A Cheap Holbein Alternative? Nyoni (MarkArt 72)Colored Pencil Review

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Pros:
*Price (about 35 cents a pencil)
*Strong, thick lead
*Mostly water resistant
*Very well pigmented for a budget set
*The pastels are unusual in a budget set and very nice
*Compatible with solvent like OMS

Cons:
*No open stock
*Sharp points can crumble under pressure
*This is a firm pencil so it may not be suitable with artists with arthritis and other sthrength issues.

Credits:
Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Lindsay, you are the most wonderful reviewer. You are forthright about your preferences, but your approach centers on "What is this good for?" rather than "Me Like"/"Me No LIke." That approach makes it easy to make intelligent decisions about the products you review but it ALSO (!!!) teaches us what factors to consider when we're buying any kind of art materials. Thank you so much.

susanavenir
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Your reviews always are my favorites. You really care about the accuracy of the information you present; love it. Keep up the great work.

axon
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Lindsay thanks for the review. I have purchased 4 sets of budget pencils since April to keep from using up my Luminance, Pablos, Polychromos, Derwent Lightfast or Holbeins (only the 36 set of Holbein) for coloring books or sketching. I found that I like the Markart the best so far, out of the budget brands that I purchased; Starjoy, Brutfuner Square and Arteza. I tend to like the harder pencils like the Polychromos or Pablos and the Markart seem to hold their sharpness similarly like the Polys or Pablos when layering.

cheryl
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Thanks for the review. I can't afford Holbeins but am enjoying the Markart pencils and now I'm even happier to know it was a savvy purchase.

justbeingbeth
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I love the quality of your videos... the sound is great, the picture quality is great... and we won't even say how great the host is!!

impish
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First- you’re painting is stunning! Really gorgeous. I love the colors in my 120 set. I mix them with my good pencils and on own. My daughter is back into art and Im sharing my alcohol markers with her and want to get her a set of pencils. This 72 set looks great! Thanks so much for this review and so glad I got to see the color range. I prefer soft pencils too but still love pastels in this set. Was just thinking about this last night. Thanks so much Lindsay!💕

susansacco
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Another excellent review You always take so much effort, work, and time in your honest reviews.Thank you so much I could buy the pencils I AM nor sure yet.I really like to take pencils with me on a vacation or a long weekend trip.I never take my expensive derwent or polychromos with me.It is such a risk in my luggage.These pencils could be a great alternatieve maybe.

heleenglazenburg
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Hey Lynsay! Thank you! I appreciate your time!

fionnawheatley
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I appreciate how thorough your reviews are. Being new to colored pencils, I need honest reviews like this. I have flowed you for a while and every review of yours that I have watched has been spot on. Thank you for being open and honest with every review you provide.

rainoftranquility
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Ok, I’m watching for what I can learn from you but NO MORE PENCILS! Hahaha. Always love to see the effort you put into these reviews and what I can learn along the way so thank you!

flychk
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The “Astist Quality” on the tin made me laugh. It’s also printed on the 120 set. 😊

sassybanjo
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I absolutely LOVE your reviews! I never buy anything before checking your channel:) Thank you so much for your great work!

MPessoa
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Yay! can you keep reviewing all the budget pencils little by little :)! I love all your reviews! Thanks!

veganbyday
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You are correct about reviews effecting Amazon prices. Now if I decide to purchase I simply wait. It was no fun waiting for my Luminance and Polychromos pencils. I just bought the Magnus pencils. OMG 😲 My absolute faves. So utterly smooth. Hey Lyndsay, if you read this entirely could you link me to your ink pad rehydration video. Plenty of ink just a bit dry. I finally have a studio and need all my supplies at the ready. Furniture going in now. SUPER EXCITED 😄 WOO-HOO

msl
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Similar to Holbein with lots of pastels? Hmm these might be worth a look see. I’ve been curious about the Holbein pencils and this whole package costs as much as 6 Holbeins!

rhondita
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Thank you for reviewing the Mark art colored pencils. I have the 120 set and I absolutely love them. I also have the square 120 Brutfuner, and the 120 Cezanne. I also have Derwent Lighfast, Polychromos and Prismacolors. The Markart and the Brutfuner are perfect to practice my skills with. I will certainly buy them again, but will not buy the Cezanne. I hadn't used them for a couple of months and I took them out of the tin and they reek with a very strong chemical spill. I'm going to take them out and put them in a jar so they can at least air out a bit. Anyway, as always a thorough and excellent review. Yours is the third review I have watched specifically for the Markart colored pencils. Every review highly recommended these pencils

Neelloc
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Wow I had no idea Nyoni was so close to Holbein, I might actually get a set.

PursuingHeaven
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Good review, I have the Markart box of 120 and it seemed like a good deal for $38, and after watching this video, I was very satisfied with these colors.

joseluiscastanorestrepo
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25$ 120 set is a yesss vs 300+ for Holbein. I’m excited to try these, I have the pastel 50 set of Holbein so I’m excited to compare. Thx for this review it really helped me decide! ❤🖍

evestree
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Well I just ordered the Nyoni 48 watercolour set yesterday! So glad you like the coloured pencils. Hopefully the watercolour ones are as good. I have a 72 set of Obos and really love them! I live in South Africa and getting affordable pencils here is so difficult.

doublemo