Koh-I-Noor Polycolor 144 Set Review

[@felipebello8488]

These look so beautiful...

[@indigoflat00]

Another fantastic review. I always read the comments and find your comment "I don't have fans just friends" so very touching. I'm sure your lighting situation will be resolved soon. You have such a comprehensive review of each and every product. When I want or need to know information, I always check what you have to say about a product as I know you will be honest in your opinion and research. Thank you so very much for all that you do in the coloring community!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Laura you are too kind, thank you so very much for you lovely comment. I always used to listen to KZbinrs refer to their viewers as fans and would think to myself, “Tom Cruise has fans, Julia Roberts has fans, but us lot on KZbin, we have friends.” I don’t know I always just thought of the concept a bit “Them and Us” and I don’t personally like that. The way I personally look at this situation is. Without you guys, my channel would be nonexistent, sure I could keep making videos but if there was no benefit to anyone other than myself then there would be no point. But when I read the amazing comments I get or messages from people saying that the reviews have helped them, I’m blown away. And to be honest I need you guys a lot more than you need me and I don’t mean for views. I guess the whole KZbin thing is a bit selfish from my side of things because I get so much from the people who watch my videos. Friendship, conversation, advice and so much more and because of that I always feel so indebted to you all, there is a part of me that feels I am taking advantage of you all because of what I get out of this. This is why I try to do as many giveaways as possible, always check my links and make sure that I am sending you all to the very cheapest product out there on Amazon etc. Any way Laura, thank you so very much for your wonderful comment and I am so glad you get something from the reviews, I don’t even like calling them “My reviews” because when I upload them they are everyone’s 😄😄 Have a wonderful day, keep safe and stay well.

[@AngelReyes-qc2jy]

I've been bingewatching a ton of you're reviews I'm myself also a colored pencils enthusiast and an inspiring artist and I love your videos, you gain a new fan

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much my friend but I prefer to call people who watch my videos friends rather than fans. I think the word fan implys I’m higher than you guys who watch my videos and that is not the case, if anything, you guys are much more important than me because without you guys The Art Gear Guide would be nothing. Thank you so much my friend for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the reviews. I’ve seen your art on Instagram and it is pretty special your art is excellent

[@veragaines1623]

Bought these recently and love them! Thanks so much Harry for your awesome reviews! You are the best!

[@sweetbb125]

This looks like a beautiful set, beautiful artwork.

[@claumimartz]

Wow!! This looks like an amazing set!! There are so many different colors! Love your reviews! I think your comments on the products are always thoughtful and honest.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Claudia for your wonderful comment you are too kind

[@ya_b0oii630]

I feel so bad for you, u do everything for ur fans. You deserve more.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so very much for you kind comment but I get so much from you guys I could never ask for anything more. Also I don’t have fans, just friends, fans are for celebrities, I know some people on KZbin refer to their subscribers as fans, but I personally prefer to call my subscribers friends. Thank you so much for your comment I really appreciate it.

[@tayt_]

The Art Gear Guide But paper is so expensive though! Our hearts bleed! 😭

[@jax738]

Your reviews are greatly appreciated in this quarantine. There something to look forward to 🤗

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for you lovely comment

[@maggies5049]

OMG! A set of 144!! Wow. I love these pencils and almost bought the 72 set but held off. Now I know why. Appreciate the information very much. Am in the USA so these babies are definitely on my list.

[@Msboochie2]

It was unbeknownst to me that they were planning to premiere this 144 set. After holding out for years, while hoping for more colors, I conceded and bought the 72 set nearly 6 months ago. It would be awesome if they could make the “new” 72 pencils available separately, especially since they are already packaged in two separate tins. I would buy the additional 72 pencils in a flash.

[@vangogo6819]

This just appeared on my playlist and I am glad it did, very good review sir. I have always liked Koh-I-Noor products and am fortunate there are quite a few places within reasonable distance that carry them. Now I want this set,lol and I can already hear my husband screaming as I already ordered my seasonal supplies.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am so glad that the video was recommended to you by KZbin, I think as the channel has began to grow more and more people are finding my videos in their recommended list. Thank you so much for checking out the channel and I really hope you continue to enjoy the content. Thank you so very much for your support.

