MECHANICAL Color Pencils - Useful or Gimmicky?? - Testing Art Supplies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Hello! Today I test out and review the Zebra mechanical color pencils. Are they actually good and useful, or are they just a gimmick and totally unnecessary? Let's find out!
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TOOLS AND MEDIA USED IN THIS VIDEO:
Daler-Rowney drawing paper
Zebra pencils
Pilot color eno pencils
Canon 750D for recording
A plus side is you won't ever have to buy new colored pencils you just need the refills
Honestly, what is the difference from buying a pencil vs lead? The only thing that is good about it is you don't have to sharpen them and throw waste away.
@@miaa1762 Because like you would have to buy a new pack of the colored pencils
@@kehndole some stores sell them individually (:
@@miaa1762 we need big and soft leads to create a photorealistic artwork. Also, Everytime we pay for pencil wood but now we'll only buy leads which will cost lesser than a wood + lead combo.
@@hegelinmutlaktozu8070 ah I see! Thank you 💗
The textured effect of the second drawing specifically make that cat feel so cozy in my opinion :)
I can see these being used as detail pencils instead of primary pencils.
Cat intermissions save my day when it wasn't good, I'm so thankful for them❤️
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Koh-I-noor hardtmouth do a 24 set of watercolour leads, with holder in tin case which is phenomenal. They blend, and are surprisingly durable. The nice thing about them is you can purchase the leads by colour.
Koh-i-Noor had similar things also for a long time just with less colour options. But it is interesting that they have it now also with watercolor pencils... I may try to find some if traveling will be possible again and I can visit a proper shop in Czech Republic 😊 thanks for the tip!
@@katalinelo8011 I love mine, my son bought them as a birthday gift for me. They work well, but I do admit to having a bit of a bias toward the product. They are affordable, the pigment pay out is good and they are versatile. If you go to Czech you may find an even greater range? Have you tried their wood less coloured pencils? They come in a durable case that is great for on the go also
@@juliehowman3912 yes, I have the Progresso woodless colored pencils and I love them. Especially for larger areas. I had them as a kid and as I came back to art more professionally that was the first thing to get 😂 I have also their artist's coloured pencils, the Polycolour set of 36 (there are more colours available but for me that is big enough), they are great too. And very affordable. I have a bias for Koh-i-Noor products to be honest because I grew up with them (they were the best on the Eastern side of the iron curtain and that didn't change in the 90s when I was a kid).
@@katalinelo8011 I fell in love with their product as an adult and am blessed to have built up a full range of their product now. The brand is well worth investing in and if you try it invariably you become a convert. Even their pastal pencils are superior to the Fabre castall ones, and I prefer them also to the derwent ones I also have. Their pencil eraser is also amazing, it is soft but easy to sharpen and use. Sometimes they seem a bit loose as it’s not glued into the pencil shaft, but it does not affect the effective nature of the product.
@@juliehowman3912 yes I agree, they have good quality. I think because they still produce in Europe (as far as I know). It was the second big pencil company in Europe (founded 1790 in Vienna) and the first one to manufacture graphite pencils in different hardness. And they maintained their high standards. I use mostly coloured pencils for my art so I can't really tell how their other products are, but I tried some months ago some very old stuff from them and they were still very good.
Honestly, having to sharpen them is a big reason why I don't use colored pencils often. It would be cool is professional brands did something like this, but there is probably a reason why they don't.
I think they are more for coloring book thooo!!! Immagine how they would shine in that!!
Heck, you're right! My eyes have been opened to the possibilities!
Omg I love how the kitty turned out!
I'm in love with the last piece, the texture and the way they don't blend fully almost reminds me of multicoloured knitting wool?? I would love to see more art with these or maybe some sort of art challenge, even though they're gimmicky I think they are really suited to your style of art 😍
I love this mushroom, I’ve been watching since like 2013 and you’ve been an inspiration for me to finally start my own channel
I absolutely hate traditional pencils because of the potential for breaking, the amount of waste that sharpening can produce (especially if you're not in a location where it's easy to do things like composting), and the difficulty that some brands present with getting replacements of individual colors - and I've been trying to hunt down mechanical colored pencils for ages, with very little success. Definitely going to be picking these up, thanks so much for introducing me to them!
Aww... your baby's growing up so quickly! And he has the cutest face in history; just sayin'. Sally seems to like him better this time around. 😀 Loved your drawings!
I like the style that the consistently thicker point lead gives. Looks relaxing to use 😌
'compare to normal colored pencils'
Katt picks one of the best brands in the world 😅 What about lower region priced pencils?
