Such a pretty presentation of pencils. They do look gorgeous. And those tomatoes! Your botanical artwork is now fantastic. I hope you’ve stopped saying you aren’t an artist now. Because you really are an artist now. Extremely skilled.
I have succumbed and reluctantly refer to myself as an artist, as does my wife and kids now. It’s really strange for me Sue because I really still think of myself as a soldier, I know I am not but I just can’t shake it.
Off topic, but that little tomato in your artwork looks like the ones my grandfather grew. I used to grab a handful coming in the door like candy. It was an heirloom species with multiple striations of colour like you did. Thank you for giving me a nostalgic moment.
Noooo. Why did you say they were gorgeous?! Now I must put them on my want list! Lol. Nice review. Edit: I went ahead and ordered the 120 set. Edited again...I recieved my set today 5/12... and they are everything you said. Pigmented, nice lay down, in all very very nice. I'm still experimenting but I'm pretty pleased so far. I would gladly buy them again. I was a bit surprised. Lol.
Harry! Thank you so much for your recommendations-I had made a comment asking you between Lyra and blick colored pencils. I’m happy I got the Lyra they are great pencils for the price. You always make an effort to answer your comments-it feels great to come watch your videos! I wish you snd your family well-be blessed. Great review!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Please tell me I answered your question about the Lyra and Blick. I can’t remember 100% of the questions I answer as I get loads but I really hope I was able to help.
The Art Gear Guide yes. I asked you which I should buy between the Lyra Rembrandt or Blicks when you buy all the blick sets they are equivalent. I actually ended up buying the blicks too. But haven’t even swatched them. I like buying a full set and don’t like having to purchase different sets because then you need to get a container to have them together or you don’t end up using them. I like that you get the full 72 piece set with the Lyra and they are so beautiful and chubby! I really like the compact and easy packaging of these new Marco.
They arrived today. Layer perfect. Blend marvoules. Very, very bright colours. They do not scratch and do not crumble. In my opinion they are better then Faber Castell at 1/3 of the price. Thanks for the review. And the packaging is indeed very good, no damage with the sending from China. Marc Belgium
Yes my friend you hit the nail on the head, that is exactly what they look like, they wouldn’t be out of place in Hogwarts with good old Harry Potter using them. I wish I had thought of that at the time of writing the review or more precisely, I wish I had seen or heard your amazingly awesome description of them before posting the review. Thank you for your excellent comment and for stopping by the channel.
@@IndigoJaguar7323 yes you even have a 70 or 90 day guarantee, if you don’t receive the order after that time, they refund your money, even if you do receive the items afterwards. If you receive a damaged product or it is not as described, you can open a dispute and they generally go in your favor. They have a lot of products in warehouses in France , Spain and the US, so you may even receive them within days. I’m in Mexico, so it usually takes at least a month to receive any given item. These pencils have increased their price 2x since I initially added them to my wishlist. ☹️
@@IndigoJaguar7323 I'm in Mexico, and they are not available here, the only place I've seen these is on AliExpress, they are now a victim of success because they used to cost much less, 84 is still a good deal!
They sound much better then what I though they would be. I never thought of the Marco's as high quality pencils. But that is because of my lack in knowledge. So I am quite happy to hear that you like these :D Thank you for doing this for all of us
May, I have a set of these and they are really great pencils,they are richly pigmented and layer up beautifully,the price is around £60 but I think for the quality of the pencils thenselves and the stunning packaging it's worth it. If you decide to get a set you will not be dissappointed. P.s (i'm Matt by the way)
Hi May I am with you 100% I never really equated Marco with excellent quality pencils. I liked the Renoir pencils but never really thought of them as high quality pencils. But these Tribute pencils are gorgeous. I very rarely recommend pencils, I always just leave it up to you guys to see if they fit in with your style of art. But I am more than happy to recommend these and as Virtual Canvas says, the link I have added takes you to AliExpress for the UK price which includes shipping and they are so worth the money. They work out at less than a £1 a pencil, about 0.75p or something like that which is crazy especially given the packaging.
These are absolutely beautiful pencils. From the packaging to the laying down of the colors do not disappoint. So very nice. So lovely, so classy. Your coloring in the botanical style of coloring,is beautiful. Your work is lovely. The detail of the leaves is something else. You are a very fine artist. Thank you for this.
Just found them on Amazon US with delivery to the UK so I've bought a set. As Polychromos are my favourite pencil, I'm holding out hope for these. Fab review Harry, really useful.
