THESE PENCILS ARE NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.. Faber Castell Polychromos Review & Test

Today I'll be reviewing the famous Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils. These are one of the top preforming pencils for their semi pricey price point....and they were NOT what I expected.
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[@youtubefeiawithpets9469]

in the Philippines, Faber Castel is actually the #1 Color Pencils! There are different kind of Faber Castels to!

[@galaxydude9973]

Yeah heres a list of some i saw in national bookstore(ph.artstore) 1.classic 2.polycromos 3.goldenfaber 4.watercolour pencils classic 5.classic triangle version 6.pitt pastel

[@yumachii3848]

i can't see polychromos here ugh :( so i'll just stick to prismacoloe 72ct

[@adriennecabochan3368]

Prismas are more controlled

[@mirhasanoddname]

Same in Argentina

[@hu12a3-toringjay7]

I know.

[@n4b1d]

I remember when one of my classmates would keep on buying hella fancy color pencils and would complain that they were no good because she couldn’t draw or color well

[@Sofia-ng1dc]

Same, I have some one is my class that has a bunch of copics but she colors with them so hard she BROKE them 😖

[@ii_lunxr_7221]

My mom got prismacolors and I brought them to school. My friends tried them out and told me they sucked. They were the best thing that happened to me.

[@rebeccamartinez1214]

@@Sofia-ng1dc how the hell does someone break copics? What is she, the hulk?

[@rebeccamartinez1214]

And yet, Peta Hewitt creates master pieces out of cheap pencils. It's possible with actual talent.

[@Sofia-ng1dc]

Rebecca Martinez she broke the nib, not the barrel. Sorry for not making it clear ;-;

[@holxx9159]

I've got the 120 Faber Castell polychrome set and it was one of the best art investments I ever made, I love them so much, blending and the texture is a dream when your use to the pencils. I highly recommend !! I honestly love them!

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

LUCKY

[@AsterStarFlowers123]

Ya your lucky cause l only have crayola but it is still good lucky you youve got the 120 its prob smooth and your drawing is look so nice compare too mine oof (\_/) (*x*)

[@lol-yh6dx]

itz moonnight lydia don’t say that!! Come on, everyone has to start somewhere.. you will become the best one day,, believe in yourself.

[@ducklife5711]

@@lol-yh6dx lol what

[@gmgaldin]

what I know about these pencils that is necessary to use light pressure to make a lot of layers (5, 6 layers) to blend a lot of colors and reach a good degrade. you are using too much pressure for them, try to use again with light pressure.

[@artypoodle1874]

Pencils are indeed a perfect medium to layer and blend. You could actually layer up to 12 colord to blend 🙈 I think colored pencils are a very interesting medium to work with, I'm excited to experiment a little bit more 😇

[@adartgallery7388]

u right

[@robertheilmeier2671]

+Gisele Martins Galdin You are right, this is also my experience. Soft pressure will bring you a long way and you can create all kinds of color shades with a small number of pencils

[@babesviral4908]

Shes heavy handed

[@vanillagacha5321]

Rae has said in other videos that she is heavy handed

[@rarepearlz2762]

Is Faber Castell highly famous in the US? Here in Brazil it is the most famous pencil brand (sorry about bad english)

[@jshdunisperfect1944]

Cheao yes and it isnt that expensive here

[@xalivent5460]

Rare Pearlz In Indonesia here, when we have drawing class all my friends had brought faber-castels color pencil buuut i am the only one that brought other color pencils brand ;-;

[@KP-vf3jh]

In India too faber castell is pretty common

[@bikeb7286]

+cheao I think it's because Farber-Castell was founded in Germany...

[@shreyatiwari3694]

Sayuri Mariae Ya I agree

[@VergilAvaritia]

The formula is consistent with these pencils.The texture difference you see happens when you start building layers, it doesn't matter whether it's one colour or many, it starts of highly textured, and the more you add on, the smoother it gets. I've used Faber Castell ever since I was a child, and refuse to use any other brand, as they have the best quality and most use for my style.

[@katecakeboguebogue9252]

Lovino D'Souza how do u know it's the best quality if u only used them but still they are probably the best I have used

[@VioletGlitterworks]

The paper cool be the issue also. That recycled toned paper always has little fuzzy bits that tend to become a problem if you use harder colored pencils like these. Prismacolor is so soft that this isn't an issue. Use these on hotpress or smooth Bristol & you won't have any issues. Tbh I've had WAY more issues with prismas being inconsistent, with little flecks of darker pigment that I have to scratch off because they ruin the color. 😖😭💔 Faber's have never betrayed me in such a way, although I do wish that they were a bit more buttery in consistency. . . But at least they don't break every few times you sharpen them. It evens out. 😅😜

[@vanessacarlson606]

Lovino D'Souza I just started using colored pencils a few months ago, and I just got some faber castell not too long ago. I have only made one drawing with them, and I love them, but I'm still a beginner. Any tips on using them you wouldn't mind sharing? I could really use the help.

[@VergilAvaritia]

I'm sorry, but I'm not really the best person to ask, since explaining things that I've been doing for quite a while hard to do. I'm sure you can find many great tips and tutorials on KZbin though. Good luck :)

[@wyrmoffastring]

Didn't say "never used" but "refuse to use any other brand" which means she may have tested other brands but doesn't want to use them on a consistent basis.

