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All tagged Lyra
I have reviewed a few pencils from the Lyra family range and I have to say, I have always been impressed with the over all performances. I reviewed Lyra’s most popular pencil among colored pencil artists, the Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor, in fact I have reviewed this pencil twice. I reviewed them a few months after I started the channel but completed a second review more recently,
On the back of the sleeve there is a color chart showing all the colors in the set that you have purchased. As well as the color chart, there is an explanation of the lightfast ratings they use along with the appropriate lightfast grade beside each pigment in the tin. This is incredibly helpful, meaning that you don’t have to go looking for this information online
I have had the absolute pleasure of testing and reviewing pencils from Lyra before, the Lyra Polycolor to be exact. My review of the Polycolor was incredibly surprising to me given their inexpensive pricing and their incredibly high quality pigments.
Colored pencil artists, pastel artist and perhaps many other types of artists, are always on the lookout for the best, most opaque, white colored pencil, pastel pencil or whatever medium you are using. It seems, that everyone is seeking for the Holly-Grail of white opaque application, especially for colored pencil artists given the method of layering etc
