THE BEST Budget-Friendly Colored Pencils for Beginners | Adult Coloring for Beginners

[@technonarg5978]

Thank you for the comparisons,you can't walk into the store and do it to find out. Your videos really help.

[@ReverieOfThorns]

When I first started out using colored pencils I would use the Crayolas with the few Prismacolors I had and they worked very well together!

[@billyt9830]

Thanks! I'm new to pencil color art. Just ordered the Crayola 120. Can't wait to use them!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

How exciting!

[@gsagadin]

GREAT video! I have Crayola, Blackwidow, Prismacolor, and Brutfuner pencils. Also SIVO and CraZart. Keep making these great videos to inform and inspire!

[@ColorfullyOptimistic]

Black Widows have become rather pricey for the full set. They are still a budget-friendly option though for sure, but just don't feel like they are as affordable as they used to be. One tip to save even more with Arteza is to use Rakuten. You get cash back for shopping through the actual Arteza site and first-time buyers get coupon codes emailed too, so you can snag their pencils cheaper there than Amazon. The others are all much cheaper on Amazon for sure.

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

Crayolas really are underated. Gotta have the right sharpener for them for sure. Also Cra Z Art pencils are cheap but fun.

[@tamie7974]

I bought the crayola pencils..I was surprised by the colors...love them...

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

They have beautiful colors in the set! I’m so glad you love them. Happy Coloring!

[@ana7177]

I was just about to order this and remember u have a link .. nice to know I can at least support you with my likes and using your links :)

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I always appreciate the support. It helps my channel out immensely and helps me to bring you all the content you'd like to see. Which ones are you going to order?

[@s.e.hebert7307]

I love that you looked the name up to understand it and pronounce it correctly :-) Good for you

[@madelinecruz7590]

Oh how cool 😎, I have the Arteza & the black widows , I really want to try the Crayola 120, but girl I need be on a budget 🥴🥴🥴 but have them on Amazon wish list 😊 thanks for all your info , much appreciated 🥰🤗🤩

[@pamelamiller9478]

Very informative video ,. Thank you! I think all these videos for beginners are so helpful. I really don't see that many. Great job! 🌟

[@gr8fuldeb699]

The Crayolas work great with the Prismas. I use them together all the time.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

yes they do! I have been doing that and it's wonderful.

[@rainforme1850]

Very helpful tutorial. I am a beginner and learning all the time. Your presentation is very clear and enjorable

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Thank you!

[@rainforme1850]

I appreciate the thank you. You truly remember the subscribers rather than getting too big for your britches. I’m such a beginner that it’s quite overwhelming realizing it’s more than a box of colored pencils and a coloring book

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

@@rainforme1850 aww! I always try to respond to everyone. If there are any specific videos you’d like to see, please let me know. 💕

[@lunakat5763]

Hi Pamela, I have the original Arteza 72 color pencils and I noticed they dissolve a bit like watercolor. The Black Widow do the same. I have Polychromos, Luminance,Pablo,Derwent, none of them do that its like a hybrid. Have you noticed this?

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I have never noticed this at all with my pencils. Did you watch the blend tests I did in the video? Did the pencils seem to do the same as you experience when you're using them?

[@lunakat5763]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils The pencils work great using them dry. I don't know what made me think to put water on the paper. The Arteza was the first I noticed it. Later I was watching a video from Lindsay The frugal crafter and she said her Arteza pencils were water soluble. I got my set when the pencils first came out apparently they changed the formula now they are supposed to be water proof. I don't mind it I just use a bit of water in place of Gamsol if needed.

[@tabbylynn4130]

Ordered the Crayola's!! Ty..I love using them with my prismas!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I'm so glad you love them!

[@sandraburmester3950]

Pamela I was wandering if you have done a review on the Amazon Basic colored pencils?

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I haven’t yet. I don’t have them. I’ve heard that most of the colors are almost exact to the Prismacolors.

[@willstorey2075]

Hi Claire I love your videos I learn a lot from watching them I just would like to know your opinion sharpening arteza pencils can I use a Electric sharpener to sharpen these pencils or would you recommend not to

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I would recommend not using an electric sharpener as I have found they damage my pencils. Side note: I am not Claire. 😊

[@willstorey2075]

Pamela's Passion for Pencils ok thanks for Answering my question I appreciate it and sorry for getting your name wrong

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Oh it’s okay!! 💕

[@sfzaki]

The shuttle art 174 artist set is better than most of these. They were a surprise to me because I tried all your suggestions.

[@DD-d6d3]

What are they like?

[@angelsmith4467]

I love crayola colors, they blend fabulous, not sure if they still have them but they have or had a blenders set. I still have them. I also love the primsma , now I want the schpirerr farben , the colors look very vibrant. Now I have a new shopping list lol. I do believe I know what my gift card will be used for😁 Crayola also has metallics and neons they’re really pretty. Looks like the black widow pencils blend beautifully.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I’m so glad I helped you create your shopping list. The Crayolas are definitely wonderful pencils. I am not sure what you mean by a blender set. Can you look at it and tell me exactly what they are called? You had mentioned in another comment they have a light blue in this particular set. I would love to know which this is. I’m wondering if you’re talking about their signature line of pencils.

[@DD-d6d3]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils I think it's the Crayola "Blend and Shade" set.

[@jackshields8797]

thank you so much for this video. very helpful.

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

Which budget set do you like the most? To me, it doesn't seem like it is Crayola... The schirror farben seem to be the only ones in the Poly style ones you have found. Which do you like better between Arteza and black widow?

