ARTEZA Colored Pencils - Is It a Good PRISMACOLOR Alternative? | Urban Sketching on Moleskine

This Arteza vs Prismacolor comparative review also features urban sketching on a Moleskine sketchbook as a demo for the Arteza colored pencils. Is Arteza a good Prismacolor alternative for those who do art on a budget? Can we achieve the same results we get from Prismacolor Premier without the constant breakages from the soft core leads?
This video discusses Arteza's vibrancy, lightfastness, blending ability, and core durability.
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[@carriekay5987]

NEW SUBSCRIBER, and I love your presentation. It is loaded with integrity and easy to understand. I found your candor refreshing and compellingly honest. I resonated strongly with your comment regarding "cheating" in blending if one has to resort to "agents" to achieve the desired results. I cannot wait to look over more of your videos! This is one channel I am so happy to have been exposed to. Thanks for sharing this information in a very educational way. 👍👍

[@GingerUmali]

Aaaw Carrie, you're such a sweet soul! Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. You made my heart sing! Thanks for finding me and for staying. Welcome! I hope you find plenty of inspiration in this channel. Take care :)

[@providencevalleyfarm5270]

I am so blessed to find another Bible Journaler, especially someone with your skill and who uses Prismacolor! I was watching this to decider which colored pencil to buy for my daughter. The "Art Therapy" in the title especially drew me in as she's using art as part of her therapy now, and I have been using it as a form of OT for years. I can tell you that we are both going to be catching up on many, many of your videos! Thank You and May the Lord Bless your ministry.

[@GingerUmali]

Thank you Providence Valley Farm! It matters a lot to me that you're sharing my videos with your daughter. What a blessing you are to me! God bless you too.

[@didoym8028]

You're on a different level Ginger! You've become that expert artist who is so generous with your ideas.

[@GingerUmali]

Wow, thanks Didoy! You're such a warm and encouraging person. I'm so thrilled you've frequented my channel. It's an honor :)

[@sharespotsy]

I’m so happy to find you! Your review was quite educating and I enjoyed your artwork.

[@GingerUmali]

I'm more than thrilled you found me, Cheryl. Thank you for visiting this channel and leaving me a kind comment that made me smile today :) I hope you continue watching my other videos too

[@mmmmlllljohn]

Thank you for your enlightening and comprehensive comparison. No many have mentioned the different papers that you can use with more professional grade pencils and. it was interesting to see Prismacolour blue and red making brown! I really enjoyed your video and will check out your other ones. TFS! ❤️🇨🇦

[@athieliagriffin7957]

Very honest review. I purchased them because of the hype and price. They were terrible. Not only did they not blend, they smelled so bad my eyes started burning and I had to stop. I aired them outside for two days and wiped them off. Still made my eyes burn! I have been an artist for 30 years and have used all types of mediums and never had that happen. Do not recommend them at all. Made me worry about children using them because of price. Go with Prisma.

[@elizabethandiosa4579]

Love the art and thank you for sharing.

[@GingerUmali]

Thank you, Elizabethan Diosa! Hope you're having a good week! Cheers!

[@janeteggleston4764]

I love your attention to detail when reviewing these sets. I found you when you compared the big three.

[@GingerUmali]

I'm so thrilled you're here. Thanks for watching Janet. I hope you visit again.

[@ArtJourneyUK]

Excellent review. Thank you

[@GingerUmali]

Thank you too for dropping me a note and for watching. I appreciate the support. 😊🙏🏻

[@montserratlavid3532]

Beautiful drawing. Thank you.

[@GingerUmali]

What a sweet thing to say! Thank you Montserrat. I'm so happy you dropped by. Take care and please visit again.😄😊

[@artisticmango3455]

Thank you, this video was so helpful.🙌☺️👏👌👍

[@GingerUmali]

Thanks Ari R ... I'm so glad you watched. I appreciate your kind comment too! 😊😍😄

[@sandrah1779]

Thanks for such an honest review. I found it hard to believe Arteza would be comparable to butter soft vibrant Prismacolor Premier.

[@GingerUmali]

Thanks for dropping in Sandra! I actually bought my set because I was led to believe Arteza was an awesome replacement to Prismacolor. But when I tried it, I felt so disappointed. I read tons of blogs and watched videos but all of them turned out to be sponsored, where the reviewers received their coloured pencil sets for free. So that made me rethink if their assessments had a tinge of bias. The ones they reviewed though was an older version without the blue snail cover. So I wonder if Arteza changed their formulation and added fillers to their leads to make them more durable but scratchy. I contacted Arteza but they never replied to my email.

[@rainstorm_jo]

Hi Ginger, this is exactly the information I've been looking for. I purchased both the 120-sets of the dry and watercolor pencils on Amazon's Black Friday sale in November 2020, just to see what all the Arteza hype was about. I haven't had much time to use them a great deal and so far I have had some cores breaking- just like some of my Prismas. As a beginner colorist, I would recommend the Prismacolors over Arteza just because Prismas are available open stock and there is better color variety in terms of value ranges. However, I like the thicker barrel and simpler/less busy visual appearance of the Artezas. For now, my Artezas will be a supplement for my Prismacolor set-most of mine are ~20 years old when they were still manufactured in the USA. Thank you!!

