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Swatching Caran d'ache Museum Aquarelles | the Most Expensive Watercolor Pencils
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2021
- Today, I'm checking out the most expensive watercolor pencils I've ever owned - the Museum Aquarelles from Caran d'ache. Now, these are supposed to be lightfast, highly pigmented, and I want to see if they are worth every penny spent.
Watch me swatch and share my first impressions - review coming soon!
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I have Albrecht Durer, Inktense pencils and blocks, and the Museum Aquarelles. Each has their advantages. Albrecht Durer has the largest range of colors and have lots of greys. Inktense is the least lightfast, but are fantastic for underpainting, plus they can be used on fabrics. But the Museum pencils are by far my favorites. The color range is perfect for portrait and figure drawing as well as landscape. Colors are superb and always seem just right for the artwork. As they say - you get what you pay for. The Albrecht Durer are far more affordable, Museum are double the price, and Inktense are between them. The prices closely match their value to me, and how much I enjoy using them.
The cost is only an issue when first buying them. After that replacing colors as they are used up is not a big deal. I would not recommend buying sets as you always get too many colors you rarely use. Much better to buy individual colors and put them in a pencil wrap. That helps with cost because you only buy a few at a time. Nobody needs every color at first - far better to get less colors then learn how to make the most from each color before getting a new color.
It is definitely best to start small and build a collection as you go! I've actually used every single color in my set, but that's because I purposely try to lol
@@ColorfullyOptimistic using a color once or twice is very different to those fewer colors that are indispensable in virtually every artwork. I did get my Inktense blocks in a 72 set, and then threw out the 9 lower lightfast colors. I bought the set because the tin is a better container for blocks than most alternatives. However after eliminating the lower lightfast colors I then rearranged the colors so that the ones I use the most are all in the top layer and the bottom layer is for occasional use colors.
For pencils, however, I much prefer wraps than tins or boxes. Easy to transport and easy to use. With pencils I find I only need around 36 from each range, but they are always a different 36 to what manufacturers put in sets. They always fill sets based on the candy theory - the colors chosen are the ones that look prettiest lined up in a box but are not the ones the artist actually needs. Too many bright colors, not enough neutrals.
Hi Kori, I had my Albrecht Durers for a couple of years and I would have bet there was no other watercolor pencil that could be as good but I kept hearing about the Museum Aquarelles, I couldn’t figure out why I hadn’t seen them when buying my AD, I love quality products so I got them, I opened them right away and swatched them…this is my opinion, the Albrecht’s melt at the drop of water but the Museum’s melt at the mention of water lol…if anyone is on the fence, listen to Kori.
Interesting, but I think most of us would be more interested a comparison between Albrercht Durers and the Caren D'ache Supra colors. I might buy a few open stock (for backgrounds with that spread of color), but I largely color in books and on pdfs, I don't see myself needing such an expensive set which contains only 76 pencils when I could own an excellent set with 120 colors. Please, don't turn into another haul and swatch channel. I enjoy your channel largely because you take us on a coloring adventure and not a spending spree. So many channels have sold out to those affiliate links. Let's be honest, the majority of us own more art products than we can practically use. I would love you to lead colortube in the use of all the products that many people have bought because of color channels and they sit unused. Make 2022 a year of no spending and using using what we have acquired to this point. (except coloring books, we need to support artists) I may be alone in my feelings, but I'm just burned out on channels always showing something new to buy, I want channels that inspire me to color. Inspire community. Inspire a sense of wellbeing and comfort thru art.
@UCF3KnJ0zbJs6XYP9EEq5eQA I agree with you. But so many channels go overboard. We all came to Color tube to learn to color, I just want that to be the focus of my favorite channels. I would think the stress of spending to keep one's channel going would become stressful. I have moments of impulse spending because someone tuber raved about a product and I just had to try it, have it, only to be disappointed. Kori is the one who has a series using products with ABC's, I love it. I think we need more. More emphasis on actually using what we have collected, accumulated, and horded. Talking about new products can easily be discussed during a coloring long or live stream. I totally love hearing Kori's opinions I've followed her from close to the start of her channel.
