Thanks Marty. My daughter will be working on a portfolio in her high school art class and we are gathering a few watercolor supplies. I knew I could count on your guidance! These will work great for her and not break the budget! Our family really appreciates your videos! Thanks again!

Thanks for reviewing these! I'm glad you liked them and that you didn't waste your money, so to speak. I love my set as well and was surprised about the color vibrancy. Since these aren't the most expensive or higher end pencils, I didn't expect them to deliver so well. I think for mid-range pencils, these might be the best ones I've tried. I bought mine used and they're "old" so to speak, but they've not lost any in quality. As someone else suggested, would love to see you working with watercolor pencils, any really!

Wow I just realized how old this video is, thank you! I got my 72 pack yesterday and wasn't really sure how to use watercolor pencils, and I wanted to know if they were good. Thank you for this!

Thank for your review, the video is very high quality and detail than many before and music made me remember about coloring book color clips around youtube, combine of all is very interesting ! I love to see your rating in more clips, that made us a great reference when choose a branch to go.

I really enjoy your videos, because you have a simple, yet effective way of reviewing art supplies (and quite objective since it is your money). Have you ever thought of reviewing 'Sanguine/Sepia' pencils ? (lyra, Cretacolor, Conte a Paris, Koh-I-Noor, Faber Castell). Also, mentioning the differences between sanguine & colored pencils (chemical composition, ingredients etc) would be nice too. Thanks Owings & keep it up!

I think they are connected to the sportswear brand. they are the parent company of giotto art supplies and daler rowney too.

Great! Pencils are not cheap so I want to take good care of mine. Thanks for the help!

Great video! Thank you so much for the ranking at the end. I purchased the Caran d'asch set and am loving the quality so much. You are spot on as I knew you'd be. Best regards from Michigan.

Very nicely explained in terms of value of money vs quality colours.

I think I've got every colour in this set... I'm not sure. But I've got one of those wooden multi-shelved boxes, so it seems about right if there are only 70 something pencils in the set. It was inherited from my dad, and they're still going so I would definitely recommend them. I can't say much about how well they work with water from personal experience but I do know they work really well just as pencils. I mostly watched this video just to see what someone else said about them.

Your reviews are so thorough, Thankyou.

I have been thinking of purchasing these watercolor pencils. I really like the Lyra pens/markers I have tried so far. They seem to be a very good brand. Thanks for the review Marty. :)

They may not have dissolved the best but those colours look gorgeous. Also, I like how they don't have a chalky feel to them. The normal polycolors are also very good. Thanks for the review Marty, really handy!

I may have to try these

I just got myself 2 sets (Koh i noor Mondeluz 36 for around 20 euros and one by Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer 24 for around 30euros). The reds have a great pigmentation for the czech pencils. Faber Castell I havent tried out yet, they look sooo good...i need to get better paper...

Another great review! 👍 Lots of great information!

Wow great results for 20+$ pencils!

I´m pretty happy with this test, Marty. They seems to be really excellent! Loved the review! :)

thank you

Thank you for the review!

Hi Marty, did you use another camera? The video quality is amazing, a crystal clear picture! I also enjoyed the more detailed review and the picture in picture feature. Regarding the pencils i'm a bit surprised. You rated them better than i would have expected! I only tested one Lyra Aquarelle pencil, a dark red, and i was a bit disappointed because the pigment didn't dissolve that well. Now that i have watched your video i recognize that the colours are pretty intense though and in your drawing demonstration they look fantastic. There don't seem to be any streaks. The 'regular' Lyra Polycolor pencils are among my favourite pencils. Maybe i will give the watercolour pencils another try...

Great Review! Answered all of my questions and will now buy some for my significant other... Cheers,

Very great video! Even though quite some time has passed now, I wanted to try to ask you an opinion on which one you found "better" between Staedtler's Ergosoft and Lyra Rembrandt. In the video it seems to me that the colour are quite similar in vibrance, but the ergosoft dissolve slightly better, is it true? And what about lightfastness and hardness of the lead? The thing is, I've got a set of twelve Ergosoft that introduced me to the joys of watercolour pencils, but all the pencils are worn out now, so I wanted to buy a new set of 24 or 36 colours. I enjoyed the ergosoft very much, but I wanted to try something of a little better quality, so I was thinking about trying the Lyra out. I use the pencils in combination with watercolour, so for what I do, I like very vibrant colours and a very soft lead. My dream would actually be a Caran d'Ache Supracolor Soft set, but they are very expensive...!

Hey Marty! Thanks for the review video as usual. I was wondering, will you be doing an illustration using mostly Watersoluble pencils? It would be excellent to watch you use some of the the penciled you have gathered.

I have these

have you ever tried the lyra's polycolor

Thx for showing about this pencils. I have a question : Csn you make a review about aquarell colour set of 12 from Giotto Stilnovo? Bye

love this video Marty im looking at new art supplies i think im going with inktense by derwent and maybe the remebrant polycolors also could you do a review on the Spectrum aqua markers?

Marty, how does this Lyra aquarell compare with Koh-i-noor mondeluz? which one would you prefer?

Lightfastness TBD??? And that is?

have you reviewed the Lyra duo brush pens - watercolour? Interested in knowing your thoughts, especially compared to Tombow. thanks

hi MaRty Nice pencils I have Lyra s Watercolor Crayons and Love them Im sure i would love these too. But after a vaction i am on a spending freeze :} Shannon

Thanks for sharing lots of informations 😃

Great video. What is your favorite sharpener and where do you get it? I'm just getting started in pencils, I have Inktense pencils and I am afraid to sharpen them because I don't want to waste any

Dang it my brother, why you gotta upload so late? I got school in the morning. ;D Nice review like always and can't wait for the giveaway contest!

excelente video! gracias por la información. Martí!

could you compare watercolour pencils as pencils? im trying to choose a set for adding colour to sketches and want to keep it to minimal tools to carry. i have a few Durer, Derwent water and 1! Mondeluz (i have no idea what i've done but i regret it). i already don't like the derwent because they're chalky. my favourite pencils are Derwent artists (probably 'vintage' version now). anyway do you think this would be worth a comparison? versatility/colour options suitable for sketching people even? I'm torn between the Durer and Mondeluz but i'e never tried many (have inktense blocks but they can be too opaque and messy).

Hi Marty! Great review as always! Would you recommend these over the Koh i noor Mondeluz which you have also reviewed? I am kind of debating which to get between the two. Thanks!

thank you Marty :) I have never heard of this brand, before today :) where did you get that Mobius sharpener? I can only find the one with one hole in it hmm, thank you :)

thanks a lot! very useful)

tengo Caran dache crayon. Pero en Argentina aún no llegan los museum aquarell pencil. quisiera tener en lápiz aquarell. Me recomiendas lyra? muchas gracias

it's not very good for watercolors

Great video! Thank you so much for the ranking at the end. I purchased the Caran d'asch set and am loving the quality so much. You are spot on as I knew you'd be. Best regards from Michigan.

Great video. What is your favorite sharpener and where do you get it? I'm just getting started in pencils, I have Inktense and I am afraid to waste any by sharpen them.