[@GingerUmali]

I'm glad you found this channel happytrochoid! Thanks for watching. You're so lucky to still have those old Prismacolor sets. They are of better quality. The Arteza is a good back-up plan but after trying it, I'm not likely to grab and use it often. My hands cramped from colouring too long with the Arteza. They just don't blend as easily as I hoped.

[@mchobbit2951]

I'm in Europe so Prismacolor being open stuck is a mute point. They aren't. Only Faber Castell, Derwent and Caran d'Ache are and those are pricey brands.

[@CaityRaindrop]

I had some core breakages on my oranges I the 120 set and arteza sent me a whole new set. Though I agree my hands cramp when I try to blend with them I need to use very light layers.

[@LuvsSno]

One negative is the pencil number is high up on the pencil.. you're like you to sharpen it away before you get toward the end of the pencil and remember to look for that number

[@denisegarchow1405]

Organize by the color pallet on the container and they will be sorted by color.

[@dn6664]

Love your reviews. Wish had watched them earlier. Kindly review castle arts pencils too

[@GingerUmali]

Welcome to this channel D N. Glad you're here. I'll see if I can review Castle Arts for you. I haven't bought their colored pencils because the company uses basswood which is not such a great choice for pencils compared to cedar. Castle Art also has weak lightfastness and many complain that the colors aren't vibrant. But I'll see if I can do a product review for this.

[@dn6664]

@@GingerUmali Thank you for replying. I will look forward to all your colour pencil reviews . I love your honest reviews

[@MatildaRabbit]

I had a lot of the same thoughts. I just rearranged my Arteza palette the other day, and I just got my set of Prismacolor today. So the Prismacolor set was arranged similarly, so I had a thought. Perhaps one tray was the pencils in the 24 set, and the other tray contained the next 24 pencils? So, I had already made a list because I ordered three different items and was trying to figure out how many duplicates I would have, which could be both good and bad, depending on how much you needed that color. So, I was correct. The first tray was the same as the 24-color set. That makes sense when it comes to manufacturing and packaging! You'd have the process for the first 24 already in place. I guess Arteza was doing the same, maybe? Anyway, yes, my hinge broke so that I didn't even realize the lid was hinged. It won't go on and stay on no matter how much I fiddle with it.

[@GingerUmali]

It's funny how manufacturers make their pencil organization easy for their production lines but not intuitive enough for us who will use the coloured pencils. For me, it's important that colour families are grouped together in the same tray. Makes my work flow faster. Anyway, thanks for your comment Tara. I'm glad you visited my channel. Hope you come by again.

[@MatildaRabbit]

@@GingerUmali , it's just a theory, but it might not hold water with the larger sets. I also have no knowledge of how the manufacturers' plants are set up, but at least there was a possible explanation that I could understand.

[@elizabethandiosa4579]

Thank you. I considered purchasing arteeza. So glad I did not purchase. I bought kohinoor 36 polycolors good lightfastness, good reviews. Will eventually purchase polychromos and Caran Dache

[@GingerUmali]

The Arteza is one of the purchases I made that I regretted so much. I just used it once then kept them forever. It's still nicely packed in the original carton and all, but I didn't enjoy using it. Maybe when my other supplies run out and I'm without choice, I'll grab them again.

[@GingerUmali]

I wish there's a way to post images in this comments section. I'd love to see what you make with the supplies you have.

[@angelawossname]

Instead of keeping them and never using them, consider donating them to a school, community centre of home for the elderly or disabled. That's what I do with my art supplies that I buy but don't like or use.

[@munayki-solebrillosolar-8602]

An amazing explanation. Thank You so much, I apreeciate Your sincerely help. Winged and Colorful Hugs. ✍🏼🌈🌎🌏🌍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🏡🕊️👋🏼

[@GingerUmali]

Oh how sweet! Thanks for watching Munayki-Sole. Come and visit my channel again. I hope you find other videos here helpful too. Take care 🙏🏻

[@munayki-solebrillosolar-8602]

@@GingerUmali You are so Sweet, take care too.🕊️🙏🏼👋🏼☀️😉

[@rodrigor.elacerda730]

I was thinking in to buy an arteza set because my prismacolor pencils are breaking a looot…but after seeing your video, I think they are pencils to different and prismacolor is still the better option to wax pencil…

[@lauraboin6284]

The colour arrangements is to represent the first 48 as exactly the 48 in the 48 set. I put mine in a color pencil roll case anyway.

[@GingerUmali]

Thanks Laura. That's good info. Welcome to the channel. Thanks for dropping in. Glad to have you around! 😀😃

[@julek4211]

The trays are organized like this because of there sets. You get to trays with the 48 set. This trays are the same as the first 2 trays when you buy 120 pencils. Best regards from Germany by Judith

[@GingerUmali]

Oh that's good to know. Thanks Judith! I'm glad you watched. Sending back my greetings... from rainy Vancouver 😃☺️😁

[@julek4211]

@@GingerUmali thank you for your reply.

