I love my black widows over my prismacolor but the downfall of black widow is you can't just go get individual color replacement where as prisma you can go to your local art supply store like I do and grab another black, orange and red. Hopefully black widow gets to that point where I can even plan ahead and order those individual colors I go through faster
So I'm just getting into the coloring world, and I've been trying out different pencils..I have a favorite budget set which is supposed to be an oil based.. I decided to get prismacolor for color alongs..but the quality of the pencils left them in their case and me barely doing color alongs..they were always breaking or I was having to sharpen all the time..I finally got Black Widows and I was amazed the first time pencil to paper..so smooth and buttery..like a crayon almost.. well conclusion..prismacolors are getting returned and I'm getting the other blackwidow sets. Blackwidows are definitely going to be my Wax pencil
I love my Black Widows and I love my Prismacolors!! This was a great comparison with a great subject!! I thought the comparison was done really well and I appreciate that you brought up the names because they don't always tell what a color looks like (in the Black Widow sets). Another excellent video!! Thank you.
Yeah, the names are interesting. They are certainly fun, but not always helpful :D I find that now, coloring with widows, I don't look at the names or even which set it came from (just a pile of widow pencils now). Instead, I grab something that kinda looks like the color that i want and scribble with it on scrap paper. If I like it, I go with it, if I don't I move on.
Thank you so much for this. I've been a primarily Prismacolor user for over 20 years...and still have an old set from when they were Berols. You have convinced me that I'm going to love my recent purchase...now for them just to get here.
Great review and comparison. I have both brands, full sets of both and I store both brands together sorted by color family and use them together all the time. I think both brands compliment each other in different ways. I think Prisma will always be my "go to" pencil but I do love the Black Widows also. Well, I love ALL my pencils actually but definately I think I use those 2 brands the most
Great video! The drawing is so beautiful and vivid! I have only had Black widow for a week and have only painted it once, but I totally agree on everything.
such a great review and explanation of the good and bad, I have prismas and the skin light bw set, but am just learning how to colour, I am yet to achieve amazing results - that means lots more of your youtube videos!
Loved the intro - you are a very talented lady! I was wondering about the Black Widow so thanks for your honest and experienced opinion. I’ll checkout your facebook group. ❤️🇨🇦
Thanks. I'm actually not on Facebook anymore. I run a private community now. Still TALM, but here: members.mitrokh.in Well, the Facebook group still exists, but I don't actually use it.
Great review Lisa! I own all of the Black Widow sets but did not feel confident using them and kept going back to my Prismas which I know so well. The fact that I can use my Prismas with the Black Widows is a bonus and I like the tip about going light to dark with the BW. Thank you...very useful tips.
Thanks for the review! I've just purchased both skin Townes and the black widow 24 sets looking forward to creating and blending some light and dark shading never tried before so the advice is most welcome Thank you!
There is a color chart for Black Widows that lays them out like Prismas. I used it to put them in my notebook in color order. Black Widows branding is awesome🙂
oh yes, of course, you CAN match colors, but my point was, there's more than one way to get a certain effect. For instance to match the skin tones on this piece, I didn't match pencils, I matched the outcomes of blending totally different combinations of pencils. So, getting a yellow ochre isn't limited to matching it to a cobra yellow or something, in the other set. There are at least 10 other ways to get that same color with different combinations, and that's often a stronger result. And there are more than enough colors in both sets to achieve the same results.
Aside from your great review I have to say this is a very professional video! It's well edited and very nicely put together in a very informative and simple manner! Definitely have to leave a like!
The realist review of black widows I have seen. As a beginner I just might get a pack of 130 of shuttle art pencils, I need an upgrade from noris pencils.
Love this comparison. I have both sets and love them both. I'm glad you explained the difference between dark to light and light to dark between the two different pencils. That is wonderful to know. I shared this video with my grandson who also has both sets and needed to know this information. Thank you so much
I've been reluctant to buy the Black Widows since I already have a full set of Prismas & Poly's and then some other one off's I've purchased at the big art store. I might try the skin tone sets now though. I really hated the look of the Black Widows, I don't want to have to look at the tiny color name to see what color it is. I find that a big fail for a COLORED pencils. I want to see the pretty.
I fell in love with my Black Widow pencils this summer. I’m a diehard Prismacolor user but found the Black Widows could do some things that the Prismacolors can’t. Sometimes the Prismacolors are too soft for what I’m working on, so the Black Widows work better on those pieces. I like it that Black Widows are vibrant too. They aren’t hard & muted like Verithins are. I have all of the Black Widows sets (they have a newer one that I haven’t used yet). Both of these pencil brands are wonderful!