Hi Mirrigold I really think you’re going to love these I was really surprised with the quality and the pigment concentration within the core of these pencils. I would love to get the 120 sat just to see what additional colours are available they are a really gorgeous pencil and I had a lot of fun using them. Like I say I was really surprised with the quality.
@@TheArtGearGuide Actually Harry etsy has them as well. As an Australian we always have issues with postage unless Amazon Au or a store has them here but etsy has them with no postage as does Amazon US also no postage to Australia and a reasonable price and they were dispatched within hours only. I am so glad you gave this opinion on them. Thank you as I just could not resist them.
So great to see this review, as I was gifted this set from an artist friend recently, the packaging is a thing of beauty, but I have to say the pencils are fantastic, really highly pigmented and are lovely to work with,the price considering the quality and the packaging is realy good.I use them in mixed media pieces and they are great for this. I think the "monet" and the "Klimt" are my favourites so far of the sets within the pencils,the white encil works as a good blender of sorts,and I love that they work so well on black and toned papers too.This was not a brand I had heard of before,but I have to say they are serious contender as a set of pencils and I think the range of colours over the set of 80 is realy well thought out.Happy to add these to my collection. I see they do a watercolour pencil version of these too,so wil have to chek those out as I favour this type of pencils and it would be great to see if both types could be used together. P.s I'm Matt,by the way.
Thank you for the review, I ordered them a few weeks ago and still waiting till They arive, the little books is the reason why I fell in love and wanted the set, now I’m even more excited💕
Brilliant detailed review as always. Definitely my first go-to channel when I consider new pencils. Your accent is beautiful too so makes listening to the review very pleasant. Thanks again
Oh WOW!! I Laugh at myself.. I thought about the name Tribute Set.. 10 pencils choosen from each different sets. Haha.. Silly me.. 😏🙏🤟👏 I also NEVER seen Marco colored Pencils as Such Wonderful QUALITY.. You have showed us what WE DIDN'T KNOW..THANK YOU SO MUCH!! This is why I always look for your reviews.. What you think means alot to others.. Again Thank you!!
Enjoyed your review on these colored pencils so much that I bought them and so glad that I did! Your reviews are awesome and very helpful! Thanks so much!
Thank you thank you thank you for doing a review on these! I have had my eye on them for about a year but was hoping to see a review or something first because although I am happy with the Marco products, the cost for the Master collection seemed a little high for me to purchase blindly. To my amazement, I could not find a single review for the Marco Tribute Master Colored Pencils - on TH-cam or even a written review.... But now I have yours! The fact that you like these so much has convinced me to buy them - my only question now is should I go for the nice packaging but get less pencils, or go for the normal packaging and get 120. Decisions.. decisions...
I was wondering about these. I thought they would be just pretty and not that great as pencils. Looks like I'm wrong! I might save for a set of these. Sometimes a sale comes up on AliExpress, so i'll keep an eye on it. There's also a watercolor version of these pencils, too! There are so many different sets of Marco pencils, that I don't know how they compare to each other. The tributes are def the top of the line, but I don't know where the square sets (pastel, 48 regular and 48 watercolor) fit in with the rest of them. Thanks for the review Harry, and the tomatoes look delicious!
Thanks Harry, they look beautiful. I love my other Marco pencils so these obviously need to go on to my wish list. I love the honesty and substance of your reviews and appreciate them so much. Hope your family is well xx
Those booklets they come in look real beautiful 🥰 I just wonder how practical it is to have to open up all the boxes and arrange them around you if you want or need to use pencils from more than one colour family 😅
Thank you for another fantastic review. I've been eyeing these pencils for the longest time. My only problem is seeing as they are pretty pricey I don't feel comfortable ordering them all the way from a Chinese retailer in case there are quality or shipment issues. Getting replacements or refunds from these sites is very tedious work in my experience. If any European retailer would take them in I would feel safer buying a set.
How would you say these are different from the Marco Renoir? I thought it was just the packaging, but the way you have described them has made me think differently.
Hi Katherine they are very different to the Renoir. The Renoir are really soft but the Tribute have a core much more like that of the Polychromos. It’s harder than the Renoir but the pigment strength is unbelievable for a set of pencils at this price. They blend and layer much better than the Renoir because the core is slightly harder but because the pigment is so strong the Tribute do blending and Layering so well.