[@GingerUmali]

@@julek4211 You're most welcome! Take care :)

[@riz4429]

would you say the Arteza pencils lay down with a similar, soft feeling as the Prismacolors?

[@GingerUmali]

Hi Riz! I'm afraid, based on my experience with Arteza, I'd say the lay down isn't soft as Prismacolor. Honestly, I wanted to ditch my urban sketching because my hands got really tired with colouring. The Arteza pencils weren't grabbing well onto the paper, and they weren't mixing quite as easily as I thought they'd do. It took me 3 days to finish colouring that tiny food truck on my Moleskine sketchbook. Spending that length of time on such a tiny page never happened to me before when I used other products. But this was just my personal experience. I'm not sure others would agree. But if it would help to give you perspective, let me just add that I've been a painter for more than 40 years, and I've used all sorts of media throughout this creative journey.

[@riz4429]

@@GingerUmali Thank you, very informative! I was asking because I am a heavy handed artist and I also get cramps using things like Crayola and such - So I think I’ll settle for some Prismacolors. 40 years is amazing, wow! I have only just gotten back into art after a year long block. I’m hoping to kinda treat myself with newer, better supplies haha! But thank you for the clarification ☺️

[@GingerUmali]

@@riz4429 Saying I've been painting for over 40 years just kinda revealed my age, right? haha... I grew up in a family of artists so there were many people who influenced and inspired me. I still remember doodling on our beige leather couch with a bright red permanent marker as a little girl and my parents didn't get mad. Anyway, Prismacolor is way easier to blend so it wouldn't give you as much finger cramps as something like Arteza. If you'd like to invest on better though, why don't you check out another of my videos where I gave a really in-depth review of Prisma versus Polychromos and Caran D'Ache. You might want to learn more ... here's the quick link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn65n42irKhnopI

[@nicolejomphe7795]

Tour drawing is so beautiful, it made me stop and watch. Im thinking you should make coloring books. I sa a video about Arteza pencils on "COLOR MY WORLD", the lady tester those pencils and more to see how the would react with water: it did not go well they reacted like water pencils. Thank you again

[@GingerUmali]

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a nice comment, Nicole. I was toying with the idea of coming up with a coloring book one day. I just haven't seriously worked on it yet. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@dagmarsart]

@@GingerUmali If you made a coloring book, I would buy it for sure :-)

[@GingerUmali]

@@dagmarsart Oh you are the sweetest! You just made my heart leap. Thank you. I was actually contemplating if I'd create an adult coloring book since I have so many sketching ideas bursting in my head. Thanks for the encouragement. I may have dismissed the thought before, but after reading your comment, I may take it more seriously now. Take care DMH Meinders!

[@animeloverss1502]

What is better: Deli, Marco Renoir, Arteza, Nyoni or Brutfuner? Someone can answer me, please?

[@GingerUmali]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the other brands you mentioned. I hope anyone else who reads this comment can jump in and give us some info. Thanks :)

[@animeloverss1502]

@@GingerUmali Thank you so much anyway!!

[@CaityRaindrop]

I was 3/4 way through switching these on a printed swatch chart before I realised I had different codes 😅

[@ArtBrain]

I love your point about paper. It's true that the Arteza pencils are picky about paper. It's clear they are nowhere near as versatile as Prismacolor (my favorite pencils). You've offered a very good analysis of paper matching, which is refreshing. You managed to find paper where Arteza works okay and you've made beautiful work with it. I see so many times when people have had problems with supplies that work fine for me and it's clear that the paper they've chosen isn't right for the supply. For instance, one is always going to have problems using cheap drawing paper with alcohol markers, so if streakiness happens, it could very well be the paper....anyway, so yes, my point is to praise you for your emphasis on finding correct paper. How refreshing. Thanks for the beautiful art.

[@GingerUmali]

I always look forward to reading your comments, Teresa. Thank you for sharing your intelligent thoughts. It's funny that I actually made a long video about paper and how they should match the medium you use. So at the back of my mind, I knew there has to be a clear match between paper and media. But with this Arteza, it caught me by surprise when the normal paper I use for any colored pencil brand didn't necessarily work with Arteze. I didn't know it was so picky.

[@ArtBrain]

@@GingerUmali I'm sure your finding about the paper is really helpful for your followers. Thank you! It's your intelligence, your incredible talent and your joyful colors that bring me back time and again.

[@ignaciofernandez2057]

hi ginger, could u please do a review of castle arts colored pencils?

[@GingerUmali]

Wow, is that a popular colored pencil brand? Other subscribers have asked me to review it too. I guess I should put that in my next video project. Thanks for visiting my channel. I do hope you click the notification button so when I come up with the Castle Arts review, you'll hear about it. Thanks, again.

[@janjcks]

Also please review the Kohinoor pencils x

[@GingerUmali]

@@janjcks Thanks for the suggestion Janet. Will probably do the Kohinoor and Castle Arts together.

[@GingerUmali]

@@janjcks Hi Janet... it took a while for me to put it together, but I finally finished the Koh-i-noor Polycolor colored pencils review. Here's the video link ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/haCkZ2iZq914hM0 ... Again, thanks for the suggestion. Other subscribers, apparently, wanted this review as well.