No MOJO so lets talk pencils: New Pastel and Metalic Colored Pencils from Brutfuner & Kalor
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2023
- It's been a week friends, I have struggled to find painting inspiration and have been feeling flat. I have also been defragging the room of hoard as well as my office (filming room) and noticed a pile of stuff I want to review. These pencils were at the top of the pile. Brutfuner has come out with a 72-pencil set with an additional 22 colors to the 50 set I reviewed here: • Why pay $157 When you ... I really like this set, so much that I bought a backup 50 set before I knew the 72 set was coming out. *Please refer to that review for an in-depth look at the Brutfuner Macaron colors. I will also compare these to the new Kalor pastel pencils.
We will also look at the Brutfuner 50 metallic set and compare them to the metallic pencils in the Brutfuner 520 set I reviewed here: • NEW! Brutfuner 520 Col...
The new brutfuner metallics were softer and more opaque than the ones in the 520 set but only slightly. I also compared them to the Derwent Metallic pencils which are the best in my opinion for shine and coverage but they are markedly more expensive.
The 50 Brutfuner metallics and 72 macaron pencils were sent to me by Ansdtal Stationary shop on aliexpress. They arrived well-packaged and fairly quickly considering that these were sent overseas. they are made in China.
72 Macaron pencils: www.aliexpress.us/item/325680... *Other size packs available but the 72 set was $23 at time of posting, it's a steal!
50 Brutfuner Metallics: www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...
I purchased the 50 Kalor pencils because I wondered how they compared and I thought the art on the tin was beautiful: amzn.to/3GmOLfc
*I swatched out the Kalor pencils and then compared to the Brutfuner 40 set and most of the color names were different but 49 colors were perfect matches. Brufuner had one more pink and the Kalor had an extra green.
And before I knew the 72 set was coming I bought a backup of the 50 set because I need my head examined: amzn.to/3Cti4vE *Hey, i just saw this seller has the 72 set as well!
These are the Derwent metallics: shrsl.com/3va68 *they have the best quality but they are much more expensive so you can decide if they are worth it. Also, it is a smaller range of colors.
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Dear Lyndsey I am the evil twin. I have just bought the brutfuhner square pencils (120) , hmmmm you can never have enough Macarons , either pencils or pastries . Ooops my finger has just pressed the buy button.
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Do colored pencils have a shelf life? I may have asked before, my short term e,o u
@@claudettemiskell4839 i don't think so. in my experience colored pencils don't expire. i kept colored pencils from childhood days, some are at least 20 years old and they color still the same. when sharpened old pencils should be good as new.
I love watching you in these videos where I feel like I’m hanging out with you in your studio and you’re showing me your collections. ❤
I'm so glad!
Yes! We are just hanging out with our supplies ❤
Ahhhh, “TheEnablerCrafter Lindsay Weirich” strikes again… lol 💋
You know what? People would think we’re totes cray-cray if we told them we watch a nearly 40 minute CZcams video of someone scribbling with pencils FOR FUN… but here we crazy people are! 😜🙋♀️
😆 I only doubt my sanity, not yours :)
Not me hiding in my room staying up late to watch these while family was visiting over the holidays because they “just dont understand why you watch those” 💀
But here we are, and that's what we do (over and over again)!! Ha! Ha!
You're fine, Lindsay!
It's why we love you!
I love it! It's all the same! We've all been there, and you, my brave friend, have saved many people from discovering this too late. As always, thank you for the sacrifice. 😀
I have to say: that many pencils of similar colors would drive me crazy. But, it's a short trip.🤪 I needed a few supplies from Jerry's so I got a 24 set of Cezanne colored pencils to try out. The order is in the mail. Finally Mimariblu potters pink was in stock so I treated myself. Also some of the Canson sand grain mixed media paper. Should arrive in a couple days. Thanks Lindsay. Chin up dear girl. The slump can't last forever. Is it spring yet?😉💜
Awesome choices!
When Lindsay’s in the robe…. We listen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg what a great pickle to be in. They all do look beautiful. I would absolutely go for the cheaper of the bunch. As always thanks for being our investigative reporter 😎 Have a good night 🤗💕
😆 I've been so cold lately!