Thank you for this. I was looking for a good brand of colour pencils without breaking the bank. I found the standard black widow set on sale online for $10 here in Australia.They haven't arrived yet, so I just wanted to know about them. I usually use graphite, but I miss having colour. So I was considering including coloured pencils in my artwork, but I'd only be happy if they can be blended and somewhat layered. I'm not really into realism I like bolder stuff, lol. ✨🌸✨
AWESOME LOVE THIS IMAGE. I'm not sure if you mentioned this but everything works well on Strathmore Toned Paper, I found the Widows ok on other paper but sometimes feeling overly oily or something.
Vielen Dank fürs zeigen, ich habe die BW mir fehlen noch die Prismacolor somit kann ich leider den unterschied noch nicht sehen, ich habe mir aber fest vorgenommen sie mir zu kaufen sowie ich das Geld dafür zusammen habe, es hat mir wieder Freude bereitet dir zu zu sehen. 😍🥰🌹💖
I recently came across the brand black widow on amazon, and I was looking for prismacolor colored pencils. But they were too expensive for me to afford at the moment and I’m glad to see that black widow is an affordable and good brand! I will definitely be buying those💕
Thank you,Lisa Have these, but havent used in a while..think I'll get them out. FYI, I finally got brave enough to color my first image of yours from #faebruary2020. Now that I'm not so intimate, hopefully will do another. I'm just a 67 y/o lady who us basically blind, but thoroughly enjoy coloring. Your videos are so inspiring.💓⚘🧚🏽♀️
HI! I am working on a very detailed art project where I am utilizing a lot of my my Prismacolor Verithin pencils. I am using them where the items are small, and where I also do not want them to blend, as the Verithins don't blend well which is the desired result. The set is only a 36 piece set and I found myself wishing the set has more colors in it. Can you suggest any other pencils that would work the same as verithins, and offer more colors? Again I am looking for a hardcore pencil with vibrant colors for fine details that does not blend.
I like Strathmore 80lb, but pretty much anything's good. I'm doing a Black Widow live stream with ALL the sets on the 24th. You should swing by. th-cam.com/video/aXeVbNeUcE4/w-d-xo.html
Hey Mary, I just wanted to let you know that we do have open stock on our entire range of colors. You can contact me at support@medihealth1.com for further details. Thanks Albert Jones
I got the new Black Widow DRAGON set. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/Kzygb6TCzmA/w-d-xo.html
I love my black widows over my prismacolor but the downfall of black widow is you can't just go get individual color replacement where as prisma you can go to your local art supply store like I do and grab another black, orange and red. Hopefully black widow gets to that point where I can even plan ahead and order those individual colors I go through faster
I love the differences between the two pencils. I always wanted to try the black widow pencils hmmmm its def on my list
I learned something new today's thanks
Wow ur channel is so underrated. Just from your intro i loved it!
Black Widow has been my favorite brand for awhile now so I’m really happy to see more people show them more *love❤️
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I love how you tell your oppinions
Very pleasant to listen to
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So I'm just getting into the coloring world, and I've been trying out different pencils..I have a favorite budget set which is supposed to be an oil based.. I decided to get prismacolor for color alongs..but the quality of the pencils left them in their case and me barely doing color alongs..they were always breaking or I was having to sharpen all the time..I finally got Black Widows and I was amazed the first time pencil to paper..so smooth and buttery..like a crayon almost.. well conclusion..prismacolors are getting returned and I'm getting the other blackwidow sets. Blackwidows are definitely going to be my Wax pencil
I love my Black Widows and I love my Prismacolors!! This was a great comparison with a great subject!! I thought the comparison was done really well and I appreciate that you brought up the names because they don't always tell what a color looks like (in the Black Widow sets).
Another excellent video!! Thank you.
Yeah, the names are interesting. They are certainly fun, but not always helpful :D I find that now, coloring with widows, I don't look at the names or even which set it came from (just a pile of widow pencils now). Instead, I grab something that kinda looks like the color that i want and scribble with it on scrap paper. If I like it, I go with it, if I don't I move on.
@@its-easy-to-draw Exactly the same thing I do.
Thank you so much for the comparison!
Thank you so much for this. I've been a primarily Prismacolor user for over 20 years...and still have an old set from when they were Berols. You have convinced me that I'm going to love my recent purchase...now for them just to get here.
