Swatching coloured pencils & gouache | A look at the Etchr Everyday Sketchbook ✿ 3/3 of the Art Haul

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

In Part 3, I'm swatching the coloured pencils from last week's art haul and sharing my first impressions of both the Derwent Lightfast and Holbein Artists' Coloured Pencils. I'll also swatch four of my favourite Caran d'Ache Luminance colours, the Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache paints, and share a closer look at one of the Etchr sketchbooks I also purchased. The supplies featured in this video are linked in the description!

[@BleachSoulxx]

I can hear you talk about art/colour all day 💕

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ahhh, thank you. ☺️🧡

[@daisiesandsunflowers5587]

Loved seeing these pencils show their colours- can get a real sense of them so well in these swatching videos! So wonderful to see them all together!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Leah! They are beautiful, aren't they? 🧡

[@JenFetzer]

I randomly stumbled across part one today and I must say I’m quit addicted to this haul of yours!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Jen! I'm pleased that you enjoyed it. :)

[@elysef9303]

Such a pretty thumbnail for the video! Also I have been loving your podcast with Mel Chadwick lately, thank you for creating such fun and helpful content!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

So pleased that you love the podcast! We really enjoy recording it. Thanks Mags. :)

[@gardeniainbloom812]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Podcast?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@gardeniainbloom812 I do a podcast called Creative Catchup with my friend, the illustrator Mel Chadwick. You can find the episodes on KZbin by searching "creative catchup"!

[@gardeniainbloom812]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Thanks. I'll definitely tune in.

[@gardeniainbloom812]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Wow! you're self-taught. I would never have guessed. This makes me so happy and gives me hope as I embark on this journey.

[@fabd8067]

Oh wow ~ I loved watching you swatch all those beautifully pencils! Gorgeous colours you picked & you’re sooo neat! I now feel like getting them all, not because I need them, but because they all look so beautiful! 😻😻😻

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@debsllewelyn230]

I'm ill in bed today and was feeling quite miserable until you posted this! The Payne's Grey 60% Luminance was one of the items I ordered from Jackson's last week and I love it. Such a relaxing video, like chilling with a friend. Thanks Natasha xx

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh Debs, I'm sorry to hear that you're aren't feeling well. Sending good vibes your way - I hope you get better soon! 🧡 I'm glad my video helped to cheer you up a little bit. xx

[@creativesolutionsart-h3o]

I absolutely love how you describe the colors in detail! It is so extremely helpful :-)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks so much, I'm so pleased it helps! 🧡

[@megperry5586]

Beautiful as always, you inspire me to play and find my palette!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's one of the main reasons I make these videos! Thanks Meg! 💖

[@Chopanflores]

Beautiful colors! I really recommend you water soluble pencils. I think you’d love the inktense by derwent. They come in beautiful colors (nothing garish) and when dry they are permanent which is wonderful to layer. Other beautiful ones are the Albrecht Duhrer by Faber Castell, these ones when wet they work just like watercolors and the color selection is as well amazing. Finally the museum aquarelle by Caran d ache are also amazing, these ones are a bit more opaque when dry, which is wonderful to creat under painting to later work with color pencil on top.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I think that my illustrator friend Mel uses the Inktense pencils! These all sound very intriguing, I may have to give them a try someday! Thanks for the suggestions, Francisco. :)

[@AlyonasWatercolourCreations]

Beautiful colour palette as always! Btw I have fallen in love with that Luminance Dark Indigo, the intensity of it is quite special! :) And yes I also noticed the Luminance crumbling the most. The Derwent hardly ever crumble, lovely pencils all of them including Holbeins! 🧡

[@chrissie4452]

Derwent are oil based pencils and Luminance are wax based pencils, this is why the wax pencils « crumbled » but I have both of them and love them very, very much 😊

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

The Luminance Dark Indigo is one of the colours I couldn't be without - I'm so glad you love it too! 🧡 It's so interesting to use their Pink White pencil over the top of it as well.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I agree - I love both of them too! 🧡

[@dindinlagdameo6738]

I love your Derwent Lightfast selection!!!