I think the pastel pencils are beautiful, but, I’m glad they don’t really tempt me enough to place an order. For Christmas, I received a 120-polychromos set and a set of 12 pastel pencils and I feel that my pencil needs are more than covered. I’m not into metallics at all. I love seeing them all displayed together and on somebody else’s desk though lol.
I totally agree!
I adore my brut macarons, if they would come out with a full spectrum set of those pencils I would buy it today. They are not the same as any of the other bruts unfortunately. I mixed mine with my polychromos and they get along like best friends. I will totally buy the expanded set if I need a new batch, but I don't want the extra colors bad enough to do it now. The only other pastels I own are castlearts pasteltint (which do look a lot in pencil style to the metallic set you have here, probably the ones you are thinking of, with the capped ends and white bands). Those moved in with my arteza expert. I use the pastels a lot more in conjunction with the other colors and both sets benefited from the lighter shades as neither is strong in that area. It was a real job sorting them all by color family and recharting them but worth it.
More than 40 of the colours in the 72 set are different! I was so surprised when I swatched them out! It took forever 😅 but I’m so glad I got them, I thought we’d only be getting 22 new colours but a bunch of colours are different 😝🦋💘🍭
@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts That's good to know. I wish I had watched this video before I ordered. I couldn't find the 72 set, I kept typing it in search and it wouldn't show up. I ended up getting the 50 set and the 80 set, the 80's didn't look quite right.They were a low enough cost that I'm keeping them. Then I found the 72 macaron square pencils with the Indra label and assumed that was what people were talking about... sigh, I might return them when they get here IDK.
I adore you and watched every minute and appreciate how thorough you were either each sets. Thank you
Thank you so much!
I have a ton of pencils that will out live me! My new year resolution is to use everything I have! AND that includes stamps/dies/pencils/marker pens! I don't need anything!...maybe some quality paper! AND that is my focus this year, experimenting with paper!
Love that!
So, how did that go? I swore I wouldn’t buy anymore art supplies, but have broken that promise at least twice. I used Christmas gifts as a reason I needed to buy more!😊
I started searching these on AlliExpress and Amazon, until Amazon reminded me that I just bought the Arteza 50 metallics after Halloween. I had a 6-pack of the old Derwents that didn't show me any love. I really want to get the Macaron 72 set, but haven't been using my 50 set lately! I love you and the quests. I will have to tell you about my search for Lilac and Lavender backups in PR. I found I have 3 lilacs and 1 lavender already; now I have a variety of stand ins (new & in house from other sets). Thank you, Lindsay!
If they are the old Derwent store then with your watercolor pencils or graphitint. They work nicely with those.
I absolutely love investigations by Lindsay! Inquiring artists want to know!
The white writing and white stripe is like it is on the astra pasteltint pencils. It reminded me of them
I LOVE your reviews. They are always so honest and through. It’s nice to know that you don’t have to spend a lot on colored pencils to get good quality ones. I do like the tin the Kalor pencils come in. I also kinda like the metallic ones. I really have lots of colored pencils right now. I ordered the beautiful Phoenix set in the lovely box with the four seasons on it per your review. They are so nice. Plus I have several sets of the Derwent and some sets of Prismacolor ones. Thanks for taking the time to review them. Love your pretty red nails too.😃
“All right, buy what you want, they’re all good, that’s it.” 😂 That’s fantastic. I really enjoy these comparisons you do. Actually…I enjoy most of your videos, regardless of the specific topic. You’re a lot of fun and your feedback doesn’t show bias. I appreciate that. Anyway, thank you as always for sharing, and Happy New Year!
Glad you like them!
The Macaron pencils really are good. I was always extremely against buying budget pencils, but seeing constant use of Brutfuners in videos, with great results, I thought that ok, I'll just try them. I first bought the set of 24 and then the set of 50. 😅 I actually liked them so much that I also tried the normal round Brutfuners and the square ones. I think the Macaron ones absolutely have the best formulation, but I also like the square ones, and I actually even find the round ones to be quite okay for what they cost. Brutfuner made it on my list of acceptable budget brands. ☺ And I find that the Macaron ones work really well in combination with both Polychromos and Prismacolor, and also with Colorsoft. They actually feel a lot like Colorsoft to me. Such a nice formulation, I wish they would release a set of regular colors like that.