Great review and comparison. I have both brands, full sets of both and I store both brands together sorted by color family and use them together all the time. I think both brands compliment each other in different ways. I think Prisma will always be my "go to" pencil but I do love the Black Widows also. Well, I love ALL my pencils actually but definately I think I use those 2 brands the most
Great video! The drawing is so beautiful and vivid! I have only had Black widow for a week and have only painted it once, but I totally agree on everything.
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
such a great review and explanation of the good and bad, I have prismas and the skin light bw set, but am just learning how to colour, I am yet to achieve amazing results - that means lots more of your youtube videos!
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Loved the intro - you are a very talented lady! I was wondering about the Black Widow so thanks for your honest and experienced opinion. I’ll checkout your facebook group. ❤️🇨🇦
Thanks. I'm actually not on Facebook anymore. I run a private community now. Still TALM, but here: members.mitrokh.in Well, the Facebook group still exists, but I don't actually use it.
Great review Lisa! I own all of the Black Widow sets but did not feel confident using them and kept going back to my Prismas which I know so well. The fact that I can use my Prismas with the Black Widows is a bonus and I like the tip about going light to dark with the BW. Thank you...very useful tips.
You're welcome. I'm looking forward to your BW colorings.
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the review! I've just purchased both skin Townes and the black widow 24 sets looking forward to creating and blending some light and dark shading never tried before so the advice is most welcome Thank you!
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
There is a color chart for Black Widows that lays them out like Prismas. I used it to put them in my notebook in color order.
Black Widows branding is awesome🙂
oh yes, of course, you CAN match colors, but my point was, there's more than one way to get a certain effect. For instance to match the skin tones on this piece, I didn't match pencils, I matched the outcomes of blending totally different combinations of pencils. So, getting a yellow ochre isn't limited to matching it to a cobra yellow or something, in the other set. There are at least 10 other ways to get that same color with different combinations, and that's often a stronger result. And there are more than enough colors in both sets to achieve the same results.
I'm doing a Black Widow live stream with ALL the sets on the 24th. You should swing by. th-cam.com/video/aXeVbNeUcE4/w-d-xo.html
Aside from your great review I have to say this is a very professional video! It's well edited and very nicely put together in a very informative and simple manner! Definitely have to leave a like!
Thank you so much.
The realist review of black widows I have seen.
As a beginner I just might get a pack of 130 of shuttle art pencils, I need an upgrade from noris pencils.
Love this comparison. I have both sets and love them both. I'm glad you explained the difference between dark to light and light to dark between the two different pencils. That is wonderful to know. I shared this video with my grandson who also has both sets and needed to know this information. Thank you so much
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks that was interesting. You gave many different opinions that I wouldn’t have considered thinking about.
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I use both
What an awesome video!! Thank You so much! Lisa with every single video you spark some kind of inspiration for me! I absolutely love your work! 💖💖
awww thank you so much
I'm doing a Black Widow live stream with ALL the sets on the 24th. You should swing by. th-cam.com/video/aXeVbNeUcE4/w-d-xo.html
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing your insight Lisa.
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excellent review Lisa it was great to see the comparison between the pencils. Beautiful Harley ❤
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Thank you so much for such detailed explanation. Your voice is so relaxing. 👍🏻
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I've been reluctant to buy the Black Widows since I already have a full set of Prismas & Poly's and then some other one off's I've purchased at the big art store. I might try the skin tone sets now though. I really hated the look of the Black Widows, I don't want to have to look at the tiny color name to see what color it is. I find that a big fail for a COLORED pencils. I want to see the pretty.
The skin tone set is definitely worth the trouble of reading the names or getting used to looking at the tips. I don't mind it at all anymore.
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Great video Lisa.
Thank you 😊
I just watched it again. I love the part where you said his watch has ended. Hehe
@@hshwhitten :) GOT fan?
Lisa Mitrokhin oh my gosh yes! I just bought the coloring book too🤣🙌🏼
@@hshwhitten Awesome. I'm a big fan too.
I fell in love with my Black Widow pencils this summer. I’m a diehard Prismacolor user but found the Black Widows could do some things that the Prismacolors can’t. Sometimes the Prismacolors are too soft for what I’m working on, so the Black Widows work better on those pieces. I like it that Black Widows are vibrant too. They aren’t hard & muted like Verithins are. I have all of the Black Widows sets (they have a newer one that I haven’t used yet). Both of these pencil brands are wonderful!
