Faber Castell Watercolor Pencil Review. Comparing Albrecht Dürer & Goldfaber Aqua

Faber Castell has become a favorite brand of mind for watercolor pencils and now with the introduction of the Goldfaber line a comparison and review is in order.

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[nancyhappily]

When I signed up for a "watercolors" class that was all about various water soluble pencils, the instructor suggested getting "the best you can afford at the time". Adding that'll never be regretted. I bought a 60 set of A. D pencils, 72 set of Inktense Pencils and for fun the 120 set of Faber Castell color pencils. So Very Glad I took her advice! I no longer have the same budget but I have Great supplies I enjoy every day!

[ToastAndJellyfish]

My 120-piece set of the Albrecht Durer pencils got completely destroyed in a basement flood a couple years ago, and I am absolutely not done mourning the loss.

[floradiamonds]

Hello. I recently bought a tin of 24 Goldfaber aqua pencils, so your review popping up today is timely. I couldn't afford the A.D. set, but am happy with my choice. I hope to afford the A.Ds eventually, and your very informative video has been most helpful - and no nonsense or distraction from background music, or messing around with camera angles. Very important for a lot of people, so thank you for that, too. Best wishes from England.

[mjpete]

Hullo Steve, Oh my! It is hard to believe this video is six years old and holds up so well. I first saw it five years ago I am not sure if you get credit for me watching it again or not or does YouTube algorithms “think” eh he’s seen it before, no credit! I did not remember you mentioning the Mangus pencils, but earlier this year I bought a previous Scrawlrbox box and it had 3 of the Magnus pencils. Well after working with them I was sold! So now I have a set of 24(cheaper per pencil) and I filled out the remaining pencils from a sale at Blick’s! I am just so tickled that I have hardly reached for my regular AD’S! I know of no better recommendation! Thank you again for this wonderful video, still insightful and worthy of re-watching! I am hopeful that you get some kind of credit!

[babablackiesheep]

That intro...most adorable thing I've seen all day lol

[anniedarkhorse]

I've used the Albrecht Durer for years. They're beautiful. They burst with pigment, when you put water on them. So many great colours.

[DrummerGrrrl]

I like your videos quite a bit. I'm primarily an acrylic abstract painter but I do like creating collage/mixed media pieces, so I gotta know about watercolor pencils and other art supplies. This has been VERY helpful.

[marthanichols]

I've used Goldfabers since 1992, I bought them in Germany. But Albrecht Durers are great, too.

[sanahf]

Thanks for this! I'm getting the Faber Castell thanks to your video!

[ShellyParchman]

That's nice that the numbers are the same across product lines.

[Cosumik]

"Watercolor pencils for days!" oh man i cherish you, steve

[Maya.]

Thank you for your advice ! I bought a Box of 120 colors from Albrecht Durer this week ☺

[amyx]

Lightfastness wasn’t an issue until my paintings started fading 😂

[annenglish]

I am going for the AD pencils... however, as a beginner in watercolor this is new to me. I currently have a shopping cart full of my favorite watercolor pencil colors along with some other "deals" ... now I have to make a decision... 12 pencils now of my favorites or 48/60 AD for a Christmas present from my husband! Thank 😊 you Steve for a wonderful lesson!!! ❤️ From a grateful California Gramma ❤️

[anahata]

I didn't know about the thicker diameter pencils, or even the goldfaber line. Thanks for this info and the comparisons!
I started using a combo of the AD watercolor pencils and their Polychromos colored pencils, and find they layer together very nicely. The color match is also nice to have, if you don't want the page white coming through your pencil work.

[marianaeksteen]

Thank you for this video. Took me back many years. Got my first Faber Castell Goldfaber coloured pencils in grade 7. Since then I am a FC fan and the Polichrimos my pencils of choice.

[PauloEAbreu]

The Prussian blue caran d ache museeum aquarelle is PBk7+PB60 so no real Prussian blue there. So your description was on point.

[liezelhaupt]

Thanks very much for the review! Glad you chose the FC AD pencils. They are next in line on my wish list.

[Mad.Chemist]

Thank you, Steve! This is totally weird, I just been looking for a video on watercolour pencils (esp FC), and naturally came across yours! You clearly got everything covered for us! 🤣🤣🤣

[mjpete]

I bought my set of 120 AD pencils and use them as my sketch pencil instead of graphite I also like to use them for the occasional fine detail work Very Good review thanks for sharing your opinions and excellent skills with these pencils!