[@vangogo6819]

@@TheArtGearGuide You are very welcome, I will continue to watch and support your channel, you focus on products most people kind of pass by but they are some of my favorites, like the Koh-I-Noor products! Linda (vangogo)🖌🖍✏🎨🖼😊

[@brendarocheck3988]

I have been waiting for this set to come out. Great review!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thanks Brenda I don’t think you will be disappointed it really is an amazing set, I love it.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thanks Brenda I don’t think you will be disappointed it really is an amazing set, I love it.

[@lynnjeffries7525]

Just unboxing and swatching out my new 144 set, I don't think the pigment output is massive compared to Lightfadt and Luminance but oh my stars they are beautifully smooth and the range of colours is fabulous abd will fill in gaps in other more limited sets I can't wait to get cracking with them

[@claritzairosario68]

Thank you so much for this review! 🥰 Harry, many blessings to you and your family ❤️❤️❤️

[@davidswift9120]

Brilliant. Thanks so much for this. I’d never come across these pencils before. Based on your review, I might just take the plunge and buy them!

[@twingytwango6971]

Happy Dancing, got my order today, I've not even opened them up yet. Excitement!

[@phlipperxx656]

I have a soft spot for K-I-N stuff, I really love their portrait set, and their finicky lead holders. I noticed that you were quite enamoured with the Almond Brown here...was wondering--would a video or video series on unique colours throughout brands be possible? You know, those handfuls of colours that you fall in love with that no other brand gets quite right, or even a peerless colour with no analog in any other sets? I may have asked this before. It would be helpful to people looking to buy unique colours open stock. Not sure if videos like those have been done yet, can't think of anyone more qualified, you must have handled most coloured pencils in existence at this point!

[@danettetrostle7173]

Hey Harry! I haven’t had a lot of time to check in and see what’s up. I enjoyed this review. I have a 72 set and I have to tell you, these are one of my favorites! I really hope you, your family, especially your daughter are well. Stay safe and sound 😎

[@AkunamatataCCCP]

This is the only full and interesting review of kohenoor 144 on the whole youtube) thank you👍🏼

[@MadebyDawn23]

Super, really appreciate your Review continue doing what you are doing, stay safe

[@suewilkinson910]

They look lovely. Thank you. I'm so pleased they have given this set colour names. It's just not easy finding the pencil from a number. They have put the name in a daft place, so we will have to be inventive and stick labels on them I suppose. I have the 72 set and the portrait set. The only way I could find out which colours were repeated was to ask the question of other Amazon buyers in the feedback section. I asked if someone could list the pencil numbers of the portrait set. And someone did and so I could work out which were repeats and which new colours.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Sue, yeah the position of the pigment name was a bit of a pin the tale on the dinky moment I think for Koh-I-Noor. But I am sure someone will notice this and hopefully in future batches the position will change. Hope you are keeping well my friend and staying safe.

[@PaulaSimoes67]

Thank You, i love your reviews...

[@jowarwick5247]

Great set of pencils. Love your reviews and demos. I hope you get your subscribers plaque as well.

[@taylorsart9922]

i just wanted to let you know i thought your live review was very good and found it very informative.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Mark, I loved it as well mate but I really need to sort out the video quality. You see when I do my reviews I use a proper camera which I can control focus and white balance etc but with the live streams I only have web cams which don’t allow you to control focus etc. But I am hopefully going to get it sorted soon it’s just so expensive to get high quality video recorded on KZbin and live-streams but I want to do the best I can for everyone

[@taiee66]

Harry, I hope this finds you and your family well. Thank you for the review. I have the 72 set and have already ordered these from ebay. I will give my 72's to my aunt when these come. I do like the polycolors. I live in Alaska and only one shop carries these single and they do not have the new ones. I paid 139.00 USD which is less than 1.00 per pencil and not a bad price on my end.....I also got free shipping so not too bad. TY again for a great review and please stay safe!!!

[@therasiathecook]

I am a fan... I love arts and colouring and drawing but I am not an artist hahaha I just love to play and collect coloured pencils...But why I am writing now, is because I am a pastry chef and use a colour guide, sometimes for making buttercream flowers and I just loved the idea of the small hole to check the color ... so nice. Thank you!!!

