I've never seen these before. They look like irojatin. Love the look of the bark on the artwork. Glad to see you back!

@louiswolfe5012

4 ай бұрын

Hi!

@angelashortall9778

4 ай бұрын

Yeessss! Always glad to see my favourite creators supporting each other!

@atvalleau

4 ай бұрын

Hi, Lindsey! The resemblence to Irojitens is something I immediately noticed, too

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Hi Lindsay, thank you so much for your comment I always appreciate you leaving comments and I just have to say in relation to the lovely comment about favourite creators supporting each other. I think Lindsay is one of the most supportive creators on KZread, I know speaking for myself, Lindsay has been an incredibly supportive person throughout my entire art journey, I am so incredibly fortunate. I was going to send you an email Lindsay, I was in such a rut and didn't know what to do or where to turn and I was going to email you. I wrote the email and decided it was unfair to burden you with my issues. Just watching your videos and a few other content creators really helped me. I just needed to give myself a metaphorical boot in the backside and pull my finger out of the same place and get working. Thank you so much Lindsay, I value your friendship so much, I am so incredibly fortunate to have gained some wonderful friendships within the colored pencil community, friendships I value so highly.

@demi3115

4 ай бұрын

Are you surprised the Chinese copy other brands? They have done that with literally EVERY OTHER well-known and good quality artist brand. Can't understand people buying these Chinese copies (or buying chinese anything)

We love you Harry and thank you for the courtesy! I’m glad you know there’s no pressure from us. We’re always glad to see it upload whenever it happens from you!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I absolutely know that there is no pressure from you guys in the community. I have said a few times, I don't know what I have done to deserve such generosity, kindness and support, both emotionally and artistically. I am incredibly fortunate to have so many wonderful people in my life. I know you guys are not really in my life, but you are all most certainly part of my life and huge part. Aside from my wonderful family, you guys are so important to me.

I was obsessed with that clip for a while, but could not find any real answers. Thank you for going down the rabbit hole for these pencils so that we don't have to!

The outward appearance reminds me of the Colorista pencils. It really is good to have you back, Harry. I am very sorry to hear about your father's passing. Grief takes time. Everyone deals with it differently. There is no wrong way or right way to work through grief. It is all up to the individual.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Awe thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I have not tried the Colorista pencils, at least I don't think I have. They certainly remind me of the Irojiten but only visually, the core of both pencils is very different. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, I really appreciate your kindness and generosity. Thank you so much.

Thank you for your video and lots of encouragement. As you point out the paper used in the original video is from a company sometimes translated as Flying Bird or sometimes as PhoenixColor. I don't know if Phoenixcolor is just a sub-brand of the company or the western name of the company. In any case, the company's transliteration in western alphabet is Felie Niao (maybe spelled together). Felie Niao has also Phoenixcolor Colored Pencils of which you have already written a review (The Most Gorgeous Colored Pencils In The World). Apart from the Phoenixcolor pencils that you already reviewed, this company sells other pencils called "PHOENIXCOLOR Soft Colored Pencils" (which come in boxes of 36, 48 and 72) and, what is most important for my comment is that, if we compare the images, they are very similar to the Seeing Essences pencils... I wonder if the Phoenixcolor pencils (either in a beautiful packaging, or in their normal packaging) and these Seein essences are not the same with a different name? If you could incorporate them in a future comparison it would be very useful for your followers.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

That is excellent information, this is why I always say the comment section is what improves my channel by 98% and the other 2% is me. It never ceases to amaze me the comments I get on some of my videos. So much of my work is based around comments from subscribers. I will absolutely get on than and I will also have to try and obtain a set of the Phoenixcolor Soft Colored Pencils and review them. Thank you so much for the advice and as soon as I complete the review I will let you know. I am working on three other reviews at the minute and once I have finished them I will get right on the comparison. Again, thank you so very much for your comment, I sincerely appreciate your advice.

@vault7269

23 күн бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide is because of Lux paper(flying paper), is sandend paper is just that kind of thing you have research , maybe you could do that review with that in mind t comparing when you have that kind of paper available ,i'm also kinds curious to see how these compare as well with you know pheonixcolor prismacolors arrtx fabercastell etc cheers.

Aww hi Harry, great to see you back. Take your time and look after yourself first , lots of love for you in this community ❤. Yeah I'd seen the video for the pencils on Facebook and thought they were probably too good to be true tbh 😊

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much much for your lovely comment, you are too kind. Someone has suggested in the comments what paper it might be, so once I have replied to all the comments I am going to test the pencils on this paper and if it produces the same results, I will post it on my social media platforms. Thank you so very much.

I've seen clips about these pencils for a while but I couldn't get any information on them, so I am so grateful and happy to finally see a review about this product. Thanks for your work!

@ghoulchan7525

4 ай бұрын

that one video has been reposted everywhere, and it's insane.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thanks to another wonderful person in the comments, I think I might have discovered the paper used in the video clip. Once I have finished replying to all the comments, I will test the paper and if it works I will post the information and results on my social media platforms. But I can't take the credit it is an idea from someone else.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

You are so right, I had seen this clip on every social media platform and needed to discover the truth about it and I might just have found the paper used. Once I am finished replying to everyone in the comments section, I will test the paper and post the result on my social media platform if it works. However, it is because of the thousands of reposting that I was unable to credit the original creator, it has been so difficult to pin point the original creator and it bothers me so much using a clip or image and not being able to credit the original creator. But it was so important I added the clip so that you guys who maybe hadn't seen the clip could understand the review.