@@TheArtGearGuide Cool thank you! I can't wait to purchase them now. I am so happy to know what I am getting. Here is something I discovered in a recent youtube review you might want to review as well. They are supposed to be almost as good as the Holbeins but far cheaper. This is for the US ebay, but I think they are on the UK ebay too: www.ebay.com/itm/274732155781
Wow I now know exactly what to buy my daughter for Christmas. She loves books and drawing. So on a slightly different note what's a middle of the road paper for a beginner to use. I know it's a very individual choice but it's really hard to work out what to buy. The whole visual art diary thing is hideous. Maybe you could do a review comparing the different styles and what to look for when buying drawing paper.
Hi Annie, I think a good paper to get started on would be a Bristol Velum. I think the Velum is a good middle of the road paper, not too smooth, a little bit of tooth, allows for detail and a texture. I did a video showing the different Strathmore papers, which I personally really like if you click on the link you will see the video bit.ly/2G38Urk. Hope this helps
Unfortunately, that might be kind of difficult. There are only 3 organizations that professionally determine lightfastness, and I think only 1 does so for art supplies: ASTM (American Standard Test Measure). I think that is because to do so is quite complicated since people don't want to just wait 10-20 years to determine sunlight's effect on the material in question that is used on a particular piece of artwork. Instead, testing is done by controlled exposure to what is called a xenon arc lamp (this is the most accurate way to artificially mimic sunlight). But that type of lamp is highly specialized and thus very expensive, and on top of the cost, it is just not easily purchased by the average person (at least I did not see any for sale while doing a quick google search). To make things even more complicated, since the actual lightfastness is dependent on the strength of the radiation of the sun. Thus, lightfastness depends on where the piece of artwork is in the world - it is relative to the season, geographical location, exposure direction, and how the piece of art in question is displayed - is it away from a window? under direct sunlight? under indirect sunlight and properly framed behind UV protective glass? OR is it in a coloring book, sitting on your shelf?
@@katherinebordier6195 artists do home lightfast tests regularly by taping samples to the window. It's not the same as a professional one but still a useful tool, and should not be dismissed.
Hi Susan, that is a really excellent question, I am in bed at the minute not able to sleep from pain. But let me compare the pencils beside the Holbein in the morning and I will get back to you. Anytime some asks me a question like that, I always get the pencils in question and do a quick comparison test and refresher, just so that I know my answer is accurate. So I’ll try them against the Holbein in the morning which is only 4 hours away from me now 😆😆.
@@TheArtGearGuide sorry to hear you are in so much pain. It must be so hard to deal with. We all appreciate the videos you do and I always check your opinion on pencils before buying them.
Great review! yes they are gorgeous. But why on earth would I pay the price of polychromos, for pencils with no lightfast rating and no open stock acces???
Question for you Harry. How do these Marco Tribute colored pencils compare to the Marco Renoir? I own a set of Marco Renoir but I wonder if the Marco Tribute layers better, fewer breakage issues, etc. Thanks Henrietta
Hi Henrietta the Marco tribute coloured pencils are very different to the Marco Renoir coloured pencils. When I first started using the Marco Renoir, which was about five years ago now, the set that I bought was the 72 set and I didn’t have very many breakage issues with them; although I do know that people experience such issue now with them. But the Marco Tribute are much like the Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. The core of the Tribute is harder than the Renoir, which I know makes the tribute sound worse than the Renoir because so many of us love soft cored pencils, but I promise that is not the case. The Tribute core is harder than the Renoir but the Tribute blend and layer absolutely beautifully. The harder core allows for a sharper more accurate point, which is what provides such good layering capabilities. But the pigment strength of the Tribute is just amazing. I have to say I genuinely was not expecting to love these pencils as much as I do, I thought the packaging was like a Venus Pencil Trap for us Colored pencil artist, pull us in with its beauty and then trap us with terrible pencils, but this is absolutely not the case at all. I hope this helps you but if you have anymore questions I am always more than happy to help
@@TheArtGearGuide Harry, thank you so much for your insights! Its so hard to find detailed information on these. Also, I love the assortment of greys the Marco Renoir set has and it appears that the 120 Tribute set, which is what I am planning to purchase, has a similar range of greys. And color names on the pencils, yaay!
Beautiful packaging, It would look nice on shelf or desktop. Like that they are in colour sets. Just a note, you need only a small amount of Odorless mineral spirits. Beautiful tomatoes!
The pencils are stunning, the packaging incredibly beautiful, however, I had an unpleasant surprise with a few things. First off, pencil points were shaped in random points, and the Van Gogh set was a hot mess. Color names were either repeated, wrong name completely and the fonts were inconsistent. For the price, My collection should be immaculate. However, they’re still beautiful and who knows? I may have a special collector’s set because of the printing mishaps!
