NEW Faber-Castell BLACK EDITION Colored Pencils [Unboxing & Review]

Faber-Castell recently released a brand new line of colored pencils that they’re calling the “Black Edition.” They are a black triangular pencil that is relatively affordable. But how do they fit into the Faber-Castell ecosystem? Why do you think that they created this new line of pencils and for whom? How well do they color? Those questions and more are answered in this Faber-Castell Black Edition Colored Pencils Review and Unboxing.

***COLOR-ALONG*** watch a real-time color-along of me coloring this mandala with the Black Edition pencils and soft pastels...

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===AFFILIATE LINKS===

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===CHAPTER MARKERS===

00:00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
00:01:04 - Black Edition & Faber-Castell Ecosystem
00:06:43 - Unboxing & Swatching the Black Edition Pencils
00:14:24 - Black Edition Pencil Specifications
00:17:33 - Coloring with the Black Edition Pencils
00:19:41 - Reveal & Final Recommendations

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[barbarawilliams]

I would be interested in a head to head of the Faber Castell pencils.

[VictorvanSchagen]

I recently bought the 100-set, and can give additional feedback on them.
- The triangular barrel is indeed hard to sharpen. The blade bites into the wood, making it hard to turn the barrel. Forcing it breaks off wood fragments. The best tool is a new, sharp manual sharpener.
- The triangular barrel is also not pleasant to hold for larger hands. There is one specific way to hold it comfortably, so I can't just grab and go, but need a moment to adjust my grip.
- The 100-set has additional neon and pastel colours. The leads of the neon pencils are noticeably harder than the others.
- I have one pencil where the lead is very weak and crumbly, and needs a very sharp sharpener.
- In a set as large as this, yellows are underrepresented. Only 4 that I can truly call 'yellow', including neon and pastel yellow.
Ultimately, I do not regret buying this set. There are lovely colours, and on more toothy paper feel smooth to use. For the price, they still exceeded my expectations. They are perfect 'fun' pencils for sketching, without being worried you get the most out of it.

[FazartOrganization]

"Pass or purchase" sounds like an awesome series for a wide variety of tools/medium, you should definitely do that! You can have a rating system (1* - 5*) and a final result -- pass or purchase.

[mermaidjaffa]

I have these too! They are a beautiful set of 24 colours. For layering, I paint a coat Liquitex Clear Gesso onto the paper. Once its fully dry, I add lots of colours. You just have to remember to use a fixative on it when you're done, or the pencil dusts will come off eventually. On gessoed paper, the colours appear richer and brighter, than when you're using it on plain un-textured paper.

[SteelBlueVision]

Five thumbs up for a black paper follow-up! With regard to the difficulties when trying to layer them, I bet it is because of how soft they are and tend to quickly saturate the peaks and valleys of relatively smooth paper. I bet if you try them on a more coarse dark paper, like one made for pastels for example, that they would probably layer much better.

[judyconstantino]

Yes, please do a video on the best colored pencils on black!

[BoGilmore]

I always appreciate your in depth reviews.
Rose is so sweet to watch. It was funny watching her sleep quietly during the video. It was funnier when she barked and wagged her tail in her sleep. It was hilarious when she woke up with bed head.

[pollyweinmann]

I would most definitely be interested in a class on what is best to color on black paper. Thank you for offering. You are the very best!

[nikkik]

Yes please do the follow up video featuring coloring on black paper.

[tommiesmith]

I would love to see a Faber-Castell head to head. Thanks for a very informative video.👍👍🙏🏽

[RitaFz]

I bought the 100 Black Edition set. They’re fun and make a nice addition to my collection of pencils.

[donnajones]

I've had these coloured pencils for about 2 years now. They aren't a new pencil here in Australia 🦘. So I wouldn't say they are trying to copy the Amazon Basic pencils. I only found out about the Amazon basic pencils just the other day and cannot get them here in Australia unless you order from UK Amazon. Plus when these black edition came out here they could only be purchased at chain store here called Big W ....not Amazon. Anyhow I like them! I feel they are similar to the Prisma pencils. I would recommend them if you can't afford the Prisma 👍

[Superfreaky]

I have these black edition pencils and love how soft they are, my set had none missing and even the most expensive brands can have mistakes with their manufacturing. I also think comparing them to other soft lead pencils would be better. I use these instead of my polychromos when i want a softer lead.

[livysouza]

In Brazil, Faber-Castell named it Super Soft.
I like it a looot...

[glasshalfsunny]

Yes, bring on the Faber-Castell Showdown/Smackdown comparison!!! I am tempted to get either the Red line or the Gold Faber due to the cost, but if I would be disappointed, then I would save up for the Polychromos.

[artsy_endo]

For what I've heard that pencils were created to take good quality affordable pencils to South America, I believe that's one of the reasons they are made in Brazil, I might be wrong but that's my understanding. As they people start to take interest they start to sell it every were, but Brazil had the 100 set available for months and months before it reached other markets. I'm am curious to see how the 100 set is balanced colour wise.. I just got the skin tone set as I was curious to try it and missing some skin tone pencils and I think they seem nice, at least soft, but haven't play with them enough to have a final opinion. I was surprised that you had problems with sharpening, I've use the dahle 133 and it was fine, maybe give it a try to see if you have better luck with it.. Thank you for another video.. ❤

[shannarablackwater]

Hi Jennifer and Steve. During my recovery from surgery i hv treated myself to the 100 set of these. Im finally able to try them a little now and really enjoying them n the colour selection is much better too.

[Erdhenne]

Faber-Castell Black Edition are not made to compede with Amazon colored pencils.
Just because you didn't saw them before does not mean they didn't exist for years now. 🙃
It's a German brand.

Faber-Castell has many more different lines.
The classic in the red line, than there are the trip color pencil made in Indonesia if I remember right. They are way more soft than the classis. (There are also two classic variations. One with number and one without.)
Grip are a water soluble colored pencil.

The black edition were sold in 100 colored packs for quite a while in south asian regions including India.
In Germany we had up to 36 colors. But since two years ago, we also can buy the 100 set. They also released a new set with base skin tones recently.

Just to clear that up. 😋
Maybe, if you buy pencils from other countries, you could ask artists from that country about the materials.

[janeteggleston]

I have seen at least 2 colorists in the UK use and comment on these pencils using a set of 100. Their reactions were of a positive tone.

[jillwiswall]

I’d be very interested to hear what you recommend for black paper! And the Faber-Castell head to head to head sounds like a fun and useful video too!