4 Paper Coloring Challenge - TONED Paper vs WHITE Paper

[@mags_tam]

I LOVED this challenge! I love using toned paper and think you definitely need to add grey to the print shop. PLEASE do this challenge again with my beloved Prismacolor pencils so I can share it with my coloring group! Thank you for all your hard work! 💜💜💜

[@carolbatchelor5855]

I really enjoyed the comparison between the different papers. All of them look nice, but my favorites are the toned gray and toned tan papers. They show the colors, or the contrast of the colors, so much better than white papers do. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@carolestevenson1051]

The gray was my favorite, but the tan and white were beautiful as well, the three were very close! 🥰

[@tracytdoregon9018]

I Love it on the Tanned Paper the best. The white seemed cold, the Gray seemed shaded, and The Black seemed wrong with the colors used. I love your challenge's and appreciate your time with this. Thank you.

[@suehammond6402]

I don't have any products you use as I can't afford them, but it's still fun to watch. Thankyou for cheering up my days.

[@pattytolliver2651]

I have the 24 set. I only had one pencil that was an issue. I haven't had any issues with blending either. I liked the tan toned cupcake the best. This was a helpful, informative and fun video.

[@traceyshenanigans]

This was a great challenge. I think I preferred the grey a little bit over the tan. However, I think my overall thoughts are that certain pencil colors will 'pop' more on the different paper colors. I think it would be interesting to find a color scheme that would work well on each of the color papers and them compare each of those color schemes on the other colors of paper. After everything is done, I think a 4x4 grid art collage of all 16 pictures would be great. Cupcakes would work well as a testing image since they can come in such a variety of colors and they would be small enough to combine into a reasonable art grid. Also, maybe a simple flower pattern...ummmm Great work and great suggestion by Steve.

[@ea8435]

The tan paper cupcake project was my favorite with the white paper 2nd place.

[@doughtyrose]

Hello Jennifer, my favorite paper was the tan paper coloring, all were beautiful.

[@cupcakebinchen8787]

Love the challenge 😊 my first place goes to the toned paper, then grey and white, and last black. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@DebbyLong777]

Mine was the tan. Beautiful Jenn 😊l!

[@JessicaSzempruch]

I personally prefer the gray one. I love gray in general since it’s so neutral and not so jarringly bright like white

[@tonidrury6768]

Jennifer, thank you so much for accepting Steve's challenge... I loved the grey but you did an AWESOME job on all of them!

[@zsodiac7535]

The way it looks on the toned tan paper. Wow, absolutely vibrant and beautiful.

[@ellym279]

I like the tan and grey. You are so talented. I learned a lot. 💓

[@kelleypopelar3162]

I would love a video showcasing all the different toned colored paper. The grey paper is definitely a needed addition, a lot of colors are checked with mid toned grey to find the truest value/ shade/ tint of that color.

[@astridgarcia888]

I loved this video challenge ! Thanks Steve for the idea.

[@tammyhalbrook6291]

Oooooop

[@karenspann7583]

I am a user of for quite some time. The grey is awesome for portraits the grey and tan paper. I use the tan for certain landscapes. I usually copy my books that have inferior paper

[@arshiya885]

What an amazing challenge! I loved it! 😍❤️

[@judettelmoe8339]

I really enjoyed this challenge. As for the broken pencil leads, I have seen a couple people on KZbin that super glue the tips back in to the pencil when there is still wood casing to slip led back into and also i have seen some people use a microwave to refuse internal leads of often breaking pencils however I would be nervous about the metallic labels on my pencils so i am going to try a heating pad to refuse the internal leads. I am also glad for the comparison of these pencils to prisma. I am convinced i should just stay with using my prisma. Thanks

[@cherylbirchard9482]

I vote grey!

[@veystone2580]

Really nice video. Thank u for been so giving with your knowledge! 🥰🥰🥰

[@SalimaBarzane]

I like the one on tan toned paper best, then white. Love you videos Jenn and Steve

[@robertahinman3631]

Tan paper is my favorite. Never tried tan or black and need to try it sometime. Thanks for sharing.

[@nancykerner]

The tan! Thanks for a great video challenge!

[@kc9eow]

I paint watercolors on white but I love to use my pastels and colored pencils on grey. I love the way they look.

[@maribelyoung6445]

The tan paper is my favorite. 😁

[@creativitybytrisha6819]

This was neat to see. My order is tan, grey, white, and black.

[@11556sunshine]

Great info as always. Thank you!! The tan is my favorite. It would be interesting to see the black with a more ‘appropriate’ pallet.

[@katyratyra]

Fascinating!

[@meomie8440]

Just got my swatch bliss swatch book and its exactly what I was looking for! I really appreciate being able to choose what kind of paper I wanted since I prefer mixed media paper. Looking forward to doing some swatching later :)

[@deannareti7205]

Toed tan paper gets my vote Jen and Steve 😇😇💯

[@cheryldodge5126]

Tan Toned for sure!!