[@tabbi8889]

They look amazing, I wish I could afford them, they look super soft and smooth with such a variety of choices of colour. Very envious.

[@williamholmes4406]

Very helpful and thorough review! Thank you!

[@soucky1]

Hi Harry, wow! they really look Awesome! i love Koh - I - Noor colored pencils but i was waiting after a bigger set before buying ones who will not satisfied myself i have the Tri Colors set which i absolutely love but for the colored pencils i'm so excited they have created the 144 colored pencils, i don't know why they didn't go till 150 which lots of peoples weir asking but still mystery to me LOL! Anyway sadly i was not with you live last night because of the tome zones but i really wan't to seen your Amazing video of your Stunning Birds you never tought giving some tutorials once and a while because you are a Phenomenal Artist, colorist and would love to learn from you but it's always a real joy watch you drawing &n coloring but never able to achieved the same spectacular look, Thank You for the great review Harry your infos are always very handy and precises which i really appreciated and i will order mine at Ebay if they ship to Canada hummmm!

[@genevievebonneau09]

I assume it's 144 and not 150, because of the packaging. They already have the 72 set. In order to sell a bigger set, they just doubled up the 72 set by adding another tin of 72. Releasing a set of 150 would require investing in a whole new type of package, which is very costly.

[@soucky1]

​@@genevievebonneau09 Right totally Agree with you Genevieve, i haven't think of that, but i've bought the set and it's a great sets and i'm more then please with these so Beautiful 144 colored pencils, You are so smarth and i truly appreciated your reply to me, it's always fun to learn from anyones who take the time to let you know why so Thank You so much it's make more sense to me know!

[@kagirokasuri6119]

Just discovered your channel when I was trying to figure out what oil based pencils were lol Love the content and definitely subscribing!

[@catbraunwell6450]

Great review as always. Thanks so much. I have the set of 24 woodless Kohl’s-I-Noor pencils. Do you know what the difference is? And what is you favorite paper for colored pencils please?

[@mehditorkamani9890]

Thanks Harry! How do you compare them to Polychromos, Lyra or Prismacolors. Happened to come across them in an online store, but not sure they’re worth the cost.

[@kitcat123ful]

Thank you for this review. I do not have these pencils, I have the Tri Tones. Which I think are the same material, just 3 pigments per pencil which is quite fun. I wish you would do a review on those!

[@BjornarFrantzen]

I need this in my life

[@kciNjr17_Portrait.Artworks]

Nice review, one of the color pencil brand favorite hehe..

[@chenwang9161]

I have read so many of your reviews and they are so helpful. I ended up buying quite a few sets of colored pencils. This Koh-I-Noor Polycolor set is definitely comparatively cheaper, but I simply cannot find the lightfast information. Can you give some idea about it? Where can I find the lightfast table?

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I have the table of Lightfast information on my written review bit.ly/2VXp3qq hopefully this will help you out

[@chenwang9161]

@@TheArtGearGuide thank you so much, and also thank you for all the help you provide me in choosing colored pencil brands

[@phlipperxx656]

@@TheArtGearGuide That's fantastic, thanks so much for finding out the lightfastness of all of these! To be found nowhere else on the WWW. Some of the ratings are heartbreaking, though...Amaranth Pink is a 1 star, it is such an amazing colour 😢 Cafe Noir Brown is a '?' 😅 What a rebel

[@karendodge4865]

Thanks for the review.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for your comment I really appreciate it

[@lynnjeffries7525]

I have the 144 set, are the colours in the grey line and brown line actually all included in this 144 set or do i need to rush out and buy these #havetohavethemall

[@DinoPaquette]

Thank you Harry ... stay safe and thank's ! :-)

[@suewilkinson910]

There's no wax bloom, dusting or crumbling with these pencils in colouring books or on drawing paper. I have had the 72 set for several years now. They are a very good set of pencils with lovely colours. The new extended set is even better and will have me buying the rest as soon as I can.

[@suewilkinson910]

Oh, and they are a much better quality pencil than ColourSoft and totally different to Prismacolor, which feel greasy to me. But then, we all like different pencils.