I've been watching your videos for years, and I've always loved how informative and calm they are, thank you for creating such amazing content!

Around the same time my mother passed and very recently my stepfather, it's been an adjustment. Please take the time to care for yourself.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I am so sorry for your loss, it is terrible, I love my Dad so much but for some strange reason, I thought when he passed I would be able to handle it a bit better. I know it is wrong, but I think it has something to do with the out of date thought that I was a Soldier in the British Army and not just any soldier I was in an Elite Regiment. There is an unwritten rule that you never cry because you are supposed to be a tough man. It is of course absolute nonsense and I am so happy I never brought my son up thinking that crying was something only ladies did. My Dad was never really like that, it was more the Army and I joined aged 16, I was only a kid. Any way thank you so much for your lovely comment and again I am so sorry for your loss.

@cherylmillard2067

4 ай бұрын

I'll write more later when I've had time to process your reply. The upcoming year will be hard on you with all the anniversaries and holidays without him, but it does get better eventually, you'll get caught off guard when you think about him in the present as if he is still here, like when you see or hear about something that would have interested him. It's been almost thirty years since his death and I still get teary, I'm one year away from the age he was when he died, 63. @@TheArtGearGuide

I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s a testament to your Dad. Great video. Glad you’re back!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your lovely comment

Glad you are feeling better. Its a difficult time when a parent passes it really makes you feel your own mortality as well as missing them dreadfully of course. Thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to seeing more videos.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I really appreciate your lovely comment and support

Hi Harry, looking at the texture of the paper in the original short. I wonder if stipple texture paper by Bee Paper Company could do the trick. Just a thought. Anyway, lovely seeing you back, always appreciative of your thorough review ✌

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your idea and I will definitely give it a try. A few other people have left suggestions and there is one paper among them that I think might be the one. Once I have finished replying to everyone, I am going to test the papers I already have in the studio and if I hit the jackpot I will post my results on my social media platforms. Thank you so much for your idea, I don't have the paper you have suggested, but even if I do get the right paper for my studio, I am still going to have to try the paper you suggest, I don't think I have ever heard of it. Always learning something from you guys, I just love the comment section of my channel and like I mentioned earlier, the comment left on my video are so important and valuable, for me personally, all the comments, suggestions and advice you guys leave is 98% the quality of my reviews and the other 2% is me.

It's crazy I was thinking about your reviews on colored pencils and saw this pop up in ny subscription feed. Anyways it's great to get a new review from you. Haven't used colored pencils in a while and thinking about getting back into it. Appreciate you making this video for us to enjoy

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Great minds think alike my friend lol. Thank you so much for your kind and considerate comment, I really appreciate, thank you so much

Harry, I love your art work. Keep showing us what you can do because it is really good for you and for us! Hope you are well.

Thank you so much for this! I have had these pencils on my wishlist since October of last year but have been curious if they do preform the same as that clip (I REALLY wanted to buy them just from the clip alone, but I saw 2 comments say it wasn't the pencils making that texture and it's help me back ever since). That's good to know that they only preform that way with certain paper, but they still looked pretty good in your art piece 😊

Thank you for the video Harry and for your courtesy . I was so happy to see that you posted. Everyone grieves differently so take as long as you need to grieve . Continue to move forward at your own pace and remember when grief try’s to steal your breath away, true love never dies! Where there is great grief, there was true love. Take it one day at a time and thanks for making a video. I’m looking forward to future content and in the meantime sending you my deepest condolences.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I am always amazed at the kindness and generosity I am shown from the wonderful people in this community. I always contribute art as to the reason I came out of my depression and PTSD after my spinal injury when I served in the British Army. But I think it was definitely the art combined with this amazing community. I am so incredibly fortunate and I will never forget it.

Just catching up to your vids after not seeing them for some time. So sorry to hear about your dad. The passing of a parent can hit us very hard and grief will take as long as it takes. Take care and be sure to go easy on yourself!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I was fortunate enough to be holding my Dads hand the night he passed, and from that time all the way through the arranging of the funeral which I did being the oldest of his children and the funeral itself, I never cried once, I kept myself so busy. I flew home to England from N Ireland the next day as I just couldn't afford to stay longer and be with my Mum, but the day I got home I had a shower and burst out crying. Occasionally, can you remember when you were at school or college or work and you forgot something important like homework or assignment, that feeling of loss and oh no, I don't have my homework, I get this feeling, I don't have my Dad and I panic. I feel, I can't phone him for advice anymore, when we have been in financial difficulties my Dad would be there to help if he could. Silly things like that, but it only happens when I slow down and have a quiet moment to myself. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and support

My heart goes out to you and family ❤❤❤ I thought the paper used in that video was sanded paper.. Thank you for sharing - we've misses you ❤

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I am so incredibly fortunate to have so many wonderful people be so kind, compassionate and considerate to me. Than you so much

Thank you for the review, Harry, very in-depth and detailed as always. We can always count on you to give us an honest review. And no hurry to crank out videos. Just get to it when you have time we will still be here and you need to heal. Have a great weekend!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I know you guys are always there and supportive, always understanding and it is for all those reasons and more that I put the pressure on myself to get reviews done, especially if I see a clip like the one in this review and think there is something fishy about it. I feel an obligation to each and everyone of you to let you all know if said product is as good as described, I don't want any of you wasting hard earned money on supplies that we may have all been tricked into believing are amazing. But I absolutely know that none of you expect anything from me and that is a wonderful thing, thank you so much.