Also, great drawings as usual, but mechanical pencils scare me. Used a mechanical pencil for writing stuff in highschool, but the freaking lead always broke so easily
These types of "pencils" are popular in asia. I have a similar set I bought from the 100 yen store (= dollar store) in Japan. It's hard to describe all the details briefly, but as Katvalk says they feel a little scratchy hard and a bit more waxy than usual colour pencils. They have a pretty student grade feel, but they work better than my koh-i-nor tritone pencils. I LOVE them for initial light sketching lines, but as Katvalk shows you can push them and do entire drawings with them. I've done a few portraits only using them. I worked in several light layers. Most people would get sore hands or hand cramps if you used them as hard as Katvalk pushes in her drawings here. The leads have never broken on me (they are too hard for that). I own many pencil brands (polychromos, prismacolor, luminance, van gogh, koh-i-noor etc) and I will always select these cheap plastic holder "pencils" for sketching above all others.
Stadler have 2mm colour leds to
Awesome art and ur cats intermissions just get cuter and cuter with each video
My favorite is the cat and I enjoyed watching your two fur babies playing.
I have one of these pencils and I don't use them for coloring I use it for doing the sketches for my drawings so when I go over it with a pencil or pin it come out more neat
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These remind me of the mechanical colored pencils I bought from the dollar store. It has a regular primary set of 4 and pastel set of 4 (each was 1$). Something cool about them is that the cap’s a sharpener for the pencils and it works really well.
I never thought about using them the way you did in this video ‘cuz I use mine for sketching, but the quality looks almost the same.
Love how vibrant your drawings came out and that adorable new cat I saw near the end of the video💖✨
I hope Caran-dache starts making all of their (very high quality) colored pencils mechanical!
They used to have a limited selection of water soluble mechanical pencils (They were called Artist Museum), but discontinued them.
Koh I Noor still has some though, both Polycolor and Mondeluz.
Stadler have 2mm colour leads.
Oh my goodness! Your cats are so PRECIOUS.
They look so fun to use. Love the vibrancy!
That happy cat is just adorable!
I've seen twistable colored pencils from brands like Crayola, so I would guess this is another neat alternative to regular colored pencils.
I had mechanical colored pencils in the past (not this brand but another dollar store variant). Colors weren't that bright or vibrant but were great for sketching before being inked (lighter colors erased a bit better than typical graphite lead), or just unique color splotches in practice sketches in my sketchbook.
The last illustration resembles you quite a lot.💖
Beautiful drawings, that kitty is so cute :) Those pencils seems like a cheap present idea for teens. Wow your tiny kitty is becoming so big already :0 have a nice weekend/week
I wish the "quality" pencil makers would think of providing their leads in this format. It seems more environmentally friendly and certainly eliminates the hassle of using a sharpener. The fact you didn't break a lead indicates they are probably more economical than the wooden pencil too. Thank you for such a thorough demonstration.
I have cheap 2mm colored pencils and I love them for sketching. Love the art
i would actually try blending them with rubbing alcohol, that can actually feather out the texture of the pencils to give it more of a blended look.
I love the Pilot colored pencils! I Use one and change the lids whenever I want to use another coler to sketch. I would not buy mechanical pencils for drawing. But I think it is a fun gimmick. Your illustrations turned out super cool!
I love the mushy and kitty so much! I'd love those in your redbubble store!
I don’t consider them gimmicky. They’re super useful if you enjoy drawing out and about
I really like the texture they give, and normally I prefer more muted colors but I really like these. It’s probably that I just really like the drawings, they reminded me of stickers
You could definitely try to blend them with paint thinner it blends color pencil amazingly in my opinion.
This was a really cool video. It had unexpected turns and had some pretty useful information!
My favourite are the uni nano dia leads. They act like graphite, you can use a tortillion to blend and erase, they're opaque, and are extremely versatile. My only complaint is that they're missing a yellow, so I'm getting a yellow pilot eno to fix that. I'm currently on chemo, so messing with a lot of art supplies is kind of difficult, but these leads are just great for that.
I've never seen them before, so thank you so much for showing 😀
Interesting art supplies! I'll have to get some!
8 dollars only?! They are really good for the price! I mean they are so so pigmented I am shocked
I love your artwork.
I have some of these by another brand but they aren't as pigmented :o! These are so bright and vibrant. The good thing is I could just get different refills. Also, mine come with a sharpener on the top, instead of an eraser like a regular mechanical pencil, but I can never get them to work properly for me
Even though I'm mostly an digital artist,I do traditional as well and I might buy these pencils.