[@TheLeela630]

Hello Harry, Hope all is well. I was so excited when I heard Koh-I-Noor was adding new colors. These were the first good set I started with. Unfortunately, I can not find any information on when and if these are actually coming. I know the pandemic has slowed alot of things. I was just wondering if you had any new information on when and if these will be available. Thanks for all your videos... :)

[@TheArtGearGuide]

You can purchase them on eBay, obviously I am not sure what country you live in but the shipments are from Poland and I am pretty sure they ship globally, they currently have 132 sets available. Thing is tho with all the shutdowns, country closures, so many art supplies are struggling either getting wood for the pencils shipped to them or the pencils shipped out once they get the wood and the same is true for other supplies. It is a crazy world we live in at the minute.

[@LisasColoringCorner]

Do you feel the lightfast ratings are accurate? I’m always leery of them on more budget type of brands but I know Koh-I-Noor is a reputable company so I was wondering what you thought.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I made a video a few weeks back called picking a fight with lightfast, if you watch that video I actually answer this question because I understand what you are saying and in the video I go in-depth on the subject of lightfast ratings other than Blue Wool or ASTM

[@LisasColoringCorner]

@@TheArtGearGuide ok. Thank you.

[@twingytwango6971]

German Ebay has them, I paid EUR 119.00, shipping is free in Germany.

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

Ok .. now I have to do a sub to you! At least you answered all my questions about Koh-I-Noor! And I was wondering to find some in the net (e.g. USA with $70 Shipping for me sitting in #Austria) XD and I thought they gave up this set. But actually it is the opposite! I really like your reviews and as I'm tested the Koh-I-Noor (36 pack) compared to my Polychromos ... I have to say I'll go for Koh-I-Noor just because they ain't that sticky on the paper (working on Stonehenge WHITE 250gsm) and you can do extremly fine nouances with the Koh-I-Noor where the Polychromos (which are actually know for rather hardness) are to sticky to me. ... ok don't mention Prismacolor .. it is like lipstick -.- I love the powdery behaviour of Koh-I-Noor on light apply as well as the smoothness which comes up if I'm on a more heavy hand. The fact they come up with 144 colours and are lightfast (currently on practical testing!) is enough for me to say -> using it for professional work! Keep the head up - sh!t happens and I'm really honoring you for doing that video additionally to your livestream just because you ain't happy with the quality! Cheers!

[@ccdani2]

Hi , Thank you so much for this review!!! I have always been drawing with graphite and recently started with brush markers and I am looking to get some colouring pencils as well . What pencils would you recommend the most ? Prismacolor , Koh-i-Noor or Derwent lightfast? Thank you !!

[@LonitaFraser]

Harry, I was wondering. Do you know if the new pencils are available open stock anywhere? I tried finding out myself but nothing's coming up. Are they still holding off on a big push until we're all out of the current situation?

[@suzycassidy2583]

Thank you for your time in doing this review. I was wondering about the lightfast quality of these pencils? Your reviews are very helpful thank you.

[@MsVanorak]

they are considered artist grade so pretty good but I don't know where you go for more specific information

[@lynnjeffries7525]

Do you do tutorials on Patreon and is there a link. Im in an art slump due to family illness and need a kickstart

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I do indeed, I am actually working on a new tutorial right now because as with my KZbin channel, my Patreon Channel has suffered equally because of my fathers passing and I really need to make it up to those who subscribe to my Patreon. The next tutorial I am working on will be a good one. But there is quite a few tutorials over there at the minute, colored pencils, Marker, Marker and Coloured pencils, Watercolor, Graphite and Charcoal and Pastel. Hopefully there is something you can find that you like. bit.ly/3iLKu87

[@lauradill1447]

VERY VERY INTERESTED BUT LOOKINg to buy from the polish retailer you mentioned or if you know any other place that will do less than $154 usa dollars.. much appreciated

[@cccsssish]

Thank you so much for making that spreadsheet. It is extremely helpful! I see only 9 grey and 11 brown pencils marked. Does that mean that even the 144 set doesn't include all the pencils that come in all their sets?

[@siriuscat7435]

Hello, I would like to know: when will this pack be available in all countries? I really want to buy in my country ( ???