Hi Harry, so good to see you back and posting, have missed your honest content

That video aside, these pencils actually look quite nice. I'm layering pencil enthusiast so these look nice. Might actually pick them up (I haven't seen the other video yet).

@DragonWistArt

4 ай бұрын

Having seen the video now, I think it might be a combination of the technique and paper. It looks like paper that is toothy but fine tooth if that makes any sense? Like Bristol vellum 500 or pastelmat. I think they are using medium pressure. That or, like you say it might be, it's faked for views. Wouldn't shock me.

@DragonWistArt

4 ай бұрын

The more I watch the more I'm convinced it's not fake. Its technique and paper. Quite similar to mine, but they're more skilled. You'll notice the block of colour is more even than the colour they're putting down, essentially theyre putting down a "base layer" in the video and the stuff already done has had a gentler second pass. Sorry I'm not very good at describing, I might send you an email with a video if thats okay? I'm not as good though haha

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

You have describe your thoughts absolutely perfectly, I completely understand what you mean. So in the review I did, the swatch I made was done of Bristol Velum, now it was the 300 and not the 400 Series, so I will check that. Someone in the comments suggested another paper they think it might be and I am inclined to agree with them. So once I have finished replying to everyone, I will test the paper in question as well as the 400 Series Velum and Ill also try the 500 Series Bristol Plate, although I think that paper is far too smooth. I completely understand what you mean regarding the color already laid down compared to the laying they actually do on the clip, there is certainly a difference. If I get the paper in question and it works the same as the video clip, I will post my results on my Social Media platforms and explain, but the credit will go to the person in the comments who suggested it, or if it is the 400 Velum I will absolutely credit you with the idea. Thank you so much for your comment and I completely understood your explanation, you laid it out perfectly. Thank you so much my friend.

@DragonWistArt

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide Hi Harry, thanks for the response. I did also send an email, but don't worry about that if it's too much trouble, I was just going to attach a video to the reply anyway. Just me colouring a block on pastelmat using lightfast pencils. Yes I believe the different series of Bristol vellum by strathmore feel slightly different, I use 500, but I wouldn't expect you to go out and purchase that just to verify. Anyway sorry I wrote so much! I realise it's probably a lot of work replying to lots of different people, especially with how you clearly put time and thought into your responses. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we appreciate what you do for the art community! Cheers.

It seems to me that your art makes any pencil look good! Thanks for your review.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much you are too kind, I wish I was able to spend longer on the artwork I complete for my reviews, but I have to rush them a bit to get the full review done.

I've seen this artwork before, and I believe the Artist is Chinese. His or their work is always on those art sharing pages on IG but because they don't have access to IG like we do [not 100% sure either], there is no website to give them proper credit. And I think it's the paper that's being used too. The video is very popular with art asmr followers.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I tried to pin point the original artist, but it has been shared thousands of times, trying to trace it all the way back to the original artist is almost impossible. I think I have found the paper use, I am going to test it out today and I will upload it to my social media platforms if it is the right paper. But I won't be able to take credit for finding the paper, someone in the comments gave me the idea.

Number 1: first and foremost do not apologize for a lack of content. Your father passed. You take all the time you need to grieve. End of discussion. Give yourself some grace, wee one. You put out so much content as it is, and it's all free, and it's all great. Number 2: I saw the same video and went on a pencil quest that took me a week, innumerable hours, and so many questions to people who barely spoke English and I don't speak Chinese and it was crazy, but I finally found the 72 set of these pencils on AliExpress. I really, really like them. But I did find out that the woman in the video was using Arches paper. I don't know about Fabriano because I don't use it, but I do use Arches with these pencils and it makes an incredible difference. I get the same result that she gets in the video using the Arches paper. Just something to consider. Number 3: I'm about to go order the 120 set now. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend more money that I don't have, Harry. I can always depend on you to wreck my budget for the month 😂.

