, aren’t they? Those pastels are really the icing on the cake!
@@ArtistJane They are VERY exceptional pencils! And I ADORE the pastels!! Those are the ones I'm already buying in open stock~purples, greens, pinks. 🥰
To date my favorite colored pencils are the Faber Castell Polychromos, however I recently purchased a few of the Holbein pencils from Blick and they are up there with the Polychromos. They are a close second, if not tied. I would love to win this set to add to the few I currently have! Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
I used to enjoy koh I Noor polycolor and I still do, but I switched over almost entirely to Derwent artist and procolour. They don't apply a heavy load of pigment immediately so I can be careful with them and they also work wonderfully on tan and grey pastel paper with tooth. They also have a nice scent....
I haven't tried very many colored pencils, beyond my colerase from prismacolor, but I use those mostly for sketching than for coloring. I've been tempted to try watercolor pencils, or any colored pencils since they're a medium that doesn't bleed through bujo paper like markers and watercolors.
As a beginner with coloured pencils, so far I am loving my reasonably new Prismacolor pencils. They are so different from my 30 year old Derwent Artists pencils, which I am, only now, starting to use. Until watching Coloured Pencil Artists, like yourself, on UA-cam, I had no idea it was possible to create such beautiful pieces of art with coloured pencil.
@@patriciafergusongerkin3785 Yes - they are just as good as I remember them. What a lovely story about your Aunt Eva and her connection to your old Prismacolor pencils. I love how our art supplies can trigger old and happy memories. Yesterday, I went through my "orphan coloured pencil" jar, and I found a few of my very first coloured pencils, also Derwents, probably purchased in the mid to late 1960s. Memories of that time came flooding back, especially colouring in Disney pictures. Those few pencils also perform just as good as I remember, and just as good as any that can be purchased today (however short they are now).
I have been working with Prisma since I was a kid (55 now). I recently was able to buy a set of Polychromos. As of right now the Polychromos are my favorites. I have been saving to get Caran Dache but only because it was not easy to get repkacements for the Holbeins. But as we all know now Blick is now carrying them. I got 3 Holbein and 3 Caran Dache. Hands down I like Holbein more.
I’ve just recently joined the color pencil world once I was gifted a prismacolor set & I was blown away by how smooth they blend but now I’m coming across videos like this that tell me I’m still using great value pencils!! 😲
I don’t have a favorite yet, I’m fairly new to using colored pencils and I have a full set of prisma pencils which I have been enjoying. I did however order about 20 pencils from Dick Blick of different brands so I could start trying other pencils. I got a couple of Faber Castel poly chromos and they seem to be quite nice. I also have a few Uni Posca pencils and I really love how vibrant the colors are. Great shirt by the way!
I'm by no means experienced with traditional colored pencils, but of the ones I've tried, I favor Polychromos. Building up a series of thin layers is my preferred method of using colored pencils, and I dislike the wax bloom and lead breakage that Prismas are notorious for. I managed to grab a full set of Holbeins for a decent price before Blick stocked them. At least I can rest assured that I can replace individual pencils as I use them up. (Well, once I finally work up the nerve to use them.)
I’ve only ever had crayola colored pencils and faber castell watercolor pencils and I definitely love my faber castell ones. But I think my favorite artist grade colored pencil (if it get them) will be holbein they look amazing! Great video you’ve got me hooked!
I love most professional quality colored pencils save for Prismacolor and Coloursofts for different reasons, but Polychromos kind of have my heart because I literally carried one around in various boxes and bags since 2006 with no breakage, only a little crumbling sometimes when sharpened. Their sturdiness was a breath of fresh air after Prismas. 😂
Prismacolor so far is my fave. Can't wait to try Holbien someday! Just bought some Faber Castell gold leafs to try and prismacolor is so much better, imo.
Well, thanks to Jane, I’ve tried most of the artist quality color pencils out there! 🤦🏻♀️ lol My three favorites are Holbein, Polychromos and Pablo. It would be nice if Holbein came out with soft pastels in either stick or pencil form! BTW...how did I not know of your Meltz video? That’s some crazy 💩 !
Haha! I’ve enabled the artist grade pencil collection! But hey, I’m happy you like em! I’m going to have to do a whole separate video on the Meltz. It’s just they aren’t easy to find in the US market from what I know 😞
Holbein watercolor is wonderful! I didn't know they released the color pencils in the USA until your video! I have a set of Caran dache that I love dearly!! I am super curious about the pastel set. I just discovered you!
As a beginner I have only tried Arteza and they seem ok for now, but I'm afraid to spend the money on more expensive pencils at the moment... I would love to try these, prismacolor and polychromos one day..
