These are Kinda Fancy! Marco Tribute Colored Pencil Review

Hi friends! Today we are going to look at the Marco Tribute set of 120 colored pencils in a tin. You may have seen these pencils packaged in a book format by color families as well. These were sent to be by Anstal Stationary shop for review: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...

They have an "oil color" version and a watercolor version of these pencils. The oil color is what I am reviewing today. To me, these pencils feel more wax heavy than oil heavy as they are very water-resistant and opaque on dark paper as you will see in the review. These are a touch firmer than Holbein pencils but remind me very much of those.

Pros:
Opaque/ shows up well on dark papers
Great color selection
Good pencil build quality (they are not too skinny like budget pencils)
The tin is sturdy and good quality
Colors layered and blended well
They arrived well packaged
The font is easy to read on the barrel

Cons:
I did experience some crumbling when I first used them but sharpening them seemed to fix the issue.
No open stock avaialbility
No lightfast information provided

Other info:
At the time I filmed the 120 set was around $120. These pencils have a color payout similar to a Prismacolor but are firmer, closer in hardness to Holbein. They do put out nice color in light layers with little to no pressure applies but you do need to exert pressure to burnish and it may bother people with hand fatigue or arthritis.

Bottom line: These pencils are lovely, the build quality and packaging give them a premium feel. That said they are very similar to Arteza and Markart which are about half the price, on the other hand, they are similar to Holbien at 4x the price so keep that in mind when considering these. Honestly I really enjoyed working with them and look forward to using them again


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