@tammygeorge1638

4 ай бұрын

LoL 🤣, that's funny! I've been looking for the past couple of hours! Lmao 🤣😂. I've come across some very interesting information on paper! But I didn't see anything on the Arches paper!!🤔🤷🤔. So now I'm going to have to go down another rabbit hole!! Check it out!! Wonder how long I'll be down that hole on this one!🤷🤔😂🤣😂🤣🤭🫣🫣🙋☺️❤️‍🔥👍. Thank you for sharing the information!❤️‍🔥☺️🙋

@pixiecolors

4 ай бұрын

@@tammygeorge1638 anything I can do to help a fellow artist spend more money than they really need to be spending 🤣

@pixiecolors

4 ай бұрын

@@tammygeorge1638 but for real I forget where the video was that somebody commented that it was arches paper, I know it was the person that made the video that made the comment but I don't remember if it was on tik tok, youtube, or instagram. I'm really sorry that I don't remember where it was. But it was definitely Archer's paper I can guarantee you that. Of course you have absolutely no reason to trust me because you don't know me but it was arches

@tammygeorge1638

4 ай бұрын

@@pixiecolors ooooo if I counted up how much ive spent on my art supplies!! 😳🤔🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😳🤣🤣🤭🤭. I'd be able to have bought a home!😳🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😳🤣🤣🤭🤭🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️. It's ridiculous! But I wouldn't change it for anything. Cause it's what I hold dear to my heart,besides my children and family!🤷‍♀️💞☺️🤷‍♀️. I looked into the paper,and there's absolutely so many different types,I never realized how much of a difference there really is! Especially for artists that use paper products for painting!! 😳🤷‍♀️😳. Lol. Ive tried painting! And I really enjoy it! But I'll stick to using colored pencils and doing my sketch drawings with charcoal pencils!! Ive got something that ive had for many years and was handed down thru family. I'm never going to use it. So I'm going to send to Harry! He doesn't know yet!🤷‍♀️🤣🤷‍♀️☺️🙋‍♀️. But I'll wait until he gets it,and see if he wants to show everyone. Which ill let him know it's going to be ok to do so. I know its also going to help him with his grieving he's going through. He's got such a huge heart and I wouldn't want anyone else to have this more than he. He well deserves it! And will get more use out of it then I would. Thank you again for sharing information. And just being a good person for getting back with me. Most of us in the art world on YT. We all stay close,it's sad the whole world couldn't do the same. We would be a much better loving world if they would just believe and have a little bit of creativity in their lives. 🤷‍♀️☺️🙋‍♀️💞🙏🕊🖐🖐💞

@eliciabonnie

4 ай бұрын

Stupid question which Arches do you think this was? thanks

So sorry for your loss. My condolences to your family. Thank you for this review.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really do apprappreciate it thank you so much

Thanks, Harry. Wishing you all strength for this difficult time.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, your comment is so kind and generous, thank you so very much.

Your honesty is appreciated ❤ Sorry for your lose!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Awe thank you so mcc I can't tell you how much I appreciate your kind comment and support, thank you so much.

Nice to see you back Harry. Great review.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, it is so nice to finally be uploading reviews and getting on with things. Thank you so much

I absolutely adore your artwork. You are so talented. Thank you for the honest review.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Lisa, I really appreciate your support.

I've been looking for the video you mentioned in your links but to no avail. I would love to see it, since I've seen bitts and pierces of it and I thought you might have found the whole process. Your artworks with these are really nice and if I didn't already have loads of coloured pencils I need to use up, I'd buy them for sure.

@angelashortall9778

4 ай бұрын

If you go, and you click on the link that says written review the clip is there on that page.

@marikothecheetah9342

4 ай бұрын

@@angelashortall9778 Thank you so much!

I am so deeply sorry for the loss of your Dad. We never can really predict how the loss of someone we are close to will effect us. I hope that you allow yourself to grieve as many as you will need to. As an Rn I try to explain to family members that their own physical and emotional health can be harmed in they do not allow that process to fully take place. Wishing you blessings and support.

take your time, don't push yourself too hard! Thank you for the review, never seen these before=3

Thanks Harry. Glad to see a new review from you. Pretty nice pencils.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I felt really good about finally getting a review out. I knew I had not put a review out since my Dad passed, but I knew that working was going to help distract my mind and being in my studio just helps me in any case. I am very fortunate to have so many wonderful people who support me

I saw this video and thought they looked amazing also. Thank you for the review! I had a feeling they would not do what the video showed.

@TheArtGearGuide

3 ай бұрын

I think there are just too many variables at play for the pencils to work exactly the way the video showed them off doing. I wanted to try and either replicate or expose the video and I’m still not 100% sure I did either, but thank you so much for your comment and support I really appreciate it greatly.

Sorry for your loss and bless you and your family.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I really appreciate it thank you

take your time - we appreciate your content so much and wish you all the best! No apologies needed, none at all!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, as I have said a few times replying to other kind and compassionate comments, I often wonder what I've done to deserve such wonderful support and friendships. I still don't have an answer, but what I can say is that I appreciate it such love and support more than anyone will ever understand. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@gertietheduck

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide I think I speak for everyone here when I say you are very welcome, and also thank *you*!