OMGOODNESS!! I had no idea Holbein made pencils! I LOVE the watercolor, and when I seen you had uploaded this I had to check them out! As for my favorite pencils, I love my Caran D’ache Luminess. Depending on the look I’m going for I also love my Prismacolor & Polychromos as well. Looking forward to checking out some more of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this!!
This is so exciting! Ive wanted to try holbeins but only found them for absolutely ridiculous prices bc people want to kinda be jerks lol and re sell them for likw $100 more than what theyre priced. Anywho, my favorite pencils are probably prismas. I love how nice they lay down but Im heavy handed so I tend to struggle with keeping my layers thin otherwise I get wax blooms and thats lame lol. Have a wonderful night and so glad these are in the US now.
Currently I used mostly Faber castell and prismacolor. I love both of them . I heard about Holbein colored pencils but I was sure you can get them only in japan 😃 I would love to win them and try them with my drawing.
Why do you like them better than PrismaColors? I just got a set of 12 prisma colors and they are so much better than Crayola, but I wish I had gotten more colors. Doesn't even have the primaries cyan magenta and the right yellow.
I bounce around with colored pencils. My favorites are: Prismacolor, Faber Castell Polychromos and Goldfaber, Caran D'ache Pablo, and Arteza are pretty good as well.
I absolutely adore you and your videos it's hard to choose one favorite pencil brand because they all have a unique lay down of colors and feel I would say if I had to caran de arch luminance I really want to try meltz it looks fun tyfs all your informative videos, you rock.
So far my favorites have have bee Polychromos and Derwent Lightfast but I haven’t had an opportunity to try Holbein yet! Only heard wonderful things about them!
I love Albrecht Durer Watercolor pencils. I'm on a watercolors kick right now and am loving those. I'm sure it will change next month lol!! I haven't tried the Holbein but they are super expensive!! Thank you for bringing awareness to immune disorders and some days just not wanting to even do art. Keep doing these, they're upbeat and uplifting
Thank you, Janeen! I’ll continue to bring that awareness because I know we’re not alone and we live it! Even though art is our therapy, our health is #1! I love the albrecht durer too. They are so vibrant and I love how they completely melt under water!
@@ArtistJane I was just thinking about you today - I was having a TERRIBLE flare up and couldn't get off the recliner because...well that was just my day and pain was really bad, but I heard your voice saying "time to do art" P.S. not your real voice because that would be weird, creepy and borderlining on psychotic and even though some days I feel like I'm one of my patients...it hasn't gotten there yet!! Mental health awareness y'all!! I did order a set of the Polychromos to make me feel better to go along with my Albrecht Durer though. When I feel bad physically or I'm anxious...I spend money on coloring stuff. Oh, and TP because that's relevant always😂😂
@@charlotteboy6783 I just do light layers and they will handle many layers. They seem to blend pretty easy for me I have more trouble with the poly chromos.
Hmmm my favorites ?? Love Prismas, but sometimes get very angry when all of a sudden they seem to disintegrate in front of my eyes. Started usin Polychromos. Really like them but immediately noticed the colors are noticiably less vibrant. Now waiting for an order, (supposed to be here 2 days ago). I ordered a few Pablo's, and a Holbein in white. I would love to be able to try Holbein's before investing a lot of money in larger sets without knowing which one will be my lifelong "partner", so winning this giveaway would be great!! Also giving a thought to continuing what your starting and pass along the set to another so someone else would have the chance to share in the experience.
I'm new to colored pencils I have prisma and just ordered faber castel polychromos. We will see what I like more. Maybe some day I'll order some Holbein
I like the Prismacolor when I’m working on black paper (for their opacity) and I use the Faber-Castell on any other color. New pencils are such a joy as the always offer some colors you don’t have.
I’m not sure if this giveaway is open to fans in Canada or not but thanks to you and your top 3 favourite pencil crayons video I bought some FC Polychromos a few years ago and greatly enjoy using them. Unfortunately Holbein is not accessible where I live but I would love to try them out one day seeing how much you rave about them!
I have been waiting for these to come to the USA! Yay! I’ll be ordering a few open stock from Blick”s! Thanks for the info. I’m old school, started out with my Prismas, but find myself picking up my Polychromos just as much lately. These tend to play well with the different mediums I enjoy using. I’m looking forward to see how the Holbein’s feel...😉
Haven’t tried these pencils but my fave is Caran D’ache. I may or may not hoard them! 🤪 Thanks for the opportunity to win these gorgeous pencils! I never win anything but I’m gonna try anyway. Lol Just found your channel this morning! Loving it so far!! 😍🥰
My fav color pencils are Holbein. I bought 4 separate colors when I travelled to Japan a couple of years ago and I regret not buying more at Sekaido!!!! 😘♥️
I’m saving up so I can buy the set of 50 pastel colors by May from blick. I have been DREAMING of having their full range of pastels to compliment my Polychromos and Prismacolor for ages. These pencils are sheer artist porn whenever I see them online. Can’t wait to get my own set.