[@michellechapman8738]

it depends on what type of coloring you're doing... I color for COMFORT not COMPETITION so.... Crayola is great... But i do want to a better range of colors.... So im thinking about buying the PRISMA COLORS set

[@gaynellgrier6711]

Great tip on use of extra spaces in case.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Glad it was helpful!

[@milesjustice8638]

Very helpful comparison!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DD-d6d3]

The Schpirerr Farben are 50 cents a pencil... About the same as Prismacolor (currently at 52 cents per pencil, though prices fluctuate). And the Arteza are more than Prisma. Crazy how the prices go. I still want them, though! I had a hard time with Crayola. Found they filled the tooth before I had good color payoff.

[@mchobbit2951]

Depends on where you live. I'm in Europe and Prismacolor remains the most expensive. As expensive or often moreso than Faber Castell Polychromos.

[@DD-d6d3]

@@mchobbit2951 I love my Polychromos! I love most German brands and wish they were more widely available the US. I'll have to move back to Italy!

[@andreaperkins8932]

Thank you for your video. It was very helpful like they are all the time.

[@PeggyV69]

This was so informative!! Thank you!!

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

[@marydimuro2953]

Wow! The black widows cost a lot! I can get a complete set of prismacolor pencils on Amazon for $92 or so.

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

They do cost a lot for the entire set. But, the benefit is that you can purchase them as you are financially able. Eventually you will have the entire set. I didn’t purchase mine all at the same time. I purchased them as they came out. I really love them.

[@marydimuro2953]

I bought the first three sets and got the rest as a birthday presents. I agree with you that they are wonderful pencils. Based on your review I also bought Arteza pencils and i love them!

[@catlady256]

Very good comparison 🥰🥰

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Thank you 😁

[@witchmomdavis]

I want the schpirerr farben pencils but there out of my price range are there any good dupe sets that are cheaper.

[@impish22]

Helpful video.. thanks..

[@paulaburtenshaw197]

have you tried the feela 152 set of pencils ? i really like them. they cost around £24 on amazon uk.

[@gr8fuldeb699]

Do you have any reviews on the Holbeins?

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I’m sorry, but I don’t own those. They will be available in the US soon.

[@DD-d6d3]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils they are here at Dick Blick!

[@Jilly-Sammy-Bean]

When I started I used a random brand called Brutfuner. Now I'm moving on with Prismacolor and other brands since I'm now able to afford them. I'm so excited, but nervous XD

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

I am still debating getting the Brutfuner pencils. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on these. I have also seen that they have several different sets released at different times. They come under a lot of different names and even have different shapes...some hexagonal (I think) and some are circular.

[@Jilly-Sammy-Bean]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils Yeah mine are round and they label them as oil pencils... but they feel really waxy to me

[@Jilly-Sammy-Bean]

@@PamelasPassionforPencils And the ones i have break pretty easily when sharpening.

[@aziquaderi]

Pamela, what does light-fast mean?

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

It means the color is resistant to fading when exposed to light overtime.

[@Just_Elika]

wow this video is so long you must have spent hours on it!! 🥰

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

It is very long, yes, but very thorough. I always try to make my videos a bit different than others by going into detail and telling everyone what they really need to know with product videos like this one. If you’ve watched my other videos, even my tutorials, you will notice that they are very detailed. They do take me hours in a day and sometimes hours between a couple days to film, edit, and get uploaded. I enjoy it and I love this community. I’m very excited that my channel is growing at the rate it is. Thank you for watching my videos. 💕

[@jeanthompson1135]

Schpirerr Farben $131.00 in Canada

[@PamelasPassionforPencils]

Oh no! I have heard so much lately about the prices on these pencils in Canada. It's such a shame. I have had so many people in my Facebook group from Canada very upset about the price of Crayolas as well.

[@jamesaritchie1]

I don't think Crayola pencils are a good idea, simply because there are much better pencils at about the same price. The number of pencils you get may be smaller, but the LAST thing a beginner needs or should have is a pencil set with over a hundred pencils in it. Even a pro doesn't actually need anywhere near the number of pencils that come in the large sets that just about all of us buy. I strongly suggest no more than a seventy-two pencil set, and chances are many of these will go unused, except maybe as a brief curiosity. A forty-eight set is even better, and you simply don't need more than thrity-six. A huge number of pencils is not an advantage for a beginner, or even for most professional. Though with professionals who really are on the top of the pile, chance are they have dozens of unused pencils in their large sets. Better thirty-six high quality pencils than one hundred and twenty low quality. But there are still advantages to smaller sets, even if you're still buying Crayola. 1. You save money. 2. There's far less confusion about which pencil to use, which means you spend more time actually learning how to use the pencils. 3. You learn more about color theory, and you learn it faster. And while it may not matter to a beginner, Crayola has zero light fastness. It's the same with many other cheap brands. If you do create something you want to keep and display, you really need a brand of pencils that has a a degree of light fastness. Though I will say there's a LOT of misinformation about light fastness. Your drawing is not going to automatically fade out just because it isn't light fast. Keep it out of direct sunlight and it will last a long, long time. If you're still worried, cover it with the right kind of glass or film. Too, just because aa cheap brand isn't marked as light fast doesn't mean it isn't. Some Chinese brands have never been tested. Do you own simple test before believing what someone tells you. Anyway, I have nothing against Crayola. Like many artists, I not only have some top of the line sets, I can't seem to see any set without wanting to try it. I have a forty-eight pencil set of Crayola. I originally bought them to teach my grandchildren, but when I saw what they could do I bought a second set just to play with. They're fun, and I can try things with them, like soaking them in water, or putting them in the microwave, that I wouldn't want to do with a Caran d'Ache or a Polychromos.

[@Kamoopsipooh1990]

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