Mitsubishi Uni Colored Pencil Review

[@Kyomiibrown]

I can empathise. I have breast cancer and will be having my operation on Monday. The surgery won’t be straightforward as I have other chronic health problems so will need tubing and ICU after the op. I’m nervous but grateful for the NHS. Best wishes to your father for a speedy recovery Harry!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am so sorry for you having to go through all of this, I wish I was able to do something to help you. You will be in my thoughts all day Monday and you are going to be fine. My Dad had his operation on the NHS and those Doctors and Nurses are nowhere near paid what they are worth, they never stop, always on the go constantly making sure my Dad was okay. They are amazing people. I will be thinking about you and your family all day on Monday. I look forward to chatting with you when you are all better, take care and when you are feeling better please keep in touch.

[@JustMe-uc1lt]

I see you wrote this a week ago. I hope your surgery went well. All the best.

[@debbiehill1864]

Kyomii praying you’re surgery went well last year ❤️

[@Kyomiibrown]

The Art Gear Guide, Just Me & Debbie Hill - thank you so much for your comments and care which I unfortunately missed as I took a hiatus off the net after the op as I took time to recover. I’ve just read them now due to a notification about Debbie commenting - so thank you Debbie! Initially they refused to do the operation due to my other conditions, and after a couple of months they eventually agreed providing I was tubed and had ICU bed (as posted above.) I am SO SO fortunate that the anaesthetist and surgeon eventually agreed because they found a second tumour at my chest wall that did NOT show on any of the scans that were carried out. Had I not had the op then I dread to think. My surgeon was excellent, an angel for spotting it! I’m due my mammogram soon so fingers crossed all is well and my next aim is to reach 5 years clear. Thanks again, and may I humbly take this opportunity to mention the importance of checking for lumps - both males and females. Checking regularly gets you used to how your chest feels so you can detect changes far more quickly. Now I check at least once every month. Thanks again, and sending a virtual hug to all ❤️❤️❤️

[@lawliet3186]

@@Kyomiibrown happy you are doing well :) ❤❤

[@snuuby5468]

There is a product for blending Holbein pencils which are called Meltz. I purchased it from Japan when I got my Holbein pencils. If you have Holbein pencils this Meltz melts the pencils to move like watercolor. I have taken off a type of paint that pencils and Meltz makes. This Meltz product only works with Holbein pencils but I wonder if the Uni pencils are made for the Meltz product like Holbein. I tried other blending products with Holbein pencils and they do not work something like the problem you have with the Uni pencils. Maybe give the product Meltz a try and maybe a review on the product with Holbein pencils.

[@angelopastorini1711]

Beautiful review harry! The 240 set of these pencils is a limited edition produced in only 5000 units back in 2009, so it explains why this is almost impossible to find

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much my friend for clearing this up, certainly answers a lot of questions about the set. I would love to see one in real life mind, I bet some of the colours are amazing. Thank you so much for helping me out with this mate I really appreciate it.

[@angelopastorini1711]

@@TheArtGearGuide you're welcome! I could find only one of these 240 set on ebay, priced at nearly 600 USD, which is a lot of money. Sadly , all the others on ebay have already been sold

[@ernestscribbler2294]

I think, Mitshubishi that makes cars and stuff and Mitshubishi that makes pencils, pens and other writing materials, are two different companies. 😀

[@oyvindsholm]

They are, but they have the same logo and name, so it's easy to get them confused. Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd. is not tied to the Mitsubishi Group (who own Mitsubishi Motors, and a bunch of other companies doing all sorts of things)

[@danilopanzano]

my best guess it's that they have been founded by the same Japanese clan

[@Notmycatsanctuary]

Mitsubishi and uni-ball (as they are known in the US) are the same company. Uni-ball/Mitsubishi has been a office supply company for many years.

[@margaretbrownhill1193]

These look fabulous harry, the 100 set the layout for it in that case is a dream, thsnkyou for reviewing these. I’m also pleased that your father seems to be doing well it hasn’t been easy for you. Don’t beat yourself up over your artwork I think you have done extraordinarily well under very difficult circumstances

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Margaret, always love reading your comments, you are the best, thank you so much.

[@gnostie]

The image of Mitsubishi as just a car manufacturer is only an image we have in the West. In Japan, Mitsubishi is a giant with investments and involvements in a huge number of industries and products. In fact, I'd be surprised to find an area Mitsubishi didn't enter so far.