Dear Lindsay, Your drawings are very beautiful! I always thank you for your videos and drawings.❤.
Thank you so much 😀
I once again put myself on a moratorium from buying any more art supplies. I've gone crazy since expanding into mixed media from being exclusively a watercolor artist but having so much fun. IF I was to buy more color pencils I'd get the ones in the tin. I love art tins. I have to stop watching yiu....Lol! Thanks for a fun and informative video.
I just swatched the tin pencils vs the brutfuner 50 and all but one had exact color matches!
@thefrugalcrafter Please do a comparison of these with the castle arts Pasteltint. I'm wondering if it's actually better than the cheaper ones because the Pasteltint is relatively expensive. I got it thinking it's the best performing pencils next to the Holbein. Now I'm wondering if Brutfuner is actually better.
@@foreseengustI prefer the Brutfuner & Kalour to the pastel tint but I prefer a softer pencil, the pastel tint have a harder core. People who like to spend a lot of time layering would probably like the pastel tint. I also have the 50 & the new 72 Brutfuner macaron pastel set, it turns out the 72 set comes with over 40 new colours! Also the 50 set has colours that don’t come in the 72 set, I was so surprised!! So for anyone who already has the 50 & was debating I say definitely get the 72 set too! 🙈
To be honest I haven’t reached for the pastel tint since I swatched them, I find they aren’t as easy to blend cuz of the harder lead.. but for a talented artist whose great at layering & has the patience of saint that might not be a problem. The one thing is they are definitely different colours than the Brutfuner & Holbein whereas Kalour is exact dupe of the 2. The only thing kalour has on Brutfuner is the tin, if you don’t have any of the 3 I’d definitely suggest the Brutfuner 72 & the even the Kalour to go with 😋 unless you prefer a harder pencil in which case you might prefer the pastel tint. Bahhh that was a novel but I hope it helps! Planning to upload a full swatch & compare, it took me HOURS!!! 🙈🎨💘😋🦋🍭
@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts Thanks for such an informative reply. I don't really need so many different sets, one would be enough. Sound like Brutfuner might be the way to go. I really hate crumbs, that's why I bought the Pasteltint, but they do get crumbs and they feel waxy without being opaque. They somehow have all of the qualities of a cheap pencil, without being cheap. Thanks again.
Thank you Lindsay for doing these reviews and suffering thru the swatching. I can only imagine how hair pulling it must be after awhile. All just look the same and you begin to wonder which came from which set and if there is any differences anymore. I appreciate your sacrifice for us. 🤪❤
Hullo Lindsay, I watch “Amie Howard Art’s” channel and she truly loves her Holbein pastel and regular pencils! She creates amazing color pencil artworks! I know that permanence is very important to color pencil artists. I know that most people are scanning or taking photos of their artworks for reproduction. I have purchased the 50 macron pencils for my wife’s coloring books and if I am so moved I could pick them up without reservations. I do enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you work with the different but same pencils! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Enormously helpful in sorting them out! Thanks 🙏🏼
Happy to help!
These look beautiful, thanks for your review. I got the 120 Brutfrunner set last year after your review. My first large set. I like them and at the same time get overwhelmed when i see so many pencils in the box. Hard to find out the ones I like. They look so pretty altogether, though. Good to see that the sets remain affordable, since there are no open stock pencils for this brand. I look forward to seeing you drawing and colouring something with these. Thanks again.
Haha, same for me. I also bought the 120 set, the square one, and this is actually the largest set of color pencils I ever had, and it is nice but difficult to get used to having so many pencils in front of me. Before this, the largest set that I had was 72 from Koh-i-Noor, and even that seemed huge to me. My number has normally been 24 - 48, depending on the brand, which I think is easily enough with high quality pencils. But I think the huge number of colors is the trick as to how cheaper pencils can deliver good results: Being able to choose from a larger variety of colors does make up for some of the lesser performance when it comes to mixing, blending and layering.