[@Rikulolx]

Teacher:today class we will be coloring flowers Kids:*pull out crayola* Me:*pulls out polychromos* Has the best flower in the class

[@Rikulolx]

Ivan Thai Me:pulls out copics

[@dellxn6396]

@@Rikulolx pulls out oil pastels

[@Rikulolx]

puggybell 08 maybe a bit too far... nah jk u gon have best flower in class

[@user-ye9mg6ul1g]

Valkyrie *pulls out watercolors*

[@zforzorro8956]

pulls out wacom cintiq 27 hd

[@silaspitch9485]

Thanks for the review! I'm not a color pencil artist, but I'm interested in getting started with the medium. Actually, if a may point out an important technical matter, the difference in blending that you experienced with different colors is the result of variations in binder/filler/pigment formulation due to the different physical properties of various pigments used in the formulation of a particular color core. High quality pigments, many of them natural, vary greatly in hardness, solubility, and working properties. The result of this is that the formulation for each of the different color pencil cores must vary in an attempt to achieve consistency; this consistency is never really achieved due to the essential differences in these pigment properties. In reality, variance in artistic handling properties across a color range is often the very mark of superb pigments used in the various formulations. Pastel artists, in particular, are intimately aware of this, and very often hold discussions as to the best way to work with a certain pigment from a certain brand. As high-quality pastels are nearly all pigment, it is quite easy to feel, and even see, the differences in pigment properties. Some pigments used in professional pastels are so soft as to nearly crumble under the slightest pressure and blend like pure fine powder, while others are soft but gritty, some are a medium hardness but are great for impasto effects, and others are harder still but seem to blend well, and so on.

[@galacticskeleton2156]

Hard to blend?? I have polychromos myself and they are SOO easy to blend!! I mean it! Amazing vid Rae❤

[@emersonkhalsa490]

Yeah its beacuse she just started using them she needed to ware them in

[@redinabloogs8477]

laurel ...So how do u blend FABER-CASTELL POLYCHROMOS ? Im considering buying a set on sale ....so would b very interested in ur answer ....thanks :)

[@toni9141]

thinking of getting a set of 20 but I'm not exactly rich and I see it as a big enough investment. I want to get different shades and colours out of those 20 that I'll have so I was wondering if it really is easy to blend them without chemicals..?

[@artypoodle1874]

I did a video from wish faber castell pencils, I was just scrolling and they showed up so I just needed to have them 😂 I actually don't know if there's a difference..

[@erzsidiehl1498]

SAME

[@ryu9797]

I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW

[@fortheloveofLukeSkywalker]

Holly Molefhe-Mangadi I believe in you.

[@ryu9797]

Mandy Gordon thank you

[@whoopwhoop3920]

I recommend drawing from pictures and things around you at first. When I was first starting I would look up something on google and draw it many times. Also, draw everyday, a lot of days you're not gonna have good ideas, or they may turn out bad, but just keep going. Lol those are my tips, I wish you luck

[@justsomeweirdo9773]

Whoop Whoop I just took inspiration from anime and stuff like that and I tell you that can change a lot already XD (Weeeellll, I have been drawing a lot since I was young until now. And the only thing I can say is Practice makes Perfect its what they always tell me and theyre right. It just takes time. We all have our own art style. )

[@crystalquartz7883]

Holly Molefhe-Mangadi google it then

[@foxesofautumn]

They’re meant more for layering than blending. You build up light layers, much like with oil paints. You can get a lot of detail that way.

[@user-wi2ev2pp1y]

i actually learnt how to use coloured pencils with these and they blend incredibly, layer perfectly, literally anything i have used them for they have been incredible. highly highly recommend

[@lisathaviu1154]

One reason I prefer Faber Castell to some of the cheaper brands is that it is possible to replace and/or supplement the colors by buying them one at a time, which the very cheap brands will not let you do. Also, I have heard that they work really well with Color Pencil Blender on sanded paper and once I save up, I want to try this - it looks like it is almost like working with colored pastels, but you can layer much more easily.

[@philipnorris5549]

I use both the polychromos coloured pencils and carbothello pastel pencils. I use stonehenge or fabiano paper (with zest spirits for blending) for the pc and sennelier la carte pastel card for the carb's. The pastel pencils can layer many times more than the poly's and blending is much better plus you can still get fine detail and results much faster (like 4 times as fast) but for small drawings I would go with the poly's and anything above a5/a4 size would have to be the carb's.

[@sarakg4210]

I find using Bristol board pretty good to blend on since it's super smooth and you can later a lot and there's not a lot of texture. I do use prismacolors so my experience might be different

[@dreamrabbits5072]

@@sarakg4210 It won't work for higher end pencils, they need tooth on the paper to fill up. Polyochromos works best on sanded paper, it's like a completely different pencil.

[@filiplucic653]

Rae: these are so pigmented Manny: yeah, like literally so pigmented

[@erinryan4820]

it's lit yessss

[@ChangitaLove]

😂😂

[@Charlie-fL0]

Lol

[@moneluve1000]

👏😂

[@riran6636]

Lmao, I imagine Manny in the Background intensifying.

[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

I was frustrated the first day I used my polychromos pencil because I was used to using Prismacolors. You can't use them the same, I love them now

[@elrilmoonweaver4723]

The thing with Faber Castell is that they require a completely different technique for blending than Prismacolors. Being oil based the blending is done through layering thin layers of color on top of one another. It's.... tedious and not for the heavy handed, but the blending is sooooo smooth once you're finished it's amazing.

[@Lucifer-ke1fd]

awesome drawing, but *listens to faaber castel pronounced in english* *ultimate cringe for my german ears*

[@jasminlindemann8040]

Alaska Ride Gleichfalls XD

[@kimdeadja6459]

Alaska Ride how do yall pronounce it tho

[@jbgra2566]

I'm curious now. How it is pronounced? In Spanish (or at least in Mexico) we call them FAH-ber Kaz-tell

[@cherryluna8670]

"fäybawr keställ"

[@elxsasofia]

Jb Gra you pronounce it the same way in german💕

[@a.s701]

"Imagine crayola colored pencils , but on STEROIDS "- Rae 2017 Lol thanks for all the likes peoples ❤️

[@misssavvycat1721]

Arleth S best line yet 😜

[@a.s701]

Kawaii Neko San thanks

[@clairejoliegoodman7921]

Arleth S z

[@13nthday]

Arleth S dun dun dun!