[@catlady256]

Thanks for taking the time, I have the 100 set from last year, I found the box tipped over too easily, so I put them in a pencil case. They are similar I think to Polychromos, but I feel Polychromos lay down easier. I always find your reviews interesting, thanks again

[@mehditorkamani9890]

Harry, Japanese pencils, including Holbein and Uni are super rare in Australia. Same as UK you need to buy them from eBay or Amazon and import them.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for letting me know that, the feed back I get from you guys is what helps to make my reviews so detailed and in-depth, without the feedback and knowledge from you guys, my reviews would be half of what they are.

[@arcanics1971]

I have an ileostomy stoma and wear a bag. I have had this for 6 years now and I can honestly say that whilst it is a pain at times in the beginning it really is a great thing in so many ways. I honestly wouldn't go back if I could- though it took me a long time to realise that. Welcome your dad to the Ostomy world from a fellow Ostomate. Once he's settled into it he'll find that people with bags are very kind to each other and if they can help they will.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for such a wonderfully kind and supportive comment. Funny thing is and I mentioned it to another subscriber here. Before my Dad had his surgery, he told their gardener what he was going to have done, a wee man that My Mum and Dad have employed for about 10 years now to help them with their garden because my Mum loves flowers and the garden but is terrible at keeping them alive lol. Any way, the man, who my Dad calls a personal friend for the past 10 years, told my Dad that he had a bag. My Dad was shocked and I seriously think it was this that set his mind at rest. I think my Dad thought it was going to be a huge obtrusive thing and not very discreet. Any way I will certainly pass on your comment to my Dad as I have done with all the wonderful comments that have been left for him. Every single one of you guys are just amazing, al lhave hearts of gold.

[@romanplasencia8418]

Just bought the 100 set on amazon. Will let u know how it goes.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Roman I really think you will like them and I think you have selected the better set with the 100 set, I really wish I had saved a little bit longer and purchased the 100 set. Thank you so much for sharing this mate and let us know what you think of them when you get them.

[@linwong1494]

So happy for you both that your dad is on the way to recovery! A blessing that it was found. Another great review, Harry. I may consider getting these haha.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Lin thank you so much for your very kind comment, I am so looking forward to reviewing the pencils you sent me the Mitsubishi 888's, I cant wait. Thank you so very much Lin I hope you are keeping well

[@linwong1494]

@@TheArtGearGuide bless you harry and yes so am I! haha :) id love to know your thoughts on them. Also I'm not sure if you saw my insta message so I wanted to wish you a early Happy Chinese New Year! I am well and I hope you are too :)

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Oh I am so sorry Lin I didn't notice it I will have a look now and find it. Thank you so much and Happy Chinese New Year to you as well. There was a huge fireworks display last night at the University for the Chinese students, it was amazing.

[@linwong1494]

@@TheArtGearGuide oh it's no worries :) and ooh yes thats wondeful!

[@faesdecoupageinn1961]

Best wishes to your Dad, hope he recovers very soon, thanks for the review

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Faés I really appreciate your kind comment

[@QuilterGeny]

This Color pencils are the pencils I have when I was a Child, I only have a few of them now, unfortunately I didn’t knew how great they were. Now the little pencils that I have from Mitsubishi pencils I treasure them. They are creamy with beautiful color specially violets and purple colours and silver and gold. They are great! Best wishes for you and your dad!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Ilse for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate it, I love hearing about what art supplies people used when they were kids. All the very best and thank you so much for your support.

[@QuilterGeny]

The Art Gear Guide thanks to you! You orientation it’s priceless

[@lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286]

You are SO KIND.. You actually read people who post to you Answering their questions.. SWEET..I'm going to join you on FB.. And may I say..I'm sending your Dad prayers, You and Your family also. Take care, I truly hope all goes very well!! I appreciate your Art and opinions!! Again THANKS!!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Marta for your incredibly kind comment. I really do my best to answer all comments because without all of you my channel wouldn’t exist, so I value every single one of you so much and I know all KZbin channel owners say that and most mean it just as much as I do but some do it for more subscribers. Don’t get me wrong, the more subscribers the bigger the reach my channel goes to, but for me if isn’t how many subscribers, it is more that the subscribers I do have actually enjoy my reviews and get something from them. That is why I very rarely ask people to subscribe to my channel at the end of the video because people watching my videos know their own mind better than I do and so if they want to subscribe they will and if they don’t, I hope they will do at some point. Than you again so much for your incredibly kind comment

[@lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286]

@@TheArtGearGuide You are AMAZING..I Always Share your Honest Reviews..Prayers for your Family 🤟🙏🙏🙏❣✏🖍

[@tammymcpherson9982]

I just reviewed this video, so it’s a year later, but I hope that your dad is doing well and adjusting to his new bowel setup. Thanks for the review, and I enjoy your videos, so thanks. God bless!