@@justacatwhocantype Hi, same here,, my bigger set was a 48 Koh-i-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils. With the 120 I started making smaller sets to choose from, otherwise I am faffing with the trays back and forth finding the colours I need. It is true that a larger set allows for more layering, and it is less frustrating than trying to find the right hue and seeing that the 48 set does not have it. Happy colouring!
Great review. I’m on a buying moratorium. Only one subscription and that’s it! Going to shop my stash for 2023. De-stashed a huge bag of stamps and dies are next. Can’t part with the art supplies though.
You are too funny. LOL! At least you will use the pastel colored pencils even though they are pretty much ALL THE SAME. I hate having supplies I never use. Acrylic paints just sitting around, drying out because I can't stand acrylics!
Thx for the mighty effort Lindsay. ❤️🌿
You are so welcome!
Update: Birthday still approaches, so I ordered the 72 Macaron & the 50 Metallic Brutfuners for that! I'm so much more into these pencils than the alcohol markers right now, so I will wait for my next inspiration from you (no pressure) and organize my pencils! Thank you Lindsay
Happy birthday!
I got the 72 set last week, I saw them on aliexpress. I tried to find a review for them first but I couldn't find one anywhere, so I just bought them anyway.
Hope you enjoy it!
So, how do you like them and how long did it take to arrive from AliExpress? I’m tempted to buy some from them, but am a little leery of their prices being so low.
@suew4609 If you have the 50 set, they are the same but with more colours. They are very soft, almost as soft as a prismacolor. I have never had any issues with aliexpress, back in 2020 there were a few items that took nearly 3 months to get here, but I got a refund for those and still got to keep the items anyway. I have never had a problem getting refunds for products that didn't show up.
@suew4609 oh, standard wait time is between 2 to 4 weeks, but that's here in Australia. One time I only waited one week, that was for my arrtx pencils.
love the chaotic energy of this video :D
Glad you enjoy it!
I really love the macron 50 color set. They are really nice to work with. So pretty and easy to use as a art supply decoration in a pretty container
Yes they are!
Thankyou so much for doing this. Really appreciate it. .
My pleasure!
Too funny! I have the original 50, so I’m good! And at least you have back ups for your most loved colors now without spending a fortune! And a pretty new tin!
So true!
I'm so curious about the kalour set! I'm so glad you picked them up! I'm excited to see what you think!
Identical to the 50 macaron set in colors (different names on most tho) except for 1 color. Valor has an extra green and Brutfuner has an extra pink.
Brutfuner it is then. Pink is always the best choice!!!
Thank you for the review, the metallic ones look tempting, but I have the Catsle Arts pastel and metallic and really like them so I should really just make so with those.....!
I remember the first set you reviewed. The Pastel colours are very pretty. 😊
I really like the Derwent Metallic pencils. The Chromaflow range has grown on me too after a false start with some wonky cores. 😊
You can't go wrong with Derwent!
I love my 50 Brutfuner macaroon set! I also have the Castle Arts pasteltints and they’re very similar! When my no but period is over I will be getting the 72 set! I’m not sure I would use the metallics so not getting those. Thanks for sticking it out and sharing your thoughts with these!
Anytime and good luck on tje no buy!
Thank you once again for giving me all the info I need to make an informed decision (and purchase, lol).
Any time!
You are so funny! I would have those pencils so mixed up I would never be able to straighten them out! I do like that tin, though!
I love pastel colors 😍 hope you liked them too
I actually loved this one and felt it very informative! I just got the 72 set. Excited to use it but bummed it won’t deliver from Amazon until between Jan 31- Feb 21st. Oh well, a lesson in patience!!!
Thank you Lindsay for taking two for the team!! 🎉❤
Any time!
I have the 50 set. They are fun to use!
I'm telling myself that the kalour SOUNDS harder lol 😂 I'm probably imagining things 😄.
Thanks for another great video! 😀
Wow it's nice that you did all this for us, I'd be so frustrated trying to figure out which to buy.. Thank you
Happy to help!
I have these!!! I was so surprised that more than 40 of the colours are different!! I also bought a second set of 50 then the 72 came out 🙈
It was SO hard to figure out which colours were new & different cuz of the name & number changes & even some colours with the same name & number are different colours! Took me FOREVER to swatch them 🙈 so happy I got them tho ☺️💖
I've been feeling flat where art is concerned, too, unfortunately. I think it's the time of year. Looking at pretty colors never hurts, though!
