Best Affordable Colored Pencils - Beginning Tips Recommendations
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- čas přidán 21. 09. 2020
- I cover best affordable colored pencils for beginning and tips for colored pencil affordable quality of the colored pencils with my recommendations. The brands of colored pencils that I discuss range from beginner to more advanced pencils that are pretty affordable for the quality that there is in the pencils. My beginner tips are to invest in colored pencils that aren't too expensive until you decide the colored pencil medium is for you and you want to continue drawing with them. Colored pencils can get pretty pricey and a lot of brands aren't affordable for quality you get, some are what I consider overpriced. So I have brought you this list of the colored pencils that I would recommend that are great for beginning colored pencils, and are great quality for the money.
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- Prismacolor Premier 48 Set amzn.to/2WHXr9r
- Faber-Castell Classic 48 Set amzn.to/3h9XG6X
- Castle Colored Pencils 72 Set amzn.to/3b9Df8S
- Faber-Castell Goldfaber 36 Set amzn.to/2JeWwdM
- Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor 36 Set amzn.to/2WCdw0I
- Faber-Castell Polychromos 36 Set amzn.to/37BxDCm
- Faber Castell Polychromos 60 Set amzn.to/3rkTi9O
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UPDATE
Recently it is becoming known that Arteza Colored Pencils have water-solubility issues, here's more about it if you are thinking of buying these pencils.
Arteza has made changes with their formula, and launched their new (fixed) non-water soluble formula when they released their 120 sets. The thing is though, they didn't bother pulling all their defective stock so it wouldn't be sold anymore, so when you buy their lower pencil count sets (48 and 72) it's a hit and a miss whether you get a defective batch or not. Water-soluble pencils may inhibit your ability to spray your drawing with a fixative becuase it could cause it to activate and bleed, and if you do mixed media artwork, anything that has water or is a liquid will cause your pencils to bleed.
Also light fast ratings are in question. You can watch Color My World's you tube channel as she recently performed a light fast test on several brands, including Arteza which failed miserably.
Arteza should just label those water soluble as Watercolor Pencils
It isn't just the lower numbered sets. When I purchased my first set, they dissolved in water terribly. I contacted the company direct and they shipped me out a new set right away. I had zero issues with that set, so they must have been the newer formula.
Yeah, also Arteza lies about their lightfastness ratings. You can see it in their watercolors. Look up their ratings and actual lightfastness on handprint. 😕
Arteza is just a cheap students brand. Nothing more and nothing less. Fun for a good price.
and prismacolor premiere is now as expensive as faber castel polychromos! oO
I'm so envious every time someone brings up Prismacolor as an affordable brand. Because here you pay almost 50€ for a set of 24 and the 150 set is around 250€, on par with Polychromos. I wish Sanford Newell would start to sell them in Europe too, for the same price as in the us. The market is certainly there, as well as the demand.
That's expensive! Personally I don't think Prismacolor is affordable even here in the US, in my opinion they are overpriced and cheap quality. I know lots of people use them and like them because of being wax based, but their sticker price is already too high, and then you end up eating your money also because they constantly break when sharpening. You'd be better off spending your money on other cheaper brands.
another lightfast artist quality brand to add thats very affordable is the DERWENT DRAWING PENCILS they are often overlooked as their largest set is only 24 pencils but its the best 24 pencils you will ever buy as a professional artist.
There are definitely larger sets. There is a 72 set and a set of 36. I wouldn’t say they are affordable though, as the 72 set costs about £100
@@ameerah.a you probably mean the Derwent Lightfast. The a.m. mentioned the Drawing by Derwent, they are sadly limited to only 24 colours.
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As far as I am concerned, Polychromos are the best and most unique among the professional grade of colored pencils. There is no substitute for this brand. You could use any one of the major brands of colored pencils with these beautifully. I own all of them. I would not buy any set that doesn't offer open stock availability.
I totally agree! I absolutely love my polychromos and have not found any other brand that is equal to them.
Hey jessica, thank you for this review! Since it's difficult to buy prismacolors in my country, i wonder, what are the brands that are more similar to prismacolors in terms of "butter feeling"?
There are some other brands of colored pencils that are wax based and have soft cores, as well as soft core oil based colored pencils too. I have a video coming out in about 2 weeks on these other brands. Although, I am not sure how much of them are easily available in your country. 😁
@@jessicamatheneyfineart thank you! I will wait for your video then ☺️
@@fakenamefakesurname5005 you can try Master arts. They perform exactly the same but a lot cheap because made in thailand
A great review.
Thank you for the feedback!
Goldfabers are available open stock at Michael’s where I’m at (North Carolina, USA)
Could you please let me know which lightfast standard Arteza have tested through? As far as I know they have applied to neither the Blue wool or ASTM scale. Therefore they cannot claim to be lightfast for professional use.
I've heard the same about the lightfast rating. Yhe light fastest raiting they uses is one that they made up and they are at best student quality
Do arteza's smudge when used with an average school pencil?
I personally have not used arteza colored pencils, so I unfortunately can't answer that.