[@maisiefreeman8597]

Glad to hear they managed to remove all of your father's tumour - wishing him a speedy and comfortable recovery. :) Thanks for reviewing these pencils Harry - I've always been fascinated by them in their fancy, over-engineered boxes - they just look so pretty. I was looking forward to the day you covered these. I'm lusting over the 240 set in the big chest of drawers, because, when it comes to pencils, one can never have too many.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am totally with you Maisie, the more pencils the better lol, I would love the 240 set also, I think in order to purchase the 240 set I would have to know for sure I could replace the pencils open stock. I don't mind paying £70 odd for a set and not worry too much about the open stock issue but to pay £500 or £600 for the set and not have open stock available is just too much.

[@clastacat]

Dear Harry, the Mitsubishi Pencil Company is not related to the Mitsubishi that makes cars (1870) and more (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-ball) interestingly, Nikon belongs to the car makers! But the pencils is a total different company. I can’t see the difference between their logos, but they are supposed to be a bit different... I got my 100 set today. GORGEOUS! The case is wonderful! I live in the USA, and I got them via Amazon, $134 without taxes... thanks for the review, best wishes for you and your loved ones!

[@lovetobecolouring2]

Hi Harry, I really caved and bought the 100 pencil set recently on Amazon Canada( they were less than $200 CD including free shipping which, after looking around I see is a very good deal.) . I am saving them for my Christmas and can't believe my strength as the heavy Amazon box sits under my table and tempts me every day. But I am going to enjoy them, I know. Thanks for the great review !

[@jennbickerstaff]

Thank you for this review. I have been very interested in these pencils. Prayers for your father and you. Hugs❤

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so very much for your kind comment and you are most welcome for the review. Thank you so much for your support

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

That had to be scary to go through. (Description not for the squeamish) My dad had stage 4 glioblastoma and had part of his brain removed. He lived for a good 18 months after that. I wish your dad a speedy recovery! Pencil topic- Dr. Oto kano here on KZbin is Japanese and she might be able to help you on getting information if you want to reach out to her. She does mainly watercolor but she might be able to help you with this.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for the kind comment and I am so so sorry to hear about your poor Dad. Thank you so much for the advice regarding Dr Oto Kano I will absolutely look her up. Thank you so much

[@strawbrryfld1]

Best wishes for your Dads speedy recovery !😊

[@Rebekahlow]

Thank you for this video.I hadn't heard of these pencils.I'm praying for your Dad. Love from Vermont

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Rebekah, thank you so much for your kind comment and I am so glad I was able to introduce you to a set of pencils you hadn't hear of. Thank you so much.

[@PaintinHiding]

thank you soooo much for a great review :D would you say these are similar to holbein in terms of the creamy, easy to lay down feel?

[@lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286]

I Love your Reviews..I Appreciate You for Helping us..Someone just sent me the 100 set So I was looking them up..Prayers for your Family 🙏🙏🙏🤟🖍🖍✏🖌🖊 .

[@clivehowlett8415]

Thanks for the update on your dad Harry, thankfully all looks well. I'm really interested in these pencils. I have the full set of their graphite pencils and they are the best on the market by far, in my opinion.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Clive I really appreciate your support my friend. I have the Graphite pencils for review as well but I haven't actually used them yet, now you have said this I am really excited to try them.

[@Rometiklan]

Another informative review! I've been checking out a few of your coloured pencil reviews. Always in-depth and thorough. You're right...it's kind of odd that a company known for its cars, is venturing into coloured pencils? Glad your Dad is on the road to recovery. Thanks for posting!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much my friend for your wonderful comment and your well wishes for my Dad. He is doing really well thank you and they don’t even think he is going to need Chemotherapy, they think the surgery has got rid of everything, so that is fantastic news. Thank you so much

[@louisedaly4973]

Thanks Harry, enjoyed this review. Ps Hope your father makes a speedy recovery.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so very much Louise and my Dad is doing really well, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support, thank you.