[@cinammoned3874]

Arleth S I

[@monkeymelia]

I got 60 of them for my birthday and they are so amazing 🤯

[@AsterStarFlowers123]

Woow lucky you soooo are you are an artist?

[@monkeymelia]

@@AsterStarFlowers123 I do draw a lot. I don't know if I can consider myself an artist but I love drawing, painting and being creative.

[@candykite232]

I personally think they are the best. I love drawing 2 🌸😊

[@jeolitawitt797]

I have the 120 set.

[@rahsadeen4571]

WoW! Somebody loves you. And yeah, I’d say they respect that you would use them. Keep on drawing, Monk 😉👍🏾

[@albertomiguel9657]

Idk what is the best So Like for: POLYCHROMOS coment for : PRISMACOLOR Thanks guys i have made my choice

[@snoozebutton9996]

To be honest, which brand is better suited depends on your technique entirely. I'm very, very lighthanded and i love to layer so Polychromos are for me (blending is easy with Polychromos this way). If you want results faster and want to be done in three layers Prismacolor is probably your best bet. I cringed a bit when i saw how heavyhanded she was in the video. That's why the green didn't blend that well. You could see her Prismacolor-Approach to the Polychromos. She would've had better results, if she would've taken her time to learn them. As they are totally different than the Prismacolor (like day and night different). The last point that they have the exact same color range as all Faber Castell Lines is true. I use the Polychromos and the Albrecht Dürer and they have the same colors.

[@VanishUT]

Prismacolor all the way

[@ryannabulatao9206]

Prismas all the way.♥♥♥

[@Sourdough2269]

STAEDTLER XD

[@manmeetkaur1809]

tbh, prismacolors were my first "professional" coloured pencils so if you are a beginner, I would suggest Prismacolor

[@SaraGarcia-ib2lo]

Faber-Castell are like one of the best brands sell on Spain, not surprised of their quality

[@deathkid68]

Same in Greece, Faber castell and staedtler are the best ones quality wise

[@julien4305]

Sara García Same in the Philippines...I have the unbreakable one....Like when you PUT IT HARD ENOUGH it wont break....

[@m0t0pr1ncess]

Same in Greece

[@jshdunisperfect1944]

Same in germany!

[@Stabelgaplerx]

McKings in HD not all. My friend got some pretty high quality color pens

[@impala6710]

I’m a high school student and I started out with this brand of color pencils. My teacher bought one of the larger packs for us to use to create competition pieces. I personally have never had any problems with blending. You are right about the range of colors you can get with just one pencil! It amazing how light or how dark a color you can get just using one pencil!

[@jaymichael5506]

I love using these when adding finishing details to my water color paintings. The work better for me because they don’t have the waxy sheen

[@apocalypse92]

They aren't meant to blend like prismacolor. They're meant to be hard, great for fur, hair, ect. Whoever told you they're next level prismacolor lied to you, caran d'Ache is next level prisma

[@redacted5204]

WHERES MY DIY WATERCOLOR PAPER? XD lol I'm joking but only a little bit 😂👍🏻♥️

[@ab-et9oo]

Abbie Schrage lel omg ikr

[@SuperRaedizzle]

Abbie Schrage still perfecting the recipe

[@ab-et9oo]

SuperRaeDizzle yay omg I really wanted to watch that vid 😂😂😂

[@sumngood]

We need it fasttt I have been drawing for 4 years now But I never got any profesional or actually good pencils I use only one pencil ..and when it breaks i get a new one.. and normal paper

[@redacted5204]

Omg I didn't know she favorited it 😂 lol love u Rae!

[@PromiseSoul648]

i think the difference between the top & bottom of the skull is that you started pressing harder on the blue which made it blend better than a light layer of the green on the top

[@TheDarkestShadeOfLight]

The Stoned Videogame Nerd Yes she should have pressed down harder in some places. To shade, for example, or to get a dark blue. I use Faber-Castell all the time and I know how they work.

[@unfedkitten]

She doesn’t even know that she’s texturing with her hand pressure... lol I’m not so positive I trust her review

[@mchobbit2951]

@@unfedkitten Honestly I was shocked. She's supposed to be an "artist" who studied art in college. Makes you wonder what the hell you get for paying a fortune for a degree in America.

[@katrineschjdtpedersen1704]

I have the set with 36 colors, and I really think they're good. The first drawing I used them for, is the best artwork I've ever made

[@Cortesevasive]

indeed, cheap art tools is a waste of sweat

[@samanthas6724]

I know you probably know this by now and the pencils have improved so much, cuz it's been like 3 years-but ima say it anyways, that the more layers you put down the easier they're to blend.

[@leila77]

I have those pencils (24 pack tho) but I don't even use them cuz I don't draw lmao

[@colliee39]

0littlebirdblue ILL HAVE THEM

[@nbtstan3198]

I'll take good care of them.

[@ryu9797]

LITERALLY MY LIFE

[@parkchimmin7913]

0littlebirdblue Donate them! *u*

[@samantharoque6010]

I had the 100 pack for school when I didn't draw and I had no clue.Now I draw and I can't buy them again😭😭

[@ajwdetjbb]

Kid: I got color pencils Me:probably crayola Kid: no fabric castle Me:OMG FABER CASTELL OMG OMG OMG *INHALES* OMG GIMMIE GIMME kid:geez there color pencil not I phone x Me:faints Kid:* breaks pencils while using* Me: *kills kid*

[@adwitatherealadwita]

RAINFROST Lps Fabric Castle XD

[@adwitatherealadwita]

I’m surprised you didn’t kill him THEN

[@sousha3396]

fabric castle

[@rex198]

Drawing With Alex Lol fricking iPhone X If I were given a choice between the X and a cheap drawing tablet, I would take the tablet. (I'm a digital artist, so this is how I relate.)

