Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour markers - Review 

Thank you Elizabeth ^.^ They are really fun. They won't replace my watercolors but they remind me of the Kuretake Zig clean watercolor markers and I always loved those. But as these are lightfast, they jump in front of all those other watercolor markers as I find it a shame when colors fade.

You're welcome Birdwithabrush ^.^

You're welcome Rita ^.^

You're welcome Gilly's Art, Etc. ^.^ Have fun with them.

@Jane Johnson: Faber Castell recommends to use the Canson Montvalle watercolor paper or the Hahnemule Fine Art Britannia paper. But as I said in the video, if you have paper at home, try it out and if it gives you beautiful results just use what you have. If you see that the results are not so great, then try out another paper.

Hi Flutterby Mixed Media Art, I myself live in Belgium (Europe) so I have no idea where you would find the markers in the US. But I see there is a store locator on the site of Faber Castell so hopefully that is a help for you: www.fabercastell.com/pages/store-locator

Thank you Heather ^.^

inspiredcaroline24 FWIW, Watercolors are considered by many to be the most difficult of all the "wet media," including oil paints, acrylics, etc. Even if you don't think you're "good," if you like watercolors, keep playing 😉 - the practice will start to pay off before you know it!

Thank you Lisa B ^.^

Ze zijn inderdaad wel leuk, ik heb een filmpje klaar waarin ik ze gebruik maar dat is deel van een hop dus ik moet wachten tot maandagmiddag voor dat live kan gaan :-) ik ga in elk geval een achtergrond maken en er mee inkleuren... Als er dingen zijn die je zou willen zien mag je dat altijd laten weten, dan kijk ik om het in een ander nieuw filmpje op te nemen ;-)

@@Acoloredmind Leuk, weer een hop 😁 Ik wacht geduldig af tot maandag dan, ben benieuwd!

Glad I could be of help Corrie ^.^

You saved me a lot of money ! :)

I know all this Helen. I wouldn't use them like palette paint but I also wouldn't use them to cover large areas because I like the blotchy translucent effect you get with proper watercolours. I am not talking about the Prima Confections for instance because they are not true watercolours. If I want seamless blending i will use my Copic Markers.

Helen, I hope they are everything you hope they are. BTW I did not make this video and did not test the markers. I just watched Veerle do all the hard work and decided they aren't for me.

Hi Helen Standing, there is a big difference between a palette of watercolors and markers. I think I have taken a look at the markers in a way you should look at markers, not keeping a watercolor palette in mind even though I do prefer those to markers myself. I think the person who's doing the review will always look at a certain product in a certain way depending on what his background is. I did mention things in the video as the advantage of the brush nib to be used in coloring in larger areas or using them to write ( which can even be taken further but I will never use them to write...). I don't know of course if you had the sound as I know many people miss out on information because they turn off the sound. If there is anything you miss in the review, you can always let me know as I'm open for any suggestion as I do want to give as much info as possible in every review.

I can't give you a good answer to that question Chiara C, as I don't have the Winsor and Newton watercolour markers. Maybe I should just go and buy me some to have a play with them too :-)

@@Acoloredmind I am having the same decision to make. I was, initially, tempted by the Winsor Newtons, however, there were some bad reviews of the markers readily falling apart, when removing the caps, and also blending issues. You seemed to be answering my own questions about the Faber Castell markers just after I mouthed the questions. You may very well have made up my mind for me. Have you, incidentally, purchased any of the Winsor Newton watercolour markers since filming this review?

Dank je wel :-)

Hi W. van Gaal, you sure can write over it once they have dried. When you lay down the marker and you give it some time to dry you can go over it with a marker that reacts on water or a permanent marker and even with a white marker without picking up the color. Just make sure it has had enough time to dry, otherwise, your water reactive marker might start to bleed in the color from the marker itself and the white marker will pick up pigment. When you have blend the colour out using water and you have given it time to dry you can go over it with a water reactive marker, a permanent marker or a white marker without any trouble , bleeding or picking up color.

@@Acoloredmind thank you! I am thinking of buying this set so I really glad I found your review!

Faber castell beveelt Canson Montvalle aan of Hahnemuller Fin Art Britannia ( mondje vol ^.^) Maar zoals ik al ze in in 't filmpje: ga eerst aan de slag met het aquarelpapier dat je al in huis hebt. Als dat prima werkt dan zit je goed. Enkel als je niet het resultaat krijgt wat je zou verwachten, zoals een mooie blend zonder strepen omdat het papier te snel alles opzuigt, raad ik aan om een ander papier te proberen. Veel van je resultaat hangt af van het juiste papier naast de juiste marker.

A colored mind dank je wel! Ik was benieuwd naar wat zij aanbevelen 😜 ik ga inderdaad kijken wat ik in huis heb 😊