Hiforny 120 Pencil Review - These Look Familiar....

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In this video I have a mini playdate with the set of 120 Hiforny Pencils... but why does these remind me of another brand?
Amazon Links to items shown/discussed:-
Hiforny 120 Pencils - amzn.to/4aI1kil
Brutfuner 180 Black Barrel - amzn.to/3X77i9A
Brutfuner 120 Round - amzn.to/3OUXnPX
Arrtx 126 Set - amzn.to/3Ommj29
Kalour 300 Pencils - amzn.to/3KpKKK0
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Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod
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Index
00:00 Opening & First Look
04:47 Colour Sorting
08:49 The Full Set
09:24 Compare with Original Brutfuner
11:49 Compare with Arrtx
14:04 Compare with Kalour
17:39 Compare with Brutfuner Black Barrels
21:33 Conclusion and Wrap-up!
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Пікірлер: 59

@TheSliverleaf 2 ай бұрын

Hi from one of the people of the internet. Thank you for your videos! I love your voice and the content you bring. The way you investigate each set of pencils is such a joy and always look forward to what you bring to us. Hope you are having a wonderful coloring day

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Aww thank you! 🥰

@raggedblossom508 2 ай бұрын

What we always suspected has now been proven beyond doubt! Thank you for your investigation. One upside is that if one colour pencil runs down in one set, you might find its double in another.

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Yes, exactly. You can't buy replacements open stock... but you'll likely find one in another of your sets! 😅🥰

@BoBeanieCreates 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the video & comparisons! Great info & video!❤

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Thanks BoBeanie!

@ArtDreamPainting Ай бұрын

I love it when you test out pencils

@virtuallycolleen 2 ай бұрын

Great review! I wish some of these brands would promote unique or unusual colors, rather than just the standard mix of colors. Produce a set of pigmented set of red or “florals”. Just my two cents. Thanks for your analysis!

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Yes, that's would be a good idea. 🥰

@tamarawright2620 Ай бұрын

There are pencil factories that makes a pencil range, then smaller/ mid range or new companies can choose from their colour range and any specific things that they want on and in pencils and the packaging. Essentially the companies are just putting their brand name printed on usually the same (or very similar) pencils. People generally have no idea that this happens, unless they buy from multiple brands and suspect they’re the same pencil. That’s why companies can keep their price points lower and if a brand gets more popular, they then can mark up the price. Obviously this is different for more expensive/professional pencils that usually come from an older well established company. They most likely wouldn’t outsource and have their own factory.

@ArtJourneyUK Ай бұрын

Yep, fully aware of white labelling, but many are not and will buy every set of cheap Chinese pencils that come out, which is why I make these videos. It surprises that much more well know colouring channels don't always know this! 😉

@nostremus6243 2 ай бұрын

Harry from The Art Gear Guide mentioned the topic of white labeling in one of his reviews. One company buys pens from another and then sells them under its own name. Brutfuner pens are: Kalour, Shuttle Art, Soucolor to name just a few. The Hiforny pens obviously seem to be Brutfuner pens.

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Yep, fully aware of whitelabeled pencils, I mentioned it it my Brutfuner video a few years back too. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it's appreciated 🥰

@susanschoultz4959 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I'm on a tight budget and this info is greatly appreciated. It's amazing how prices differ for the same product under a different name.

@purplelorain6180 2 ай бұрын

Da da daahhhh, another mystery solved by Chief Inspector Lily of the Internet😆🥰

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@BevM7373 Ай бұрын

I love it when you test out pencils. 😃 x

@ChantelleArts 2 ай бұрын

This is so fascinating, what a stunning review ☺☺

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

It is interesting, I agree! 🥰

@CraftingMissAika 2 ай бұрын

I've contacted the seller of Kalour at A-zon asking about the difference between their 180 set colored barrel with an elephant on the black tin vs. black barreled with a dear(?) on the red tin since in the description they are the same apart from the info about the core size ( 3.3 vs. 3.8mm respectively. The answer I was given was that the black barrels are more "professional" grade 😶😑 I wonder if they are the same and with the same numbers as the black Brutfuners now 🤔 I think I can buy 180 black Kalours cheaper than Brutfuners 'cause idk why their prices went up quite a lot

@kerrysmith7598 2 ай бұрын

The barrel is very similar as the brutfuner pastel shades

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

It is! The pastels came after their basic original ones... and before Kalour so they're definitely in that middle ground!

@janetjackson2157 Ай бұрын

Love love love my Hiforny pencils, I have the black addiction plus the 120 set, amazing video as always xxx

@ArtJourneyUK Ай бұрын

Thanks Janet! 🥰

@120_colours 18 күн бұрын

Great review Thankyou ❤

@lovetobecolouring2 2 ай бұрын

I have polychromos and Derwents but saw these in a lovely little case on Amazon Canada for an appealing price ( for 120 pencils , and with all the extras ) . I don’t have Kalours or brutfuners so thought I’d get them for fun and travel as I don’t want to take my $ pencils . Thanks I could tell they were made by one of those companies ; nice to have it confirmed ! 😊

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

They are decent pencils, definitely worthwhile if you don't already have any from the same factory 🥰

@lovetobecolouring2 2 ай бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK oh that’s good to know ! Thanks ! ☺️

@Colouringfrankie Ай бұрын

Hello 😊 Could you review The Works pencils and WH Smith coloring pens? It would be great to see more reviews on British high street shops as I'm trying to avoid Amazon and online shopping. PS: I loved your video on The Range markers-I own them and it was wonderful to see them featured. ❤😊

@ArtJourneyUK Ай бұрын

Hi! I'm actually on planning on doing exactly that, using the Whsmith, Works and B&M pencils! Stay tuned! 🙂