[@siriuscat7435]

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[@rhondita95]

Lovely, thorough review. Thanks, Harry. Does this by chance mean that they’ll be coming out with a 144 set for the Mondeluz too?

[@luciamaclellan]

are these new pencils? has Koh i noor changed formuala or same ones available few years ago?

[@faigie2002]

Do these have the same feel as their tri tone line? Also, can you buy open stock?

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi there, sorry I can’t answer the first part of your question as I have not tried the Tri-Tone line just yet, so I couldn’t give you an honest comparison. However you can indeed. It them open stock. Sorry I was unable to help

[@sumansarkar8136]

I have the portrait set. The pencils are wonderful, but they don't mention anything regarding Lightfast ratings. Kohinoor should take this into consideration.

[@chiarac358]

Thank you for the video! And thank you, twice more, once for the lightfastness spreadsheet, and another for the colour charts: I can't find them anywhere online! ETA: the lightfast goes from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, correct?

[@oldmtmama]

I just ordered the 72 set, from Amazon! Wish they had the 144 😩

[@Jaya-zn7vr]

Thanks for your review. Can you tell me how they lay down? The pistachio colour in the background of your bird is simply stunning! From this colour I'm guessing they are more on the soft end of the scale... BTW again, thank you so much for showing us how to make swatches { which I've made before} with the hole for matching colours.... Do I have a heap of work to do LOL ☺️ 👍🙏 Jaya

[@ltlove63]

Look great on black paper

[@ElvisLivesUpstairs]

Hi art gear. Please reply. When is this set going to be available?? I hope Amazon UK sells it as their 72 set is selling for £46. But the 144 set is only on eBay for like £108 😕 I'm hoping Amazon will sell for about £85. I have 120 polychromos but I'm scared to use them. So I'm waiting for my castle arts to practice with.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am waiting to hear from Koh-I-Noor as to when their 144 set will be available in various different countries and Amazon, as soon as I get the information I will post on social media and update my blog post about the set. I unfortunately can’t see them being sold for as low as £85 that equates to about 0.59 pence a pencil. Unfortunately because of the increased popularity of the medium everywhere is increasing their prices. A 24 set of Derwent Drawing used to cost on Amazon about £19 now they are closer to £50. Same with the likes of Prismacolor, a few years back the 150 set could be bought for £80-90 and now they are £172. Popularity of the medium is making the companies cash in I am afraid. But I will let you know as soon as they are available. As for not using your Polychromos, I completely get your feelings behind why you don’t want to use them. I bought the 76 set of Luminance really early into my art journey so to speak and felt exactly the same way for a while. But what you got to remember is this, you have the 120 set, that means you have that set for life, when you use a certain Color until it is run out, £1.30 or something like that gets you a replacement. So try not to worry about using them, that’s what they were made for, but in the same light I completely understand your sentiment.

[@luciamaclellan]

ya i bought all those sets and now i have soooo many duplicates, was not impressed - and now another set with extra colours... how do i know which ones i am missing

[@MsVanorak]

in the uk there are online sellers that do them open stock but if there are supply problems they may not have them all yet.

[@be_a_bright_sparkle3687]

Mine have just arrived...unpacked but not opened ...Yet..😋🥰

[@Simsimsimple]

If koh-I-noor compare to castle and arteza, which one better?

[@kassaArt]

Would you say there are any good portrait colours for dark skin? Or would I buy these separately?

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Kassa I think your best bet would be to buy them open stock, I’d have to check through all my notes in the morning, but off the top of my head, I think the only set of pencils I can remember that was beautiful for gorgeous darker skin tones was the Black Widow Skin Tone Dark set. It is something that needs to change in my opinion and I have spoke about it before. When you look at so call portrait pencil sets, the vast majority of them are aimed at Caucasian skin and that in my opinion needs to change. We are blessed in this world to have a wonderfully diverse mix of skin tones and I think Colored Pencil Portraiture sets need to represent that much better. I’ll have a look at my notes in the morning and get back to you.

[@kassaArt]

@@TheArtGearGuide , thanks so much. I have been asked a few time to do portraits of my family but not sure where to start. I'll have a look at the Black Widow - hopefully lightfast.. 🤞🏾 Many thanks for getting back to me Harry. Very much appreciated!