Prismacolor pencils are great both in price and availability for me, but I'm currently trying to save up for the next tier of color pencils and had my eye on Holbein after watching some reviews.
I like prismacolor colored pencils backs in the late 70''s I could only afford to buy 3 a week I did it was a 20 mile ride to purchase them but I finally obtained the collection now they are over 40 years old and still lay down color almost like new
I am a new colorist and I really like Prisma Color Premier....I haven't had a chance to try any other colored pencils except for good ol crayola 😁 thank you.
You have a picture of Davey Jones 🥰!!! He was so sweet and such an animal lover. I have small sets of a few different ones. I use Generals Pencils which are made in Illinois , I think. They’re pretty nice really but limited colors, however they blend well.
Yay! You noticed! That was my portrait of him I did in water soluble graphite. It’s on the channel if you wish to check it out. I adored him as a little girl. Do general have colored pencils? They are a good price!
I am still a beginner with the whole colouring with pencils. As growing up and before I started watching different artists on youtube was unaware there was better pencil crayons out there than crayola. Especially ones with soft cores! Now branching out and researching different brands and varieties. So no favourite at moment as still trying to discover whats out there and availability of what I can get/ save up for.
I know the packaging differs for the 150 set. If it’s from the US, it will be a blue box mostly. If it’s from Japan, then it will be a grey box with the rainbow colors in front.
The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/artistjanebush02211
Hey Artists! I'm GIVING AWAY MY SET OF 24 HOLBEIN COLORED PENCILS! Details are at 12:58 and the contest ends February 24, 2020.
Currently my favorite pencils are derwent lightfast but I also love my prismacolor when lightfastness is not an issue. I just love a buttery soft lead. The pastels in the holbein range look unique!
I really would LOVE to have a bigger set of the Derwent lightfast, and I saw your wonderful review on it 😄I have the 12 set and it’s amazing all the colors you can get from just those 12. The pastels in the Holbein set are absolutely gorgeous. It’s sort of a sensory experience when using colored pencils, isn’t it? The lay down to me is if you’d take the best parts of some of the best pencils and put it into one pencil. That’s at least my humble opinion and experience 😄♥️
@@ArtistJane the open stock lightfast pencils have been on sale for $2.05 at blick if you want to add to your set...
I love the creamy aspect of the prismacolors, but the experience is always interrupted by their constant breaking. I haven't tried the derwent lightfast yet, but I do love their inktense.
My current favourite colour pencils are prisma colours
I love the soft buttery feeling of the pencil
My favorite brand of colored pencils that I have and have actually used are Faber-Castell Polychromos. I don't even have the full set, only a 12 set that I received in a one-time art box, but I love them so much. I'm saving for a full set. I would be thrilled to have even a small set of Holbeins. I dare not even dream... lol.
Thank you so much for the opportunity. Good luck everyone! Cheers & Happy Coloring!!! 😘❤🖌🖍
My favorite pencil by far is Luminance by Caran D'ache followed by Prisma. I like them for completely different reasons. Luminance has a quality that I just love and everything I do with them is just amazing because they are nearly effortless to use. Their white and buff-colored pencils are truly magical when doing skin. I remember the first time I used them to blend some Prisma colors for skin tones and I just sat back and could not believe I had produced something that looked so realistic and saved quite a few layers than had I did it completely with Prisma. I love Prisma for the buttery texture and they blend so well and have amazing colors but that thick wax build-up really gets to me. So does the lack of quality..
hank you for your wonderful give away. I whole hearted agree with you. Holbein IS MY FAVORITE colored pencil. I'm very excited that they can be purchased in the US. I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE BEAUTIFUL PENCILS,
mine is Caran D'Ache Luminance, but I have the pastel set of Holbein imported from Japan and I LOOOOoooove how they feel. So I was going to gradually build up the rest of the collection. Thanks for sharing the love with us- if it wasn't for your videos, I would have never found the Holbeins.