@deborahjane68 2 ай бұрын

Inspector Lily Investigates The Pencil Puzzles. Love Watching You. X

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Debs, hope you are doing a bit better 🥰

@lindaverkade438 Ай бұрын

Hi Lily! Interesting….i have the brutfuner square and also the arrtx, but they are different in my opinion. The arrtx feels a tiny bit creamier than the Brutfuner square and the colors are totally different. I like them both so i have lots of cheaper pencils next to my expensive ones!😁

@ArtJourneyUK Ай бұрын

Yes, I think the Arrtx are different. My Arrtx are... hmm... rougher than my round Brutfuners. Cheap penciks are fun! 🥰

@winterautumncolours-tt8fw 2 ай бұрын

I think there are one or two factories merrily churning out pencils and theyre being constantly repackaged under different names and in different combinations. Boxes, tins, tubes, cases. 60, 75, 120, black edition, sealed ends, with or without extras - whatever. It's an effective marketing technique! The pencils are good quality for the price, mine are Brutfuners sold as Wan Shui but i later got a bigger pack sold under a different name - same pencils. Good greens, browns and purples to supplement my Polychromos pencils 😊

@MyStarseedColoring 2 ай бұрын

That is exactly it, and the biggest issue is the confusion it brings when trying to price-check them. And I think that's the point, unfortunately. I've seen Brutfuner-style pencils sold with SO many different names on the listing but the picture shows "Brutfuner" on the tin, same for what I call the "touch" alcohol markers (essentially any cheap alcohol marker that comes in the same square barrel in either white or black, re-labelled with multiple company names).

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. People own 10 sets of pencils... and they're all the same! I agree they are decent quality for the money. 🥰

@MyStarseedColoring 2 ай бұрын

I have a 72 set of black barrel/black wood Hifourney pencils and I LOVE how creamy and soft they are. I wanted to get a bigger pack but they only have the black set in 72 colors, and I wasn't sure about the white barrels because as you discovered they're the same as the Kalours and I'm not sure if they're the same as the black versions I have. They are different from the Brutfuners I have but I don't have the black barrel ones, and the only Kalours I have are watercolor ones (which do feel similarly creamy, but idk if that's because they're watercolor pencils). Now that you've confirmed what I thought I have better chances to decide on packs to buy at least, since some of the Hifourney sets (the 120 set) comes in a beautiful case and is really cheap (and discounted right now). My only issue is justifying the purchase when I already have a 180 set of Brutfuners when they're similar enough according to your tests XD (I think the answer is they aren't worth it for now, so thank you for saving my poor wallet!!)

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

I'm always tempted by new pencils too...even though I know most now are made by the same factory! I do love my 180 black barrelled Brutfuners but 12 of them are metallic (which I'm not fond of) so it's really just 168 colours.... just lol..😅

@bethzolin6046 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you. Brutfuner appear to be made in Shenzen. However it appears H and B, based in Shanghai make Arteza (and some Staetler) both of which are listed as ‘partners’ on the H and B website. H and B also make macaron pencils. I think H and B make Artxx, , Kalour and I suspect also Evazar - plus a few more, like your Hiforny. I’m not totally convinced they make Brutfuner, though your argument seems very convincing But I recently bought a pack off Amazon by Bajotien - and inside the pencils were clearly labelled ‘Brutfuner!’. I’ve now started to buy H and B own branded ones from Amazon, (which seem pretty reasonable) plus Brutfuner.

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

2-3 years ago, before H&B and Kalour were on the scene, the company that were producing the Brutfuner pencils told me they manufacturer both the Arteza and Castle Arts pencils. Since then lots more whitelabeled versions have popped up. Either way, all decent pencils. 🥰

@bethzolin6046 2 ай бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK that’s so interesting. Thank you so much for this reply. It confirms my thoughts, and yes, they are all great pencils - and good value - but how annoying to pay for a set of pencils labelled as made by B , in all good faith, only find you already have the set, albeit labelled as manufactured by C!

@bethzolin6046 2 ай бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK by the way, who were the company who preceded H and B please?

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

@bethzolin6046 Yes that's so true! You end up with 10 packs of the same pencil (although some people will swear otherwise 😆) I'll have to look up the name of the company, I contacted them with regard to whitelabelling pencils.

@bethmegansmith4642 2 ай бұрын

I really love this video always chuckel . to me they look like all the other pencils from Amazon (to me ) I am planning to buy the 150 set of the Holbien pencils ....when I have saved enough. hahahah . my want Monster still wants Caaren D ACHE Luminace 100 set ......lovlely video . good info . Happy Swatching xxxxx

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Haha Beth, you have expensive taste! 🥰

@bethmegansmith4642 Ай бұрын

@@ArtJourneyUK 🤣😂🥰I like Ligh Fast Pencils as learing to draw. Also they are loaded with Pigment hahahahhah 🥰

@deedeebattle2522 2 ай бұрын

TFS! 😘

@crossstitchbutton 2 ай бұрын

Wow! those Brut's do look much softer than any of the others. I am going on a no SPEND!! and you know why 🤯xx

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

Yep, they are soft. Hehe I know you are 🤣 🥰

@kimamethyst6338 Ай бұрын

Great video. very informative. I always thought there would be replica pencils because they look to similar. Now we got proof. thanks

@ArtJourneyUK Ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

@nataliecowell3760 2 ай бұрын

i have these set they remind of my other sey h&b set but it also remind of kalour but the h&b are more pigmented then kalour set i also have thats my thought anyways great video thou

@ArtJourneyUK 2 ай бұрын

I've not tried H&B but here in the on Amazon there's a H&B set in a case that's identical to a Kalour set in a case. So... my guess is they are the same too! 🥰