Hullo Harry, I encourage you to just go out to your work area, sit and do some art. My Mom was my biggest fan and supporter. When she passed away I simply did not want to work or create art. I really had no choice as I had bills to pay. So I created work that was commissioned to do, but NOTHING for me and my heart. I decided that I had to do something to bring my joy back! So I would go to my desk and just paint swaths of watercolor paints. I was not trying to create anything recognizable! I spent the time just bringing joy back to me and this worked for me. You might try just going out to your workshop and drawing for yourself and not necessarily for a review or video. I commend your efforts for creating content for your channel. I believe that you can get your joy back, just keep believing that it will happen, keep creating your own art and ease up on yourself. I did enjoy watching your comprehensive reviews and this was a very nice video. Stay safe and be happy with whatever you create. Now I made quite a few lousey pictures, but I just kept going and eventually I started feeling the joy coming back into my heart and after a while I had joy in my art too! I know you will as well.😊

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind comment and I think your advice is perfect. I definitely need to do more art for me, just something I draw or paint that is for me and not a review. At the minute I need to do some reviews before I can paint for myself. Because of all the travelling back and forth to N Ireland to help my Mum before my Dad passed, it took a lot out of me financially, even though I received tremendous help it was still difficult. We had absolutely nothing to give our kids this Christmas and even though they are older now and so completely understood the circumstances, as a father I felt terrible. Although I don't make very much at all from KZread, it all helps and so I really needed to get back to it as soon as possible. I hope you are well my friend and I will certainly heed your advice.

Thank you Harry. Beautiful artwork as usual.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate your comment and support, it really does mean the world to me. Thank you so much mate

This is great information. I had seen that video and was curious about these pencils but I just knew that if I tried them, I wouldn't be able to replicate that effect. It looked too good to be true.

Amazing. Thank you for the review.

The trick to that video is the paper! It’s not so much the layering but using just one colour. The hair is done with one pencil. I’ve gotten a similar result using Marco Chroma (Manga set) and a very cheap grainy FSC 200 gsm sketch pad from like a 1 £ or $ store. Using light pressure and trying to colour as evenly as possible. Go through your stash of cheap paper and try them all. Of course it won’t be as good as the video because they use special paper but still…

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and helpful advice. I have had a few other subscribers suggest paper they think it might be, so once I have finished replying to all the comments I am going to test all the suggestions. If I get the right paper, I will post the results and information on my social media platforms, so keep an eye out.

Thank you for your professional review. Qian means thousand and xun find. Together they mean thousand searches. Wuyu comes from Japanese and it means story I think. The spelling corresponds to the four characters on the tin. They look really like Irojiten which I own a set of.

@dancedraw9252

4 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me with the language, I’m telling you, you guys in the comments are just amazing, thank you. In the video I actually photograph the Irojiten and Essence side by side. Everything about them is identical, the core and barrel size and the visuals, but the cores are very very different. Some one mentioned another pencil they thought the Essence looked like, so I am going to make a comparison video. Thank you so much my friend for you awesome comment, thank you.

Hey man, dont worry about not uploading more, your mental health is more important. Trust me we're not going anywhere. 😁

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much my friend, I often wonder what I have done to deserve such wonderful people looking out for me, supporting me both emotionally and artistically. I don't really deserve such kindness but what I can say is that I appreciate it more than words can describe. Thank you so very much my friend.

@DC-gh6dy

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide you are definitely deserving. 🩵🩵

Harry, I just went onto Ali and found the 120 set of these pencils, but they said the pencils could not be delivered to the U.S. Hmm... And I couldn't find Flying Bird paper anywhere there. By the way, have you considered trying these pencils on a good sanded paper, and on Pastelmat?

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I think I may have found the paper used in the clip and you are on the right track, I have to test it and see and if it is the paper I can't take the credit. Some from the community has left a comment on a review I completed of said paper and mentioned they think the paper used in the clip is the paper I reviewed. Anyway, if it is the paper and it layers as the video shows, I'll post it on my social media platforms, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. I tried to see if there was another seller on AliExpress that would ship to the US, but when I got to the payment section it was asking for a US address, which I don't have. I'll keep digging and amend the links for the US I provided. I am really sorry about that mate, when I add the links for other areas of the world, I just put in country of origins and then it will provide for me a price in the currency of whatever country. But I will try to rectify this my friend.

@atvalleau

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide Thanks much, Harry.

I've seen sponsored pencils on Amazon where the video that is used is actually video from reviews for a different brand of pencil. There's a brand currently (Wifpme) using a clip of a video review by Sarah Renae Clark of the Brutfuner pencils.

That same video I've seen on Instagram as an advertismenta couple of times and I wondered about it too. Didn't order it, resisted the urge. Thanks for the review, looks like a good pencil, but so far nothing close to the vidoe. Hopefully you will be able to get the paper and either debunk or confirm this myth. I can totally understand the frustration. Great to finally see a video from you again Harry.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I think I might have found the paper that equated those results, but I can't take the credit, it was a suggestion from another subscriber. As soon as I have replied to all these comments I am going to test the few papers that have been suggested and I think that one of the papers in the list is the one I am looking for. I will post the results to my social media platforms if I hit the jackpot but of course the credit is not mine

@artbybenjamin

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide enjoy testing the suggested papers, hopefully one or more of them will work out. I'll keep an eye on your social media.

“Seeing Essence” they are running out of names for pencils 😅

@magical571

4 ай бұрын

Gonna be honest here, sounds like those stereotypically badly translated store descriptions from ali express. Though that doesn't mean the product is bad necesarily, no idea there

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

There are a couple of pencils that I think might be the Seeing Essence only with a different name. I am finishing up with a few reviews I am working on, but once I have finished I am going to start on a comparison video.