I have use a few brands of coloured pencil over the years,but my favourite pencils are by Derwent,they have so many ranges and types of coloured pencils, I tend to go for the water soluable ranges like their "Inktense" range as the colours are so vibrant,but also I love their "Graphitint" range which are tinted blacks in effec,t also watersoulable,They also have their "Watercolour" pencil range which are artist quality,they also do a range of Tinted Charcol pencils also watersoluable. I use them with other media like inks, or at the moment alcohol pens. I always buy a set of 12 to try a range of pencils then once I feel confident buy bigger sets or sometimes create my own palete of colours buying individual pencils.I think Derwent have one of the biggest ranges of coloured pencils in different types.
So happy to see you finally have the Holbein pencils to work with and I hope they really inspire you to experiment and hope to see more viseos of you working with these amazing pencils
Thank you for always being here, Matt! Glad to hear from you and I love the Derwent line too. I have their graphitint pencils (they’re gorgeous - I should do a video on them), and I’d love to get ahold of the paint pans they have of them now. Coloursoft is an underrated pencil in my opinion. They’re so creamy and vibrant, and they help with any hand fatigue I’ve had over the years.
@@ArtistJane Thanks Jane, Coloursoft were the first pencil range I ever tried, they are indeed underated. Derwent also make the inktense rane in stick form,i'e they look like soft pastels and they also do them as pan set as well. I think the Inktense and Graphitint are my outright go to favourites, I've used them for years now. I soo love the Madonna shirt!!, way cool! I have one like that of Kylie. It would be great to see a video on the Graphitint pencils, as the colours are fantastic, I often use them with my inktense pencils,but I also use them over acrylic inks and watercolours too.I do have the pans of the graphitint pencils and you will enjoy them if you decide to get a set.I think I love Derewent because they are always trying bring out new types of pencils or new ways to work with their established ranges.My recover is going okay, but it's become apparent I will not recover my speech,but aside from that I get futher each day and my art is really pulling me through .Always happy to see a new video from you. I'm loving the Art-n-Fly markers by the way,and using pencils with them is giving amazing results,so thank you for that reccommendation and inspiration and the Arteza markers are also proving fun to work with too. Take care, stay strong, and be inspired.
I love your drawing of Davy Jones in the background. That really takes me back to my girlhood!
Derwent lighfast are my fav, although I need more time with them to be difinitive. I would LOVE to try the Holbein pencils--how exciting and generous.
Oddly enough, my favorite colored pencils are the Faber-Castell Goldfabers because they hit the sweet spot between the soft creamy Prismacolor Premiers and the firmness of Polychromos. The limited color range is disappointing, but of course they are meant to be a gateway pencil to the artist quality Polychromos. However, because they layer almost as well as a Prismacolor but can be sharpened for fine detail, I find myself reaching for them more than any of the other two.
Very interesting choice! I’ll have to give them a try! I had some reaaaallly old goldfabers that were nice, but I’m not sure if the new ones are the same formula. I think they may have been watercolor pencils. 🤔
Thanks for the link, at last the long wait and now the beautiful pencils are here!
Just wanted to thank you again for introducing me to these lovely pencils. I would love to see your favorite Holbein products/colors. I was lucky to find the full sets from Amazon Japan in 2020 for a steal. Just fyi as a fellow UA-camr, there is a new store called Discovered Japan that has great prices and ships to the USA. They are gifting Holbein products to content creators, and they offer affiliate links. ;) ❤ Stephanie Davis
I’m a beginning artist and I have a prismacolor set that I like but I’m just learning. I’ve been painting with acrylics and I use Holbein paints. They are incredible quality! I’m sure the colored pencils are equally amazing.
Prismacolors are my favorite. I like them for the color range and that I can easily afford (and find) replacements when needed.I will say that I have been drooling over the Holbeins since Blick has got them.
Currently, my favourite colour pencils are Faber-Castell Polychromos. I have started colouring in the 2020 quarantine, when art supplies were in shortage where I live. Always liked big challenges. haha I would love to feel the Holbeins! 😍
A biased review is only bad when it's not sincere! And you, my friend, are more than sincere, especially with this brand! These look great! "Oh ma goodness!" LOL!! Love the cherry rendering! So well done! As for still life and life drawing, I cannot WAIT for this silly pandemic to be over so I can sign up for a class. I'm dying to get back into a class with other people and draw for real, again! lol! This was a treat today! Thanks and hope you're feeling as good as you look in the video! Cheers! ~ Mark
Haha “oh mah goodness!” That’s what I always say when I see some kind of art supply or color that pleases me 😆 Always good to see you, Mark. I understand what you mean concerning the social aspect of the pandemic. I’ve thought about taking a studio art class in the future just to be around other artists. I love my local artists and I miss seeing them at art show openings! By the way, I thought OH MAH GOODNESS on your turquoise color video because not only was your artwork awesome but Turquoise is by far one of my favorite colors. Usually a blue violet and true purple are second in command. I’m doing well! Hope you are feeling well too!