You are absolutely right though you should not have to settle for imperfections. Have you contacted Marco? If not you should. You see this frustrates the life out of me and I wish companies would ensure all products left the factory in exactly the same condition. When I review a set of pencils I can only review what I have in front of me, but when viewers order a set of pencils based on my review, they should expect to get the same standard to pencils. If you have contacted Marco or you do contact them and don’t get any satisfaction, please let me know and I will contact them on your behalf. Take photos of the pencils as you got them and then you can provide evidence as to how the pencils arrived. Not acceptable in my opinion. I will do everything I can to get you the product you should have received.
I trust your reviews and really want these. However, the item on Amazon states the brand is Marco Raffine. (I never liked Raffine. I prefer Marco Renoir. ) Do these truly perform like the Renoirs (or better)?
Hi Barb, I personally don’t think they are anything like the Raffine. I put off reviewing the Raffine for a long time because they just never really interested me but I was happy I ended up adding them to the review list
One thing I have learnt since I turned to art as a form of therapy is that I think we are all artists in our own right.I had a really hard time referring to myself as an artist common from being a front line infantry soldier I had a specific idea of what an artist was in my head and I was not that.Even if you don’t see yourself as an artist everyone can enjoy these pencils
Hi there, the Marco Tribute now come in a tin of 120...everyone is making their sets bigger. Also the Kalour now come in a tin of 240. I would bite but the extra cost of the 60 extra pencils just doesn't add up, and I already have 180 colours lol. Sigh. Beautiful turqouise tin too.
I have the first Marcos that came out and still using them. They are a good pencil. Since then there has been a better set and I believe this set to be the cat’s meow! They are 89$ on Amazon USA
Isn't this sort of a play on what Arteza is doing? They have sets of 24 pencils that include the colours associated with a particular artist and include an image from the artist to be coloured.
Do you not mean Castle Art? If so you are right, they are similar although I wouldn’t like to say one has copied the other and the packaging of the Marco Tribute is much more superior.
@@TheArtGearGuide It is just this kind of thing gives people a taste of art history. Castle Art is less expensive for the average adult or child to use and learn.
They look like great colors. However, as attractive as the packaging is, that would drive me crazy, opening and sorting thru all the separate boxes or having to have all the boxes open on my desk.
My first colored pencil set was the raffine and I would not recommend that. Little pigment and layered poorly. No comparison to my second set prismacolor. Want to try the higher end marco set but price needs to be much lower.
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Such a pretty presentation of pencils. They do look gorgeous. And those tomatoes! Your botanical artwork is now fantastic. I hope you’ve stopped saying you aren’t an artist now. Because you really are an artist now. Extremely skilled.
I have succumbed and reluctantly refer to myself as an artist, as does my wife and kids now. It’s really strange for me Sue because I really still think of myself as a soldier, I know I am not but I just can’t shake it.
Off topic, but that little tomato in your artwork looks like the ones my grandfather grew. I used to grab a handful coming in the door like candy. It was an heirloom species with multiple striations of colour like you did. Thank you for giving me a nostalgic moment.
That packaging is beautiful!
Do you ever collect pencil sets just for fun ?
Noooo. Why did you say they were gorgeous?! Now I must put them on my want list! Lol. Nice review.
Edit: I went ahead and ordered the 120 set.
Edited again...I recieved my set today 5/12... and they are everything you said. Pigmented, nice lay down, in all very very nice. I'm still experimenting but I'm pretty pleased so far. I would gladly buy them again. I was a bit surprised. Lol.
Harry! Thank you so much for your recommendations-I had made a comment asking you between Lyra and blick colored pencils. I’m happy I got the Lyra they are great pencils for the price. You always make an effort to answer your comments-it feels great to come watch your videos! I wish you snd your family well-be blessed. Great review!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Please tell me I answered your question about the Lyra and Blick. I can’t remember 100% of the questions I answer as I get loads but I really hope I was able to help.
The Art Gear Guide yes. I asked you which I should buy between the Lyra Rembrandt or Blicks when you buy all the blick sets they are equivalent. I actually ended up buying the blicks too. But haven’t even swatched them. I like buying a full set and don’t like having to purchase different sets because then you need to get a container to have them together or you don’t end up using them. I like that you get the full 72 piece set with the Lyra and they are so beautiful and chubby! I really like the compact and easy packaging of these new Marco.