Awww! Your new little fur baby is so gorgeous! Love that Sally is tolerating his kitten-ness lol! Does he have a name yet?
a dream come true for me, always wondered why they didnt make coloured pacers, if they improve the quality i will be a client for life.
You can sharpen those pencils leads with a normal 2mm sharpener. The only chance in breaking the lead is if you add to much pressure but I use those for drawing and line art
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What is lime art
Kitty in boxes so cute. I’ve seen these in shops here (NZ) I thought they were crayons, the effect you got with them are amazing. Great watch thank you.
I think these colored pencils are gorgeous for my sketching habit...everyday when taking the training to get to work I sketch a little bit. Until now only monochrome with pencil...these would be great because there is no sharpening needed. Thank you for this vid. I never saw them before.
When do we get to officially meet your new kitty? Looks so cute!! Love the drawings!
Soon 😉
Nice artwork. I have the Zebra Starters which are similar to those Zensations. They’re nice for my bullet journal. I’m not really sure what the difference is between the Zensations and the Starters besides maybe colors?
I really like the colours on the third one but the yellow kitty's way too cute and cheerful 🥺
In theory I feel like mechanical coloured pencils are a good idea but at the same time that's a lot of plastic being used to manufacture them and I don't think they can be recycled very easily either... Maybe some day when science progresses further
Also have you tried out one of those giant multicoloured crayons? Kasey Golden did a video on one recently and I think you could make something cool with it!
Definitely feel you on the plastic concern. As long as different types of plastics and metals aren't being bound together in a way that they can't be separated, though, there's nothing stopping mechanical pencil barrels from being recyclable - a lot of inking pen and alcohol marker barrels are recyclable even, they just aren't marked for it.
The way it is right now, you're running into a lot of potential waste product whether you're using traditional colored pencils or mechanical ones, sadly. :/
Thanks for the review!
Oh yeah, these are new.... I most definitely don't have a pack that I bought like 3 years ago and haven't used.... 😅
I did swatch them and YES, I had problems with the lead not wanting to come out.
I have to wonder if you would get a smoother blend using some odorless mineral spirits with them.
Interesting art supply, The worked better than I expected. How has Sally liked having a little brother?
i guess they are great on the go, vacation etc. for quick studies.
Pilot color ino is my favorite
This was a really interesting video. I didn't know anything like this was made.
These kinds of "pencils" have been very popular in asia for some time. I bought a similar set of five holders with over 20 different colour refill leads at the 100 yen shop (dollar store) when I lived in Japan. They are really fun for sketching, and as Katvalk shows, they are decent for colouring. I've done a few entire portraits using only these pencils - as Katvalk mentions they feel a little scratchy hard and waxy (compared to good pencil brands) if you go in hard/burnish but they perform surprisingly well. I LOVE them for initial light sketching lines, and they can't be beat for 1 dollar!
I'm pretty sure you can sharpen these colored pencils with the hole on the top of them. Just a tip. Also I absolutely love your channel! ❤
I can’t believe they’re actually real I searched up mechanical colored pencils here as a joke I really didn’t expect to find this :0
I like the kitty !
the mechanical pencils are better to sketch and the fact that this colors are so bright is to scan them easier and separate the layers in PS (i don't know how to do that, that is what my teacher explained to me when I told him about this mechanical color pencils)
Exactly, that’s what I use them for too!
My son has these and they are awesome.
Nice! How do they work with a burnishing blender?
Cats love boxes!
I had something similar as a kid. Found at my grandparent's place, so it was probably from the 70s to 80s... Not so fancy like these, with a hexagonal metal barrel (and only yellow, red, blue, green, brown and black). At that time there were also in the same shape normal graphites (I think you still can get those). The cap of the pencil had the sharpener to the lead if you didn't want to use sandpaper. It's funny to see that it comes back again 😂 just fancier.
I saw something when I was a kid that the best way to describe it would be a mechanical crayon because the inside portion was crayon rather than lead like a colored pencil would be.
This reminds me of mechanical colour pencils Studio by Koh-i-noor(potreby-kancelarske.eu/pastelky-4012-12-studio-scala.htm), only those have normal (and more) colours (yours look rather bright (though you seem to like it this way)). They have a little bit different mechanism (if that's the right word for it) and comes with sharpener so you can make sharp point at the end. I used to have them when I was a kid and like dto draw with them because they didn't need sharpening... Actually, I still have them somewhere :D though some of them (black one in particular) are almost all used up. :) (can't tell if they would be considered good quality though, it's really long ago since I used them last time and e.g. I never tried blending at the time)
Love the cat drawing here! :)
Drawing wiff waffle needs these. 100%
not gimmicky, and while they are very brightly coloured,there needs to be more colours before they beat out normal wood coloured pencils
try jane davenport products!! she's got interesting ones!!