Holbein are so beautiful, they really are in my top 3. Polychromos are still my babies, cause they are easily available where I live
I hear you! I hope that Holbein will eventually carry them in the Blick stores.
Wow that soundtrack takes me back and gives away how old I really am!!!!lol. Great Demo and review. Stunning. Now to go and hunt videos of REAL My Little Ponies, , Ulysses, Care Bears, HeMan and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors!!!!
Oh they have some new “old school” my little ponies, and Care Bears (but I’m not sure if they look exactly like they used to).
I am new to colored pencils and don't have a favorite yet. Prismacolors, Crayola, and department store brands are only available in our area. Thank you for the review. Now I understand what all the hype is about these pencils. They are so pigmented and blend beautifully. I will have to save for these. Thank you for the opportunity to win a set.
My favourite are luminance... and so desperately wish I could try Holbein! I so know I would fall in love!!
Currently, my favorites are Polychromos, but as I’m doing a self portrait now, I find the colors lacking. So, back to my tried and true 2nd favs of Prismacolors. I’m excited to try the ever elusive Holbeins... So glad their finally here!
Currently using prismacolor premiers, learning how to layer and blend properly has been interesting,but,also learning patience has been paramount. Would love to try Holbein eventually when I can afford to. Great video. 👍
Love your drawning. Favorite color pencils Carandache but excited to purchase Holbein. Love Holbein watercolor. SHELL PINK!
At the moment I love black widow, but I’m sure there is still enough love in my heart for Holbein. (Cheesy I know)
Black Widow are terrific pencils. One of the really interesting things is that the company that they come from is a healthcare company. They put out the pencils because adult colouring became such a huge stress-relief thing. And the pencils were so popular that they kept producing them, and are doing a really good job of it. They really do listen to their customers
great video, had no idea Holbein made colored pencils,I use their watercolor paints, would be great to try them. Have to say I am a big fan of Prismacolors for over 40 years. glad I found your channel. You're eyeshadow is gorgeous as are your eyes. Thanks again.
Holbein are a solid brand all around. I love their watercolors too and their artists’ gouache! Thank you for so much for your the compliments 💙 I appreciate it! Also, loved the old Prismacolors from when Berol owned them and beyond. They seemed to be really solid back in the day.
@@ArtistJane Your welcome. And I agree some of the people on youtube have found that they are back to their standard now. I still have a bunch of the "Old" ones back when I don't think there were sets and I had to buy them one by one.
I ADORE Holbein pencils!! Was lucky enuff to receive the 150 set for my 53 birthday last year. I use them with my Faber Castell set(which was a birthday gift!) I love your videos and this one in particular. We now have a local place to go for open stock Holbein!! 🥰
Oooh! That’s a FANTASTIC gift!! Congrats and thank you for watching ♥️ They are an exceptional pencil, aren’t they? Those pastels are really the icing on the cake!
@@ArtistJane They are VERY exceptional pencils! And I ADORE the pastels!! Those are the ones I'm already buying in open stock~purples, greens, pinks. 🥰
To date my favorite colored pencils are the Faber Castell Polychromos, however I recently purchased a few of the Holbein pencils from Blick and they are up there with the Polychromos. They are a close second, if not tied. I would love to win this set to add to the few I currently have! Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
I used to enjoy koh I Noor polycolor and I still do, but I switched over almost entirely to Derwent artist and procolour. They don't apply a heavy load of pigment immediately so I can be careful with them and they also work wonderfully on tan and grey pastel paper with tooth. They also have a nice scent....
I am loving some vintage derwent pencils right now. ❤
I don't have a favorite yet, I'm still at a beginner level
I haven't tried very many colored pencils, beyond my colerase from prismacolor, but I use those mostly for sketching than for coloring. I've been tempted to try watercolor pencils, or any colored pencils since they're a medium that doesn't bleed through bujo paper like markers and watercolors.
polychromos!! Very interested in trying these!!Thanks for the opportunity!
So happy to see this go up! I’ve been anxiously waiting.🎉 My favorite are the Luminance. Glad to see you will be able to be posting more videos.
Thank you! So good to see you here, Rebel! 🙌
As a beginner with coloured pencils, so far I am loving my reasonably new Prismacolor pencils. They are so different from my 30 year old Derwent Artists pencils, which I am, only now, starting to use. Until watching Coloured Pencil Artists, like yourself, on UA-cam, I had no idea it was possible to create such beautiful pieces of art with coloured pencil.