I’m going to respectfully reply to you by recommending a content creator called Kindra (may be you’re already aware of her). That’s the name of her CZcams channel and that is the name she goes by (that could be her real name). I’ve subscribed to her because I’m interested in her no buy art supply 2022. At the moment I’m not joining her no buy, but I’m very interested to see how she manages. I color PDFs, I photocopy pages from coloring books to color, and I buy and color photopolymer and red rubber stamps. I enjoy trying out artist grade products, so I buy small quantities, even though I know I don’t need them for my purposes. I was burned out by all the stamping and crafting videos I was watching, because I was subscribed to so many companies and people, and I was constantly bombarded with videos. I unsubscribed to most companies and people so now I don’t feel burned out. Now I generally watch swatch and review videos on products I seek out, as opposed to watching every video on every product.
I'm sort of confused by the two comments. One comment says I'm turning into a swatch/haul channel, but then the one below says I'm not so I'm confused lol. These are the same account right?
@@ColorfullyOptimistic I’m totally going to put my two cents in here because I just found Kori a couple of months ago because I was no longer learning anything on other channels because they were mostly book halls and flip through. Since being with Kori I have learned a ton about water coloring and have watched plenty of color Along where she uses different pencils. Kori, Ithink you have a good amount of variety on your channel and I love products, if someone finds a new product, I want to hear about it and with all due respect, if you are not interested, just don’t watch that video. I mean that in the most sincere way.💖💘💝
@@shadowguard3578 ….do you have a link for her channel? I am so looking for those types of videos too as I have purchased so many expensive items that does not get used because I really don’t know how to use them. Sometimes it is really just so nice to sit and do a color along using what we have ;o) 😊
I think these are the prettiest looking pencils I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing
No problem!
Hi Kori. I have both AD and the MA sets, as I do paint watercolor, and purchased them to supplement my paintings. I think if I compare the 2, the AD are more transparent than the MA s. The MA s almost seem like a gouache in some colors. I think you can also use the MA s dry as well as wet. Thanks for swatching, they were gorgeous to watch.
I don't know if I'd use the MAs soft. They are soft in texture, but I think I'd be better off using another lightfast pencil over the dried watercolor if I needed the shading. Just because they don't blend the same or have the same texture.
I love the amount of products you share, as I trust your opinion and the more products you know, the more you save me by being able to compare and contrast for me. But I also love all your coloring content! Really I just wish you could do more videos and do it all, aha, but I suppose you're not just made of time!
LOL trust me, I have a long list of things I want to do, but yes, time does sort of get in the way there!
If only we were all made of time! I could really use that, lol!
I need these in my collection! I do enjoy u swatching new products, helps me to decide if I want the set. These have such beautiful colors, my birthday is in January, so happy birthday to me!
Awe my birthday is in January too! Happy early birthday to you.
Blick says they will be in stock by the end of December, so it will be perfect. This past January they were delaying my lightfast pencils quite regularly and they finally canceled my order. But I did get them for a good deal open stock, only had to order about five pencils from Cult Pens. Keep your fingers crossed for my order to arrive in January!
I love my Supracolors! These are tempting. Love the vivid colors.
They are quite beautiful. These are more opaque, while Supracolor are more transparent, but gosh the colors! 💜
I’d love to see a color along with these pencils. I love them!!
For sure! They are a ton of fun.
I’d love a colour mixing video similar to the one you did with the 12 ADs. As for swatching, I think I enjoy the expensive ones more than the budget stuff. Art supply snob, that’s what I am…
I hear you. Also, these performed way better than other watercolor pencils I have. That vibrancy is insane.
Beautiful presentation!
Thank you very much!
I love watching the swatch videos
But I love to watch any & all of your videos
Awe thank you!