[@CazkiwiNZ]

I use an eraser to help rub the leftover stickier ones off after peeling as best I can, works good... even better if you wet the sticker residue slightly too 🤗🤗🤗 (I had to do it to all my Derwent Drawing and Graphitint pencils last week that I bought because of you... dang, they’re gorgeous colours! I’m totally in love/lust with Derwent Drawing Pencils now.... and in dreamy love with Graphitint too). 🤩

[@emilyt7822]

Great video! I've been watching whilst doing my own painting and have made slow progress because I kept stopping because the colours sounded so good I wanted to see! 🤣 Your videos are such good company for when I'm drawing and so informative too! Thank you!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I love to think that I'm keeping people company while they're working via the videos, thanks Emily! 💗

[@brigitteitg]

That was wonderful to watch, I love your colour palette and how you describe every shade! I’m getting the Derwent Lightfast Pencils for my birthday as I heard they work very well with the Derwent Drawing Pencils. Fun fact: I was just colouring with Caput Mortuum Violet when you swatched it - my favourite Polychromos besides Cinnamon 😊

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Brigitte! 🧡 I hope you enjoy the Derwent Lightfast; they remind me a little of the Luminance and a little of the Derwent Drawing Pencils in the way they feel when working with them (both of which I love!). That's so funny about the Caput Mortuum Violet! Such a gorgeous colour.

[@azzuparis]

I love swatching videos. You’ve go t yourself so many beautiful color pencils 💕

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! I can't wait to start sharing the artwork I'm making with them. :)

[@iadenicole931]

I so love your enthusiasm. I have the lightfast and the drawing pencils and I love them. I also like the procolour and the coloursoft from Derwent. Those Holbeins, though, look good, too.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks! I get very excited about art supplies; it makes me think about the possibilities and all the artworks I can create with them! 💖 I'm glad to hear that you like the Lightfast. A couple of people have been less than positive about them, but I really liked how they felt and the colours are gorgeous. Looking forward to using them in my work!

[@darkmoonlady2002]

To get the labels off, warm them with your breath and sort of keep fogging them as you peel them off and they usually won't leave a residue and come off easier.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

That's a great tip, thank you! I'll try that if I have some tricky labels (these ones actually came off very easily without leaving a residue, which was a nice surprise!).

[@ntaylo6299]

I took your advice and picked up 3 Luuminance Anthraquinoid Pink to stash away. Thanks for the heads up.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching! 🧡

[@jessicastrideart]

My absolute favourite pencils have always been the Prismacolors but they’re so difficult to buy individually because of the price. You’re making me want to try out these different brands!xx

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I've never tried Prismacolors! You should definitely try Luminance and the Derwent Drawing Pencils. 🧡 xx

[@rfwomon]

I love all your colors in the Lightfast!!!!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks! :)

[@isabellealgrinart6947]

This made me want to swatch the colored pencils I recently got from Derwent! I am learning how to use them, I more used to watercolors, but I would like to start using them together. Your videos are really inspiring regarding mediums to try and enjoy the creative process!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Isabelle! 🧡 I know what you mean as I'm quite new to coloured pencils too. I've really enjoyed experimenting with them and mixing them with other media. I want to try pencils with watercolours next (so far I've used acrylic gouache and several different pens with them), so will hopefully be sharing some of these artworks in the future!

[@gardeniainbloom812]

Oooo wouldn't it be nice if Derwent invited you for a tour of their factory.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Mmmmm...I'd be drooling!

I love the naming! «Mist», «Spruce Green», «Fossil Grey»... Colours are gorgeous ofc

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

They're great names, aren't they!

[@pinkcloud3126]

Thank you for this lovely video! On a side note: I suspect that you might like the Chartreuse green from the Holbein colorpencils. It's a super vibrant color that I think could maybe be a nice highlight for your works as well! (It's one of my favorite colors)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ooh, that sounds lovely! Thank you. I may have to check that one out! 💖

[@pinkcloud3126]

@@NatashaNewtonArt in hindsight, maybe it's a bit too bright, but it might be fun to check out!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@pinkcloud3126 I've just added it to my favourites list on Jackson's! Could be great with greys and dark blues. :)

[@hnnh_co]

Loving your vids! You are inspiring me to use dark "moody" colors. I live in sunny San Diego so I typically go for a tropical or desert vibe. You are also getting me into my colored pencils. Keep doing what you are doing! #1 fan here. :)

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ah, I love that! :) Thank you so much. 🧡

[@AlyonasWatercolourCreations]

Found more of your W&N gouache swatches! It looks like Acryla Gouache at it’s thickest dries more matte but also pencils seems to grip better to W&N gouache as there is no acrylics in there. I find my pencils sometimes glide over the Acryla, depending on the specific colour. 🧡

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

This is true! I don't tend to work over the top of Acryla gouache like I do traditional gouache (although I do use Acryla to paint over the top of pencil sometimes!).

[@SigneofHorses]

I’m a fan of the polychromos and their coral is stuuuuuuning! Just ordered my first Holbein pencil to try and I have some Luminescence which I love. Unsure if the Derwent are for me..