@@patriciafergusongerkin3785 Yes - they are just as good as I remember them. What a lovely story about your Aunt Eva and her connection to your old Prismacolor pencils. I love how our art supplies can trigger old and happy memories. Yesterday, I went through my "orphan coloured pencil" jar, and I found a few of my very first coloured pencils, also Derwents, probably purchased in the mid to late 1960s. Memories of that time came flooding back, especially colouring in Disney pictures. Those few pencils also perform just as good as I remember, and just as good as any that can be purchased today (however short they are now).
I love polychromous pencils! I think I’m going to like the Holbeins too. I’m ordering a small set to try them out.
My favorite brand of colored pencils is derwent, they have a lot of variety and the quality is excellent
And I have never ever tried hobo and pencils! I would love to try them!
I have been working with Prisma since I was a kid (55 now). I recently was able to buy a set of Polychromos. As of right now the Polychromos are my favorites. I have been saving to get Caran Dache but only because it was not easy to get repkacements for the Holbeins. But as we all know now Blick is now carrying them. I got 3 Holbein and 3 Caran Dache. Hands down I like Holbein more.
My favourite pencil and the one I always return to are Faber Castell Polychromos, I just love them 💕
Thoroughly enjoyable. And your shirt is totally kick a**
Why thank you!!!! 🙌😄
I’ve just recently joined the color pencil world once I was gifted a prismacolor set & I was blown away by how smooth they blend but now I’m coming across videos like this that tell me I’m still using great value pencils!! 😲
I don’t have a favorite yet, I’m fairly new to using colored pencils and I have a full set of prisma pencils which I have been enjoying. I did however order about 20 pencils from Dick Blick of different brands so I could start trying other pencils. I got a couple of Faber Castel poly chromos and they seem to be quite nice. I also have a few Uni Posca pencils and I really love how vibrant the colors are. Great shirt by the way!
I'm by no means experienced with traditional colored pencils, but of the ones I've tried, I favor Polychromos. Building up a series of thin layers is my preferred method of using colored pencils, and I dislike the wax bloom and lead breakage that Prismas are notorious for.
I managed to grab a full set of Holbeins for a decent price before Blick stocked them. At least I can rest assured that I can replace individual pencils as I use them up. (Well, once I finally work up the nerve to use them.)
I’ve only ever had crayola colored pencils and faber castell watercolor pencils and I definitely love my faber castell ones. But I think my favorite artist grade colored pencil (if it get them) will be holbein they look amazing! Great video you’ve got me hooked!
Thank you! So happy to hear you’re enjoying the content!
I love most professional quality colored pencils save for Prismacolor and Coloursofts for different reasons, but Polychromos kind of have my heart because I literally carried one around in various boxes and bags since 2006 with no breakage, only a little crumbling sometimes when sharpened. Their sturdiness was a breath of fresh air after Prismas. 😂
For the contest. My favorite crayons are Faber Castell
polychromos but will love to try Holbein’s. Also love your shirt !
Prismacolor so far is my fave. Can't wait to try Holbien someday! Just bought some Faber Castell gold leafs to try and prismacolor is so much better, imo.
I also just started colouring also
Prisma colors are the best so far. Love your channel
I’m using the Black Widow ones right now and I’m liking them a lot!
Thanks for the video! My favorite brand of colored pencils is Faber Castell Polychromos. ✏️😊 and I ❤️ the shirt!
Cool colors i love colored pencils. I live my black widow pencils as well as steelers that I just discovered
Well, thanks to Jane, I’ve tried most of the artist quality color pencils out there! 🤦🏻♀️ lol My three favorites are Holbein, Polychromos and Pablo. It would be nice if Holbein came out with soft pastels in either stick or pencil form! BTW...how did I not know of your Meltz video? That’s some crazy 💩 !
Haha! I’ve enabled the artist grade pencil collection! But hey, I’m happy you like em! I’m going to have to do a whole separate video on the Meltz. It’s just they aren’t easy to find in the US market from what I know 😞
Prisma are my favorite so far. I did finally get a set of polychromous. However still learning to use them. 🤞I can’t believe we can finally try them.
Love your video u crack me up! My favorite pencil is chameleon and prisma ! Be well , be safe and have a colorful day!
Hello! What a nice video's you make. Would love to try the Holbein pencils, have tried polychromos in the past. Have a nice day!
Holbein watercolor is wonderful! I didn't know they released the color pencils in the USA until your video! I have a set of Caran dache that I love dearly!! I am super curious about the pastel set. I just discovered you!
I’ll be doing a pastel video soon. It’s on the roster! Thank you and welcome 💛I agree that Holbein watercolors are amazing!