Tbh I saw Mechanical Colored Pencils since I was a Child in building centres. In the Past, only in Red and White, they are meant to make Lines on Wood, Metal and other Materials, The Lines can easily be washed away without any traces. Never used them on Paper tho, don't know how they work on that. Recently they came in more Colors.
Don't higher quality pencils have softer lead? Could that deter higher brands from doing mechanical colored pencils because a possible trade off between pigment and lead hardness?
For beginners those would be great at the price.
Some of the color eno are not lightfast, i have the dark blue which fades super quickly in normal room light
You should try the 24 pack!
Maybe one could sharpen them with those pencil sharpeners one would use for those 2mm lead mechanical pencils we used for the tech drawings in university, though 🤔 You could probably get those on Amazon. In German they'd be called "TK-Minenspitzer, I guess :)
What I’m thinking is there should be a variety of soft and hard led mechanical colored pencils to best suit your needs.
Still need a led sharpner though or horrible blunt ends
Most of these plastic "pencil" holders have a cap at the back that you pull off to reveal a unique sharpener instead of an eraser. I'm not sure if these zebra ones do, but my cheap set I bought from the 100 yen shop (= dollar store) in Japan do!
I think the yellow was the best color, so bright.
I love watching been a fan for awhile wash wondering if you will do a redraw of Harry Potter kittens
With those you need a tortillion or blending stump to blend.
Maybe the texture of your paper is making it waxy/oily?
They come in a package of 12 or 24. You got them from a bad seller. They lay down a smoothly , blend well , and the colors are vivid. The Zebras are wax based and Polychromos are oil based -can’t compare 🍎 and 🍊 . These work fabulously on thin paper such as Journaling Bibles and the adult coloring with CreateSpace paper.
why didn't you use a lead poiner to sharpen them?
The girl at the end is my fav 😍
I really like the concept but not the quality of the Zebra pencils. The pilot pencils are great for sketching and they have a refill sort that is less brittle. Uni makes pencils like these too, their lead is kind of softer and leaves more pigment behind and are easier to erase. And all of them are an absolute pain to import. DX
Which particular ones are you referring to? I'm curious to try to get them.
@@lacreshaflowers5421 At the time I had to resort to Etsy and Jetpens to get any of them and pay a toll but now I see markersnpens has the 0.7 Pilot ones + refills. It's the original lead tho so it is very brittle to me. But I press hard due to shakey hands. Might work great for someone who doesn't.
www.markersnpens.se/p/pilot-color-eno-mechanical-pencil-0-7/
www.markersnpens.se/p/pilot-color-eno-pencil-leads-0-7mm/
Thats soo cool!!! ❤❤❤
Why are we even still using wood for pencils in 2021? LOL
Because the alternatives all involve some kind of plastic? Whether that's in the form of cases to mechanical pencils like these or whether it is to make a durable cover/label for woodless pencils. At least wood is sustainable.
@@Littlewings1211 I still think they could make it sustainable if they /wanted/ to. About plastic... Plastic is bad, but we still use it for pens, and everyone seems okay with it :c
Oh it’s not even a lead holder 2mm style?? Usually the ones i have you click and it completely lets you slide the led to the length you want and you have a special sharpener to make the lead to a point, but this is a lead pencil style 2mm intersting, 2mm i believe is identical size to normal wodden pencil lead, i think it’d be better to buy a buncha lead holders and then get colored lead for them, but my experince is colored lead not inside of wood seems to be harder colored lead so they dont break in the lead pencil
I honestly like waxy colored pencils!
bonjour savez vous si on peut diluer les couleurs de ces crayons avec un solvant? merci
There are erasers specifically for colored pencils, just go to amazon and get Tombow sand erasers.
Wooooow that is very beautiful💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
reminds me of those crayola twisty crayons
Fun fact that I just learned about these! They are water-soluble
(I have yet to finsh the video, but I just wanted to say it!)
And they give a fantastic texture!
They have a set of 24 !
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Briiillliant been after something like this, but they do look cheap🙁
Stadler aperentally have 2mm colour leads
I brought them And they came in a different package
I got theses pencils I while back I paid way more then you paid at Michael's I feel like I got ripped off now.
These oils be great for kids. Big barrel, decent color payoff, no sharpening, and lots of refills!