The Arteza were my least favorite, too. They were my first brand years ago, and I thought I just hated watercolor pencils. Turns out I only hate Arteza watercolor pencils.
Thank you for this video on watercolor pencils! When you were showing the Winsor and Newton colors you mentioned that a couple were mixed. Did you use the Caran d’Ache palette to mix the colors?
I bought the Castle watercolors but the colors are pretty weak so I’m giving them to my 13 year old niece and buying the Pagos watercolors due to pricing!
This is my pencil sharpener. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MGRF1ML?ie=UTF8&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=myartsupplyob-20&linkId=13860503730310a00af4371d666cb882&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
100% cotton Watercolor Paper www.amazon.com/Bee-Paper-Watercolor-6-Inch-1153P50-609/dp/B0044SAXKQ?crid=JIA36545725E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dU7xfVczrHUZPrYgk2zldsI9dGMQt7j_Oyzn2gTH2MbF6M_poAW_scAJ8d0KP1vkhYSm1zJPcYy8K9uVlbS9oj7JWZ_d90aSYnJb9l9NqkksXgT1iKhPJgW6Sj07HDTzQRDrVdJ1ERFQsRcalNgDIOA2b2VW8KHXWY-fKJIYQWVK-ICjW5z52OEfacCfmJlTlpcdR7ygehQNyJ0GkZae1PEs_JpBk_CUHdzKtF3R0D2TqTS9BNHqJm3ojvCoUDnyLc2NpbCEv_C4MJP4sHEkf_5ARzh5BTU5dsqkG1s3br0.TVp9DRg5_YPvh2e1yfPwlFOo2Q7E7peKNugUDjoH_dk&dib_tag=se&keywords=bee%2Bpaper&qid=1719618731&sprefix=bee%2Bpape%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-5&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=myartsupplyob-20&linkId=d1f1bb4672c98ffa98e92a467ea587f5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl