Comments on: Bruynzeel pencils

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:59:06 +0000

Pencils4artists sell bruynzeel colour, aquarel and graphite pencils in singles and in sets and they ship worldwide.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:22:34 +0000

I recently managed to win an eBay auction for a mixed batch of 97 of the 8615s, and ended up paying about 14p each for them. Wonderful pencils, and very high quality. Sadly, though, only one HB in the batch, but the F and B are both wonderful for writing with — the Bs are especially smooth.

Unfortunately, though, there doesn’t appear to be an easy source of the replacement 8815s in the UK; I only saw one web store that sold them, and even then, only in an artists set.

By: miska

miska — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:29:56 +0000

hi if someone knows where I can buy a bruynzeel design pencils in New York

By: David

David — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:20:13 +0000

I am an illustrator and picture framer – I’ve also worked in art supply stores for a number of years and had access to many different brands of graphite pencils. I personally found Bruynzeel Design 8615 to be the smoothest for drawing, just from having spent a good amount of time sketching with graphite in subway trains and bars and comparing the feel of Bruynzeel to other pencils. If what I’ve read online is true, the 8615 has been discontinued, with the 8815 as it’s replacement – they are also no longer available in North America, and are a rarity in the UK as well. Hopefully, I’m wrong about this. When I look for them online, I mostly come to pencil forums such as this. Does anyone know of an online source for the 8815, or have an opinion on a pencil that’s equal to or better than the 8615 specifically? I would be grateful to know, Hafsa, where you got your set.

Chistery – have you tried Caran d’Ache Supracolor Water Soluble Pencils?

By: chistery

chistery — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:45:17 +0000

A friend gave me a collection of odds and ends of bruynzeel aquarel pencils and I love them and am desperately searching in the US for them and can only find them on UK and Dutch sites. The are much softer than then the Derwent pencils that dominate the market her, the color is more saturated, they feel almost like oil pastels or crayons and less like pencils.

Anyone know an online retailer that carries them? My red is down to a nubbin and I have only an odd assortment of greens and browns left.

By: hafsa

hafsa — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:08:54 +0000

i just bought these pencils and it’s good to read that most of the reader’s are satisfied by them. the box was very attractive which was the reason i bought it. i got the graphite pensils for my sketching and drawing and without a doubt they are awesome :)

By: francesco corallo

francesco corallo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:26:10 +0000

Appassionato di disegno ,ho sempre usato per i miei ritratti,nature morte e paesaggi,i pastelli bruyinzeel desygn .
Da un pò di tempo ,questi pastelli non si trovano,e se qualche negozio a Roma ce li ha,sempre in un numero di colori limitato ,perchè ?
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By: ewok

ewok — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:37:56 +0000

Can anybody tell me where I can acquire Bruynzeel graphite pencils I have the sakura 8815 – they are the best ever pencils for drawing. Mine are getting smaller by the day and I want to stock up if I can….many thanks Ewok

By: reuben

reuben — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:21:13 +0000

i seem to be a lucky person. i discovered bruynzeel 20 years ago when we bought two sets of 50 . these are with out a doubt the best pencils i have ever used and i have never been impressed with anything else since. my older brother even managed to exactly replicate the the beautiful tin they came in which required the use of all 50 pencils. only soft lead i’ve ever managed to blend colours with out the use of another medium.

By: Stina

Stina — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:49 +0000

I have been in love with Bruynzeel products ever since I was a kid. Recently I’ve tried a lot of brands, Derwent being the dominant one around here, and just decided to go back to Bruynzeel, probably selling all my Derwent sets (and there’s a lot of them!). It’s a shame Bruynzeel products are so rare for I haven’t even seen the other lines mentioned in this blog. Thus I consider myself really lucky for having the large set of coloured pencils, another smaller set of the same and Aquarel pencils as well as the Design 8615 set.
I think the 8615 just might be my favourite graphite pencils, I like the, way better than the Cretacolor, Faber-Castell or Derwent ones I have. On top of that, they are seriously the prettiest pencils I have ever seen — I think it’s important, especially in creative work, to have materials that are of good quality, pleasant to use and nice to look at.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:11:04 +0000

Nice informative post on these rare pencils. I’ve seen mentions about colored pencils by this manufacturer before, yet I do not believe I have ever seen them in any online or physical stores.