[@charliep5991]

I am sending best wishes for a speedy recover for him! My dad has bowel cancer too but his has sadly spread to fast to be removed.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Oh no my friend I am so so sorry, I don’t know what to say, I feel terrible for you and your family. I have sat looking at this sentence for almost 20 minutes now, feeling terrible for you and wishing that your Dads medical situation was much better. I spoke to my Dad today and he was telling me about living with his bag and how good all the doctors and nurses have been back home in Northern Ireland. I am really so sorry about your Dad Charlie.

[@charliep5991]

@@TheArtGearGuide Hey, no worries! It's just life! He has been fighting varying types of cancer on and off for over 25 years now. He still just keeps fighting and refuses to give up. I am just glad that your dad is on the mend and that the doctors and nurses are treating him well. Sending my love.

[@askialuna7717]

I hope that they released Hi-Uni colored pencils in the future. I like the the hi-uni Pencils very much.

[@lindarusinko103]

Sending prayers for your father. Love your reviews!!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so very much Linda.

[@Xrissart]

Harry thank you so much for this review, have been thinking of purchasing these. Getting them open stock is an issue but I may just purchase them anyway. PS. Speedy recovery for your Dad.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am like you, I knew about the Open stock issue before buying them but I still had to get them, pencil addicts lol

[@Xrissart]

@@TheArtGearGuide Actually it's the WHOLE set I want, that's because I'm greedy and I want every colour pencil under the sun ( is that possible)🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joeygalvin8860]

Good news about your dad Harry hope they got it all will be praying thank you for the review on the pencils you always do a fine job take care of yourself until the next time

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Joey thank you so much mate I can't tell you how much I appreciate your incredibly kind comment, thank you so much.

[@CubNan]

Great review as always. Appreciate the opinion and honesty.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Nan I really appreciate you kind comment.

[@annalisamanderville1364]

Harry, best of luck for your Dad's recovery. My Mother had bowel cancer many years ago.💙

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Annalisa, thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for sharing your Mothers story. My Dad is doing really well so far and like I said on Facebook, I think that is partly due to all you guys leaving such wonderful comments and well wishes for him. Thank you so much.

[@annalisamanderville1364]

You are so very welcome Harry.

[@tinatomaszewski6473]

My first thought too! What possessed Mitsubishi to make colored pencils? Thank you so much for the thorough review!

[@wesleythompson451]

Mitsubishi is a pencil company. You may be confusing Mitsubishi Pencil Company (which is often called Uni for their pencils, or Uni-ball for their pens) with Mitsubishi Group, which is a car manufacturer. They have the same logo only because the name Mitsubishi is an ancient Japanese family with an associated family crest. This crest is the logo you see in every company called Mitsubishi, but some of the companies are completely unrelated. Many of them used to be related before ww2, but have since split. Mitsubishi Pencil Company was never affiliated with the others.

[@tinatomaszewski6473]

@@wesleythompson451 Yeah, I was kind of making a joke about it. I figured it was a separate or different company. But thanks for sharing and replying to me!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Before I made the video I sent a couple of emails to the company as I do with every review I complete. I’d rather get the information from the company as opposed to reading or listening to someone else reviews because they could be just as wrong. However it took them ages to reply and so I got on with the video. The main questions I asked them was about the actual product, type of wood used for the barrel, total set sizes and lots more. However I did ask them about the link to the vehicle manufacturer. According to the email I have from the pencil manufacturer, they are a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi the vehicle manufacturer, they have other subsidiaries connected and the art is just one of them. It is late here in the U.K., 01:34 so, tomorrow, Sunday, I will add a copy of the email to my written review and make of it what you will. This is not me saying this, this is in response to a series of questions I sent to them. Don’t get me wrong, I have sent emails to companies before and been told one thing by one individual and something completely different by another individual. But at least when I go directly to the company and I quote their reply, there is not too much that can come back on me as I have done my due diligence, to the best of my ability.

[@tinatomaszewski6473]

@@TheArtGearGuide I completely understand! You did your part and I, for one, appreciate it! Thank you!

[@wesleythompson451]

@TheArtGearGuide The person you emailed with may, in fact, be wrong in relation to whether there is a link between the companies. Mitsubishi pencil is not affiliated with or a part of the Mitsubishi Group, which is parent to many of the other Mitsubishi brands, including the Mitsubishi motor company. On Mitsubishi pencil's official website, they list every associated company, and all of them have to do with art, writing, paper, pencils, and so forth. There is no mention of any motor company. Mitsubishi pencil was founded before the Mitsubishi Group was, and they are allowed to use the same logo as the larger corporation because they had it first. I'm sure many within the company are unaware of these details, as it's easy to relate the two companies, but they don't have any relation. This is probably why your received email included such a mistake. It's a common mistake for humans to assume that you know something because it appears obvious when, in fact, what seems to be an obvious truth often turns out to be a misconception. Have a wonderful day!

