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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