[@kgart4fun269]

I like the toned tan best. The gray paper looks warm toned on my screen. It would be interesting to see a cool toned gray paper (similar to Strathmore toned gray).

[@timyank8433]

I originally had the 24 set of Chromoflow, and then 72 set when they released and I don't think I have had much trouble at all with any breakage. Maybe one? You may have gotten a set that had a rough travel.

[@CraftyColourist]

I agree, I think they were damaged in transit. I haven't had any issues with my 72 set, and only 1 with my older 24 set. ArtGearGuide makes the very interesting point that there's very rarely no issues with any coloured pencils in a set. Even the mighty Polychromos - I picked one up off the shelf openstock and the coloured core fell right out! Suffice to say, I didn't buy that one!

[@timyank8433]

@@CraftyColourist I would totally agree with that statement. I would expect there to be maybe one or two duds in a set with breakage and whatnot. This is why whenever possible, I try to purchase as much as I can off the store shelf so I can inspect it myself, because as you experienced, even then you find bad apples. But at least then you know!

[@Mirrigold]

Same here, only had two breakages in the 72 set and none in my original 24 set.

[@emilysartcart]

Informative! Thank you!💜💚💙

[@theresabellflower8123]

I loved the tan one the best

[@donnabost4445]

Jennifer, i found out the pencils sharpener made a BIG difference, i was using the KUM and switched to the Dahle 133 made a Huge Difference Why? I dont know......also in my "area" of the country (WI) with cold and warm humidity.....i getting the same problem with Prismas too.....now i try to keep my pencils warm..... not hot.....and use the dahle and it worked......I loved this paper challenge!! I have used white and tanned, now i love the grey!!!

[@shellycastille4991]

What an informative video. I have not tried any other paper beside white. A lot of people really recommend toned tan for grayscale images. Do feel this paper works better for grayscale?

[@LuluDrakonite]

I'vs seen a tip that warming the pencils (like on a sunny windowsill) for a while can help the cores "melt" and help fix the breakage issues. I've so far been very lucky with all the pencils I've bought throughout the years that the ones I really like I've never had breakage issues... Yet... Now I've put the energy out there I'm sure I'm going to have a horrible time in the future 😅 I've only got a few chromaflow from a Scrawlrbox and I wasn't really impressed with the colour saturation so I doubt I'll expand my collection past those 6. I did fall in love with the Posca pencils though, so creamy and pigmented

[@kimvalentino1125]

They are all pretty but I think I like the black paper best

[@FindYourDivineDesign]

Grey was my favorite. But I tend to favor the cool tones and that’s why I think I liked the grey paper. The tan toned paper would have been my second.

[@nicolewolfcry7408]

toned tan is my favorite. The others just don't seem as clear or as vibrant for me.

[@deannareti7205]

Yes the Toed Tan yay😂😂❤❤

[@LEARNINGRELATIONSHIPWITHGOD]

Do you all have a small binder of the different colors of papers? Like you did with the different kinds of papers for CP, WC, AM, MM.

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

I loved this challenge! So cool to see the differences between colors. I actually liked the Grey best. And, my first Chromoflow set (24) had a BAD grass green. I've also had to contact Blick because some of my Lightfast are bad. They are replacing the Lightfast. But I got the Chromoflow from Amazon and I just didn't think it would be worth it to get the grass green replaced. I just bought the set of 12. AND then the set of 72 comes out so I have triples of some of the pencils now. hahaha

[@noneyabuizz9749]

I would contact derwent directly. Even if they don't replace the pencil, It makes them aware of what they may need to improve as far as packaging and shipping

[@ConnieWoodworth]

I loved this video and the format, I learned so much. Jennifer’s explanation on how she planned out her “recipe” was so well done. I too liked the coloring on the tan, then my second on the grey. Yes, grey! Also, loved the background music. Where did you find it, what is it?

[@desireebryant3658]

It was a tie for me really between the tan and Grey. I hope you tried contacting Derwent about those pencils. Must have been a bad match.

[@ninettearmentrout3250]

The tan paper is my favorite. Second the white

[@felicitycrowe6971]

I actually think the one on white pops more than the one on grey

[@deannareti7205]

Cool ❤❤🎉🎉

[@PeachesAndDiamonds]

I’m looking to get a printer for my house so I can print coloring pages on different types of paper. Any recommendations?

[@beatrizz.jimenez6029]

The tan, I like the most

[@electrichen6243]

My Prisma colours are always breaking, may be it's a transport or transport temperature issue. I'm from UK and I don't have a problem with other pencils. I now use the shorter dumpy option on the Prisma sharpener, this avoids less waste and you don't need a fine point for most of your colouring.

[@kevinworth3311]

Exactly, I said the same in my reply, showing them breaking all the time in her video gives them a bad reputation, when it is how she sharpens them that is at fault.