[@susanhoward7742]

Great review I hadn’t heard of these ty 💖

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Susan and I am so glad that I was able to show you something you were not familiar with yet. Thank you so much

[@mikariekki5708]

I think I’ll print a similar pencil chart for my polychromos pencils, to make it easier to sort pencils after an unfortunate mishap. Luminance rarely suffer from such things, but it would be useful for them too.

[@LonitaFraser]

I was just thinking about your dad before I watched this post. I'm glad that things are looking up. :) Oh, and Nokia started out making rubber boots. People have been trying to get lightfastness info on these pencils for years, and got nowhere. You'd have to do your own. The pigment testing issue is why we can't get Holbein in Canada either. I, as an addict, want them of course, but I'm content to have my Luminance and Faber-Castells. What I really want, though, is that Caran d'Ache 30 anniversary Supracolor set with the new colours. You can't buy it in Canada, and there's no apparent intention to market them here at all. I've been in contact with them about it. It's very pricey to order them in, too.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I was going to say about the Supracolor Anniversary set that you can order direct from the Caran d'Ache Website as they ship globally, however it would be very expensive for the set. Also my only concern about that set is that Caran d'Ache will eventually do away with the set, leaving artists who have used the colors in their work in the lurch if they phase them out. But I know what you mean, I would love to get them also, I would also like to see Cara d'Ache bring out a 150 set of Supracolor Soft and make it a regular set.

[@LonitaFraser]

@@TheArtGearGuide Some of the colours in that 30 set are actually in the Luminance line. Not sure if any appear in Pablo. I haven't looked through that. I'd be all over a larger Luminance set as well. A friend of mine was in Japan a few months back, and was going to pick me up the Holbeins, but they would have cost almost $500 CAD. I can order them through that shop on eBay for less than that.

[@MayBrox]

Thank you for showing us these :D I hope your father has a fast recovery

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so very much May, he is doing very well indeed, thank you so much for your incredibly supportive comment. I hope you are keeping well also May.

[@MayBrox]

I am so happy to hear that. Thank you Harry

[@MaryYoungblood-xy8vg]

They sell them here in the USA under the Uni Posca label

[@steveebbage808]

All the very best to your dad and all your family

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much mate I really appreciate your incredibly kind comment and support thanks a million mate.

[@jenniefrench1338]

Your dog is so cute he distracted me I thought how much I would love to paint him. Thank you. I use Polychromos, Caran d ache and the Derwent ones that are lightfast because of trying to grow in business. Toxicity really is a big deal. Thank you for mentioning that. I wonder if they are similar to the Black Widow, Cobra and Scorpion set which here sell for about $16 per box on Amazon. They are waxed based and use recycled material so they are all black. If one isn't worried about lightfastness they are a lot of fun.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Jennie thank you so much for your kind comment. You are so right however about lightfastness if you are trying to start up your own business and sell your work, lightfast will be of paramount importance, it will also give you the ability to justify your prices to those who dont have a clue about art and just expect artists to knock up a portrait in 5 minutes with a few colored pencils. If you are asking about the Uni compared to the Black Widow etc, I would say they are a bit similar regarding lay down and coverage. Thank you once again so much for your kind comment.

[@SimplifytoPeace]

Prayers are with you and your family.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Tracy I really appreciate your incredibly kind comment thank you.

[@vincestewart32]

I know this is kinda old, but I thought I'd chime in, I've had an ileostomy bag since I was 7 years old, around 15 years now, and I can say from experience it's not a difficult thing to live with. It sounds odd when you're not used to the idea, and when it comes to health, odd can feel scary. But, I promise, it really just means bathroom trips are slightly different, but they're not harder, and it doesnt invade your life. People have tried to offer me accommodations in the past for it, but i honestly never needed them.

[@franlheureux8536]

Hi Harry keeping you in my prayers and thoughts, hoping that the cancer is 100% gone.I watched this video with interest, actually I'm a great fan of yours and watch all yours videos, though I don't post very often. Since I had never heard of these pencils and you mentioned that there was a 240 pencil set, I decided to actually go looking for a smaller set, since I wanted to try them. I was on eBay US and found the 240 pencil set for $859.99, with free shipping of course! And of course, way way over my budget!!!!

