The Arrtx pencils are wax based, hence why they are softer. Wax-based pencils are fantastic to lay and blend colors. The Faber Castell are oil-based, that's why they're harder and make detail work a breeze.

Your portrait turned out wonderful! I am a huge fan of yous work! I am a CP artist and work with all the professional brands (Polychromos, Caran d’Ache Luminance & Pablos, Derwent Lightfast).They have different properties and complete one another really well. Since I sometimes sell original drawings, it is very important to me that the colours are lightfast. Also, I want to be able to replace only the colours I use the most and buy the pencils individually. These Arttx pencils look really good and have some unique, beautiful colours! I would use them for sketchbook work or if I am sure I won’t sell the original drawing. The main negative point that I see is that usually these cheaper pencils aren’t sold open stock, so if we need to replace only a few colours, we must buy the whole set again.

the best thing is the smell of the new collection 😃 I love holding all the colors and mixing them

that bird is beautiful! these seem a little closer to caran d'ache luminance, so you might like those (though they are VERY expensive 😬)

omggg please make that bird a sticker! i love it

Ohhh, I love the Arrtx pencils! They are my second favorite regular colored pencils after Prismacolor. I have the 126 set.

I really enjoyed this video! Just purchased the 72 pack, your review was the final nail in the coffin I needed to purchase :) hope you have a lovely day xx

Too bad they're not lightfast. It's heartbreaking to look through your work twenty years later to find them faded, sometimes to nothing. Take it from someone older, lightfast matters, even for stuff you don't sell because you will likely be upset down the line. I love your work as usual!

Lovely drawings! I love coloured pencils, and found your channel back in the day when a YT search showed me what’s still my fave video of yours, one where you drew two beautiful coloured pencil landscapes with a 36 set of Polychromos. I have the 126 set of Arrtx, and find them lovely and soft. Only downside of them is that you can’t currently buy individual replacement pencils if you wear down a favourite colour like you can with Polychromos. The Polychromos also have professional lightfast ratings, so better for any work that’s going on the wall. I love the Arrtx for sketchbook work

how fun !! thanks for sharing

I was considering purchasing these coloured pencils last year but I never went through with the order. They look like they work beautifully for the cost and I absolutely love the packaging

Wow, excellent!

Love the packaging on the 72 set. I need some, only have a horrible free set.

Wow I love your drawings and style we don't see this side of you often

I ordered this 126 set and now that I have had them only a few days, I'm disappointed in them. They aren't soft at all. They don't blend as good as other pencils. I will say they hold a sharp point better than almost every pencil I've tried, but I bought them mainly for thinking they're soft and pigmented, but even in the swatching stage my hand started hurting from the pressure I had to use for it. In Johana Basford's books, they barely lay any pigment. Maybe the batch I got was hard ones? I don't know, but I'm seriously disappointed in this set.

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