Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolour Pencil Review & Demo

In this video I'll be having a thorough look at and giving my opinion on the Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencil 36 set. First we'll be taking a look at the packaging and pencils themselves, then swatching and testing the pencils' properties and finally demonstrating this set in an artwork timelapse. Find extra delicious bites of information by expanding this description box!

Apologies that this video is up a week later than usual- I ran into a lot of issues with the edit and voice-over but wanted to make sure that you guys were still getting a good quality video! Last week I uploaded a couple of livestreams instead as a way to at least offer something, but I don't plan on having livestreams as a regular video replacement in the future (they'll be a little bonus!).
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Frequently Asked Questions: https://claudiasketches.wixsite.com/h...
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Time stamps:
Intro: 0:00
Packaging: 0:31
Leaflet: 3:43
A look at the pencils: 4:17
Swatching: 6:13
Properties & Techniques: 8:45
Sharpening: 14:18
Demo:
Process explanation: 15:55
More properties, technical specs, opinions: 18:20
Summary: 24:35
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Mentioned videos:
Faber Castell Pitt Pen Review & Demo:    • Faber-Castell Pitt Artists Brush Pens...  
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Materials:
*Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer 36 set:
UK: https://amzn.to/2GkXZZg
US: https://amzn.to/2w5fMjW

*Pastelmat paper (buttercup):
UK: https://amzn.to/2v01zUa
US: https://amzn.to/2MroJyt

*Caran d'Ache waterbrushes
UK: https://amzn.to/2nYXsoi
US: https://amzn.to/2MnRSuh

-Derwent Superpoint Mini crank sharpener
*(Edit: The Helix Desktop Sharpener standard & jumbo fits these pencils well! UK: https://amzn.to/2MwrzBz )

-Faber Castell Trio sharpener
-Frisk Artist's Pink Masking fluid
-Prismacolor col-erase coloured pencils
-Derwent Battery powered eraser
(*By using the Amazon links above, I earn a small percentage commission- at no extra cost to you!*)
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Reference: https://pixabay.com/en/toucan-bird-na...

Scan of my swatch chart (note that colours won't be depicted perfectly accurately here or in the video) and experiment/techniques/properties: https://imgur.com/a/9ZDVa

Faber Castell info about LF ratings: http://www.fabercastell.com/en-US/ser...
I forgot to mention in the video that 64 of the 120 pencils in this range will last longer than 100 years. Also the Blue Wool scale ranges from 1 to 8- 1 is the lowest score and 8 is the highest.

Extra info about LF ratings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightfa...

Information about the larger size pencils, the "Magnus": http://www.faber-castell.com/products...
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No music or intro to this one! I wanted to try something different :) Let me know what you think!
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