CHEAP VS EXPENSIVE Colored Pencils: Crayola vs Caran d'Ache Drawing Challenge!

Can Crayola colored pencils draw like expensive Caran d’Ache Luminance pencils? Let’s find out!

Other artists featured who’ve done Crayola vs Caran d’Ache colored pencil comparisons (because I'm definitely not the first!):

Also credit to @ADCArtAttack for his many cheap vs expensive comparisons!

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[TemiDansoArt]

I completely agree, it’s so much nicer when you don’t have to fight with the supplies lol. The eye turned out awesome on both sides🔥

[mute_ed]

Good Paper really is underestimated for the endresult. Lightfastness yes but if you mainly working in a sketchbook or coloring book, it's not number one priority in my opinion. Since the 100 Crayola Box is the biggest Set I own, I like to use them as undercoat and detail on top with ballpoint pen or higher standard colored Pencils, which I usually have in smaller Sets available.

[shadowheartart]

I love that it's not all "get the expensive pencils if you want to be good" in your videos.
Not only are you showing that good results can come out of cheaper supplies, you're also hitting the nail on the head with the info about lightfastness.
Fact is you don't really need it if you're not selling your work, but so many art supply reviews completely gloss over the point.
And thank you for mentioning the importance of quality paper 💖

[FancyGrapes]

I'm new to this community and I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the community polls for this video! What a fantastic way to get the community involved and hyped for this. It's been fantastic hearing everyone's opinions on both pencils, and seeing some interesting takes.
Glad to be here, and I will 100% be sticking around, love your content! Super inspirational!!

[RMD]

How in the world did you get the Crayola side to look so good?!?!? Thats crazy!! You know I LOVE the Caran d'Ache Luminance but i expect them to give good results, but dang you made the Crayolas look good!!! 🙌🏼💜✌🏼🎉

[rileeb]

Thank you for talking about your art journey. You inspire me. I'm in my mid 30s and have been really working hard in my art more recently and I have those exact same thoughts of maybe it's too late for me. But you inspire me differently and this was exactly the message I needed to hear! Praise the Lord! Blessings to you and your family and thank you again!

[LurkinJax]

I think us all in Australia use 90210 as a reference for USA 🤭

[battra]

I have to give it to Crayola, though. They quite literally have democratized artwork for so many people. For many people even the 24 count pencil or crayon sets were the gateways into a hobby or passion that they might not have sought out otherwise due to the cost of pro supplies being out of financial reach or just being so darn intimidating.

[ColorwaveCraftsCo]

I like how thoroughly you explained the differences between the 2 brands and gave tips for how to make the cheaper art supplies work… the final artwork looked great on both sides!

[RealMelodyBlue]

Truly stunning artwork!! I love how you show that even with Crayola, you can still achieve a nice result. I always have Crayola in my collection and I do use them too. Sometimes there are benefits to using a hard pencil such as Crayola. Caran d'Ache aren't generally used amongst us ordinary colorists, I don't own any of them because I just can't afford them on my widow's pension, and why spend that much money on a pencil that is just going to be used in a coloring book. Thank you for sharing!😊

[sarahferguson]

I think it's important to remember that you simply will not get the same results if you use cheap supplies. Quality paper. Quality pencils. It's totally changed my adult coloring. I'm no artist by any stretch of the imagination. I color for relaxation and i find it's a wonderful outlet for my creativity and when i have experimented with budget pencils i just don't enjoy the process as much and the results, at least my results, are noticable. I also crochet and using quality yarn was so much more pleasurable and made a better finished project.

[astridjef]

The quality of your videos is *chef's kiss*. Great job with the editing, people don't realise how much time that takes hey. The eye looks awesome on both sides, shows your skills as an artist, especially with how good you managed to make the cheaper side look!

[SangriaDracul]

Like I always say: While yes you can make art with anything and you don't need expensive materials to do it, the materials do matter a lot! Especially the paper! Once I tried different papers the quality of my art improved so much it was incredible!

[CraftyKazzaH]

I need to get out my prismacolors and colour something! Love your eye, it's amazing on both sides. It is true, that someone with talent can make beautiful artworks with the most meager of supplies. Proof right here in this video. Buying the most expensive art tools does not an artist make. Skill is key. I love my prismas and they'll do me fine, i also have spectrum noirs and inktense pencils, spoilt for choice luckily. Still learning and mostly colouring in stamped images. I also love my copic markers and mix them with every other alcohol pen available. Colouring makes me feel so.... 'zen'... very at peace. Please keep inspiring us all! Thanks Sarah!

[schlumbl]

Out of boredom I picked up a coloring book for adults and some really old and cheap pencils a little over 5 years ago. I was limited in the variety of colors (it was a cheap pack of 12), but to my surprise I created really nice pictures with them.
After that I got hooked and bought more books and more pencils for a bigger color range. Its enjoyable to work with inexpensive supplies. Thanks to your videos I want to dive into painting with warter/alcohol blendable pencils soon.
I love your channel since you dont just show your art works or advertisements, you are honest and very enjoyable when it comes to art with pencils.
Keep it up! 😘

[jpopbarbie]

It made me tear up when you talked about starting your art journey after 10 or 15 years away because SAME. I’ve come so far and it’s sincerely all thanks to you and Chris Cheng and a handful of other YouTubers making colored pencil art accessible to those of us looking for inspiration. You should be so proud that you became exactly what you were aspiring to be and even more, behind so many of our creative stories now too.

[carolbatchelor]

Your artwork is amazing, and those colors are really beautiful. Although I can understand why you might love the more expensive brand, I'm not an artist, and I can't see that they would ever be right me. That's just too much for me to pay for colored pencils. Thanks for sharing this! I enjoy watching your comparisons. I always enjoy watching you coloring!!

[cherry-lvyp]

Her voice never gets old queen but I wish she made a squishy make over Pls can you do that like moriah?

[kaylenwong]

PLEASE do a video on carat cache supracolor soft watercolour pencils It would help me a lot:) thanks

[cydnoble]

90210, the original, was one of my favorite all time shows and I have seen the complete series twice.