They arrived today. Layer perfect. Blend marvoules. Very, very bright colours. They do not scratch and do not crumble. In my opinion they are better then Faber Castell at 1/3 of the price. Thanks for the review. And the packaging is indeed very good, no damage with the sending from China. Marc Belgium
Never heard of these pencils before but the box in the thumbnail makes them look like magic wands from the wizarding world lol 😆
Yes my friend you hit the nail on the head, that is exactly what they look like, they wouldn’t be out of place in Hogwarts with good old Harry Potter using them. I wish I had thought of that at the time of writing the review or more precisely, I wish I had seen or heard your amazingly awesome description of them before posting the review. Thank you for your excellent comment and for stopping by the channel.
@@TheArtGearGuide no problem :) I just stumbled onto your profile and man your skill are phenomenal❤️ totally subscribing
I’ve had these for several months in my Aliexpress cart... I might pull the trigger. Your reviews are one of the very few I trust.
I’ve heard mixed reviews on AliExpress. Are they a reliable website?
@@IndigoJaguar7323 yes you even have a 70 or 90 day guarantee, if you don’t receive the order after that time, they refund your money, even if you do receive the items afterwards. If you receive a damaged product or it is not as described, you can open a dispute and they generally go in your favor. They have a lot of products in warehouses in France , Spain and the US, so you may even receive them within days. I’m in Mexico, so it usually takes at least a month to receive any given item. These pencils have increased their price 2x since I initially added them to my wishlist. ☹️
Have you checked Amazon Yazmin? The set is $84
@@IndigoJaguar7323 I'm in Mexico, and they are not available here, the only place I've seen these is on AliExpress, they are now a victim of success because they used to cost much less, 84 is still a good deal!
They sound much better then what I though they would be. I never thought of the Marco's as high quality pencils. But that is because of my lack in knowledge. So I am quite happy to hear that you like these :D
Thank you for doing this for all of us
May, I have a set of these and they are really great pencils,they are richly pigmented and layer up beautifully,the price is around £60 but I think for the quality of the pencils thenselves and the stunning packaging it's worth it. If you decide to get a set you will not be dissappointed.
P.s (i'm Matt by the way)
Hi May I am with you 100% I never really equated Marco with excellent quality pencils. I liked the Renoir pencils but never really thought of them as high quality pencils. But these Tribute pencils are gorgeous. I very rarely recommend pencils, I always just leave it up to you guys to see if they fit in with your style of art. But I am more than happy to recommend these and as Virtual Canvas says, the link I have added takes you to AliExpress for the UK price which includes shipping and they are so worth the money. They work out at less than a £1 a pencil, about 0.75p or something like that which is crazy especially given the packaging.
@@Vanitasmortedigital Hey Matt. Thank you so much for the feedback. I really appreciate it. :D
@@TheArtGearGuide Hey Harry. I will put them in the wish list for sure :D
@@MayBrox I think these pencils are worth their price,hope you enjoy using them if you decide to invest in a set.
These are absolutely beautiful pencils. From the packaging to the laying down of the colors do not disappoint. So very nice. So lovely, so classy. Your coloring in the botanical style of coloring,is beautiful. Your work is lovely. The detail of the leaves is something else. You are a very fine artist. Thank you for this.
That is a gorgeous set! They look like they'd be three times as expensive as they are.
Just found them on Amazon US with delivery to the UK so I've bought a set. As Polychromos are my favourite pencil, I'm holding out hope for these. Fab review Harry, really useful.
Hi Mirrigold I really think you’re going to love these I was really surprised with the quality and the pigment concentration within the core of these pencils. I would love to get the 120 sat just to see what additional colours are available they are a really gorgeous pencil and I had a lot of fun using them. Like I say I was really surprised with the quality.
@@TheArtGearGuide Actually Harry etsy has them as well. As an Australian we always have issues with postage unless Amazon Au or a store has them here but etsy has them with no postage as does Amazon US also no postage to Australia and a reasonable price and they were dispatched within hours only.
I am so glad you gave this opinion on them. Thank you as I just could not resist them.
So great to see this review, as I was gifted this set from an artist friend recently, the packaging is a thing of beauty, but I have to say the pencils are fantastic, really highly pigmented and are lovely to work with,the price considering the quality and the packaging is realy good.I use them in mixed media pieces and they are great for this. I think the "monet" and the "Klimt" are my favourites so far of the sets within the pencils,the white encil works as a good blender of sorts,and I love that they work so well on black and toned papers too.This was not a brand I had heard of before,but I have to say they are serious contender as a set of pencils and I think the range of colours over the set of 80 is realy well thought out.Happy to add these to my collection. I see they do a watercolour pencil version of these too,so wil have to chek those out as I favour this type of pencils and it would be great to see if both types could be used together.
