My Favourite Blue Coloured Pencils ✷ Calm Swatching

Part one of a new series where I'll be sharing my entire coloured pencil collection with you. In this video we'll be looking at all of the blues and blue-greys I currently own. I'll tell you which brands are my favourites and why, which shades of blue I use the most, and I'll swatch all of the pencils for you too! This is a super calm and relaxing video - I hope that you enjoy it and perhaps find it useful. Natasha xxx

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[NatashaNewtonArt]

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About this video:
Part one of a new series where I'll be sharing my entire coloured pencil collection with you. In this video we'll be looking at all of the blues and blue-greys I currently own. I'll tell you which brands are my favourites and why, which shades of blue I use the most, and I'll swatch all of the pencils for you too! This is a super relaxing video - I hope that you enjoy it and perhaps find it useful. Natasha xxx

[thebooksofmylife]

I also wanted to say that not only do I think that you're an amazing artist, but also a very talented entertainer (I really don't want to say youtuber, because I mean something more😅). I love listening to you talk about art supplies, and your work of course - there's just something so calming and pleasing, entertaing and just simply enjoyable about your videos and the narrative in them💛

[debsllewelyn]

My favourite coloured pencil is Chrysocolla Blue (Caran D'Ache Luminance, named after a rare gemstone). I adore the colour turquoise, and this is a very beautiful, pure one. Apparently the meaning of Chrysocolla is communication, teaching, and transformation, which seem like very Natasha qualities! I love your helio turquoise on here too. Thanks for this super-calming video Natasha 🐦

[willemijnkamerling]

Yes to all the slightly different shades for different moods on different days! I've just recently realised that having different sets means slightly different shades and not just the same colours in more or less expensive brands. This is not a good thing for my spending, its wonderful for the colour lover in me. The only thing is I love bright colours too. And I love having all the colours... I still have my pencils sorted by brand. One I might sort them by colour 😊💙
Oh and I still absolutely love watching and listening to your swatching 💙💙💙

[twjr]

CDL Ultramarine has my vote. Absolutely stunning blue. I bought a couple colors after watching your video. Was looking for blues that had less green tint because I wasn’t getting the vibrancy I wanted with my drawing and now I’ll be giving a few a chance.

[nottaholiday]

What a great session, the fact the pencils were all shades of blue/grey was really interesting for comparison. I would love to know how you store your pencils? Are they colour grouped, or brand? Do you have them stored loose? Love hearing of ways people have their art supplies stored for easy access when inspiration strikes... Keep up the wonderful work Natasha x

[annawittekind]

This is exactly what I need after a stressful day at work. Thank you for making such wonderful videos.😌😍😊

[ms.rocketscience]

I really enjoyed this video. There are very few blues I don’t love, but I especially liked the blues on the bottom of the left page. They feel like a good bridge between light and dark as well as between grey and blue. Always a pleasure to hear your thoughts about color selection and hear your lovely, calming voice. Looking forward to more in this series. Thank you for sharing!😘

[thebooksofmylife]

Yay! I've just bought a ton of colored pencils in the colours I've been missing, so I'm in a colored pencils mood - this comes at a wonderful time🥰

[hannachan]

I just wanted to tell you that you inspired me to try out various types of pencils. My Luminense ones arrived today and I’m in love❤️

[Julie-vyoz]

So lovely listening as I painted. Thank you. I have a mish-mash of colored pencils brands. My treasures are the Luminance and Lightfast, but I really do like the Derwent Drawing too. And I’ll say, I really like my Prismacolors and find them a joy to blend and layer.

[cazkiwinz]

I just seem to watch your pencil swatching vids over and over... just love your colours and how you have diff lines/open stock... which I never understood before since I have full set syndrome but have now come around to and am building my own “palette” ... thanks to you!

[tlembro]

Gifted artist and an. Incredible communicator….great teacher!

[Jaceisnolongerhere]

I love the color blue- the Prismacolor Cloud Blue is one of my all time favorites- mine is almost used up 😅

[lightwavz]

Thanks for this one! I have that magpie streak for blues and greens as well. Must collect them all! I bought the Derwent Drawing set and adore them. But I think I will have to add a few of these colors. I also collect everything Payne's Grey and Indigo which look so lovely with Buff Titanium paint. So I will say the Cobalt Genuine is my new find from this range. I love old cobalt glass!

[thebooksofmylife]

I barely even started and just had to comment again - I absolutely love the way the pencils are organized in the jar at the beginning. That's how I plan to have mine too - though I haven't thought about putting them upside down... will have to consider that option🤔😊. Mine are in a plastic container that little tomatoes came in, with a writing on it (it's in polish, so these aren't the exact words) : greengrocer: little tomatoes - and I just think it's adorable😚 just wanted to share 😄 now back to watching!

[lauriekapalka]

I’m the same as you. I need more blues and greens.
Very nice swatches

[yaqian]

Thank you for sharing a video just of your blue color choice❤

[vishneva]

Watching this two years later, but there are some very lovely blues in the Derwent Coloursoft line. Particularly the lighter blues like Baby Blue, Iced Blue and two favorites: Cloud Blue and Pale blue. There's also a nice Indigo and Prussian Blue. And since you include some blue-grays, there's also Steel Grey and Mid Grey, which are on the blue side. 88% of the Coloursoft line is lightfast.

[franswey]

I love your bouquet of colored pencils! It was fun and educational watching you swatch the color pencils. I have some Prismacolor colored pencils but my heart belongs to Derwent 💗🤷🏼‍♀️👩🏼‍🎨. I haven’t purchased any Caran d’Ache colored pencils. Thank you for sharing always great to see you. Looking forward to your next video. Fran