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi Fran thank you so much for commenting and introducing yourself and also thank you so much for pointing that find out to me. It is really odd actually because the 72 and 100 sets are priced quite reasonably in so much as the sets equate to approximately £1 per pencil. But with the 240 set, the same pencils equate to £3.50 per pencil, a massive jump and I know they probably factor in the chest they come in. Anyway, thank you so much for introducing yourself and for sharing your find, I really appreciate it.

[@debohaver4747]

Prayers for your Dad and family. God bless

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Deb.

[@catlady256]

I got these, I didn’t find them as easy to use as Polychromos, the box for me it tipped up too easily, and when I put the pencil back I couldn’t always find the hole straight away, I had the 100. I’m interested to see what you think of them. I’m not really that impressed,

[@rosha3887]

are these wax based pencils?

[@catlady256]

@@rosha3887 they are a mixture of both I think but they lay down more like a Polychromo so I think more oil , I put mine in a pencil case as easier to find and store. They have a very good box but as I said they were not easy to put back and if too many were forward the box tipped over.

[@jaqubp]

Wikipedia say that the Mitsubishi Pencil Company is not related to the car-making Mitsubishi Group. I wonder what the story is here :-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-ball

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Hi mate and thank you, I try not to reference too much, ordinarily I write to the companies directly every time I do a review because I always want to make sure that I am giving the views and subscribers 100% accurate information. However, not all companies reply, most of them do and as a result I have struck up some fantastic relationships with reps from the different companies and have learnt such a lot from them. Unfortunately Mitsubishi is one such company, however, sometimes it is just a matter of time before they get back to me and when they do I will update the review. This is why I always add a written review to my reviews, it is much easier to update a written review when needed as opposed to remaking a new video.

[@jaqubp]

@@TheArtGearGuide No worries :-) Wikipedia isn't infallible, either. Just dropped a link in case someone is interested. And thank you for the review. The pencils look really nice

[@djsubliminalreeve]

these pencils look so nice and well made, i wonder if there worth the money? i was wondering what are the best pencils for skin blending on portraits as iv'e heard most use caran d ache

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I personally think they are worth the money, the 72 set I purchased worked out at less than £1 per pencil, I think the full set cot me £71. With regards to the portraiture, the thing is Caran d'Ache Luminance have some of the most beautiful portrait pigments, but there are also some really gorgeous pigments in the Faber Castell Polychromos for portraiture. But now to make your selection ever more complicated, Derwent have released there colour chart for the full 100 pigments of the Lightfast pencils and on the chart they to look like they have some beautiful pigments. But in terms of actually lay down and blending I would have to say it is very very close between the Luminance and the new Derwent Lightfast. But the excellent thing is, if you are a portrait artist, all three sets are sold open stock and so you can create your own palette by buying what you need open stock and all three pencils work beautifully together. Hope this has helped you

[@askialuna7717]

are the core of this pencils like polychromos? so smooth and on the harder side of the spectrum. smooth instead of soft.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

That is an excellent way of comparing them, I will be doing a comparison video with a few other pencils and the Mitsubishi, similar to the Derwent comparison video I made. When I do reviews I like to keep the review just about that one product and company and not mention other companies, which is why I decided to start a comparison series of videos were I can mention other companies. Excellent description of the Mitsubishi.

[@askialuna7717]

@@TheArtGearGuide a comparison is a good idea :-). I have problems to imagine the feel of a product. That's the reason I have compared them with the other.

[@rosemaryhatchett9694]

All of the best and I will pray that they have all of the cancer. And a very speedy recovery. He’s very blessed because as you said it was discovered by happenstance. I’m over the moon so happy for you and your family. After 30 years of being a nurse I’ve seen both scenarios and I’m pleased that your fathers tumors were removed. Uni Mitsubishi is a part of the Mitsubishi company and founded in 1887. Those pencils are beautiful and I love hard pencils. We in the USA have to get them on eBay and on JetPens.com they have open stock Thank you for all that you do.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Rosemary for your kind comment and well wishes. thank you so very much.

[@marybaker7984]

I actually found the 240 set on ebay a few days ago and they wanted almost $900 for them...crazy...

[@EifosArt]

I've never heard of these pencils, so thank you for the great and throrough review. The way they lifted was really unique and weird 😅 Just may have to check them out, the design is outstanding. Sorry to hear about your father, best wishes.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I am so glad that I could introduce a new pencil to you and thank you so much for your incredibly kind well wishes for my Dad, thank you so much.

