Best Colored Pencils for Beginners: My Top 5 Picks

If you're a beginner to adult coloring and wondering which colored pencils are the best for your first set, you're in the right place! In this video, I break down 5 great beginner-friendly colored pencil sets — Crayola, Arrtx, Castle Arts Soft Touch, Ohuhu Halawa, and Black Widows — and share the pros and cons of each. Plus, I take things a step further by testing each set on Amazon coloring book paper, cardstock, and textured vellum so you can see exactly how they perform on real-world coloring pages. If you're overwhelmed by all the choices out there, this video will help you find the perfect first set for your coloring journey. Grab your pencils and let's dive in!


Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:39 What we'll cover in this video
01:20 Crayola Pencils
02:03 Arrtx Pencils
02:56 Castle Arts Soft Touch Pencils
03:46 Ohuhu Halawa Pencils
04:47 Black Widow Pencils
05:49 Testing the pencils - intro
06:09 Testing the pencils on Amazon paper
07:18 Testing the pencils on smooth cardstock
08:11 Testing the pencils on Springhill Vellum
09:16 My pencils recommendations
09:53 Wrap-up




Note: all prices in the video are quoted at the time the video was created. Prices on Amazon might be subject to change.



Links to supplies shown:


Crayola Colored Pencils - set of 24:
https://amzn.to/4jz4ZnL

Arrtx Colored Pencils - set of 72:
https://amzn.to/3YU51hS

Castle Arts Soft Touch Pencils - set of 72:
https://amzn.to/3EKviZe

Ohuhu Halawa Pencils - set of 72:
https://amzn.to/3RHwuQ1

Black Widow Colored Pencils - Original Set of 24:
https://amzn.to/43bZ9Dc

Magical Dawn by Hanna Karlzon:
https://amzn.to/42W7Zn5

Magical Worlds by Johanna Basford:
https://amzn.to/3EO9ax3

Healing Mandalas by Nicola Lehmann:
https://amzn.to/3SjwTrW

Lighthearted Mandalas Volume 3:
https://amzn.to/3GNXBq8

Neenah 110lb Paper:
https://amzn.to/3GjktOg

Springhill 80lb Paper:
https://amzn.to/44xVwZd



**Just a quick note that some of the links I'm sharing are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, I may receive a small commission which helps support my little YouTube channel. **


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