NEW Watercolor Pencils...With DISTRESS Colors??? (Are They Worth Buying?)

In this video I show you what the Tim Holtz Distress watercolor pencils by Ranger are all about, and if they're worth buying!
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[@paintingandchocolate]

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[@poppythecat454]

The teapot looks fantastic!!!

[@paintingandchocolate]

Thank you 😊

[@cuttlefishcrafting2851]

It's amazing what you were able to accomplish with these. Persistence definitely wins. They're meant to accompany his inks and ink sprays. It was interesting to see a review from a watercolor artist vs. card makers and paper crafters.

[@paintingandchocolate]

Thank you! Yes I also thought it would be a different point of view. With the colors I guess I was a bit too excited and expecting more knowing and loving the inks (and being into art as well). I was hoping for something really unique but they’re still cool for crafts, no doubt.

[@novafalcosmith]

YOUR PAINTING IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ❤❤❤

[@paintingandchocolate]

Thank you 🙂

[@novafalcosmith]

@ very very welcome

[@theautisticside]

I wonder if you can get more darks adding some water-soluble graphite. I've also used the reinkers and really like the potent color I get from them.

[@paintingandchocolate]

Yes you totally can! I featured ws graphite in my recent videos if you need ideas for use.

[@jaad7019]

Thank you that was very thoughtful

[@paintingandchocolate]

You're welcome !

[@hemjoo]

Wow, the best comparison I've seen so far!

[@paintingandchocolate]

Thank you 🙂

[@sesnighthawk]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing, I wondered about these but will give them a miss. Would love to see you do a review of the Caran d’Ache prismalo bicolours watercolour pencils! I have recently seen them and are interested ! ❤

[@paintingandchocolate]

Thank you for the suggestion 🙂 i actually got the CD museum gor Xmas and planning a video, I'll check these other ones out.

[@sesnighthawk]

Awesome yeah these are duo ended pencils, come in a gold tin. Look interesting. Look forward to more content happy new year 🥳

[@paintingandchocolate]

@@sesnighthawk yes they do look interesting! Happy New Year!

[@mayloo2137]

Any of the sets are on my Wish List.

[@paintingandchocolate]

They’re tempting🙂

[@mayloo2137]

​@@paintingandchocolate Update. I finally bought the first set of these pencils. As a first project, I decided to create a watercolor background for atcs- four at a time.

[@keithroy9217]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@paintingandchocolate]

You're welcome 🙂

[@annihull6373]

Just curious have you gone back to try to lift the intense after a day or two and see if you were able to do it? I have found that they I'm really great at not fading on cloth for example a canvas pencil bag.

[@paintingandchocolate]

No and as someone suggested it before i would llke to run more tests on them.

[@TiuTauTilhi]

Thanks for the thorough experimenting video, and persistence wins. :) I was wondering about these colours, as well. But looks like they're not a needed addition to my art stuff. I.e. they don't add anything special or different that I couldn't already do with what I already have. I'm a fan Derwent Inktenses and their other products, alongside my other brand watercolours.

[@paintingandchocolate]

You're welcome and same here exactly 🙂

[@jennw6809]

Wait. Are these supposed to LOOK distressed? The website just mentions it coordinates with the Distress line... I actually noticed how light they were immediately! You only got good color out of the shavings. And I don't understand why I would want to use the "palette" method, rather than just actual watercolor :)

[@paintingandchocolate]

I was surprised too! Maybe they're a better fit for small additions not sure?

[@paintingandchocolate]

About the distress look I just had an expectation knowing the inks,and seeing the same names on the pencils, mainly, that they would look more like them.

[@jennw6809]

@@paintingandchocolate it's too bad, it seems so odd since they look much like the Neocolor IIs but just don't perform the same! But thanks so much for showing us the product.

[@TiuTauTilhi]

@@paintingandchocolate Indeed, that is what I would've expected, too. I have Distress inks and really like them for paper crafts but it's a bit disappointing that the watercolour versions of them really don't look similar. Although I have used distress inks separately for painting, as well. But I guess the coordination with the line just refers to the colour palette here.

[@paintingandchocolate]

@@TiuTauTilhi yes you are right, I thought of that too that the goal was probably to match them to the line.

[@deliawallace4426]

Interesting. I must admit I only tried water soluble oil pastels a couple of times and hated them, so looks like I will be giving these a miss too. But I do love my actual water colour pencils.

[@paintingandchocolate]

Did you find the water soluble pastels waxy maybe or something else? I alsp love watercolor pencils!

[@private5422]

These pencils are simply pigmented to match the distress line. They are not meant to give a distressed look. The other distress products are inks and dyes. This is watercolor.

[@paintingandchocolate]

It's what I figured, with the name though and knowing the inks, I was expecting something more unique I guess.

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

Persistence definitely wins. I won't be buying these nor any other "watercolor pencils." Frankly I don't see the point when I already have lots of lovely watercolors.

[@paintingandchocolate]

Watercolor pencils are so different and fun though, if you ever get a chance to try the Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer, or the Derwent Inktense, they're excellent (and yes so are regular Watercolors🙂)

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

@@paintingandchocolate I have a 60 set of Albrecht Dürer and a full set of Inktense. I never use them. I thought I would love them but I don't 🙁. I would rather use my watercolors than either pencil brand. I wish I'd bought Inktense blocks instead of the pencils. I could see myself using them for underpaintings where I don't want the first layer to budge. I suppose if I was use to using colored pencils the switch to water soluble would need fun, but I prefer a brush. They're just not my idea of fun.

[@paintingandchocolate]

@@ChristinaTodd1970 I see what you mean! I used to enjoy colored pencil a lot so I love the watercolor pencils too 🙂 still need to try the inktense blocks!

[@DieterPrivate]

Water activated pencils and pastels are great to use in colouring books, where you can't use too much water, which is more difficult to do with regular watercolours.

[@paintingandchocolate]

@@DieterPrivate i actually tried them the first time on coloring books, i wish they all had thicker paper though! But yes they're fun there!

[@toteZitrone]

Great review, but I think this really is not what those pencils were supposed to be used for. They are meant as an addition to the already existing Distress Ink/Oxides etc series to enhance your scrapbooking/crafting. So this is what the colours coordinate to, they are not meant to build a good palette (or medium) for painting. There is a white and black pencil in the first set, though. What really helped me is your comaprison whith softpastels, since this is exactly what I was wandering. I saw people use those pencils on their stamps ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6mwn3uKqbCUr6c ), yiealding absolutely beautiful results and I couldn't imagine my/some watercolour pencils working on rubber. So I'll probably go for them now. (: Thank you! (:

[@paintingandchocolate]

Yes I think you're right that they're meant for something else. The name watercolor pencil and then distress,.I knew both separately, i think i just imagined something completely different 😁

[@DianaNorman]

I have found distress brand products not to be lightfast. Lots of fading in very short time.

[@paintingandchocolate]

I haven't checked back on the inks for so long, and havent used these pencils since. Thanks for letting me know !

[@DianaNorman]

@@paintingandchocolate Art supplies for the craft world are cheaper and usually not lightfast. They are meant to be used on temporary artwork like greeting cards or inside sketchbooks or scrapbooks, never for any fine art you intend to sell or display long-term.

[@Chair-d1i]

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[@paintingandchocolate]

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