True!
Lindsay you crack me up 🤣
I would love to have these pencils . You are doing a great job. I still don't have my card making mojo back yet.
😊I love your videos, thanks a lot for your work Lindsay.
You mention pastel pencils are good for blending, can you please recommend one of your videos where you’re doing that?
I think I do in this video czcams.com/video/3sFszzwpZbk/video.htmlsi=g_0tVVPCIWvIR_mP
I think they look a bit like Faber castell polychromos.? Also, it was really interesting hearing you talk about brushes being made in the same factories, I hadn’t really thought of it like that before 😊
They look like polychromos but feel more like prismacolor or Holbein.
@Lindsay I buy things because I love the box or tin too. I honestly think there are to many duplicates among companies so don't buy colored pencils. I have prisma colors and use about 25 of the 100. But you got the cute tin.
Thank you for your great reviews. I enjoy watching your videos and upbeat and fun personality.
Thanks for sharing!!
I just bought the 50 last week 😂I have a serious pencil addiction now I want these.
I like the barrel/font of the Brutfuners and if I ever run out of the 50 I'll get the 72.
i love the brutfuners. I bought my ordinary ones and the macron sets -in 2021 I guess. Love them.
Actually this is a very interesting, informative video!
Glad you think so!
Lol I enjoyed this, yep looks like the same pencils. I have the 50 set of Macaroon’s don’t think I need a bigger set. Was an interesting watch though. Yep got mine of Ali Express (NZ) they were supper cheep very happy with Ali. Takes an age though on shipping.
I bought the square brutfuner set of 120? last year solely for the pastels. I was wanting the Holbein pastel set but they were too expensive. I pulled out the pastels colors and keep them as my own pastel set, much cheaper still so pretty to have a set of pastels. I find that I also like the greens and neutrals from the set. What I don’t like is sharpening the square shape, I think it is harder.
Great review and yes it was thanks to you that I bought them.
seriously, couldn't they just have come out with the 72 set first time round? I guess I'll wait another six months until they have a 120 set before I buy them again. I do like them though... As for the no mojo thing, it's this time of year for me. Never have any energy to do much in early Jan. I can't wait for the days to get longer again
You must have thousands of colored pencils by now lol. Always enjoy your reviews )
Im sure 😆
Thank you for this video Lyndsey I have seen the Burtfuner 72 Macarons and the Metallic 50 sets in addition to Kolour's sets and the Kolour 300 set on AliExpress and Temu! I have been curious about these sets even though I just got the 520 Burtfuner student set last month.
I got away with buying 3 of the Prismacolor Scholar 60 set because Staples had them on sale. I am sending my Mom a set of the Prismacolor and a few other things to get her back into coloring, The other sets are back up since they're discounting my favorite colors 😭
I think the Burtfuner and Kolour are white washed.
White labeled 😆
I have both sets as well, they are identical. I find they feel the same too.
@CrystalsColoring made a community post with swatches of the Macaron pencils. She wrote the names changes down and also identified the 22 new colors. Wanted to share it because it’s really helpful.
Thanks!
Also I've seen the kalours side by side with the brut 50 and they are identical.
Was that your dog that happily greeted your son? Omg, that hit me in my solar plexus.
PS: I have the Brunfuner oil pastel pencils, and they are very waxy, close in color.
Yup!
I got some random metallic pencils; copper, gold, silver and I think I have a 'brass' metallic. I have a bunch that came from a lot of different sets hanging around and I wanted to use them somehow so I started to play around with them.
One thing I figured out is that they work really good for coloring small fish in coloring books that don't have much tooth in the paper.
Also, I find that if you use them for a light layering with other colors, the metallic doesn't come through if it's just a little bit. So, you could think of most silvers as another grey. And the Prismacolor gold metallic works perfectly with the french greys. I use it almost interchangeably with the two darker French greys.
Good tip!
I have the Kalour 240 set. I have to say I’m liking them quite a lot. I did recognize a couple of the pastel Kalour names in the set I have. I’m telling myself there are no new, necessary colors there. 🙂 I did get the Macaron pastels to use for highlighting and such to save my more expensive pencils. I just like all the colors, what can I say?!