Your questions about if we like the swatching videos still. I personally love your swatching videos. You're one of the first people I go to to see reviews and swatching. These videos help me determine one product over another. I can see how you would be drowning in those types of videos versus color alongs. My suggestion would be to only do swatching videos for artist quality products. Thanks as always for another wonderful video 💜
Yeah I just feel like lately I have so many swatching videos and I'm not accomplishing showing anything else lol
I love these pencils and I also love faber castell albrecht durer. I wish I could post a picture. I got a small set of each and painted a cardinal (the exact same one) side by side to compare them and see which I preferred. The caran dache are not as pigmented and colorful as the albrecht durer. I used the exact same paper (100% cotton) and I painted them as much as I could the same. They are both beautiful and I would recommend them both. But the faber castell were darker and more pigment. I did only have 12 of each to choose from because I bought a small set. I just wanted to share that with you. I wish I could show you the picture.
I loved this video! I love these pencils.
You compared the Museum Aquarelles or Supracolor 2? I'm surprised the Aquarelles were not as pigmented. These are quite opaque and heavily pigmented, while ADs are more translucent. Now, if you're comparing the Supracolor 2 then for sure ADs seem (to me at least) to have more pigment. I'd definitely like to see the comparison. What brand of 100% cotton did you use?
@@ColorfullyOptimistic I used caran dache museum aquarelles and compared them to faber castell albrecht durer. I think I used old bee 100 % cotton watercolor paper that was from before the company switch. I can’t remember exactly but I only buy 100% cotton. I was very surprised how much more pigmented and darker the albrecht durer turned out. I also thought they were more creamy. I had assumed going into the comparison hands down that caran dache would come out better but they didn’t as far as the pigment payout. Now, I only have 12 colors of each brand ~ the ones that came in the color set. So that might have made a difference?? I don’t dislike the caran dache but it’s just different than the faber castell. With that being said, I would recommend them both and would love to have a full set of both. They are very beautiful watercolor pencils and the very best you can buy in my opinion.
One day maybe I will try it again using arches or a better paper than bee. You should make a video comparing the two for us! I would love that.
Great video Kori. These are my favourite watercolour pencils but I got the Supracolours too because there are a greater range of colours. Happy colouring 🥰
I still want to try out the Supracolors. What do you think of them versus Aquarelles?
@@ColorfullyOptimistic Sorry for the late reply - the Supracolors are really nice, very pigmented and good quality (just like Pablos but water soluble). They are a step below the Museum in terms of pigment intensity but they are still the next best thing to them. I got them because the Museum’s are lacking in pinks/purple colours so the Supras make up for that and I like the bigger colour range.
these are scrumptious!!!!!
I agree!
Just watching this June 2022...These are some gorgeous luxury colors, for sure. And yes, I guess you could say the Supracolor Soft are the lower price "sister"to the Museum Aquarelles, but they're very good too...just not as good as the Museum Aquarelles. I have a 30 set SupraColor Soft, that I think were formally called Supracolor2...I have a basic set from the 90s that is called SupraColor2 but it acts like the SupraColor Soft. Thanks for sharing this lovely color treasure. I don't know that I'll ever get these since I'm pretty happy with my Supracolors when I want to have a watercolor pencil. I mainly use Polychromos & Prismacolor & some others for color pencil artwork. I do like to use color pencils, regular or watercolor, for details and maybe outlining on wc artwork and so I like to spend my funds on the premium and handmade wc's. They're like opening pretty 😍 pieces of candy, aren't they? 😃👍
Oh most definitely like pieces of candy. They are so precious to hold lol. I left them in their case because that packaging is just too perfect.
They’re really gorgeous and vibrant. I love the albrecht durers because you can get a light wash with them and build up, but these really dissolve right into paint and can be dragged a lot longer! I’d like to try them out. I don’t use watercolor pencils enough to justify another set, but maybe one day. I still can’t believe how bright these dried on the swatch chart!!