[@DinoPaquette]

Hello Harry, what i saw here ( :-( lot of wax bloom ??? with heavy application ? ) WHAT about a light application what is the bloom comparaison ? prismacolor or coloursoft ??? ) AND 2nd the opacity is low ? ... like polycromos type oil base ? ............ Thank's

[@TheArtGearGuide]

When I do the reviews mate I only talk about that one particular product, when I do my comparison videos I talk about lots of other brands together. I feel if I do a review on a product and then start talking about other brands it can muddy the waters a little bit. As for the wax bloom, are you referring to the test in the black paper? Because if you are what you have to remember is that black paper is like cartridge paper, hardly any tooth and very thin, it is not really for colored pencil work I only use it to show what the pigments look like on dark paper, there was a little bit of crumbling but that was only because I used an incredibly heavy hand which I ordinarily wouldn’t do on an art piece. I only use such pressure on certain testing techniques. I can tell you that there is no wax bloom at all with these pencils, at least not on any of the artist grade papers that I used such as the botanical art work I completed for the review on the Clairefontaine Paint-On mixed media paper. I conducted some tests on Strathmore Bristol Velum and Smooth paper as well and there was no bloom at all on those papers. I am not sure what you are asking about the opacity. When I test the pencils on black paper, it is only to show potential buyers of the product what the pigments will look like if they want to use black paper, as some colored pencil artists do use. In this test some pigments are really thick and opaque and practically block out the black paper under the pigment. Other pigments on the other hand have much more opacity to them and show the black paper in the test. I hope I have answered your questions. One other thing. When I first started reviewing colored pencils, I fixed on whether or not the core of a pencil was wax or oil based. Every review I uploaded I would get loads of comments telling me the pencil was oil and loads telling me the same pencil was wax. I noticed that there was a lot of confusion about this and realised that when I was asking the actual companies, I was talking to sales representatives who really didn’t know either. So I researched this over the period of a year and I managed after a lot of work to contact the Chemists who worked for some of the big pencil companies. These are the guys who put together the ingredients in the pencils and whilst they wouldn’t ever tell me the ingredients in the pencils they all told me that this Wax / Oil thing in pencils is a myth. There are lots of different waxes and oils used alongside many other ingredients and in a lot of cases there will be wax and oil used in certain pencils, but I was told that there is no such thing as an all wax pencil or all oil pencil.

[@Msboochie2]

You asked Harry and he gave you a very thorough answer, I have nothing to offer that will be nearly as comprehensive. I can just tell you that I have not experienced any wax bloom with these pencils at all. Secondly, they are not as soft as Prismas or Coloursoft, they are almost a perfect middle point between Polychromos and Prismacolors. They are a little more opaque than Polychromos. This is subjective of course, and merely my personal opinion. Harry likes to stick to the facts, which is why we trust his reviews.

[@LadyVashj86woa]

Hi there, I was wondering where you buy the pencils individually. The only shop I found was the czech offical Koh I Noor shop, which doesn't ship internationally and doesn't accept anything but a VISA card. I live in Germany and it is impossible to get the pencils individually. I only want all the purples and pinks and don't need a huge 144 piece set.

[@maverickmayhem6409]

So the 144 combines the 72, portrait set, landscape, greens and grey?

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Yeah that is pretty much it with a few new colours as well.

[@twingytwango6971]

This review is 2 years old and I haven’t seen these on Amazon!!! I’m in Europe so where are they?

[@niederrheiner7701]

Try on Amazon

[@twingytwango6971]

@@niederrheiner7701 None on Amazon but I found them on EBay, they say ‘b’ class ware and I have no idea what could be wrong with them. I haven’t yet heard back from the seller. Thanks for your info.

[@piawartsback395]

can u provide the color shades guide please

[@TheArtGearGuide]

If you click the link in the description of this video and go to the written review, the colour charts are there and all you have to do is copy them and keep them on your device or print them out. Let me know if you have any problems and if you send me an email I will email the chart to you.