[@ninaf.2042]

It is impressive how neat your colour swatches look! With so many different options of brands/shades etc, how do you decide which ones you are going to use for a drawing? This would probably have been a good question for your Q&A, sorry :D

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Nina! 🧡 I tend to have an idea of how I want the piece to look (and a general idea of the colour palette), so I usually just lay my pencils out and choose the ones that make a great palette together, regardless of brand etc.

[@atrefre]

Great video, love your colour choices. I tend to favour the muted palettes.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks Eleni! 🧡

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

The Luminance Anthraquinoid pink is my favorite pencil ever.

[@amandathon5352]

Hello Natasha, Thank you for sharing your work and love of supplies with us all! I am very curious about your thoughts on papers and would love to know where you get your paper from, how you prepare it, and if you have a system for cutting your own paper?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Hi Amanda! I actually have a paper video written on my list of 'videos to make' in my notebook, so hopefully that should be coming sometime fairly soon! 🧡

[@amandathon5352]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Excellent! I am sure I am not the only curious one. It is easy to spend money on the wrong type for the medium you are working in, and you can spend tons of money trying papers to find one that works well. Thank you! 💗

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@amandathon5352 This is very true! I'll try to film it fairly soon. :)

[@eysgri]

I know that you feel as though you sidetracked a bit, but the comparisons are gold. I have been trying to decide between buying the Derwent drawing pencils or just buying colors I like open stock between the lightfast, luminance, and polychromos. Also, in case anyone is interested, Derwent's website is having a pretty good deal on the drawing set right now.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm so glad that the comparisons were helpful - thank you! I love all of these brands/ranges of pencils and tend to choose the colours I love from open stock (although I did treat myself to the tin of Derwent Drawing Pencils as you will have seen in the video!)

[@margaretf667]

You might like Pablos too (but keep an eye on the lightfast ratings in that set).

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks! High lightfastness is very important as I sell my original work.

[@elizabethremwick3038]

Lovely 😊

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you! 🧡

[@JingleZingle]

Just want to say that I really enjoy your videos. Great lighting, high quality, and your voice is so soothing! It looks like Jackson is not carrying the Holbein open stock anymore?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thank you so much! 😊 I can still see the open stock on Jackson's (I just checked for you!).

[@JingleZingle]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Hmm, I must not have typed in the correct key words. I will try again!

[@JingleZingle]

@@NatashaNewtonArt Natasha, for some reason I can’t find open stock pencils from Holbein on Jackson’s, only the 150 set. Would you mind post a link here? Thanks! I’m drooling over the ones you swatched.

[@kookatsoonjan]

Please tell me which "pencil" you use to label your swatches...can't believe how dark it is...looks like a Palimina Blackwing...thanks for this video...love the colours you picked...all the best...Janis

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It's a Palomino Blackwing - I love it! Thanks Janis. 🧡

[@susanryan3242]

Your videos are lovely to watch. Can you tell me which regular pencil you used to label the color swatches, please?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I'm not 100% sure without watching the video again, but it was probably my Blackwing Palomino! I often use that one. :)

[@franninchen]

Just starting with the video and yes sticky labels on the pencils are such a nightmare. I need to peel mine off too from my derwent lightfast. I got 4 colours to test them out as well but I have the feeling I like my polychromos, luminance and Holbein coloured pencils more. Oh and I have the same problem with them. My dark colour is really creamy. It is deep rose. On the other hand my dusky pink and my flesh pink is scratchy a bit. So they might have this issue as well with some colours same as the luminance have some scratchy colours.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I've only swatched the Lightfast so far (I recorded this video yesterday) but I loved the feel of them, and the colours are right up my street! 💙

[@Kyomiibrown]

The difference in textures in pencils such as creamy/scratching is purely down to the pigments used.

[@franninchen]

@@KyomiibrownI know but it is still a disappointment when you are paying that much for a pencil and it is scratchy in the end.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@Kyomiibrown Yes, I'd heard this before! Thankfully they seem to be few and far between.

[@myyoga8spa]

Great video thank you for sharing 🥰 The sketch book you showed is a hot pressed or not !? In the website there was a lot of options 😅

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

It's the cold pressed version - slightly textured!

[@myyoga8spa]

@@NatashaNewtonArt thank you 🙏🏻☺️

[@nancyenjay7966]

Etchr sketchbook looks lovely but it doesn't look like it will lie flat when opened, is that the case?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

This is the only thing I'm not keen on - it doesn't really lie flat, which is annoying (sorry, I should have mentioned that in the video). But everything else I love!