Yeah that's what got me. How bright they are. I mean they don't water down easily that's for sure.
Would love to see a small mixing chart.
I could definitely do a small one. Not one with all 76 lol
I would love a color-along using these. I have them on order from Blick but they have a 12/29 in-stock date. After seeing this beautiful swatch chart I'm going to hate the wait!!!
Yeah they go out of stock on there a lot I have noticed. I can definitely do a color along. Just wasn't sure how many people would be interested with these being a more expensive pencil to use.
@@ColorfullyOptimistic I'm definitely short on technique, and probably shouldn't have ordered them, but I fell in love with the colors. Definitely will be watching your Arteza, Derwent and Albrect Durer live streams during December. I REALLY appreciate the fabulous content you create for us!
I love my Aquarelles. The are definitely vibrant when hit with water. They remind me of the color payout work neo II, but in a pencil form. The White works great as dry for highlights. AD are more transparent
Yes, I agree. The AD definitely mute out, while these just go pop!
Interesting. I’m always interested in finding out the difference between AD and Museum Aquarelle.
Awesome pigmentation and colors!
They are! I really was impressed.
Gorgeous!!
Thank you!!
I’d love to watch you colour with them. I don’t have them, it doesn’t mean I’d not enjoy watching. Supracolor are very nice. Comparable with Albrecht Durer, but the colour range is a bit different. As are Pablos and Polys.
I definitely plan to color with them!
Love your color alongs and tutorials (really everything) but I also look forward to your review on products, how they work etc. it may be something that I purchased when I first started coloring and then you do a review and I finally know how to use. Everyone uses their products differently so it’s nice to see the versatility. Fun video. I don’t have and don’t plan to purchase any time soon but I still enjoy watching and hearing you talk about it. Happy Holidays!
Awe thank you for the insight Tiffany. It is always appreciated!
Yes, Pablo and Supracolors have the same pencils colors/name like polychromos and Albrecht durer.
Supracolors are just a little bit less pigmented than museum but for some colors i note no difference at all.
I find swatching video to be very relaxing but i still prefer color along videos.
Thank you for sharing
Ah so they are like partners! Sweet. I planned to buy the Supracolors this month to play around with. Can't wait to compare them!
@@ColorfullyOptimistic please consider making a video on that comparison, it would be very interesting ❤️
They are beautiful 😻
They definitely are.
I would love for you to compare the Lyra Rembrandt Watercolor pencils to the Faber-castell Albrecht Duerer and Caran D'ache Aquarelle Water pencils!!
Yes, I need to get the Rembrandts, but they are on my list!
Ohhhh KORI 😍😍😍 I need these
LOL
Love swatching and first impressions. Plz keep doing.
I definitely plan to :)
These got delivered yesterday they’re gorgeous I have the albercht durer and love. Them too I’ve only swatched the first tray so far and I’ve been awake since 4 am so I’m dragging and I started searching on cellulose paper and I hate it so I think I’m going to redo it on cotton water color paper
I swatched mine on cotton watercolor paper.
I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you! I’ve been seeking and watching quite a few Museum Aquarelle videos, and one content creator compared the intensity of the Aquarelle’s colors to Inktense. As a colorist I know I don’t need these, but I enjoy using artist grade products, and I think I take my coloring more seriously because I’m using artist grade supplies (I have issues LOL). I think I’m sold on buying the small 12 pack of these pencils and a few open stock colors that aren’t in the 12 pack. I have the student grade CD Swisscolor watercolor pencils, and they are good.
I have an older pencil by CdA called Classicolor. They are really nice too. Dissolve well and some lovely colours. But not this vibrant.
I have had a few requests to do a 12 count pencil video with these like I did with the Albrecht Durer. So, these are intensely pigmented like Inktense, but remember, two different mediums entirely. Inktense are ink and permanent. These are watercolor pencils, and still reactivate/lift, while Inktense are down where they activate.