I think there is a video from Crystal Coloring or Colorfully Optimistic that had looked into the Kalour and concluded the same.
The one cheap set I enjoyed are the Indra Color.
Of course I will leave a 👍
oh, the chaos 🤣i would be so confused too. i don't get why they changed the names, but i wished they would have left the numbers on the pencils alone. i also would have loved the option to just buy the 22 additional colors, because i already own two 50 macaron sets as well. i wonder if they will come out with an even bigger set in the future.
I don't know how many more pastel shades they could come up with. Many are so similar. I think they have to do muted grays (which are also getting popular)
@@thefrugalcrafter at first i thought that they may copy the complete holbein set, but they instead expanded the pastel set. i like the formula, so i'd buy a non-pastel set too, if they would come out with it. yes, muted grays would be nice. i still feel like they could have added some lighter shades to the set. and more pinks would have been great too (because i love pinks :D)
I was over at aliexpress and saw the metallics and the new Pastells but I don’t like how thin the pencils look. I just brought a set of cretacolor metallics, they are gorgeous!!!
Ok I definitely want to order these. Lol you are awakening my want monster!
I've not worked with a lot of metallics but I love products like Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals so I think these will be up my alley.
I'm back-and-forthing about the 72 set...it's a good price for sure...it's just that I already have the 50 set. Are the extra colors similar or individual enough to warrant the purchase do you think? I'm going to decide in the morning for sure but I'll probably order it. Rationalization: I can share the 50 set or have a good back up. There we go. Lol
Lol and I've duplicated a couple supplies accidentally too. I started doing swatches of everything so rather than digging out my supplies, I go through my swatch books. You know how sometimes you have a stamp set or ink color on your wishlist for ages and get it finally, but things happen so you can't craft right away. That's what I did, so when I had time to craft, I forgot I had it and reordered it, and later on found the first purchase in its drawer. 🤦🏻♀️ I gave the dupes to a crafty friend, so I was happy to share something but I was bummed to have wasted the money.
Honestly, I don't think it's eorth upgrading unless you want the muted tones and purples. The 50 set is really well done in my opinion. That said im probably the wrong peron to ask 😆
I asked for the set of 50 of pastel color pencils for Christmas. But by grandma bought me the 72 set of castle art colored pencils. Although I now have gift cards for Amazon and may order the 72 pastel and maybe metallic.
That was too funny!
That white stripe is on the Pastlowe pastel pencils
Thanks!
Kalour has a 72 count set of the pastel colored pencils. I saw them on a website called Shein. I'm not familiar with that company.
The metallic bruts with the white stripe look like the castle art pastel tints
I'm just going to wait for the inevitable 72 Kalour pastel set.
😆 I wonder if the other kalor pencils are as smooth and creamy as these?
Woah..... so many pencils.
I would love to see how the Indra creative set of 72 macaron colored pencils compare🤔
There is also the Brutfuner 80 Pastell pencils. I got the 50, then I discovered Astralowe (sp?),then I saw the 80 set. They are all soooo affordable that they satisfy a pencil thirst in a second.
The 80 set is not true pastels and the quality is not as nice.
@@thefrugalcrafter Yes, I noticed it straight away too. I can used them as a first coat, if they allow.
I gave in and ordered them..🤦🏻♀️🤣🤣🥰
As always, I love your videos. I’m very interested in the pastels but I also need a regular set that is soft core. I saw kalour has a 240 set. Do you know anything about these? I would love the prismacolor but budget will not allow 😩
I got my Prisma premier and Derwent Inktense barely used for a steal. It's worth looking into for the open stock possibilities. Ebay and Mercari worked well for me.
No but the pastels are so nice I wonder ifvthe b8g sets are nice. Arrtx is a great alternative to prismacolor especailly if you have these pastels to use with them.
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you…I’ll check those out too.