[@borisgodunov7165]

Many manufacturers add lead to the lead, this is a traditional old recipe for making colored pencils. Lead additives in children's pencils were banned in the 1980s, but professional pencils still use lead. The US also prohibits the import of celluloid plastic from which boxes are made, so there are iron, cardboard and wooden. Celluloid is toxic and fire hazard. They are often placed as tray trays and holders inside set boxes, which can make the entire set banned from importation and sale into the US, even if the pencils are fine. Due to the lead content in professional pencils, it is recommended to use blenders and shading fingers when working with them. Children should not use professional pencils because they can often ingest them. You cannot put them in your mouth and soak them in saliva. Such manufacturers use lead recipes: Prismacolor, Tombow, Caran d'ash, Uni, Derwent, Faber-Castell (professional series)... many Chinese manufacturers.

[@kciNjr17_Portrait.Artworks]

Nice review for Uni Mitsubishi brand..try also Deli brand..

[@suewoulfe3904]

please take an hour each day to stop and smell the roses, for the sake of your health and your art, it will help,

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I will indeed Sue, excellent advice and one I plan to follow. Life is too short. Thank you so much

[@askialuna7717]

In my opinion, I prefer unhealthy pigments in the colors and paint, as unhealthy additives in the food. With the colors and paint you can handle them properly so that it has no effect on you. With food, it's impossible to handle it properly without harming yourself because it's there to eat, if it contains harmful substances. What I mean by that is that the US safety regulations are totally ironic in my mind. Is it a food, then there may be almost everything is allowed in it, except things that have become obsolete anyway. Because there are cheaper alternatives, these substances are alibi-prohibited. So then the FDA has a sense of why it exits. While the safety regulations for objects, or things that are not food, are much higher. Probably because it is assumed that someone does not know how to handle something properly. The person should not harm himself either with it. But I also noticed that some people from the United States are much more concerned about the harmfulness of objects than about food. Well I live in the EU where the safety regulations are relatively balanced. Except for a few things. For example hydrochloric acid can easily buy in the hardware store.

[@oyvindsholm]

The risk from art materials are often tied to evaporation and dust, things you really can't handle without using respirators, great ventilation, gloves etc. Be happy you're not going to die from your hobby/work/fun.

[@askialuna7717]

I did not mean pure pigments, but finished colors like acrylic paint, oil paints, watercolor pencils and so on. I do not have to touch the color with my fingers to use them properly. I can also use a brush / paint knife / fork and so on to apply the paint to the paper / canvas / ground. And for pastels, there are paper blenders and soft applicators. No one needs to use solvents to properly use oil paints, which is optional.

[@Zomfoo]

It matter if it’s wax or oil because some people want to avoid the wax bloom issue.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I understand that if there was such a thing as just wax or just oil based pencils. By all means contact any pencil manufacturing company ask for correspondence to their Chemists and ask them the core ingredients of their product because they won’t tell you all the ingredients as they are secret. Or just ask them about the oil or wax statement. There are many different waxes, fillers, Clay and oils but not just one. I understand the blooming effect and it is something I have put to the companies and they have said it is not wax related it happens with all manner of pencils and is due to over layering and over working the pigment.

[@ReverieOfThorns]

The pencils are made of synthetic wax according to other people who have made videos on these pencils on here. I suggest looking at some of them for more information, although it's still rather limited in what is out there for them that has been translated from Japanese. I would also like to point out that wax bloom really isn't as big of a deal as people make it out to be, but if you want to avoid it, I suggest you only use the highest quality professional pencils like Caran D'ache Pablo or Luminance, Faber-Castell Polychromos and Derwent Lightfast. Most other pencils have a chance at having wax bloom as ALL pencils contain oil and wax in their ingredients. Just because a pencil is "wax based" doesn't equal wax bloom, either.

[@annprince5298]

I have a set of 36 Mitsubishi uni pencils l,think I bought them òn Amazon UK !

[@catlady256]

I bought these, I found this box somewhat unstable, so I put them in a pencil case.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

I completely agree with you Angela but I think the design of the 100 set is much better.

[@catlady256]

@@TheArtGearGuide it was the 100 set I bought, the box looks good but when you pull the pencils forward the whole thing tips over.

[@ReverieOfThorns]

​@@catlady256yeah, I've noticed that on some of the videos on here with that set. They pull all the pencils forward and the case becomes a bit unstable. I don't think the set was made to have them all pulled forward, hence why the color numbers are listed under each row of 4. I think you're just supposed to pull the ones you're using forward, but I could be wrong.

