As mentioned by other viewers ,Lyra Rembrandt are great ! It was my first choice when I was on a budget .As I got more advanced ,I added Polychromos and axpected them to be better but there are just different.I love the more muted color palette they are also great for blending with solvent .They lay down easily and are very smooth.They are oil based but behave in some kind like wax based ones( if it makes sense ).Last but not least ; they are cheaper here in Germany than FC Polys .Prismas are hard to get and CD and Derwent's are expensive.I buyed afew open stock and the Luminance are great but im still using only the Portrait set of 20 combined with my Lyra which creates a beautiful color palette for portraits and animals without breaking the bank.I really appreciate your videos.I've learned a lot.Youre my favourite teacher for cp on youtube. Thanks a lot

Absolutely wonderful video. Thank you

I was worried for you since a lot of people like to argue and fight over the Pablos being a wax or oil based pencil. I am glad it didnt happen. I like using polychromos regularly on Arches hot press watercolor paper but i prefer pablos as an oil based pencil on sanded paper like pastelmat. For wax based white please try the soft white Holbein pencil. It is the softest, most opaque white pencil, i have ever tried.

Thank you so much for making this wonderfully informative video Lana...it's a gem! :) Mollie

I love your approach to creating realistic artwork in colored pencils. I agree with how important it is to freehand the drawing as well. You're a great teacher and I'm thankful for your videos.

Wonderful, clear and interesting content; thanks for putting this together!

This is so informative. Especially for someone who has zero knowledge on fine art color pencils! I can tell you make a great teacher! Thank you for the videos

love this channel😊❤

An excellent video, Lana!

Very informative video. Many thanks!

This was so interesting Lana, Thank you🤗. It's taking me a long time to learn how to produce quality pieces of art... the different pencils & how they lay/work together is an added minefield😉 so I found this fascinating. It's 3.50 a.m for me n I stumbled upon you. I've not been happier at not being able to sleep😂. I've subscribed, n look forward to you 'filling in more gaps' for me in the future😀

Thank you for sharing!

Very helpful and informative video, thank you

valid points.

this video is awesome 🎉

Defenetly, this video are very important to biginners like me!!!, it's have a lot information! You're so right, I try the Derwent Lightfast, and they're in the middle of the oil base and wax. I'm going to save this awesome video! Wow!! Many thanks!!!😍😊🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Colored Pencils are my favorite medium. But wow! I have only tried pastels a couple of times. Now, after watching your video, I'm ready to try again with a much better knowledge base and use my colored pencils with the pastels. THANK YOU! I love your original painting more than the cropped piece. I find the colors you use in the background intriguing so the open space does not bother me.

Brilliant idea putting these on a spectrum! Thankyou! Holbein has a set of 150 that is fabulous. It can be hard to get though…Its softer than Derwent lightfast….

I have all the brands you talked about...i have had the same problems with prismas have but not as much recently when i bought a whole new set.

I have both luminance and polychromos full sets, both are the best in their category

Try lyra Rembrandt polycolor, i have a 36 and 72 set , I also use kohinoor polycolor brown line ,they're oil based and I also have a stabilo original 38 set maxium they're semi-watercolour something like caran d'ache supracolour, I'd like a review on them

How do you use powder blender (brush & pencil) on sanded paper. Thank you for your videos they are great

How about the Holbein? I just saw a demo on a zoom and they appear to be buttery and opaque.

Have you tried Lyra Rembrandt? I believe they are oil based. They also produce a watercolor pencil.

On the Derwent lightfast, for blending, do you use gamsol or the paraffin oil, that is, if you want blend it?

Have you tried the Holbein Artist Colored Pencils yet? I find them firmer than Luminance and Derwent Lightfast but softer than Polychromos. Very blendable, in my limited experience.

hi Lana, why haven't you included Derwent Artist line?

what about pastel colored pencils? Carbothello by Stabilo isn't mentioned.

Is Caran d'ache "top of the line"?

Where's the best place to buy sanded paper??

Pablo has harder lead but it isn't oil based