[@dukeeats2424]

So uhh, I hate to break it to you, but Faber Castell has different lines. Polychromos is the professional artist line. They also have student grade pencils, more akin to a Crayola.

[@kyleighhuddleston6899]

I am an 11 yo "artist".I just want to say that you inspire me with all of your art and give amazing quality that encourages me and I would just like to congratulate you for your 1m🎉

[@feb388]

Girl ... same . I am 12 tho . I guess you are too. Because this comment was posted a year ago.

[@ahanajain115]

@@feb388 I am turning 11 in 2 days and I am umm a type of artist I draw sketches and Water color paintings And just because of rae sis my mom let me paint my bedroom wall

[@kronosrogers1182]

same but I'm 13

[@ducklife5711]

@@kronosrogers1182 same

[@xirou_8684]

1:57 She just spoilers us how the drawing turned out in the end

[@axion6070]

Xirou 4 how I didn’t notice that.

[@timesspclarts8093]

@@axion6070 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoDXdJawZteVgdU Watch my painting video if u like it then do subscribe and support 😊

[@sisyyyyyyy]

Times Spcl Arts Stop self promoting ☺️

[@justabaritone845]

@@timesspclarts8093 Whoa! that’s awesome! I’m terrible at oil pastels. Keep at it!

[@justabaritone845]

@@sisyyyyyyy Are you going through something you want to talk about rn? As human beings we should be supporting each other. I’m here if you wanna talk

[@ale_03]

Ok if it says they're smudge proof, wouldn't it be kinda obvious that they wouldn't blend that easily..? Idk just asking, i have no idea how this works lol

[@TheHushedsilence]

they blend best with a stump and a bit of baby oil, but heavy pressure and dry blending techniques do work.

[@Tippel3]

Different types of pencils need different types of blending and layering. The formula is 100% consistent in every Polychromo pencil. Some Pigments are harder than others, but you will notice that in all pencils, that depends on the pigment itself. The difference you experienced, is that you have more layers on the jaw than on the green spot. If you use Polychromos its all about layering and building it up. As more layers, as smoother the surface gets. Thats the main difference between oil and wax, very soft wax in Prismacolors. You can do so much more layers with the Polychromos (without waxbloom) that you wouldn't be able to with Prismacolors. Often you don't need blending tools because you blend it in while layering up and blending afterwards is harder compared to e.g. Prismacolors, simply because you don't have wax that you can push around. Hope you understand or can imagine what I mean. Prismacolors take the amount of wax on a so high level that you can't even compare them with Polychromos from how they work because that are two opposite extrems. In germany Prismacolors aren't very common, most don't like the waxy look, so you buy them for a price of the lowest end of an artistgrade, more better studentgrade based from the pricerange. Maybe also 'cause it's not common to use OMS, what much people use with prismacolors. OMS is very hard to get here, usually you have to import them. I heard (often times) that artist or students that color with Prismacolors get bullied here and called fake-artist because they don't know how to blend and use the cheaty way. I think it's personal preference what you like to use, yes you may need different techniques but it depends on all together what you choose and prefer for yourself. Even if you can build up and layer perfectly, that doesn't mean you like it. I use waxbased pencils too but Prismas are way to greasy for my preference. Maybe I'll try them out again, if the quality control gets better

[@CR35C3ND0]

Can we talk about just a second at how dope that skull drawing was??

[@sophie-gq3qy]

I have the skin tones range and they work really well- my grandma bought them years ago for my mum but they didn't really get used so now they're mine 😊

[@franzisunset7979]

I really love Faber Castell as a brand. Basically all their art supplies are high quality and I really enjoy using them. Here in Germany I guess it's the most popular brand. I've been using Faber Castell pencils all my life.

[@TinchenBlubber]

I don't even know how I got here... but oh well... I bought the 36-pencils-set a while ago, and at first I, too, struggled with blending. The thing with this pencils is, that they don't really smudge - as advertised - which makes it hard for everyone used to smudge the colours, as I for example am. But it does have great benefits and it just needs different handling to actually blend the colours. As I experienced it, you make the most out of the pencils if you have a high enough amount of colour on the paper - with the pencils being so hard, you also need some colour on the paper to get rid of the visible paper structure. That's also the point where one actually benefits from having a broader range of colours, blendig here seems to be more about layering the colours than about trying to mix/smudge two of them. So I'd say it's not quite true that the different shades blend differently, but the parts of your drawing, where you pressed harder on the paper, because you liked the darker look, are just the parts of your drawing that had a bigger amount of colour and therefore blended more nicely. I hope that helps, those pencils are great once you get used to them. If you got any questions, or would like me to better explain what I mean just ask. Have a nice day! :)

[@kaileythorsen5689]

Martina Betting you know that you don't have to write a novel right

[@mara.a.delosarcos]

The correct way to achieve darker or saturated colors with these pencils is to paint layer by layer, without pressing. This way you will get excellent finishes. To remove the strokes and make it more homogeneous, the ideal is to use a blender of your brand of trust. I added a link as an example: www.amazon.es/KOH-I-NOOR-Artistas-L%C3%A1piz-colores-Blender/dp/B010HEORS4/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1518463544&sr=1-4&keywords=l%C3%A1piz+blender

[@halfmidgit_giant]

Kailey Thorsen you know your comment was kinda unnecessary right

[@hannahmitchell2513]

Martina Betting ñnfg, nhh

[@meribelloode1676]

I got the 120 pack✍🏻

[@mr.chrisrodriguez4331]

"It just feels bigger in my hand" That's what she said

[@Dizzysp]

Yup

[@Honey_1012]

I remember when I first got a set of Faber Castell from my brother. I was so excited it was like Christmas lol. He and I both sketched alot and he could blend colours so beautifully even with low priced pencils. That's why he gave me his Faber Castell set ,because he preferred the low priced ones as they blended easily and had good pigment. I now only own budget low priced pencils because I prefer them.