Hi Harry, I’m sorry for your loss. In regards to the short you saw, I’ve seen it as well. And it seems its done in very smooth paper, like strathmore 300 bristol smooth, or something like that… So maybe the paper does change the performance. However, I have no idea how you discovered all that info from that little video lol 😅 Are these pencils in anyway soft like the arrtx or prismacolor?

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it. I have had a few suggestions on what paper people think it is, so once I have replied to all the comments, I am going to test the suggested papers and if I hit the winner I will post the results on my social media platforms.

Glad to see you back . . .

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, it is so nice to be back getting reviews done. My studio is where I love to be, I feel connected to the community when I am in the studio working on a review or an art piece.

The death of a parent is never easy. Try to celebrate his life in your memories and think of the best of his life. It’s so easy to think of bad memories but the good are what we need to hold on to. So glad you’re back to work. I’ve always used my work to help me through the toughest times in life. Best wishes Harry

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much my friend, you are so right, when I am sat in my studio and surrounded by my gorgeous art products and a review to work on, it all helps me to focus on other things. My youngest daughter Amelia is really taking his passing terribly hard. He was an amazing Grandfather to my three children and my Sisters little girl. He just wasn't ready to die, you know the way some people have fought for years, are in a lot of pain and are so exhausted they are ready to go. My Dad wasn't in that place, he very much wanted to live and mainly for his Grandkids. My Dad was a very private man, really shy when around strangers and very dignified. When he had Bowel Cancer and had to have his Bowel removed and a colostomy bag fitted, I thought he wouldn't cope very well with it, because it would make odd and embarrassing noises that he was not in control of, but he didn't care. His view on it was; that bag was keeping him alive, which meant longer with his kids and grandkids. I know this sounds a bit rude, but my Dad told me every time he had surgery or procedures that meant he was put asleep, his exact words to me were, "Son, no matter what happens, even if they have to put tubes hanging out of my a**, make them keep me alive." And even the night he passed away, at that point he had been in hospital for about 10 weeks, I think he still thought he would turn around and get better. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and your amazing support

@LaraCroft2169

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide your family is in my thoughts and prayers. I lost both my parents by the age of 21. Honestly, I think it took me many years to get over the shock. Some days I can barely remember what they sound like. I hope someday I get to see them on the other side. As I am aging and seeing my friends lose their parents, I envy the many decades they had with them longer than I was gifted. I think that’s where my perspective comes from. There is definitely no right time to die. I just try to hold on to my faith in God and that maybe , just maybe we’ll all be together again. A wise customer said to me after recently losing his beloved wife , “This is your life, not a dress rehearsal. Do what you want to do now and don’t wait. “ Sometimes that has helped me to go out of my comfort zone and try new things, take a chance or just remember to savor every day, even the rainy ones. As I age, I’m over 50 now, I see how short life seems and I hope I have enough time to get to the things I would like to do. Even if I don’t , I do know a lot of my time was spent helping others along the way. God Bless.

I bought Marco Tribute 150 lately and so disappointed with the quality that seems to be so different each individual pencil. Some are like Mitsubishi very nice Some are crumble Some happened no pigment. ... Although I love collecting coloured pencils now I am scared. The Chinese pencils that impresses me are Nyoni Deli and Brutfuner.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Did you reach out to Marco about that, the set that I reviewed, albeit the smaller count, they were all really nice, very pigmented, in the review I did, hopefully you can see that in the video. The Nyoni, Deli and Brutfuner are really nice pencils as well. My email address is theartgearguide@gmail.com if you email me the details of your Marco tribute with a few photos I will reach out to my contact at the company and see what they say. The more detail you add the better, photos of them crumbling, maybe a 10 second video using one of the pencils you get very little pigment from. The more the better. I will reach out to them on your behalf

@colorme19

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide I just you sn email. Thank you 🙏

Hi Harry! I just got the 24 portrait set. I thought they were ok and layered very nicely, but for the price I paid, I thought they were a bit too pricey.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment and your thoughts on the portraiture set. I have no idea why they have different barrels to the other sets. Do you also have the white barrelled Seeing Essence Colored Pencils? and if so, are they the same as the portraiture 24 set? Also I don't mean to be rude, but if you don't mind me asking, what price did you pay for them, was it £24 or $30? Thank you so much for your help, it is comments like yours that make me always say the comment section of my reviews are gold, it is the comments that add so much information and value. The comments are 98% or the quality for my channel and the other 2% is me. Thank you so much.

@CrystalsColorStyle

4 ай бұрын

@TheArtGearGuide I paid about $35 plus the shipping, so in total, it came out to be about $50. I don't have the white barrel ones yet I'm still on the fence. I was thinking about getting them just to see what the difference was if any. The portrait set advertises a 4.0 mm and say high end version and the white barrels advertise a 3.3 mm but I saw from your review they're actually 3.6? I did do a quick review on them over on my channel about 2 weeks ago. 🤗

I am so sorry for your loss. Losing a loved one even when expected can always still be unexpected. Give yourself the time you need though. It’ll be essential to how you truly get through the grieving process. 🌈 anyway (trying to lighten the mood hence rainbow 🌈) but have you ever used sanded pastel paper with colored pencils like pastel board, velour papers? You could get that sort of effect with those papers maybe? They will eat up the pencils but they go on like butta 🧈 lol.