P.s I'm Matt,by the way.
Thank you for the review, I ordered them a few weeks ago and still waiting till They arive, the little books is the reason why I fell in love and wanted the set, now I’m even more excited💕
Harry your artwork is amazing.
Beautiful set. Thank you for the review.
Brilliant detailed review as always. Definitely my first go-to channel when I consider new pencils. Your accent is beautiful too so makes listening to the review very pleasant. Thanks again
Love and appreciate your reviews, you are my go to when for colored pencil reviews. Cheers!
Oh WOW!! I Laugh at myself.. I thought about the name Tribute Set.. 10 pencils choosen from each different sets. Haha.. Silly me.. 😏🙏🤟👏
I also NEVER seen Marco colored Pencils as Such Wonderful QUALITY.. You have showed us what WE DIDN'T KNOW..THANK YOU SO MUCH!! This is why I always look for your reviews.. What you think means alot to others.. Again Thank you!!
Enjoyed your review on these colored pencils so much that I bought them and so glad that I did! Your reviews are awesome and very helpful! Thanks so much!
Thanks! So excited about this review
Thank you thank you thank you for doing a review on these! I have had my eye on them for about a year but was hoping to see a review or something first because although I am happy with the Marco products, the cost for the Master collection seemed a little high for me to purchase blindly. To my amazement, I could not find a single review for the Marco Tribute Master Colored Pencils - on TH-cam or even a written review.... But now I have yours! The fact that you like these so much has convinced me to buy them - my only question now is should I go for the nice packaging but get less pencils, or go for the normal packaging and get 120. Decisions.. decisions...
I was wondering about these. I thought they would be just pretty and not that great as pencils. Looks like I'm wrong! I might save for a set of these. Sometimes a sale comes up on AliExpress, so i'll keep an eye on it.
There's also a watercolor version of these pencils, too!
There are so many different sets of Marco pencils, that I don't know how they compare to each other. The tributes are def the top of the line, but I don't know where the square sets (pastel, 48 regular and 48 watercolor) fit in with the rest of them.
Thanks for the review Harry, and the tomatoes look delicious!
Thanks Harry, they look beautiful. I love my other Marco pencils so these obviously need to go on to my wish list. I love the honesty and substance of your reviews and appreciate them so much. Hope your family is well xx
Those booklets they come in look real beautiful 🥰 I just wonder how practical it is to have to open up all the boxes and arrange them around you if you want or need to use pencils from more than one colour family 😅
Wondering the same thing. 🧐
Beautiful pencils and absolutely gorgeous artwork!
Beautiful pencils. Thank you for the review.
No open stock. Shoot. Not sure now if I want to invest. Absolutely stunning!
ive had these in my cart for a while but was scared to get them. thanks!
Great review! Those pencils look gorgeous, the only drawback is the lightfast issue.
I found out that there is a set of 24 of these pencils that are part of a lightfast collection. They just came out.
@@l.2869 That's interesting
I cannot find any info about lightfastness though...they look gorgeous and I always love your reviews :-)
Thank you, great review as always.
Thank you for another fantastic review. I've been eyeing these pencils for the longest time. My only problem is seeing as they are pretty pricey I don't feel comfortable ordering them all the way from a Chinese retailer in case there are quality or shipment issues. Getting replacements or refunds from these sites is very tedious work in my experience. If any European retailer would take them in I would feel safer buying a set.
thanks for the review))) you have great work) tell me these pencils are not lightfast like polychromos faber-castell?
How would you say these are different from the Marco Renoir? I thought it was just the packaging, but the way you have described them has made me think differently.
Hi Katherine they are very different to the Renoir. The Renoir are really soft but the Tribute have a core much more like that of the Polychromos. It’s harder than the Renoir but the pigment strength is unbelievable for a set of pencils at this price. They blend and layer much better than the Renoir because the core is slightly harder but because the pigment is so strong the Tribute do blending and Layering so well.
@@TheArtGearGuide Cool thank you! I can't wait to purchase them now. I am so happy to know what I am getting. Here is something I discovered in a recent youtube review you might want to review as well. They are supposed to be almost as good as the Holbeins but far cheaper. This is for the US ebay, but I think they are on the UK ebay too: www.ebay.com/itm/274732155781
Wow I now know exactly what to buy my daughter for Christmas. She loves books and drawing.