[@abelvanoirschot1429]

I'm so happy you like them! I got a box of 220 faber castell polychromos from my grandfather and I love them so very much

[@javiersilva8960]

abel van oirschot omg really? uow much do they were?

[@roadsigncheems1566]

Rabidpeanut he could've gotten multiples it doesn't have to be a pack

[@karahnovak8122]

Those pencils are amazing! The colors are gorgeous!!!!!!

[@saimakhan3186]

1:54 Look in the back for a preview of how it turned out!!!!❤️

[@ahm.774]

i got the 120 and i dont regret it It definitely takes patience to be able to use them also using light layers and then i would recommend burnishing said layers with the lightest shade used in that area im considering getting the luminance as they are a blend of oil and wax based so id be able to get its blendabilty and still be able to add the finer details and textures with the polychromos

[@gracequintal6464]

like literally SO pigmented

[@KrystalBr0wn]

Grace Quintal 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@helloitsme5581]

*S O P I G M E N T E D*

[@LillenArt2]

A lot of artists stopped using Prismacolor because the quality started going down. Many artists favor Polychromos. If you want to blend, I heard you can use Gamsol. (Which I would only recommend using if you're an adult.)

[@wyrmoffastring]

Baby oil works ALSO alcohol marker blenders work very well with Polychromos.

[@jersychase6624]

Why only if your a adult

[@mechantechatonne]

@@jersychase6624 Because it's not non toxic.

[@artbykimmikim0834]

I’ve used olive oil with polychromos and I found it had a much better result than gamsol and no toxic smell.

[@bok_soon0713]

"you can sharpen this to a very very fine point and oh it doesn't break." LOL I love you! Very accurate description for the polychromos cps haha

[@Prettycattunaa]

I have the Faber Castell sketchbook from a art kit for my birthday. It came with everything! Pencil: 2B, HB, 6B, and 2H Also came with a 0.4 pen, grip color marker and a pen brush. And a small booklet that tells you about shading,how to hold a pencil to get different affects on the paper. The sketchbook came with a grid pane to trace, tracing paper and 5-8 pages of yellow and blue paper the rest was white also came with a sharpener and an eraser. Its. Such a good sketch book for on the go and has a small pouch to put your items in. I really do suggest doing a review. Cause this kit is awesome!

[@UnfamiliarEyes]

Yui Moonshine sEND ME THE LINK

[@pinkcupcake4977]

How much does it costs?

[@venixix8422]

OMG I HAVE THIS TOO

[@venixix8422]

@@elizabethstone9732 Wait I also got mine at a target for 12.99

[@venixix8422]

@@elizabethstone9732 DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN

[@PastaRascaoli]

I like how she stopped everything just to go to the next episode of her show XD. That is so me

[@trahapace150]

Rogue Dragon its called being a fucking spaz.

[@PastaRascaoli]

trahapace150 damn dude calm down. First of all she isn't being a spaz. Have you looked of the word recently? XD. And second of all if your gonna use insults use them right so you don't look like a fucking idiot.

[@kingpotato7183]

Rogue Dragon Everybody does that

[@PastaRascaoli]

king potato I know but just not editing out this simple thing made it feel extra relatable. Ya know what I mean? XD

[@SilverHyenaTV]

I just got a set of these for Christmas and I'm currently testing them out. So far, I love them! Absolutely fabulous.

[@Baby8Stef]

when Blending with colored pencils, you need to stroke in different direction with ur first layer of color, just like what you did at 2:41, the color red was in vertical strokes, the blue should be in horizontal stokes. with that you'll avoid "streaky" results and it will blend well. that goes for any brand of colored pencils cheap or not. :)

[@elkyuna8530]

My non-artistic friend at school was colouring in and i saw her using these pencils. I freaked out, and asked where she got it. She sid it was in the schOOL PENCIL TUB FOR OUR CLASS. I investigated and my teacher got this same twelve set. I have so far managed to steal five without anyone noticing, i hope to get all twelve by christmas

[@elkyuna8530]

Also rainbow skulls are your brand now i think

[@Death2thadevil]

Bork Bork I'm A Spork good luck in your thievery

[@nutellaeatingpanda]

Bork Bork I'm A Spork I know stealing is wrong but keep on going man

[@kuroorchid2455]

LMAO I SAW MY TEACHER USING THESE FANCY INKING PENS TO WRITE WITH SO I PRETENDED I NEEDED TO BORROW A PEN AND I NEVER GAVE IT BACK

[@artistflare9072]

XD you guys but I understand lol

[@literallyballs]

Awesome Rae love you

[@SuperRaedizzle]

Baylee Laiacono I love you tooo

[@xbeautygirlsx9741]

Baylee Laiacono I

[@stgaming5451]

+．Ｔｅｌｅｓｔｒａ lol rekt m8 fucking no ScopEd

[@ken-hx7de]

oof stop.

[@chan-wd5if]

hi

[@marienielsen3596]

Faber-Castell has always been my favorite brand. They also make pencils for smaller children

[@floradiamonds]

A very knowledgeable art teacher once told me not to start learning something new with cheaper tools, that I would always be disappointed in the results. Over many years, and many errors of judgement in selecting pencils and paper, I must acknowledge that he was right. You suggested that beginners should perhaps not choose something like Polychromos but go for cheaper; may I suggest that a beginner not go for too cheap, but look at some of the mid-range companies which won't bankrupt them and still be satisfying to use. If any of the subscribers live in the UK, WH Smith is a very good entry point, for dry - and water -colouring pencil sets, and I'm sure the US will have the equivalent large stationers, with their own ranges. I'm not being paid to name WHS, it's just my own experience; their box of 36 pencils kept me happy through some long, dark winter evenings. 🌻

[@matt-rq1ck]

And here I am, with my crayons...

