Today we'll take a look at the Schpirrer Farben colored pencil set of 96. I purchased my set on prime day on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3CwTeZm I wasn't in need of more budget pencils however many viewers requested a review of this set and I am to please!

Details: These pencils have a 3.3mm oilbased lead in a standard barrel. Half of the barrel is gold and the other end is the color of the lead separated by a silver ring. Info in printed on the color reference end in silver foil.

Pros:
price (about 48 cents per pencil)
Good color variety
Firm, smooth lead with good color payout
Sharpens easily with no breakage
Layers well (7 layers in my test)
Blends out with water or OMS
Open stock is avaiabe in their Etsy shop if you use up a color: https://www.etsy.com/listing/78867345... and they may offer it on amazon at some point: https://amzn.to/2Xsgc4x

Cons:
Silver printing is hard to read.

Bottom Line:
These pencils have been touted as a budgetfriendly alternative to Polychromos. They are similar in feel and color laydown but, no surprise the Polychromos has a slightly better pigment load and better lightfastness. Still, for the savings, if you are not concerned with lightfastness it's a good deal. These seem to be the same pencils are the Creative Mark Cezanne so I would recommend comparing prices if you are thinking about buying them.
Cezanne pencls set of $120: https://amzn.to/3krDhNP
Schpirerr Farben set of 96: https://amzn.to/3ArkO9C

I have heard that the Marco Renoir and Sargent Art pencils are the same as these but I can't confirm that as I have not used either of those brands but if you have please let me know.


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