@@suewilkinson910 😃
@@ColorfullyOptimistic my fingers have a mind of their own and I ordered the 20 count landscape set plus the pink one. Think I might still order the 12 assorted set for a more balanced collection. 😇
wow, the effects of these pencils are really amazing
I would love to see a colour along with these. I have them but haven’t had time to play too much with them yet. Also a comparison with Supracolor would be nice. :) Thanks for all hard work you put into your channel, it is much appreciated.
Yes, I plan to do one with the Timeless Treasures book I flipped through.
They look absolutely gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing 😊
Thanks so much 😊
Wow! This was like pencil porn to me. You NEED to swatch this on camera! I’d love to see a color along with these. I want to see the end result of a picture with these pencils. I’m in the market for watercolour pencils and so far, you’ve convinced me, no albrecht durers. Now, I have heard that supracolors are highly picmented and super vibrant so I’m dying to know if they are just as vibrant as the museum aquarelle! Now, I keep hearing from you that a colorist doesn’t need lightfast unless they are selling but you need to also consider that if you are passing your work on to your children or grandchildren that you wouldn’t want it to fade into nothing in a few years. To me, I would want my family to still have my work, long after I’m gone! Just a thought!👍🏻👏🏻🙌🏻😘💘💖💝🇨🇦
So I plan to buy the Supracolors this month. I can compare the AD's to Aquarelles to Supracolors so you all can see what I feel is the difference. Albrecht Durers are still EXCELLENT watercolor pencils though and I still plan to use them a bunch.
Also I would be very interested in a color chart for the smaller set of Museum Aquarelles.
I can definitely do one for what's in their smaller set. I'll add that to my list.
Arteza were my first as well. Bought the Albrecht Durers and immediately fell in love with them. Was looking at getting the Caran dache Museum Aquarelles but reviews said no different from Albrecht Durers. Do you feel they are better than the Albrecht Durers? Or will you wait to share that after using a bit? I'm hoping you hate them! 🤣 Because if you love them I know I'm going to have to get them.
Wait for me to use them for a bit. From swatching, yes, I'm seeing differences. But, I need to use them in action. These definitely don't mute out and are not as transparent as the ADs, that's what I see right off the bat. That said, these are twice as much with fewer pencils, so I'm going to play around with them and I'm also getting Supracolor this month, so I'll be able to do a comparison between the three.
Thank so incredibly much for the long swatch and first impressions here. They really are so wonderful and looking forward to seeing your final favourite set. These do seem so pigmented but at the same time more opaque so some may not as thrilled(?) with them… perhaps! I have seen a few people say they prefer the albrecht durer. Every one is different with art supplies! I have a feeling I would love them! 😂
Thank you so much again
Edit- I forgot, I asked on a different video but think I made it sound a bit confusing … I’m going to get a few open stock to try- would it better to buy a few to make a blend( eg dark mid and light blue) or different colours to see how they mix( eg warm blue and cool ‘red’ to make purple etc) ? Perhaps either would be fine🤷♀️just to get a feel for them… I dream of owning them all😂
Same with inktense- wondered if I should get a mix of colours or a dark and light blue s to create a blend or something 🤷♀️ hope that makes sense !. And I don’t mean mixing inktense with the museums.
Thank you so incredibly much again!
Yeah these are much more opaque than other watercolor pencils, but you can water them down to make them more transparent. Honestly, I would get a mixture and not a blend, because then you can make colors out of a good yellow, a pinkish red, and a blue and even get warm and cool variations
Can you show how these look on regular paper like regular cheap coloring book paper?
For cheap, you mean like CreateSpace? I may be using these on a ColorIt book color along this month. I don't typically use watercolor pencils on CreateSpace paper in general. They tend to sink in before they dissolve and the paper is not meant for water mediums.
A comparison between the AD and Museum on the same paper would make what you say more accurate maybe? You say the AD was fading more but the paper play a big role on how watercolor react...