[@hmm.483]

:D

[@nicolejetzer8118]

ahh i find it so strange!! here in switzerland literally everyone uses faber castell (and caran d'ache). then there's the americans who're like "yeahh these are made for pros" (no offense!!) you can buy these in pretty much any store 😂 so yeah

[@bikeb7286]

Farber-Castell is a local german company

[@bikeb7286]

+Runo Na ja, es tun alle so überrascht, dass es in Europa/ insbesondere Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz ja jeder benutzt und es gar nicht so besonders ist. Aber das ist ja auch logisch, wenn die Firma aus Deutschland/Europa kommt, dass sie besonders hier überall zu kaufen sind.

[@elliebarns5180]

honeyybean in Australia (where I live) Faber Castell is like one of the most well known brands, unlike Prismacolor I have never ever seen a Prismacolor be sold where I live in Australia, Im pretty sure they were sold years ago but now they are no where to be seen

[@melissae7518]

honeyybean I bought them in Blick's art store ( US )

[@dukshyanidahal5384]

Totally ! I stopped watching it mid way cause I got annoyed with it 😂😂

[@aimanfarooq2302]

i had fabre castells for an entire year without knowing. they were the watercolour ones and when i found out i was shook and freaking amazed how good theybwere.

[@maryamyasin7324]

So is it like your getting 24 coloured pencils than 12?

[@Ashley-ke2xp]

PLEASE make a video on how you take such perfect pictures of your art! I always have light glares or it's too dark etc. help. 😩

[@FrolleinFroschbein]

Ashley Hastings a good camera helps. don't use flash and put your picture up a wall, so you stand parallel to it. make pics in a room with neutral light, so no sunlight or artificial light. hope that helps a bit!

[@vamp.v3sper]

Hm, it's called _editing_ .. just make it you know, brighter:3

[@arnoldo8642]

wtf how can there be light without sunlight or artificial light?

[@arty8703]

They meant daylight. Like 11am-4pm light you get through windows.

[@arnoldo8642]

thats literally the same thing as sunlight which he/she said. i figure thats what he/she meant but i just thought id point it out because i think its a funny mistake

[@hiitsmelol6824]

Leaving a like on the video because "That's what she said" XD ( also I know she didn't say that so don't rant in the comments please )

[@sammich8295]

Just because you said not to rant, *IM GONNA RANT* Jk lmao

[@maggie-zr5ni]

Omg. She's Michael Scott.

[@indigo9574]

I've never understood that term

[@croissant._.003]

@@indigo9574 its a sexual term hun.

[@shyannerainey7360]

Well she typed it on the screen so same thing

[@CKArts6]

I recently got the 120 tin of these pencils. I found EXACTLY the same thing. Each pencil seems like more than 1 color depending upon the pressure. Mind blown! I blend using white or a lighter color- or a prismacolor blending pencil- all work great for me.

[@ambervaldez4844]

I still don't understand why pretty much every artist I've watched keeps saying that Prisma's are better for beginners. I started with a full set of them, and hated them. They were SO hard to control, messy, and broke constantly. I then bought the Polychromos, and LOVED them immediately. I could control the pigmentation so much better with them, there wasn't as much smearing and mess, and they DON'T break every time you blink. (That's because they actually bond the core and the casing together to make them stronger!) I still don't use prisma's except for the white. Blending does take a different approach, but it was easy to do, and the layering! You can layer these pencils all DAY and they just keep putting more down.

[@randomrainbow4479]

My boyfriend bought me the 120 set. They are worth every single penny.

[@Yinnicattheminisansfangirl]

At my school, all color drawing students get a set of 24 for free with a sharpner and another set incase your first set is almost finished

[@idkmd6288]

Yinnicat the mini sans fangirl lucky

[@mli2883]

Where's your school I'm transferring

[@ahm.774]

I was contemplating all night on whether i should get A 72 set of prisma Or A 60 set of polychromos And ive decided on the polychromos So I totally will have 96 colors Cuz I recently got a van gogh 36 set And for watercolor pencils I have a 36 set of derwent And I recently got 14 copics And i was contemplating on getting more or A 22 set of chameleon And i decided on the chameleon So yea Thanx if u read my random rant Got the 120 set!!!

[@kuroorchid2455]

rae: faber castell, please sponsor me!! haha, just kidding.... *unless?*

[@soybeans2734]

my friend got me the 36 pack of faber castell polychromos and it was about like $50...still not sure why she would get them for me😂. i actually really like them and the selection of colors are amazing. i also have an issue with the blending but ive worked my way aroujd them and also got a colorless blending pencil that works great! i wouldnt recommend it for beginners but you can definitelt ease your way into these pencils after a little while

[@tasnimezzddin6222]

I need to find me a friend like yours.. mine wouldn't even buy me a shirt for 10$ 😂

[@HyHwua]

soybeans it takes a little practice but you can blend these really well.

[@raapyna8544]

I sort of disagree, I haven't tried these but the unpigmented kids' colours are what make kids hate using coloured pencils. I once got Lyra coloured pencils that were more pigmented as a kid and I got so exited using them. Using other pencils felt like a painful task.