@danielleluna100

4 ай бұрын

It’s not the same kind of paper as the Chinese one but it’s available where you live. I hope maybe that helps if someone didn’t beat me to it already. I just found your channel. I am very pleasantly surprised and you gained one new subscriber and got some likes 👍🏼 😊 thank you for the fun video I look forward to seeing more of your content! Stay well

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful suggestions, I have been going through the comments and picked up a few other suggestions which after I have replied to all these comments, I am going to test. If I hit the jackpot I will post the results on my social media platforms so keep and eye out just incase I get it. I have tried Pastelmat, UART, Lux Archival papers, I have actually reviewed them here on the channel and my website as well. The only sanded type paper Ive yet to try is the is the Canson MiTense. Thank you so much for subscribing to the channel I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, I hope you find the channel useful, I have over 450 reviews and comparisons on the channel so far, and if there is any art supply or accessory that I have yet to review and you would like me to review, just let me know and I will get right on it. theartgearguide@gmail.com is my email and you can reach out any time at all. If you watch a review and I perhaps missed a bit of information from it, just reach out and let me know and I will give you the answer or reach out to my contact at the company and ask them. Thank you so much for subscribing and I hope you enjoy your time on The Art Gear Guide, there is an amazing community on this channel so I know you will be made absolutely welcome.

I’m sorry to heat about your dad. Losing a parent is really hard. Take your time on that, it’s definitely a journey, coping with it. Have you considered using pastel paper with the pencils? During the buzz over that video, there were a lot of suggestions in the comments that pastel paper was used, and it stands to reason.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Hi Julie, I have used Pastlemat, Lux Archival and UART Paper which are all corse type papers. They do have their place and work well with some colored pencils, but for me personally, I prefer velum, Plate or the Derwent Lightfast paper. I think the Lightfast paper and Fabriano offer a texture and tooth that transforms any pencil and allows endless layering and excellent blending. But I know some colored pencil artists really love using those papers and they create absolutely stunning work with them.

I really want to try this paper now, With my polychromos! I'm sad to hear of you father's passing. My mum passed 18 months ago and I get how much it sort of tosses your head around. Be kind to yourself, it gets easier.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it, all these wonderful comments are so incredibly helpful and I hate to admit that because I feel it makes me feel selfish. Thank you so much you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward me, thank you.

I’m so glad your here

However thank you very much for the review I am curious of this one too.

Maybe try it on gritty paper? Maybe sanded paper or pastel paper of some kind?

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I think I have found the paper, I hope to upload a short video today explaining and showcasing, I made it yesterday and just need to edit it. You are on to the right lines by the way, but I will leave telling the exact paper until the video as I test a couple sanded type papers.

@lesleyegbert4807

4 ай бұрын

Yessss, I await it eagerly!

Beautiful mushroom art!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your lovely comment

Is it not just a case of different market but same factory lines Harry? I mean much like crafting supplies not all can pay for their own industry ? Seen that happen with various brands when you have the same quality of paint just distributed over different market use. Nothing wrong with it as far as Im concerned we all have to make a living and save at some point; would be easier if the companies just be open on that, that way people can pick and chose for themselves.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Are you referring to the pencils used in the video clip I watched compared to the pencils I’m using? If so, you could absolutely be right, I never actually thought about that. I have a few papers to try today, a few subscribers left suggestions in the comment sections and I think they could be on to something. If I get the results I’m looking for I’ll post the information on my social media platforms. If I don’t get the same result as the clip then your theory could be the answer and that will be that. But thank you so much for your comment I really appreciate it.

@joyfulldj

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide I referred to the comparisson on the tombow pencil with the white barrels ( but it could verywell be the video you watched and ai can be a royal pain in the touch); and I have not seen it as much in pencils yet, but then again Im fairly new at those, knowledge wise; I do know watercolor paint; I háve seen it in that more often. Where craft suppliers share a factory line with artist paints. So it would not be suprising if that can be the case in colored pencils. I know the agrivation of wanting to figure it out; if this brand doesnt share you can always reach out and ask the tombow manufacturer if they know what is happening; I know tombow to be very kind in their costumer service; maybe they know more. ( I have somewhat of a tombow fetish marker wise;read; I have the full set,lol ) The chinese manufacturers are very good at duping supplies as they have more access to pigments and all that jazz than uk or eu mainland has. They replicate fashion as well; like louis vitton or nikes and other popular clothing brands. It is fun to checkout but it is very much a case of buyer beware; costumes in the eu are currently trying to do a crackdown on dupes as that is against eu law. So be careful in what you order from the chinese market; fair warning. If you did not receive an order then costumes most likely seized it as dupe and thus violation of eu law.

Interesting, never seen them before, but we are missing the most important thing here.....Lightfasting .....