So on a slightly different note what's a middle of the road paper for a beginner to use. I know it's a very individual choice but it's really hard to work out what to buy. The whole visual art diary thing is hideous. Maybe you could do a review comparing the different styles and what to look for when buying drawing paper.
Hi Annie, I think a good paper to get started on would be a Bristol Velum. I think the Velum is a good middle of the road paper, not too smooth, a little bit of tooth, allows for detail and a texture. I did a video showing the different Strathmore papers, which I personally really like if you click on the link you will see the video
bit.ly/2G38Urk. Hope this helps
They are named after great artists. Maybe check your pronunciation for Degas ( silent s) and Klimt ( just as it looks) love your work and am a fan 🤓
Harry, would you consider doing an at home lightfast test for us? I would be very grateful if you would consider it as a video idea.
Unfortunately, that might be kind of difficult. There are only 3 organizations that professionally determine lightfastness, and I think only 1 does so for art supplies: ASTM (American Standard Test Measure). I think that is because to do so is quite complicated since people don't want to just wait 10-20 years to determine sunlight's effect on the material in question that is used on a particular piece of artwork. Instead, testing is done by controlled exposure to what is called a xenon arc lamp (this is the most accurate way to artificially mimic sunlight). But that type of lamp is highly specialized and thus very expensive, and on top of the cost, it is just not easily purchased by the average person (at least I did not see any for sale while doing a quick google search). To make things even more complicated, since the actual lightfastness is dependent on the strength of the radiation of the sun. Thus, lightfastness depends on where the piece of artwork is in the world - it is relative to the season, geographical location, exposure direction, and how the piece of art in question is displayed - is it away from a window? under direct sunlight? under indirect sunlight and properly framed behind UV protective glass? OR is it in a coloring book, sitting on your shelf?
@@katherinebordier6195 artists do home lightfast tests regularly by taping samples to the window. It's not the same as a professional one but still a useful tool, and should not be dismissed.
Thanks for this review 🙏
I'm going to try to hunt down a colour list of their 120 tin set. I'm curious.
Love your videos! I am thinking of buying these after seeing your video. How would you compare them to Holbeins?
Hi Susan, that is a really excellent question, I am in bed at the minute not able to sleep from pain. But let me compare the pencils beside the Holbein in the morning and I will get back to you. Anytime some asks me a question like that, I always get the pencils in question and do a quick comparison test and refresher, just so that I know my answer is accurate. So I’ll try them against the Holbein in the morning which is only 4 hours away from me now 😆😆.
@@TheArtGearGuide sorry to hear you are in so much pain. It must be so hard to deal with. We all appreciate the videos you do and I always check your opinion on pencils before buying them.
They look very nice - thank you 👋🏻🤗👋🏻
Great review! yes they are gorgeous. But why on earth would I pay the price of polychromos, for pencils with no lightfast rating and no open stock acces???
Question for you Harry. How do these Marco Tribute colored pencils compare to the Marco Renoir? I own a set of Marco Renoir but I wonder if the Marco Tribute layers better, fewer breakage issues, etc. Thanks Henrietta
Hi Henrietta the Marco tribute coloured pencils are very different to the Marco Renoir coloured pencils. When I first started using the Marco Renoir, which was about five years ago now, the set that I bought was the 72 set and I didn’t have very many breakage issues with them; although I do know that people experience such issue now with them.
But the Marco Tribute are much like the Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. The core of the Tribute is harder than the Renoir, which I know makes the tribute sound worse than the Renoir because so many of us love soft cored pencils, but I promise that is not the case. The Tribute core is harder than the Renoir but the Tribute blend and layer absolutely beautifully. The harder core allows for a sharper more accurate point, which is what provides such good layering capabilities.
But the pigment strength of the Tribute is just amazing. I have to say I genuinely was not expecting to love these pencils as much as I do, I thought the packaging was like a Venus Pencil Trap for us Colored pencil artist, pull us in with its beauty and then trap us with terrible pencils, but this is absolutely not the case at all.
I hope this helps you but if you have anymore questions I am always more than happy to help
@@TheArtGearGuide Harry, thank you so much for your insights! Its so hard to find detailed information on these. Also, I love the assortment of greys the Marco Renoir set has and it appears that the 120 Tribute set, which is what I am planning to purchase, has a similar range of greys. And color names on the pencils, yaay!
Great vid. Many of the colors look too much alike... this is my pet peve, I like to see some value change..