Great video, Very informative! Just a note I agree with the statement that if Arteza was available open stock they would be a good choice for a professional artist. I did reach out to the company, because I would also recommend if they were available open stock. I am happy to report their response was that they are “working on this and plan to make them available this way in the future!” I will definitely include them in my professional recommendations on my own channel when this option is implemented. Given their lightfast quality, once available open stock, I feel they will move into the professional market and could become a strong competitor there.
That's pretty cool, I might try them out if they actually end up making them open stock. :D
Arteza are not water proof... they run when you apply a water color background.
@@godwinstaples5270 that is true, I did a video on my own channel to test them. Mine which were manufactured in 2018 definitely dissolved when water touched them and the pigment did move! 😕
@@godwinstaples5270 Arteza has made changes with their formula, and launched their new (fixed) non-water soluble formula when they released their 120 sets. The thing is though, they didn't bother pulling all their defective stock so it wouldn't be sold anymore, so when you buy their lower pencil count sets it's a hit and a miss whether you get a defective batch or not. They really should have cared a little more about their customers and the impact of their reputation, as word of this defect is viral right now and A LOT of people are unhappy because they CAN'T spray their drawings with a fixative or it will ruin them.
I bought goldfabers in 2019, so they were available 6-10 month before the video.
That's great, glad you got some to try out!
Use a good electric sharpener or when using a handheld sharpener, make sure your blade is sharp and turn the sharpener not the pencil and you will never break the pencil while sharpening.
Does Arteza profide by what guide they test their lightfastness? I know that there are actually two approved methods (please don't ask me the names, I don't remember) where the standards are high.
Quiet often with this cheep brands the develop their own "method". And I also would recommend to buy a smaller set of maybe 12 colors from a good brand rather then a big set from these cheep pencils.
With 12 colors you have to learn how to mix colors and you'll definitely benefit from that a lot and you know what you've quality wise.
If you don't care if the pencils are really lightfast (and with that price I highly doubt that they do the same testing as Derwent or Faber Castell) then it might be ok, but not if you want your Art to last or to sell it. Part of the high price of the other pencils is the quality of the pigments and the immense testing when it comes to lightfastness.
No, Arteza doesn't provide which standard they test their lightfastness to, I am guessing they made up their own, or just lied and said they tested them.
Most beginners don't know how to mix colors, and learning to mix colors as well as learn how to choose the right colors can take a very long time to learn for most people, this is why I recommend sets at least between 20-30 for beginners. It just so happens that a lot of the cheaper brands offer high number sets above even those numbers.
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Very few Arteza are highly lightfast. Most are just 'good' (+++). Almost all of the pinks and purples are fugitive (+++++). The more +, the least lightfast. Backwards from most other brand ratings
I noticed, and wonder why they decided to do the opposite of what all other colored pencil brands do for lightfast marks? I think it makes it confusing to people. 😆
@@jessicamatheneyfineart That way to confuse customers is on purpose and makes the company to me very shady.
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Arteza is NOT light fast. I tested them.
Crayola? I like them because they're cheap and good. 24 for $3. Can't beat that.
If you like them that's great, buy what you like most. Crayola are good for the price you pay, but they aren't the best of the cheaper spectrum of colored pencils though.
@@jessicamatheneyfineart what pencils are the best of the cheaper spectrum?
@@adelinenicholas922 I've done a video on some brands that have really great quality pencils for under $40, some sets for about $20. You can watch it here: czcams.com/video/7d8kwqbr-s0/video.html
Your art is beautiful, but I wonder if your opinions have changed since this was posted.
Arteza are open stock now, sort of. The single colours come in packs of three. But you can get them.
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is Caran D’Ache overpriced?
I believe they do offer good quality pencils for what you pay because they have very high lightfast ratings, but in my honest opinion I would rather pay for and use Faber-Castell Polychromos where you can get more quality pencils much cheaper than Caran d'ache.
When i heard prismacolors cost not even a dollar in the US, I legitimately almost choked. Where i live they cost 4 usd per pencil in a set and 5 usd per pencil if bought individually. (For reference, average salary here /which is barely enough to survive/ is about 450 usd per month)
FYI: A few times a year Dick Blick has sales on Prismacolor pencils & IMHO the price is more reasonable than Amazon's from whom I purchase merchandise all the time. Get on their mailing list to find out. I have no financial relationship with Dick Blick.
Great suggestion!
These may be affordable to you but most of us can afford Crayola,Prang,Crazart,Pentel, Royal and Langnickel, Sargent Art. These are the pencils I can afford and love. And they're cheaply affordable.
Amen. They are quality pencils
*cries in indonesian*
its expensive here..
That really sucks! Just make the best out of what you can get, you don't have to have the best supplies to create wonderful art!
@@jessicamatheneyfineart yeah im trying to find the cheap one
Sorry I'm a bit late for the party ! Don't get mad at me now !
No worries, I don't think you were late for the video, watch at your convenience. XD
Please note, these pencils are water soluble.
im so angry my country is one of the most poor countries in europe and the price of these colored pencils are so much more expensive than in ur country ;((((
That really sucks. :(
Try to buy at ali express they ship everywhere. Brutfuner is the same as Castle Art they are just rebranded but exactly the same and they are not expensive. Good luck!
@@marvelenia6702 thanks ♥ ill check
edit: nevermind its still so much more expensive it isn't worth it... imma just buy crayola witch still costs 3x more :( dead inside