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I know I had never seen them before I watched the clip, nor heard about them, which is odd in this day and age given the amount of videos etc online showcasing artwork and the products used. With regards to the lightfastness, it is absolutely the most important thing in any art supply, but only for those artists selling their original work. When I first started out in the art community and fell in love with the pencil format. All I ever heard from artists I was watching and learning from was Lightfast, Lightfast, Lightfast. But back then, nobody mentioned lightfast products are only important to those artists selling their original or artists just wanting to frame and hang their work. As a result I went out and purchased a 72 set of Luminance, when I didn't even understand the basics of color theory, the correct methods of using colored pencils, the importance of paper etc. Now I am not saying that was a bad purchase on my part, but I feel I held myself back a bit because I was hesitant to use them as my art at the time was terrible. Had I of purchased a set of Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor, Koh-I-Noor or even the Faber Castell Goldfaber pencil, I might have been less hesitant to make mistakes and learn. I know a lot of this was my own insecurities and issues, but I they in my reviews to make it clear that Lightfastness is the number one important factor, providing you are doing the above. If you are not or you are new, you can refrain from paying the bigger prices on lightfast products, if you want. Thank you so much for your comment Peter mate, I really appreciate your support and comment, thank you so much

Cool

Thanks!

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for your donation, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Any donations made go back into getting more products to review which is obviously getting harder to buy cause of the standard of living. So I can't tell you how much I appreciate your generosity, especially in the current climate. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart. There just aren't words strong enough to express my gratitude.

I saw this vdo on TikTok Thailand so many times too....

awesome video my friend, cool

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much mate, you are too kind. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you support, thank you so much mate.

Missed you.

Harry, the original name of these pencils is “qyanxuwuyu”, it would be interesting to also put it on the title…

Nice swt

Sorry about your dad, hard isn’t it? I have multiple dreams about my mum who has been gone 3 years, I hate going to her grave, I fear her hand is going to come up out the ground, so I understand how difficult day to day can be. As for the pencils, well, they look nice, I’m glad I went through the whole video, when you ref them to Tombow, I have them, I’m not keen. But, I’m not a real artist, I do love adult colouring, I have near all derwent sets, I do like them, but, probably a shock, my favourite pencils so far, castle art gold. I am intermittently using prismacolours, but, I need more practice…. X

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Hi Heather, you are an artist, the work adult colouring book artists create is staggeringly beautiful. The Tom Bow Irojiten would be useless on most adult colouring books, the Irojiten needs a high quality paper to see the best results from them. They are a pencil that requires lots of light layers and building up layer by layer. I found they are exceptional on Fabriano Artistico Hot Press 100% Cotton 140Lb Extra White paper and Derwent Lightfast paper. Both those papers are perfect for such pencils. Thank you so much for your lovely comment I really appreciate it

@heatherdavis3118

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide hey, thanks so much for getting back to me, I find it a very lovely gesture, nor many will take time out there day, especially with constructive advice, so, a huge thank you for that. I will take on board the suggestions of paper, I am always willing to find a great answer and will always follow up suggestions given to me, I would like to give you some feedback on the results of testing out your papers, also the layering technique. Again, thank you so much for your response…. Kindest regards Heather ❤️

That video at least to me looks like a trick.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I thought that at first, but once I reply to all the comments, someone has said to me which paper they think it is and I am going to try it. If it is said paper and it provides the same result I will post it on my social media platforms.

@MiraSmit

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide I am. Curious just what kind of paper that is.

You owe us no apologizes or reasoning why you have been away. Life, family, love, friends come first. Im sorry for the passing of your father.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I am very fortunate to have such an amazing community built up on the channel, thank you so much for your incredibly kind comment

Harry! I've got something I want to send to you! You have a post office box there that you get mail or anything that some of your followers when they want to send you anything!? I'll look under your video and see if your email is there and I'll send you a email and can go from there! 🙋☺️❤️‍🔥🙏🕊️👋👋👍

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Hi Tammy I have just this second replied to your email. Thank you so much, let me know if you have got it, Im useless with tech lol

Chinese pencils

They always use videos they’ve stolen from other creators in their ads.

Hi Harry…can you please provide me with a link to get the 120 set of these pencils…I can’t find it using your links. Ty so much❤

@lotheneil1

4 ай бұрын

I had more luck looking for "Seeing Essence colored pencils 120" in google (first two aliexpress links, though they may not be the best offers) than I ever had looking for them on the website itself

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Do you live in the US? Someone else mentioned that the link I provided which was the cheapest seller of the pencils, doesn't ship to the US, so I am trying to find a seller that does and make sure the link I provided for Europe ships to the countries in Europe. I'll get back to you ASAP, thank you so much for letting me know.

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Sometimes when I am trying to locate links, I just look for the cheapest seller and grab the link, which is wrong of me and I need to be more thorough with grabbing links. I am so sorry, as soon as I sort it out I will amend the links ASAP.

@lotheneil1

4 ай бұрын

@@TheArtGearGuide The links you've provided do not work for me either (all lead to the main aliexpress website) - I live in Europe (Poland to be exact).

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

I’m working on it now to fix it as soon as I have it sorted I’ll let you know.

Have never seen them before 🤔

@TheArtGearGuide

4 ай бұрын

Either had I, I hope the review has been helpful, also, thanks to another wonderful subscriber / viewer who suggested the paper used in the clip, once I finish replying to all the comments, I am going to test the pencils on said paper and if it does work the same as the clip, I will post my results and information on my Social Media platforms.