[@fjs6819]

Uni-ball is a Mitsubishi brand. Japanese keiretsu have tens of thousands of product lines. Same in Korea, where chaebol, their conglomerates, make everything. Samsung make cars in Korea.

[@HeatherBryant22]

Oh Harry, you dont have to apologize for taking a bit of time off for whatever reason. I continue to pray for you and your dad.

[@suzanneboily5224]

are they oil or wax

[@ReverieOfThorns]

Hello! These pencils are made of a synthetic wax according to several other reviewers. This is likely why Harry had such a difficult time using OMS on them and why that just didn't work. I'm guessing the synthetic material the wax is made of doesn't break down the same way as pencils with natural waxes. Hope this helps, although it is 9 months late...

[@pernalongaterrorixta]

They are soft or harder? And by the way, best wishes for your father bro

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for your kind wishes regarding my Father, he still has a long way to go but all is well so far and that is all we can ask for at the minute. Thank you so much. The Uni are quite a hard core, they hold a point well but when they lay down and you use them, they feel soft on the paper. They are a weird pencil to explain. In my opinion, these pencils are one of those pencils that requires the right paper in order for them to shine. The colors in the set are gorgeous although like I said in the review I wish I had of purchased the 100 Set as opposed to the 72 Set. I think the Japanese companies really know how to provide gorgeous palettes.

[@pernalongaterrorixta]

@@TheArtGearGuide Well, pray for him and let god take care of this situation ♥️ About these pencils, i live in Brazil, and these color pencils are so much expensive! But, i'm so curious to test them... as you said, they have a nice set of colors... but at the same time that i wan't to test them, i'm afraid to pay a lot of money in them, and these pencils doesn't fill my expectations you know? Anyway, sorry if my english goes bad, and again... relax broher, put this situation at the hand of god, and let him take care of this. I lost my mom a couple years ago for cancer, and i can supose the fear that you are feeling. Much love bro, thank you.

[@juliem4259]

Praying for your family

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much Julie I really appreciate your kind comment and your prayers. I truly believe that my dads progress is do to so many wonderful people praying for him and sending him positive thoughts and comments. I show him all your comments and he always becomes a little emotional to see so many people who don't know him are so concerned for him. thank you all so very very much.

[@morticiabakken]

I have Colonstomy (looptransversostomy) since 2008. With the right dressings and bags for someone's life it's not the end of the world. I will keep my stoma/ostomy for the rest of my life. Best wishes to your father from me.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for sharing this with me and for you well wishes. When my Dad was first told that he would need a bag, I thought he would take it badly, but he later found out that their gardener, who has been cutting their grass and tending their gardens for about 10 years now had one and my Dad never knew anything about it until he told my Dad. This really set my Dads mind at rest that it would not be a very noticeable thing , something quite discreet. He has taken to it now that he has it, really well, I am so proud of him and happy for him and I have so much respect for many other people such as yourself who live with it. Thank you so much for your kind comment and support.

[@TheRealMythril]

All the best to you and your family and sending your dad healing thoughts. Japan and Europe have just struck a trade deal, which due to Brexit means the U.K. will only benefit from for 57 days! 🤣🤪🤮

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I really appreciate it. This Brexit thing is driving everyone nuts, regardless which way they voted. My head is battered trying to work it out, I think the politicians lied to us all right from the very beginning on both side.

[@akweo]

Best wishes

[@danettetrostle7173]

😎..

[@cassandrak9753]

Hi

[@creativesolutionstoart]

Wow! Very expensive pencils

[@ArtOfRavenD]

Personally, I have not found these anywhere stocked in a store (I live in California) and got it on Amazon for $117 (probably the cheapest I've seen for 100 set). I think I got them in like 2013 or 2014. I haven't seen open stock either. I got these pencils a while back (before I ended up seeing reviews of these). And no, don't expect longevity. I have also did a lightfast test on these on 500 series illustration board by Strathmore as soon as I got them, and some colors started changing in a day and some where drastic (the flesh colors changed A LOT in a short time). Not every color of course, but a lot were very fast, including purples (not surprising them however). I'd have to go find my old swatch and look at the colors. I only kept the board up for a month, but I feel it was enough to not use a lot of the colors for works that I intend to sell. And by the way, you and your family have a wonderful day and speedy recovery to your father.

[@TheArtGearGuide]

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind comment and for adding the valuable information. Thank you so very much.