As a beginner I have only tried Arteza and they seem ok for now, but I'm afraid to spend the money on more expensive pencils at the moment... I would love to try these, prismacolor and polychromos one day..
my favorite color pencils are Prisma color but I am hanging just for the pastel Holbein pencils one day (when they fall into my shopping basket lol)
OMGOODNESS!! I had no idea Holbein made pencils! I LOVE the watercolor, and when I seen you had uploaded this I had to check them out! As for my favorite pencils, I love my Caran D’ache Luminess. Depending on the look I’m going for I also love my Prismacolor & Polychromos as well. Looking forward to checking out some more of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this!!
You’re very welcome! 😄 Holbein have beautiful gouache too! Luminance pencils are gorgeous too. I’d love to get my hands on the portrait set.
This is so exciting! Ive wanted to try holbeins but only found them for absolutely ridiculous prices bc people want to kinda be jerks lol and re sell them for likw $100 more than what theyre priced. Anywho, my favorite pencils are probably prismas. I love how nice they lay down but Im heavy handed so I tend to struggle with keeping my layers thin otherwise I get wax blooms and thats lame lol. Have a wonderful night and so glad these are in the US now.
I know exactly what you mean! That’s exactly what I struggled with regarding Prismacolors!
Currently I used mostly Faber castell and prismacolor. I love both of them . I heard about Holbein colored pencils but I was sure you can get them only in japan 😃 I would love to win them and try them with my drawing.
I have never tried colour pencils other than Faber castell and Domz
My favorite color pencil is Shutterart because those are the first wax color pencils I ever brought. Still tryna get use to them.
Polychromos pencils are my favorite after mainly using prismacolor waxy pencils
Why do you like them better than PrismaColors? I just got a set of 12 prisma colors and they are so much better than Crayola, but I wish I had gotten more colors. Doesn't even have the primaries cyan magenta and the right yellow.
I bounce around with colored pencils. My favorites are: Prismacolor, Faber Castell Polychromos and Goldfaber, Caran D'ache Pablo, and Arteza are pretty good as well.
I absolutely adore you and your videos it's hard to choose one favorite pencil brand because they all have a unique lay down of colors and feel I would say if I had to caran de arch luminance I really want to try meltz it looks fun tyfs all your informative videos, you rock.
Oh thank you, Marilyn! You’re so sweet! ♥️🙌 I’m so happy you’re hear and enjoying the videos.
So far my favorites have have bee Polychromos and Derwent Lightfast but I haven’t had an opportunity to try Holbein yet! Only heard wonderful things about them!
I have only been able to try a few less expensive pencils, so I will say my fav is the Prismacolor Premier.
I love Albrecht Durer Watercolor pencils. I'm on a watercolors kick right now and am loving those. I'm sure it will change next month lol!! I haven't tried the Holbein but they are super expensive!! Thank you for bringing awareness to immune disorders and some days just not wanting to even do art. Keep doing these, they're upbeat and uplifting
Thank you, Janeen! I’ll continue to bring that awareness because I know we’re not alone and we live it! Even though art is our therapy, our health is #1! I love the albrecht durer too. They are so vibrant and I love how they completely melt under water!
@@ArtistJane I was just thinking about you today - I was having a TERRIBLE flare up and couldn't get off the recliner because...well that was just my day and pain was really bad, but I heard your voice saying "time to do art" P.S. not your real voice because that would be weird, creepy and borderlining on psychotic and even though some days I feel like I'm one of my patients...it hasn't gotten there yet!! Mental health awareness y'all!! I did order a set of the Polychromos to make me feel better to go along with my Albrecht Durer though. When I feel bad physically or I'm anxious...I spend money on coloring stuff. Oh, and TP because that's relevant always😂😂
I really like the caran dache Pablo’s. I really do want to try the Holbein sometime.
Any tips for Pablo's? I feel like my drawings don't look very vibrant or blendy but I might be using the wrong technique.
@@charlotteboy6783 I just do light layers and they will handle many layers. They seem to blend pretty easy for me I have more trouble with the poly chromos.
Love love Prisma colored pencils. I have all brands and just keepi going back to them.
Hmmm my favorites ?? Love Prismas, but sometimes get very angry when all of a sudden they seem to disintegrate in front of my eyes. Started usin Polychromos. Really like them but immediately noticed the colors are noticiably less vibrant. Now waiting for an order, (supposed to be here 2 days ago). I ordered a few Pablo's, and a Holbein in white. I would love to be able to try Holbein's before investing a lot of money in larger sets without knowing which one will be my lifelong "partner", so winning this giveaway would be great!! Also giving a thought to continuing what your starting and pass along the set to another so someone else would have the chance to share in the experience.
