Trying New Colored Pencils

I am a sucker for a nice tin box of colored pencils, especially if it is a brand I haven’t tried before.

One day no one showed up for a drawing lesson class.

Empty gallery, where are my students for this hour??

No worries, I had a new box of colored pencils to try.

Goldfaber, by Faber Castell

My favorite colored pencils are Polychromos by Faber Castell, and I couldn’t figure out why they, Faber Castell, produced a new type of pencil. The colors of Goldfaber match the colors of Polychromos, but these pencils have a narrower barrel than a normal pencil, and Polychromos have a wider barrel than normal. Other than the size, the descriptions are identical.

I worked awhile on this piece later at home, and my conclusion was that my wrist hurt and I don’t love this piece enough to sacrifice my wrist.

My next thought was that it might be helpful to also work on the piece with my Polychromos set, but then I concluded that it wasn’t a true comparison because my real set has 10 times as many pencils.

My final thought was that I’d rather be drawing in pencil, so that’s what I did next.

I’ll show you tomorrow.

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3 Comments

  1. No one showed up for your class? Did they sign up ahead of time? If so, that’s just plain rude!

    • Sharon, it just happens some days. People have complicated lives, which is why I have them pay in full for each month when the month begins.

      • Paying in advance is always a good policy, for this very reason. But if I paid for a class in advance, I would be more motivated to show up. But that’s just little ol’ frugal me!


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