[@seema3446]

Are these oil or waxed based? On certain surfaces, such as drafting film, wax based pencils can develop a sort of white glaze in the course of time, so I would really like to know. Was looking forward to seeing how they blend with odorless mineral spirits, have you tried it? Tried contacting their customer service some months ago, but they were often very unresponsive or even downright rude. Thanks for your reviews - very helpful. :)

[@justacatwhocantype]

As far a I know these are more on the oily side. I am not really that knowledgeable on pencil ingredients though, so I might be wrong and just repeating what other people have said. I have, however, worked with these quite a bit, and I have never had an issue with any wax bloom, even after layering lots. To me they feel most like the pencils that I know for a fact are oil pencils, like the Polychromos for instance. And I have never blended them with OMS, but with Zest-it I have, and that worked just fine, so OMS should work, too. Hope that helps.

[@assuntakoay2035]

Where can I view all yr art work?

[@sheilasinghal2922]

I laughed at your comment on how messed up the sets are. The Pitt Artist brush pens (my favourite medium) are just as bad. I had to make a chart, and I still got confused, because what their website says is in each set doesn't always match what's in the set you buy. To make it even worse, the packaging doesn't indicate colour numbers or names, and it's too opaque to read through. A few times it's been "Surprise! You thought violet and flamingo pink were in this set but it's manga flesh tones!" I now only buy open stock, even when the sets are dirt-cheap on sale and even if I have to wait, because I now have seven terracotta and six light flesh. 😂

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment I really appreciate it. Do you mean the Faber Castell Pitt Artist Brush Pens? When I first glanced at your comment I thought you meant the Arteza Real Brush Pens which are totally different things altogether. Any way I hope you are well and thank you so much for stopping by the channel and leaving a wonderful comment.

[@parsleybrain]

I went to your blogpost with the written review but wasn't able to find spredsheet. Can you please point me in the right direction?

[@TheArtGearGuide]

It is definitely still there, when you scroll down a little big you will see the spreadsheet. It could be the browser you are using perhaps not up to date, try viewing the same post using a different browser, sometimes this will work.

[@parsleybrain]

@@TheArtGearGuide Thanks for the very quick response. Yes I found it. I think I was on a different page when I tried first because now I can see it clearly.

[@parsleybrain]

@@TheArtGearGuide Where did you find the names? I still have quite a few pencils left which numbers I couldn't find in your sheet.

[@keithscholes6158]

Just as a bit of an update, this 144 set still does not seem to be available from Amazon or any other UK art supplies store, although you can get the 72 pencil set. However, it does seem to be readily available from an eBay seller in Europe. Not sure why this should be as Covid, while not having completely gone away, does not seem to be affecting distribution of most goods of late. Anyway, I'm just posting this should anyone find the information useful.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Keith, you are indeed right, the 144 set of Koh-I-Noor has been incredibly illusive from the moment it was announced and has never really took off for whatever reason. But the same applies to a lot of the Koh-I-Noor products here in the West at least and it is such a shame. When I have reviewed Koh-I-Noor products in the past I have had many people from the Czech Republic, Czechia and that area of the world thank me for reviewing Koh-I-Noor products. They tell me every kid going to school used Koh-I-Noor products, and that they can't understand why they don't see more artists use Koh-I-Noor products to which I totally agree with. I have used many Koh-I-Noor products and they are excellent quality for the money. Now some of the reason they are not reviewed a lot or used a lot here in the west could be down to the marketing from Koh-I-Noor, I can't say for sure because I am pretty new to the art world in the grand scheme of things. I have only been running this channel 7 years I think and so that is the same amount of time I have been drawing and using art supplies. I couldn't tell you if there was a bigger push by Koh-I-Noor maybe 10 or 15 years ago and they just never got anywhere and stopped. It is a shame as I would love to walk into a store here in the UK and find a set of Koh-I-Noor Polycolor and in particular that 144 set because it really is a gorgeous set. Thanks as always for your comment and support

[@keithscholes6158]