I love love love polychromos. They melt so well with oms and can take so many layers
Thanks for the give away. My favorites right now are polychromos.
I'm new to colored pencils I have prisma and just ordered faber castel polychromos. We will see what I like more. Maybe some day I'll order some Holbein
Caran d’Ache Luminance and Faber-Castel Polychromos. Can’t wait to try the Holbein!
I like the Prismacolor when I’m working on black paper (for their opacity) and I use the Faber-Castell on any other color. New pencils are such a joy as the always offer some colors you don’t have.
I’m not sure if this giveaway is open to fans in Canada or not but thanks to you and your top 3 favourite pencil crayons video I bought some FC Polychromos a few years ago and greatly enjoy using them. Unfortunately Holbein is not accessible where I live but I would love to try them out one day seeing how much you rave about them!
I have been waiting for these to come to the USA! Yay! I’ll be ordering a few open stock from Blick”s! Thanks for the info. I’m old school, started out with my Prismas, but find myself picking up my Polychromos just as much lately. These tend to play well with the different mediums I enjoy using. I’m looking forward to see how the Holbein’s feel...😉
Haven’t tried these pencils but my fave is Caran D’ache. I may or may not hoard them! 🤪
Thanks for the opportunity to win these gorgeous pencils! I never win anything but I’m gonna try anyway. Lol
Just found your channel this morning! Loving it so far!! 😍🥰
Thank you Jana! Which Caran D’ache are your favorites? Luminance or pablos!
@@ArtistJane all I have is the Luminance! Want the Pablos but haven’t gotten them yet! 😍
My fav color pencils are Holbein. I bought 4 separate colors when I travelled to Japan a couple of years ago and I regret not buying more at Sekaido!!!! 😘♥️
I’m saving up so I can buy the set of 50 pastel colors by May from blick. I have been DREAMING of having their full range of pastels to compliment my Polychromos and Prismacolor for ages. These pencils are sheer artist porn whenever I see them online. Can’t wait to get my own set.
I love your handwriting
Prismacolor pencils are great both in price and availability for me, but I'm currently trying to save up for the next tier of color pencils and had my eye on Holbein after watching some reviews.
my faves so far are prismacolour and faber castell but i reallllly want holbeins 🥰
I like prismacolor colored pencils backs in the late 70''s I could only afford to buy 3 a week I did it was a 20 mile ride to purchase them but I finally obtained the collection now they are over 40 years old and still lay down color almost like new
Currently my favorites are prismacolor and polychromos. And possibly derwent for watercolor pencils
I am a big fan of Holbein watercolor and would like to try these colored pencils. I am currently using Caran d ache and Faber Castell.
I am a new colorist and I really like Prisma Color Premier....I haven't had a chance to try any other colored pencils except for good ol crayola 😁 thank you.
You have a picture of Davey Jones 🥰!!! He was so sweet and such an animal lover. I have small sets of a few different ones. I use Generals Pencils which are made in Illinois , I think. They’re pretty nice really but limited colors, however they blend well.
Yay! You noticed! That was my portrait of him I did in water soluble graphite. It’s on the channel if you wish to check it out. I adored him as a little girl. Do general have colored pencils? They are a good price!
I really love your shirt. If only I had that way back in time. 💕
My favorite pencil brand is Caran d'Ache Luminance. I have
expensive taste. 😏😂
I have mostly worked with Prismacolor, but the Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth Magic pencils are a lot of fun.
Yes they are! I did a video called “rainbow sketching” and they are so much fun!
So far my favorite colored pencil is prismacolor, but I am new to anything but crayola or rose art.
Caran D ache luminance , love that the color for skin!
I am still a beginner with the whole colouring with pencils. As growing up and before I started watching different artists on youtube was unaware there was better pencil crayons out there than crayola. Especially ones with soft cores! Now branching out and researching different brands and varieties. So no favourite at moment as still trying to discover whats out there and availability of what I can get/ save up for.
I would love to draw like this!! I’ll have to check Kristy out on Skillshare. I like Luminance and it would be nice to compare Holbeins to them!!
Caran Di’Ache’s Pablo’s are just as lovely as their Luminance 🌟
My favorite colored pencils are Faber Castell Polychromos. I have been wanting to try the Holbein but they’re so expensive.
Love the Derwent Lightfast
I know the packaging differs for the 150 set. If it’s from the US, it will be a blue box mostly. If it’s from Japan, then it will be a grey box with the rainbow colors in front.
Great info! Thank you!
My favorite colored pencils are the prismacolor premier because of how they blend, but I haven’t tried any other high quality pencils