Black Edition vs Prismacolor | Review Faber-Castell Black Edition 100 Pencils | Adult Coloring

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In this video, I review the Faber-Castell Black Edition 100 pencil set, and compare it to Prismacolor Premier pencils.

Since I live in Europe, Prismacolors are rather expensive here, at least compared to the US, so I have been looking for a more affordable alternative that still has the same creaminess and softness of Prismas. While there are differences between them, of course, I think I found one! The Faber-Castell Black Edition pencils.

At the time of writing, 15 March 2024, a set of 100 Black Edition pencils can be bought for 40,95 euro on the Dutch e-tailer Bol.com (https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/faber-cas....

A set of Prismacolor Premier 36 pencils costs 57,95 euro, on the same website (https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/prismacol....

These prices may vary, but this is what the situation is at the moment.

This makes the FC Black Edition pencils much more affordable. So I got them and decided to give them a try.

In this video, I review the following elements:
The packaging.
The pencils themselves.
Their colour range.
Sharpening.
Paper test on Johanna Basford, Mythographic, Rita German, Amazon and Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou paper.
Blending.

If you are looking to add some soft core pencils to your collection that don’t break the bank, hope this video helps with your decision! Of course, what I share in this video are my thoughts, just one perspective, and with the prices from a particular geography. Things might look different where you live, so the decision is completely up to you.

Wishing you a wonderful colouring month!

All the best,
N.

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