@@TheArtGearGuide Thanks for your reply, I posted my comment as a kind of 'point of information' for anyone who might be looking for a set. Your extension of what I flagged up is a useful and much fuller explanation than my own. I have become interested in this particular set as I have recently bought The Colored Pencil Manual by Veronica Winters and also pushed the boat out a little by signing up for her associated online course. In the book and course she uses Prismacolor Premier, Koh-i-Noor Polycolor and a few Caran D'Ache Pablo pencils for her follow along exercises. I already have a set of Prismacolors and only a few of the Caran D'Ache pencils (which can be easily bought as stock singles) are needed, so getting hold of the Koh-i-Noor pencils was the only extra requirement. Her use of the Koh-i-noor set was unusual as most books seem to recommend the Faber Castell Polychromos pencils for that particular niche. I could have probably filled in with pencils that I have in other sets, but I must admit buying art materials has become something of a secret vice and as a relative beginner (not to mention being slightly obsessive about such things) I decided to follow her as closely as I could. In any case the cost of the Koh-i-Noor's seemed pretty reasonable in comparison with most high end pencil sets and I was encouraged by your positive review. I was a little surprised to find that the 144 set was virtually unavailable in the UK, even on Amazon. Still I have ordered the 144 set via eBay, so fingers crossed that they arrive promptly and safely, while I was about it I also ordered a set of the Koh-I-Noor pure pigment pencils from Amazon as they seemed something of a bargain and I am hoping that they will come in useful for backgrounds, which seem to eat up the more expensive coloured pencils. I hope you don't mind me posting this long slightly rambling reply and also hope that you will find something of interest in it.

[@DebbieCadbss]

16k subscribers only? You deserve 1.6 mi, dear!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your support, encouragement and kind words. Have to say though, I think this channel has the best 16k subscribers in the world, I’ve made so many wonderful friends, received some really personal and emotional stories from subscribers, so much amazing support, patience and many more wonderful attributes from them all. I wouldn’t change what I have here for all the subscribers in the world, unless they were all the same as you guys. I am so fortunate to have been able to build such an amazing community and I always wonder what I have done to deserve so many amazing people supporting me. I think I’m the luckiest and richest person on KZbin in terms of community. Again thank you so very much Debbie for your amazing comment, it really makes me feel like I am doing something worthwhile for others when I read comments like yours, so thank you so much.

[@DebbieCadbss]

@@TheArtGearGuide oh, sweety. You’re so kind! Stay with us forever, ok? ❤️

[@clem9511]

hello, I have the same pencils, I wanted to know if you had found a color chart for the 144 colors? I can't find any

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I only have the Colour Chart that Koh-I-Noor emailed to me, if you provide me with your email address or email me directly on [e-mail] I will send you a copy.

[@siddhichopra6623]

Wow

[@UserUser-cg2ei]

МОЯ МЕЧТА!!!!!!!

[@Emmawilliams83]

Hi there new subscriber .. really loving your uploads .. wonder if you can help me .. I’m looking to purchase some nice pencils which would you suggest please I’m torn between prisma, castle arteza and these that you are reviewing.. I would love the faber castell but they are so expensive .. I love blending my colours and I’m only new starting out tysmfs

[@askialuna7717]

I found three polycolors in my drawer that were in an art surprise box. These are quite dry for coloured pencils and have a somewhat dusty application and can be blurred a bit, the application looks very much like pastel pencil. I have a violet, olive green and an orange which looks like an ochre from the barrel and unfortunately has many red colour dots in the lead and leaves red lines on the order. My coloured pencils have the numbers 44, 181 and 63.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

What is the number before those pigment numbers Askia?

[@askialuna7717]

@@TheArtGearGuide 3800 is in front of it and on the other side with barcode two have 166 and with violet 126. They have no colour names on them.

[@visty6]

Perfect 💝💘💗

[@LonitaFraser]

You're not kidding about the digging around to find info. It was impossible, because at some point numbering/naming changed, so you'd often find charts that were a combo of old and new info. I DID find this account on deviantart that had something intelligible on it. www.deviantart.com/wnt76

[@e-ffrayaning]

My mom is going to give me a pack of 36 colors for my 15th birthday, I am quite happy because it is the first time I will have decent and good colors they sell them here for 40 dollars the ones I have now cost 13 dollars and they are not that good

[@jazik7507]

Faber Castell is better

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Faber Castell are better to you, there is no such thing as a generic set of pencils that are the best. In your hands and the type of art you create, Faber Castell work perfectly.