I mean I have used the ADs on watercolor paper. They still water down more in general/fade out and aren't as vibrant. That doesn't make them awful pencils though. I absolutely love my ADs too.
supracolor and pablo are the exact same colors, only difference is the watercolr vs colorpencils
Perfect! Then they will work like the polys/albrecht durer duo!
Supposedly the white aquarelle is the whitest of all pencils can be even used on top of dark colored pencil on the right paper. I am wondering if the other pencils would do that...thinking of getting some open stock
Hmmm I'll test that out and see.
I would much prefer a set that had more reds/pinks as red is a primary color and cannot be mixed to be created. It really gets me mad to see a set at this price point which is so heavy on the greens as green is a secondary color and can be made in various tints, tones, shades. Thanks so much for doing this swatch!
It’s really hard to make a lightfast pink. It’s the same with Derwent Lightfast pencils. Almost no actual pinks.
I mean pink is relatively easy to make here, so to me, pink isn't a big deal. Red would be, as red is a primary color needed, but there is a good red here and I don't need a large selection of reds as long as you have a true red to start with.
I finally talked myself into getting these I went back and forth like “no, yes” but decided they needed to be in my collection 😂😂
I don't use them super often, but they are a glorious pencil
(Not an english native speaker) I've bought a small set of Albrech Dürer and one Museum pencil for testing (a lot, I know XD). The former is more transparent and de caran dache is very bright. One day I want to get big sets of both, they are amazing and surprizinly complementary.
But I've also heard that the oil pencils of both brands work beautifully together (couldn't test this, yet), so maybe it's to be expected...
The Albrecht Durers and Museums are watercolor pencils, but they do work really well dry - if you haven't tried them that way yet.
@@ColorfullyOptimistichave, and they realy work well this way. I still want a small set of polycromos for when I need a water resistent part of a drawing. But both watercolor pencil brands are going to be my priority, along with graphitint pencils. And I love melting them with water, they have no bussiness being this fun 😆. Have a nice day!
I would do a color along hapilly
thank you so incredibly much for the help :) i tried a few -they are SO pigmented! Laying them down (just in pencil form), I dont think they feel quite as soft or something as the Albrecht durer? I have to swatch the others but that's how it feels- did i have an odd one perhaps? Some feel creamy tho! Thank you so incredibly much again!
I mean these are opaque but the pencils weren't hard and scratchy to me.
@@ColorfullyOptimistic thank you so much!the albrecht durer feel softer do you think? Im starting to get concerned i got some duds or something.... im so incredibly sorry for the questions!
thank you so much! the albrecht durer feel softer do you think? Im starting to get concerned i got some dud museums or something.... im so incredibly sorry for the questions!
I'd say the ADs are a bit softer, but nothing drastic.
@@ColorfullyOptimistic thank you so incredibly much. And really so sorry about all the questions. I’m really worried about these. Of course I have the worst luck. Last thing I needed & shouldn’t be even thinking about buying anything at all. Really disheartened to say the least 😔
Kori could you use a blender pen with these pencils ?
Yes but I don't recommend it. These really shine with water
Lovely video. I think it's always better to buy from an independent art store. If I have to save up because they're a bit dearer I'll do that. If we don't, all the independents will disappear and the big A will be able to charge whatever they want. Our buying habits can kill smaller companies.
We don't have any small independent art stores out here. While I'm all about supporting small business in any niche really, we don't have them, so I have to buy from Blick, Jackson's, etc.
@@ColorfullyOptimistic that's still heaps better than the big A. I'm in Australia so not familiar with Blick, and Jacksons while large is not a chain. I buy from them as well at times. The variety available from Jacksons is this way more than I can find locally.
Who is another Aqua crayon teacher to learn from ?
Teacher?
@@ColorfullyOptimistic who demonstrate it well ?
Please don't throw this box, Im willing to buy it
I'm not throwing it out. In fact, my pencils are still in it and that's what they are stored in.
Very pretty. But way over my budget. Sigh....
Yes, they are expensive for sure.