[@literallyballs]

Pumpkin

[@cleocressaphee7597]

taco

[@spyturtle496]

Potato

[@crystalquartz7883]

SpyTurtle curry

[@xunidraws]

Crystal Quartz jellof rice 😎😎

[@jasminecruz5135]

Butt

[@avakeil3745]

I saved up for the 120 pack of the faber castell pencils and they are my most expensive art supply, I personally find they are great for creating texture for example recently I created a piece with a brick wall which turned out well so you could do some great things with them! Keep up the great work x

[@tonymaries1652]

I use these, also Faber Castell Albrecht Durer and Derwent. I like the thickness and yes, after using them for several once I have not yet broken a single lead. I also like the thickness as it gives you more control over your pencil. I think I made the right call when I got them because I bought single pencils to fill in the gaps in the Derwent range, and mainly greys, browns and muted greens for rocks and heather in mountain landscapes. The Derwent range has significant gaps between the burnt umber and deeper brown colours, and its greys are mainly blue-greys, which I want but I also want the warmer brown-greys. I do agree that they don't blend that well but that is what I want, I want to represent bare rocks and rough grass and heather. They get top marks from me.

[@artireille]

Absolutely adore faber castell polychromos, been drawing with the 60 pencil set for a while, received the 120 set today and oh man. I'm in heaven. As someone that mixes a lot of colours while drawing they are wonderful, though I do recommend paper with a fairly smooth texture; grey or brown toned paper too if you want to best results. I actually do recommend to start out with these, since they forced me to learn more about colours and what works and not. Took me about a year to fully understand, but the results are definitely worth it!

[@HellsMirror]

I got this 12 pencil pack a few years ago and i love them! :) i'm no professional but it really doesn't bother me because my style isn't that much based on blending. I love the colors and Faber-Castell is actually my favorite brand of art supplies

[@vmprie]

My ESL teacher (English second language) used to buy me art supplies because she knew I was artistic. She was really nice and answered any questions you had if possible.

[@hardikshree8529]

These are really great pencils, i bought them 3 years back and its still going pretty well. Nice one Faber castell 👍👍

[@dezy4272]

Who else absolutely hated the live action of Death Note?

[@Bigsullenyoungman]

Dezy I haven't watched it and I dont want to

[@ab-et9oo]

Dezy . WHY .

[@keshikeshie]

how about the one on netflix????

[@dezy4272]

Internet Potatoe everything was just off, you know?

[@dezy4272]

Kesha Keshie that's the one I'm talking about.

[@D-ok6fr]

Just in case some of you are looking for someone's experience who owns the big sets of both pencil brands: After falling in love with Polychromos I bought the 120 set, and I own the 150 prismacolor set. I prefer the prismas over the polychromos tbh, though the polychromos are amazing. I just like the smoothness of the prismas a bit better than the hard leads of the FC pencils when I'm drawing for hours. Also I think the prismacolor color range is the greatest, it's so satisfying to see those colors arranged perfectly whenever I open the box, just a perfect color spectrum. especially the variety of both brighter and darker colors in the set is incredible imo, whereas the Polychromos mostly have bright/vibrant colors, just as you can see in this video. Instead of some useful shades of skin tones (unlike the 'light flesh' in the Polychromos set, or pig nose pink as I call it) or other more natural colors they have like 5 yellows, 5 oranges, 5 reds and some blues and greens that are all so vibrant and bright they look almost identical. There are too many colors I don't necessarily need as you can get exactly the same shade of that color with lighter pressure of a darker color, and even with the same pressure some of them look almost identical. On the other hand I miss some more natural colors such as a salmon pink or the peach tones you get with the prismacolor set. Regarding the high price of the polychromos, I am kinda unsatisfied with their color range. (Yes I know, you can blend nearly every color with that number of pencils. But as you can see it takes more time and effort to blend the Polychromos smoothly than it would take with the prismas.) Also, you simply cannot layer polychromos white over other layers of color, the polychromos white is almost transparent, sadly. That's disappointing when you bought such an expensive pencil. The prismacolor white is 1000 times better! Anyway, the polychromos are better for fine details. Yet I wouldn't buy this set again, I'd rather buy a few colors I actually need. This is just my personal experience. the Polychromos are really good pencils, just not for my taste. I hope I could help if some of you maybe couldn't decide what pencil brand to spend their money on.

[@markn.reprisal9472]

The voice of experience!

[@philipnorris5549]

caran d'arche white or derwent chinese white are the best though can't say the same about their other colours

[@D-ok6fr]

Philip Norris Yes, I use the luminance white all the time it's the best of all. But 2nd best is the prismacolor white imo, I haven't tried that derwent one though. just wanted to compare prismas to polychromos :)

[@philipnorris5549]

Jason Morgan does a good comparison video of all the whites in each 'top' brand, worth checking out.

[@impossiblegems]

thank you- I have all of the prismacolors and love them but I keep feeling like I am missing out on something not buying FC

[@s.e.hebert7307]

Again, the cost-value ratio, the range of values you can get from the one pencil is astounding. After getting the huge 120 sets of the expensive brands, I feel like I'm ready to graduate to focus on more artistic points in my creativity, so I'm actually backing up to the basic set of 12 colors and aiming for work on my values to achieve more realistic art.

[@jbree.]

I have saved up money for a LONG time, to a point idk what to buy anymore. But since I love drawing I've been hunting for good Coloured Pencils and a good sketch book. Then I came across these fiber-castell polychromos and I started to read reviews and watch video's about them, because I never had expensive Pencils before. I want to buy the 60 pack for €79,99. But im not sure if I want to do it. I would like something easy to blend. Should I do it?

[@fahadtariq6167]

If you've got the money, I would recommend these 100% They are very easy to blend if you work in layers and they are a very good investment if you like colored pencils ✏✏✏ Edit : if you like wax based pencils that are very smooth and creamy, then you wont really like these because they have harder and firmer core. They are great for details though......

[@jbree.]