Where can I buy this set, I live in holland
Beautiful packaging, It would look nice on shelf or desktop. Like that they are in colour sets. Just a note, you need only a small amount of Odorless mineral spirits. Beautiful tomatoes!
The pencils are stunning, the packaging incredibly beautiful, however, I had an unpleasant surprise with a few things. First off, pencil points were shaped in random points, and the Van Gogh set was a hot mess. Color names were either repeated, wrong name completely and the fonts were inconsistent. For the price, My collection should be immaculate. However, they’re still beautiful and who knows? I may have a special collector’s set because of the printing mishaps!
You are absolutely right though you should not have to settle for imperfections. Have you contacted Marco? If not you should.
You see this frustrates the life out of me and I wish companies would ensure all products left the factory in exactly the same condition. When I review a set of pencils I can only review what I have in front of me, but when viewers order a set of pencils based on my review, they should expect to get the same standard to pencils.
If you have contacted Marco or you do contact them and don’t get any satisfaction, please let me know and I will contact them on your behalf. Take photos of the pencils as you got them and then you can provide evidence as to how the pencils arrived. Not acceptable in my opinion. I will do everything I can to get you the product you should have received.
Are the Marco tribute box oil or wax pencils?
I trust your reviews and really want these. However, the item on Amazon states the brand is Marco Raffine. (I never liked Raffine. I prefer Marco Renoir. ) Do these truly perform like the Renoirs (or better)?
Hi Barb, I personally don’t think they are anything like the Raffine. I put off reviewing the Raffine for a long time because they just never really interested me but I was happy I ended up adding them to the review list
Beautiful set I am not an artist but those are realy nice
One thing I have learnt since I turned to art as a form of therapy is that I think we are all artists in our own right.I had a really hard time referring to myself as an artist common from being a front line infantry soldier I had a specific idea of what an artist was in my head and I was not that.Even if you don’t see yourself as an artist everyone can enjoy these pencils
Thank you!!
What do u think compared Marco Tribute to Nyoni?
Hi there, the Marco Tribute now come in a tin of 120...everyone is making their sets bigger. Also the Kalour now come in a tin of 240.
I would bite but the extra cost of the 60 extra pencils just doesn't add up, and I already have 180 colours lol. Sigh. Beautiful turqouise tin too.
They actually have a 300 count set now too!
I live in U.S. and on Amazon, the Tribute set is $89.00 & free shipping, but it’s not Prime shipping.
Great review
I do have the Marco Renoir pencils and I really did like them. I thought the company was Italian! LOL
I have the first Marcos that came out and still using them. They are a good pencil. Since then there has been a better set and I believe this set to be the cat’s meow!
They are 89$ on Amazon USA
Que bueno que exista una marca de lápices de colores China que se preocupe realmente por ofrecer lápices de colores de muy alta calidad.
Aww, I was hoping the pencils be awful so I could use the packaging for my favorite pencils...I might still do that anyway!
Are these pencils oil or wax based?
They have both oil and wax in them but they would be considered a little bit more on the oil side.
Isn't this sort of a play on what Arteza is doing? They have sets of 24 pencils that include the colours associated with a particular artist and include an image from the artist to be coloured.
Do you not mean Castle Art? If so you are right, they are similar although I wouldn’t like to say one has copied the other and the packaging of the Marco Tribute is much more superior.
@@TheArtGearGuide It is just this kind of thing gives people a taste of art history. Castle Art is less expensive for the average adult or child to use and learn.
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Wax (like Marco Raffine) or oil (like Marco Renoir) based?
Oil
@@vernabailey3671 thank you.
Lovely pencils but the packaging would go straight in the bin! I'd want them in a pencil case for easy access.
If you get them, I'll bet you could sell the packaging on Ebay!
Lol. I love the packaging but went for the 120 set instead.
@@tameramorrison8966 It's certainly pretty enough to sell!
@@vernabailey3671 A 120 set eh? Now I'm interested😁
They look like great colors. However, as attractive as the packaging is, that would drive me crazy, opening and sorting thru all the separate boxes or having to have all the boxes open on my desk.
My first colored pencil set was the raffine and I would not recommend that. Little pigment and layered poorly. No comparison to my second set prismacolor. Want to try the higher end marco set but price needs to be much lower.
I agree. I don't like Marco Raffine and in my opinion, these Marco Tribute are quite pricey.
The display case is beautiful, but not particularly practical!
It’s definitely not to everyone’s taste, I completely agree with you.
A very nice set for coloring books, it's not for artists.