The Kalour 240 Set are the same as the pastel set, but this pastel colors are not included. Only the pencils are the same but with silver writing instead gold, and they feel the same. Now there is a 300 color set of kalour. The pastel colors are still not included but there are other pastel colors included
Brutfuner WHY? Why you do this to me??? Why did you have to add 22 new luscious macaron pencils?!? 😂
I saw on Amazon that Arteza has a 50 metallic pencil set. I wonder how those compare with the Brutfuner. I like the water soluble metallic Derwent pencils, though. I may have to pick them up! Thanks for the review! Wait, you said they lose the shimmer with water…forget it😟
Try neocolor 2 metallic watercolor crayons.
@@thefrugalcrafter I didn’t know about these. I have the neocolor 2 set. I definitely will check the metallics. Thanks!
@@pamelamoniz608 they come in a tin of 10 metallics
Last year my mother gave as a present the 120 set of Castle Arts Colored Pencils because I asked for it. And this year, I saw a really good offer on Amazon for the matching Castle Arts Pastel Pencils, they are usually around 35€ and I got them for just 22€. I just could not resist the pretty colours and the idea of having the "complete set" of the same brand. I like matchy things, what can I say. I am wondering how would the Castle Arts pastels compare to these sets you have showed us here...
I'm not sure because I don't have them. Harry at the art gear guide really liked them tho!
I can't imagine how you keep things straight🙃 You won't run out of pencils anytime soon for sure. Do you know any other brand of water soluble metallic pencils aside from Derwent? I suppose they all will lose their shimmer with water.
Try caran Dasche neo2 watercolor crayons. They have a tin off 10 metallics: amzn.to/3Cs8N6L
I love your leopard fleece😊 looks super cozy! I’ve never used my metallic colored pencils either-well I take that back. On a very narrow ribbon edging on a Christmas ornament hanger I drew for a Christmas card. It was just one card…I wonder if the metallic would translate if I had the card printed into multiples? Have you ever tried that?
I have never thought I’ve needed pastel colored pencils. Just curious- do you often reach for them in your work? I know you use them upstairs but do you typically use them to augment your drawings?
And oh! What about the lilac-y shade that Prismacolor is discontinuing? I’m sorry I don’t remember that video…is the pastel shade one of the replacements?
I use pastel shades for highlighting and blending all the time. Metallics won't be metallic in photocopies.
@@thefrugalcrafter thanks! Maybe I kind of do that already-I just highlight & blend with lightest shade. Pastels might give a nice lift💞
What color pencils would you recommend as a Prismacolor premier replacement?
Arrtx or the square brutfuner
Thanks Lindsay for your comparison. Does anyone know the Brutfuner 72 are available in the U.K.? I can only find the 50 set?
I'm not sure about Amazon but they ate in aliexpress.
Since they expanded the pastel set are there ones that are comparable to the discontinued purple prisma colors?
I'll have to double check but I don't think so. Those were darker than any if the pastel range pencils.
I saw some called castle art. They look very similar
I found this on the internet. The pencils from Shuttle Art, Soucolor and Kalour are also made in the same factory as Brutfuner and are rebranded under these companies.Jun 18, 2021
Intersting
lol Do we need to institute Social Distancing between you, Amazon and your credit card? 😜😁All I can say is thank you for saving my wallet, by sacrificing yours. 😆❤️
That's probably a good idea!
Kalour also do a big set - 240 - and what I would like to know is does that big set include the full pastel set 😆
Probably not but 8 cant say for sure. The 520 brutfuners did not contain many colors that would match the pastels. I'd ask someone who has both. Maybe Pamela at Pamela passion for pencils CZcams channel.
No they are neither includet in the 240 set nor in the 300 set
@@Rebecca640 Hahaha, so they're "forcing" you to buy all sets if you want all colours. Clever, but I'm not falling for that.
So, today I’m looking at these pencils, again, and the Brutfuner 72 Macarons, at $25.99, are now more than the Kalour pencils, now also 72 ct., at $19.99. Kalour 72 Macarons are now in a round upright cardboard case, which I don’t think I’ll like. I suppose buying a different case will be what I do. Anyway that’s the price update for 2-15-24.
Thanks for the info. Hopefully, the quality is the same :)
There's a Belgian Block color in the Artisto 72 colored pencils set. Maybe they have the same manufacturer?