[@noneyabuizz9749]

@@kevinworth3311 But the point is, you shouldn't need a special sharpener for every colored pencil. and If it was the sharpening then every single pencil would have an issue. I agree that some sharpeners are superior. And she didn't say anything bad about Derwent. She simply shared her struggle. and this happens with the cores in a lot of pencils. She even said several times to let her know so she knew if it was a pencil thing or if it was dropped in the shipping aspect. Like when I got my black widows I had so many issues and tried sharpening in several methods even using sand paper and still had breakage. when I contacted the company we determined it happened because of rough handeling in the shipping department. as the ones I had issues with were sent in the same shipment and amazon didnt do the best job at packing them in the box so they were thrown around.... You could also tell it was an issue with the cores as they were broke farther up in the barrel vs right at the exposed area

[@mjpete27]

I have a friend that buys salvage supplies and he has had great luck cooking pencils, I guess this re-formed the core he cooks prisma colors at 300° in the oven for a half an hour. You have to be careful not to burn them, but he has great success and seldom has pencil breaks. He does use manual sharpeners and not electric. But she was not having trouble with sharpening, only breaking as she was using the pencils!

[@CraftyColourist]

@@noneyabuizz9749 The thing is though, pretty much most vids I've watched or reviews I've read say you have to be very careful sharpening Prismacolor pencils, and people still love them.Jennifer even says the same in her comparison video! It sounds like it's just similar here and it makes sense; a super soft core lead is going to have more issues and need more TLC than a harder one. I used a normal metal, handheld sharpener to sharpen all my new 72 set and had no issues at all. I was just gentle and took my time.

[@noneyabuizz9749]

@@CraftyColourist I agree. I guess I just felt bewildered that Kevin felt she was bad mouthing Derwent when I didn't hear anything of the sort. She wasn't using a cheap dollar tree pencil eater. I just don't want people to get discouraged from giving honest reviews about products. I could see if she had titled the video something like "These pencils are the worst" but even then that is 1 opinion

[@bette-annflood835]

toss between gray and tan

[@inezb491]

Dankje veel van geleerd

[@artandmorewithrachelnicole]

Love it 💖

[@shirley1228]

I liked the gray

[@felicitycrowe6971]

I’ve only just joined, sorry, but I think I like the tan or white that I like the best

[@dogyaltshering9653]

The toned tan …I love that.Just an observation,is using the same colours on different coloured paper a bit unfair.Maybe the black paper would have done better with a different set of colours

[@shelleywellar4557]

2 of my chromaflow pencil lead ends fell out, 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces.

[@bethlindner-thaddeus7557]

Gray!

[@stacyittersagen9832]

Thank you for showing us the different colors of paper and what they could do! Very informative! I have the Chromaflows and they do not break like that. Contact Derwent.

[@deannareti7205]

Hello from NZ😇😇❤️❤️😊

[@barbarawilliams4813]

I vote for the tan paper.

[@deborahchadwick210]

I like tan, then grey.

[@judygarnhum2992]

Tan paper!

[@kevinworth3311]

Hello Jennifer, the reason why you keep getting the chromaflow or the prismacolor pencils breaking, is that you are using a hand sharpener or an electric sharpener to sharpen them. Using these sharpeners to give you a sharp point, but it stresses the pencil, this goes for all soft core pencils, and the tips break off or the whole end breaks off. You need to buy a cheap Dahle crank sharpener with the setting on the back set to the lowest, not the highest point. The end of the pencil looks like a pitt pastel pencil when it arrives in the tin. They do not break this way , less stress and you are sharpening less of the pencil too. It gives you a flat top to the pencil which you can use for fine detail using the edge. Hope this solves the problem, and stops you giving pencils that do this, bad looking reviews. I use the Dahle sharpener for all my soft core and pastel pencils, and have never had a pencil break since. I like the tan paper best, it has more contrast. Thanks Kevin

[@electrichen6243]

I love my Dahle for longer points and that's the setting I use. I find if you absolutely have to have a sharp point and medium-firm pressure, hold the pencil 90 degrees to the paper. I often use my prisma sharpener to just sharpen the point of the lead by not inserting it all the way so you don't shave the wood.

[@kevinworth3311]

@@electrichen6243 Best way is to use the Dahle on the low setting for soft and pastel pencils and leave the setting at that. Buy another one set to the high sharp point setting for all other pencils, they are cheap sharpeners. I use an electric Tihoo sharpener for all my other pencils, to get the sharp point, which the harder pencils can tolerate.

[@electrichen6243]

@@kevinworth3311 Thank you, yes I'll do that

[@Christine__D]

I am torn between the tan and white but the tan has the slightest edge.

[@katyratyra]

Toned tan.

[@cherrie34446]

I say the Kraft paper

[@deannareti7205]

I like rhetan darlings😇❤️❤️💋❤️

[@CORNALSDAUGHTER]

Tan. The pink looked too light

[@tinetemp5960]

I like the tan paper

[@minnahumble2294]

Instead of talking so long about what you’re going to do, JUST DO IT. you were seven minutes into this video explaining what you’re going to do before you got started. Seems like a waste of time.