[@LanaGoesArt]

I rarely ever use pencils, but the colour selection there is beautiful and works so well together somehow. :) Good swatching session and I enjoyed your explanation and commentary a lot. Thank you!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks so much! I'm pleased that you enjoyed it! 🧡

[@Kyomiibrown]

Hi Natasha. In the haul you got a gold ink. Did you manage to swatch it? I may have missed it if you did. Thanks.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I didn't swatch that one on camera, sorry!

[@gwenritch]

Thanks so much!

[@hayleymcmahon9932]

How did you choose the colours for the Derwent pencils , did you decide from the names or the colour computer type swatch on the Derwent website? Thank you, I love watching swatch videos it’s so relaxing

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

For the Derwent Lightfast, I watched other artists' KZbin videos where they were swatching them (it gave me a much better idea of the actual colours than just looking at photographs or 'digital' swatches on a screen). 🧡

[@hayleymcmahon9932]

@@NatashaNewtonArt thank you for replying ☺️you are very inspiring, I want to experiment with pencil crayons from these videos!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@hayleymcmahon9932 That's great to hear - I hope you do! I'm loving working with pencils at the moment. :)

[@carriannescreations]

I found you today looking up Derwent drawing pencils. And im just so happy I did!!!! Im already in love with your channel/content. ☺️ I wanted to ask, I have the Derwent Lightfast.. but so curious about the Derwent drawing. (Im a pencil LOVER. Aka. Addict) lol. Like you im absolutely in love with my Luminance. Do you have a favorite between the lightfast and drawing? Are the drawing different from the lightfast? I was about to order them but just wondered if it was crazy to do so if i have lightfast. Thanks so much!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Hi Carrianne! I'm so pleased that you're enjoying the videos, thank you! The Derwent Drawing pencils are quite different to the Lightfast. The Lightfast are similar to Luminance in some ways (at least to me), but the Drawing are thicker and creamier, and the range of colours is really unique and interesting. They're very subtle, muted, and nature-based. I would say that the pencils are different enough for you to buy them. I love all three!

[@carriannescreations]

@@NatashaNewtonArt awwww thank you! Such a super helpful reply! I appreciate you. I did get them!!! And agree with all you said!!!! They are lovely and unique. With beautiful colors!

[@eyemakeuplooks]

How does light-fast compare to drawing pencil?

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

They seemed quite similar to me in many ways - they're a great addition if you already own the Derwent Drawing Pencils, as you can add more colours to your palette.

[@margaretf667]

If you get the Holbein soft white, do not sharpen with a sharpner. It must be done with a knife or it will fall apart.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for the info, Margaret!

[@karienastander]

The blacks do look different, each one more rich than the one before...

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

🖤🖤🖤

[@moonspiritartbycindyhill1084]

I know what you mean on the uk weather. I live in Cornwall

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I've only visited Cornwall once but I fell in love with it. 💙

[@deejcarter2003]

I make fun of my kids for watching people play video games, when I just watched you swatch pencils for over half hour 🤣

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Ha ha!

[@Citroen_2cv]

Never peel off the labels without this: blast a corner with a blow dryer, on HOT. Start peeling and keep the dryer blowing under the label as you peel back it back. Residue melts and comes off with the label.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Great tip, thank you!

[@avashevlin1758]

The derwent lightfast are oil based!

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for the info!

[@Mmmmagu]

Lovely video but I have complaints about Derwent Lightfast. I've been using them a lot since the beggining of 2021 and it's been traumatizing almost! They break when you sharpen them, which is totally infuriating and I can feel my money going down the drain. Once I've lost literally half a crayon, sharpening super lightly and carefully, and still the core was breaking/broken inside. I'd recommend AGAINST buying Derwent from my experience and I've heard other opinions like this from others too. Shame, they do have lovely colours.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Oh dear, I hope this doesn't happen to me! I'll have to report back when I've used them a bit more. Sorry about your pencils.

[@Mmmmagu]

@@NatashaNewtonArt I hope so too, because other than this problem I think they are lovely pencils. However I can't buy them anymore and will stick with Luminance and Polychromos. :) All the best!

[@brigitteitg]

It really depends on the sharpener, that makes all the difference - unless they were dropped in transport and are broken inside. You can always contact the seller if you’ve got a bad batch.

[@RamoArt]

Where did you get your pencils? That's not the experience that I and thousands of other artists have been having. I got some of mine open stock from Jackson's and a set of 24 from a local art shop and not a single one has a broken core.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

@@RamoArt Thanks for sharing your experience - it's good (and a relief!) to hear that you haven't had the same problem as @Mayoini!

[@nafordebi]

if u haven't yet get GOO GONE to get sticky labels or sticker label yuckiness

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

Thanks for the tip, Deborah!