@@fahadtariq6167 thanks!!! Gonna buy them rn!

[@fahadtariq6167]

@@jbree. No problem 😊 I really hope you like them

[@Tasoq]

Probably a little late, but if you're unsure, you can always just buy the smallest pack to test them out before committing to the bigger sets.

[@sakurascarlet3107]

Hello stranger scrolling down the comment have a nice day :D

[@kayleighbyrne5191]

Hey. You, too :P

[@Sea_Maranatha_]

thxxx

[@sakurascarlet3107]

You're welcom :D

[@nihilisticmoron9453]

Don't tell me what to do. - mailman from drake and josh

[@certifiedgyrltheinnocentgo5115]

you too :P

[@kenobiag]

I use faber castell at school, but they don't have polychromos...

[@belljays_9715]

Obi same..(T_T)

[@ayakotami3318]

I love Faber Castell so much. I've used them since I was in middle school. I use the Colored Pencils and Pens the most. :) They're so easy to blend too!

[@artysaud7131]

Actually faber castell has a watercolor pencils pack that comes with a brush and just add water and they will blend amazingly 🤩 And faber castel is very famous here you can find it anywhere!

[@CharlesXP11]

Favor castell vs prisma

[@trollololtralalala9605]

Genji.

[@trollololtralalala9605]

A STEADY BLADE, BALANCES THE SOUL< O,o

[@yuridialopez4363]

Faber castell

[@rebekahlps6842]

Sabre Wolf dont prismas have lead like all the other colored pencils?

[@gaypil9446]

CharlesXP11 the Marshmallow ya

[@andreascasillas1787]

Hello Rae I love your videos and all of your content and I watch most of them sorry I haven't binged that long yet but I love to watch you and take a lot of inspiration and tips from your work thank you

[@SuperRaedizzle]

Thank you!! Keep up the good work 😉

[@andreascasillas1787]

SuperRaeDizzle omg, you liked and commented that just made my day times a thousand 😊

[@ZackG]

5:04 Polychromos have a small coating when first used that makes them ruff and patchy with the first few strokes, after that the colours resume their smooth fine texture. There is more info on their website.

[@rivavl152]

i love how she actually gives an honest opinion instead of those lies that most people that test products say

[@pebblesthecat3625]

"Zest-it" blender 🍋 works AMAZINGLY well with these pencils ✏️ and makes them blend together beautifully. Plus - it lasts for ages and the cost is really good for how much you get and how long it lasts.

[@ericdominguez5457]

”Look at that pigment I am shooketh”😂

[@TUG657]

Can you make more videos on Fabre-Castell? Showing how can you blend these? It would be great! Your videos are great!

[@kerstinburgess5082]

lol that's what she said

[@osana7666]

😏

[@saehaeumhma983]

Who?

[@elizabethjacobs3240]

So you watch anime while drawing too 😂

[@4.1132]

This is old but there’s a simple reason why it wouldn’t blend that well. Polychromos are designed for a very wide range of techniques including hatching (the pamphlet actually explains them), so the cores are thicker and harder. Because the pencil is so hard, it requires lots of layers to blend or a solvent for the binder such as isopropyl alcohol or a fast drying oil. Prismacolors have extremely soft leads which put color down a lot faster and blend easier, but have a tendency for wax bloom and become dull faster. A lot of the color with Prismas are also not very lightfast. I’ve had the 120 Polychromos set for a while and apart from being more time intensive and a lack of range in the blues and flesh tones, they’re brilliant pencils. They can be bought in open stock but frankly they’re so lasting I haven’t bought one in 4 years. Additionally, however I’d recommend adding a different white and maybe some open stock Derwent Lightfast (similar acting binder) or Caran D’Ache Pablo colors to round out some color selections.

[@kathryn4160]

My aunt who is an artist gave me some Faber Castell watercolor and I was so excited because I thought of you

[@sarahbas05]

Her: “ They don’t break every five seconds... (coughs) like someone else we know Me: PRISMACOLOR PENCILS.. I am buying Faber Castell

[@madi6198]

Prisma color doesn't break often actually, it's mainly cra-z-art

[@marijamilos3402]

@@madi6198 nope prismacolours break really easy

[@LXW-Arts]

There are waxy

[@ohok459]

Yeah but prisma is more easy to use than faber castell in my opinion and the blend is so soft, faber is good for detailing but not blending u will need a long time to easily using faber castell, i actually prefer prisma because it's easy to learn and blend but hey! faber is awesome and people has their own style and opinion

[@mchobbit2951]

@@ohok459 I learned to blend with Polys and I don't find it difficult at all? It works just as well, just not the way you are used to. If you had used Polys first, maybe you'd find them easier than Prismas. Personally I'll take my sturdy, long lasting, made in Germany Polychromos (I never had one break) and let you have your made in Mexico, constant quality control issues Prismas.

[@samanthaparsons8833]

I love my polychromos, a tattoo artist recommended them to me because they act the same as laying colours when tattooing and I personally think they blend really well, it is most likely the type of paper you used :)

[@theclownsystem9429]

I'm addicted to this channel. I'm not an artist but I love watching others make amazing art. I'm content with just coloring my velvet and giant coloring pages from Walmart with my mountain of Crayola products lol

[@crissylulu]

Ah! I want these! So pretty! I'm normally not all about super smooth blending so it really doesn't matter to me if they do blend nice or not. Those colors are amazing though!!!

[@TiberiusMoon]

2:34 colours dont blend well, 4:00 noticing a deeper colour as you press harder, 5:02 insane smoothing. im guessing you didnt give enough white / green for the pencil to blend properly which causes the grainyness? Like a dry paintbrush

[@siennafarinacci3526]

When she put the caption “that’s what she said” I died 😂 love ya Rae 😂💞