Thank you for that! But to be honest, I am hit and miss with my palette a lot of the time. You just don't see the ones I screw up! haha So, I really appreciate you saying you like it!
See... Great minds think alike. I was literally just working with my ooku set. Actually, I'm trying to working some of my python. Scripting skills to " auto swatch the colors in hue order" but that is a longer running project. Lolol. If I ever get it working the way I envision, I'll send it to you to see if it lives up to an actual "artists eye" for color arrangement. Frankly, my eye is not nearly as discerning and I later wonder "why I thought those 2 colors might be analogous" lolol.
I tell you, it is definitely rough waters to navigate. Every single time I set out to create another Family Swatch sheet it gives me a little bit of a headache. Don't get me wrong, it's well worth it because I constantly use them....but man oh man what a headache!
I'm happy I'm not the only one. I love these pencils and I was chasing them for over a year because every time I tried to buy, they were out of stock! 😅 I love how they lay down and blend. I'm fighting myself to not hoard another set, lol.
@@Superfluffyfish @valerielboss I swear to all that is holy....it was near perfect when editing everything. I usually listen to it on a few different computers before posting it (because everyone's speakers sound a little different.) So, I hate that it might have ruined the video a bit. I promise I will try to fix it by the next Pencil Appreciation video...promise 😉
These are QL-C120 pencils with the ooku branding on the ends. white label dupes again! The QL pencils are cheaper, exactly the same and available in 120 and 150 sets.
I really wonder if us hobby colourists bought a high end set to begin with we wouldn’t be buying set after set looking for the perfect pencil and spending far more money than would have.
I can't speak for everyone but for me...there is no perfect set. I have, what most would consider, the "perfect" sets. Prismacolor, Luminance, Polychromos, Holbein...etc. But I think when you love coloring and love colored pencils, the thing I love IS the exploration of different sets. The way they each feel, layer, blend, and how they go down on paper...THIS is what I love! But yes...it does add up when it comes to $$$. But I figure there are WAY worse things we could be spending out money on...why not spend it on something we love 🥰
The least precious supplies get used the most. Do I use the brand-name drawing papers I have for colored pencil work? Not much. Do I pull out the mystery brand "trash book" I got on clearance at Ross? You betcha, all the time. Also, there's a lot to like about these pencils: the printing on the barrel is large and thick enough to be easily legible. That pearly paint on the end is a nice touch, plus the build quality is better than Prismacolors.
it's definitely better than the newer Prismacolors! haha I think we gravitate to our cheaper sets because we don't worry about messing them up as much. I'm the same way. If I pull out my Polychromos, I need to make sure the thing I am coloring is Faber-Worhty haha And because I don't really care what I am coloring with a set like Ooku, I think that simply makes them more fun.
I really love your coloring style and choice of colors!
Thank you for that! But to be honest, I am hit and miss with my palette a lot of the time. You just don't see the ones I screw up! haha
So, I really appreciate you saying you like it!
See... Great minds think alike. I was literally just working with my ooku set. Actually, I'm trying to working some of my python. Scripting skills to " auto swatch the colors in hue order" but that is a longer running project. Lolol. If I ever get it working the way I envision, I'll send it to you to see if it lives up to an actual "artists eye" for color arrangement. Frankly, my eye is not nearly as discerning and I later wonder "why I thought those 2 colors might be analogous" lolol.
I tell you, it is definitely rough waters to navigate. Every single time I set out to create another Family Swatch sheet it gives me a little bit of a headache. Don't get me wrong, it's well worth it because I constantly use them....but man oh man what a headache!
I'm happy I'm not the only one. I love these pencils and I was chasing them for over a year because every time I tried to buy, they were out of stock! 😅 I love how they lay down and blend. I'm fighting myself to not hoard another set, lol.
well if it makes you feel any better, I wouldn't hold it against you one tiny bit. We will just call it your open-stock set haha
You sound so much like Howie mandel! Love your channel and contents!😊
OH NO! hahah
I never thought about that until now. Dont let that one get out!!!! haha
I appreciate you! 🥰
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Lower the background music for us old folk!
And the young folk. That’s loud!
@@Superfluffyfish
@valerielboss
I swear to all that is holy....it was near perfect when editing everything. I usually listen to it on a few different computers before posting it (because everyone's speakers sound a little different.) So, I hate that it might have ruined the video a bit.
I promise I will try to fix it by the next Pencil Appreciation video...promise 😉
These are QL-C120 pencils with the ooku branding on the ends. white label dupes again! The QL pencils are cheaper, exactly the same and available in 120 and 150 sets.
Interesting!❤
indeeeed...in...deeeed... 😜
Great review for a super affordable 120 set! Sucks that the affordable price came with so many hiccups!
haha I guess you get what you pay for right!?
I really wonder if us hobby colourists bought a high end set to begin with we wouldn’t be buying set after set looking for the perfect pencil and spending far more money than would have.
I can't speak for everyone but for me...there is no perfect set.
I have, what most would consider, the "perfect" sets.
Prismacolor, Luminance, Polychromos, Holbein...etc. But I think when you love coloring and love colored pencils, the thing I love IS the exploration of different sets. The way they each feel, layer, blend, and how they go down on paper...THIS is what I love!
But yes...it does add up when it comes to $$$. But I figure there are WAY worse things we could be spending out money on...why not spend it on something we love 🥰
Yes back ground music to loud
Sorry, it wasn't loud in the editing program but for some reason by the time it made it to YT it decided everyone was hard of hearing haha
Brilliant video but please turn your music down, you don’t need it, puts you off the video because we can’t hear you x
yeah Ive changed the format up some so hopefully you will enjoy my videos more in the future 🥰
@@sugahsweetart Thank you so much xx
@@janetjackson2157 I learn as I go!!! 😇
I’m just going though your videos what I’ve seen so far I’ve really enjoyed x
@@janetjackson2157 Im so glad to hear that! Hopefully, I will put out more stuff you will enjoy just as much!
The least precious supplies get used the most. Do I use the brand-name drawing papers I have for colored pencil work? Not much. Do I pull out the mystery brand "trash book" I got on clearance at Ross? You betcha, all the time. Also, there's a lot to like about these pencils: the printing on the barrel is large and thick enough to be easily legible. That pearly paint on the end is a nice touch, plus the build quality is better than Prismacolors.
I'm a blonde so I'm confused lol are you talking about Ross pencils?
No, I'm talking about a cheap sketchbook I got at Ross.
it's definitely better than the newer Prismacolors! haha
I think we gravitate to our cheaper sets because we don't worry about messing them up as much. I'm the same way. If I pull out my Polychromos, I need to make sure the thing I am coloring is Faber-Worhty haha And because I don't really care what I am coloring with a set like Ooku, I think that simply makes them more fun.