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much. One of the best reviews I've ever seen!
Peg L oh, thank you so much ❤️
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Thank you for this video just added to my daughters birthday.
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Thank you for this. I was looking for a good brand of colour pencils without breaking the bank. I found the standard black widow set on sale online for $10 here in Australia.They haven't arrived yet, so I just wanted to know about them. I usually use graphite, but I miss having colour. So I was considering including coloured pencils in my artwork, but I'd only be happy if they can be blended and somewhat layered. I'm not really into realism I like bolder stuff, lol. ✨🌸✨
Oh cool. You’re gonna get hooked on Widows. I did. Pretty much everything I do in color now is with Widows.
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Fantastic job
I'm doing a Black Widow live stream with ALL the sets on the 24th. You should swing by. th-cam.com/video/aXeVbNeUcE4/w-d-xo.html
AWESOME LOVE THIS IMAGE. I'm not sure if you mentioned this but everything works well on Strathmore Toned Paper, I found the Widows ok on other paper but sometimes feeling overly oily or something.
Ahh, interesting. I've only tries in on Strathmore grey, white, and sketch so far. Will experiment further.
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Vielen Dank fürs zeigen, ich habe die BW mir fehlen noch die Prismacolor somit kann ich leider den unterschied noch nicht sehen, ich habe mir aber fest vorgenommen sie mir zu kaufen sowie ich das Geld dafür zusammen habe, es hat mir wieder Freude bereitet dir zu zu sehen. 😍🥰🌹💖
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
I recently came across the brand black widow on amazon, and I was looking for prismacolor colored pencils. But they were too expensive for me to afford at the moment and I’m glad to see that black widow is an affordable and good brand! I will definitely be buying those💕
jisvngsimp I’m actually doing a live coloring with the BW skin sets on July 21st. You should swing by
Lisa Mitrokhin I will definitely try my best to do that!☺️
There's a new Black Widow stream this weekend, with giveaways! You should come. th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Are the black widow vibrant like polychromos or the caran d’ache
They are, but I'm actually over them by now. Check out some of my more recent videos for my Prismacolor work and reviews.
What do you think was bolder?
Since making this video, I've switched almost 100% to Black Widows.
Swing by the big Black widow live stream this weekend: th-cam.com/video/cE02QJgSTGs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you,Lisa
Have these, but havent used in a while..think I'll get them out.
FYI, I finally got brave enough to color my first image of yours from #faebruary2020.
Now that I'm not so intimate, hopefully will do another. I'm just a 67 y/o lady who us basically blind, but thoroughly enjoy coloring.
Your videos are so inspiring.💓⚘🧚🏽♀️
Oh yay! I'm so thrilled to hear that you're more comfortable coloring now. I'd love to see more of your work. Please do share in the group.
@@its-easy-to-draw the page is on my timeline. Will probably join after I color and get even more comfortable with your art. Thank you, Lisa❣⚘
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I think "Banana" being next to "Tarantula" is from the spooky story of Tarantula Spiders being commonly found in shipments of Bananas.
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HI! I am working on a very detailed art project where I am utilizing a lot of my my Prismacolor Verithin pencils. I am using them where the items are small, and where I also do not want them to blend, as the Verithins don't blend well which is the desired result. The set is only a 36 piece set and I found myself wishing the set has more colors in it. Can you suggest any other pencils that would work the same as verithins, and offer more colors? Again I am looking for a hardcore pencil with vibrant colors for fine details that does not blend.
I'd go with Castle Arts then.
@@its-easy-to-draw Thank you. I will look into those.
What paper is good for black widow😅
I like Strathmore 80lb, but pretty much anything's good. I'm doing a Black Widow live stream with ALL the sets on the 24th. You should swing by. th-cam.com/video/aXeVbNeUcE4/w-d-xo.html
Is Lady Bug in the Black Widow, Black Widow set?
yes
Lisa Mitrokhin awesome thank you
I love the black widow color pencils n they last a little longer then prisma, blending are amazing. I wish I can show my art so u can see
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RIP black. I like that you can get prismas open stock.
Hey Mary, I just wanted to let you know that we do have open stock on our entire range of colors. You can contact me at support@medihealth1.com for further details. Thanks
Albert Jones
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Psychotic arrangement!!! 😂😂😂
your a complete darling and it's been a pleasure to watch today
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The whole set of black widow cost the same as prismacolor
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