Question: Lyndsay you said the bee mixed media was good. What about there watercolor paper have you tried it? I never caught your review on the bee paper I watched for it but never saw it come up. 😟
It's ok. Very similar to fabriano studio or fat pads.fine it's fine for swatches and practise. Nothing to write home about tho.
@@thefrugalcrafter thanks for the info .
There are several different types of Bee watercolor paper. I do really enjoy the 140# 100% cotton. I used to buy the big packs of the 6x9 size precut and used it as my go-to paper for messing around. It's not Arches, but it behaves similarly (holds on to color, great for layering not for lifting, similar blending). CP is on the light side for texture so nice for detail. Best for lighter applications vs really wet work. Hard to find in stock and comes in limited sizes. They do have a couple of spiral bound notebooks but again you have to be really careful to ensure you get the cotton as they all look quite similar on the cover.
@@waymire01 thanks for the info. 🙂
I bought the first set of these pencils. I really prefer my prismacolors. These are hard, do not lay the color down smoothly, and are a disappointment overall. Maybe it's just me or the paper?
Hi Lindsey, Hope you had a marvelous Christmas & a Happy New Year. I just found both of the Brutfuner sets from Andstal stationary for one low price, about $5 off of each set. Can you get an affiliate link to that, or give us a link on Amazon for the 72 Pastel Macaron Brutfuners? I can't find any stateside yet. Also, I got the Kalour 240 set as a Merry Christmas to ME, as well as some oil pastels, Thanks for the reviews on the Artxx Paul Reubens & Arteza! I recommended to Sanjoki markers that they send you a free set, and today I recommended to Kalour to send you some free sets of pencils too. It is so hard for me to use anything except the Prismacolor & Brutfuner Squares because I have a badly injured right hand. But I am in love with how soft the Kalour 240 set is. I hope they send you a set before you buy them yourself. I missed getting you a free set of Sanjokis, maybe it will work with the pencils!
Have a Happy New Year!
Teresa Schurter @ Providence Valley Farm, Ks.
Hello again,
The Link is definitely broken for the 72 pastel Brutfuners.
Crystal's Coloring -Another CZcamsr- just did a coloring review of the 72 Brutfuners, and I her link is supposed to go to the 72 Macaron Brutfuners as well. The link goes to the same listing, same company as yours, but it is again the set of 50 colors instead. The company isn't offering the 72 set at all!
I followed your link twice and Crystal's Coloring a couple of times as well! Then I searched through all of the listings by Gimue. Is that the correct seller that you are trying to link us to?
Do you know when they plan to bring out the 72 pencils again? I'm waiting to make my purchase until I can get your link on Amazon rather than go through Ali Express, but I really wanted to buy a set for my daugher.
I bet they sold out of the 72 set and that's why the 50 is only showing up. I am not an affiliate at Ali express but the shop I inked to (andstal) is really trustworthy and often sends new products to review so shopping there helps me as well because they will keep sending new things to review.
@@thefrugalcrafter Hello, Hello! The 72 set of Macoron Brutfuners are back in stock at Gimue! If we follow your link in your Amazon favorites it goes to the set of 50 & then we have the option to choose the set of 72 colors for $23.99. Do you still get the affiliate credit if we choose that route?
i got out my derwent watercolor pencils ,im going to work with them to paint birds ,thank you ,i bought huge bottles of acrylics ,they are matte and i like glossier paints do you think i should add varnish to my paints ,i could get gloss medium but they are pricey i figured id ask you i trust you alot .thank you
Adding gloss medium does not always result in a glossy paint, it depends upon the makeup of the base color and how flat it is! You have a better chance for a glossy surface when you coat the final painting with glossy varnish or even use the gloss medium over the top of your finished painting. Best of luck to you.
I wouldn't. Just varnish when you are done if you want gloss.
I thought I bought 4 Brutfuner colored pencils from Art Snacks BUT they are Bruynzeel Expression Colored Pencils in Dusk.😢
can you tell us if the bruntfuners are softer than the pastelowe pencils? I bought these a while ago but did not use them this much because they are so hard
I have not tried the pastellowe pencils but these are quite soft.
@@thefrugalcrafter Oh I thought I have seen them on your channel 😅🙈
Thanks for answering so quick...