Color Charts
Faber-Castell Brush Ink Pen Sets
If you’ve been here for a while, you may recall the post about the Faber-Castell Brush Ink pens I’ve been using. This all started when I found two distinctly different colors with the same number, 268 Green/Gold. It seems my first guess was correct; the green looking one comes in the Landscape set, and the gold ochre colored one is the one you’ll get if you buy #268 singly. Here are two large size color charts done on some very white Aquabee paper:
Click on the thumbnails for the large size, and feel free to print them out for your own use. The HTML color swatches provided on merchant web sites don’t come close to the real thing, and it’s frustrating, to say the least. These are pretty accurate, but please note that none of the colors are an exact match to each other. Sorry if some of them look alike, but in real life, there’s a slight difference that I can’t pick up with either the scanner or the camera.
I’ve been adding some watercolor pens from Tombow to my collection trying to find something similar to #268 gold Green/Gold. Yes, I know. It’s ridiculously confusing. Faber-Castell, if you have any compassion for your customers, please change the name and number of ONE of those pens. Please?
Anyway, I’ve finished the color charts in my new “records” book, and tried to keep similar colors together. I’ve added some colors from Tombow that aren’t available in ink, mainly reds, purples, and pinks. The paper is manilla colored, and the swatches look a little different than the ones done on white paper. Paper color definitely affects the look of the pigments.
Color Charts
Faber-Castell Ink Pens and Tombow Watercolor Pens
Color Charts
Faber-Castell Ink Pens and Tombow Watercolor Pens
The manilla paper in the sketchbook is smaller than the Aquabee paper, and I used 3 pages instead of two. It’s not a complete list from either manufacturer, but I’ll update the charts if I get anything new. If you’re a user of either of these products, I hope you find these color charts useful.
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Oh, Lisa, I like an organized woman. I remember spending hundreds of hours on color charts for oil and watercolor paints. Not sure they ever did me any good but I suppose they must have been some help.
Thank you for posting this blog regarding Faber-Castell PITT® artist pens and your recent experience regarding a color discrepancy. As manager of our Consumer Relations department, it is always good to hear feedback from Faber-Castell consumers and their experience while working with our products. I would like to take this opportunity to post a reply and provide you with information that will hopefully shed some light on the color discrepancy you are finding with the Faber-Castell PITT® artist pen color #268 green gold. In June of 2006, Faber-Castell Germany announced a color change that would take place for this product due to Faber-Castell’s unique color matching system that encompasses all Faber-Castell Art & Graphic products. The original color that was released did not match Faber-Castell Polychromos® Color Pencils and Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer® Watercolor Pencils for example and we therefore needed to correct this. The most recent and correct color for the 268 green gold has more gold as opposed to a citron or the limey-green tone that it was originally. Color matching across various mediums allows artists to combine Faber-Castell products to work in mixed media without compromising consistent color use. Polychromos®, PITT® artist pens, and Albrecht Durer® Watercolor Pencils can all be combined with superb results. Our color matching also includes our Polychromos® Pastels and our Creative Studio Art GRIP® pencil products and pastels.
As the leading manufacturer and distributor of premium art products, we are continually striving to produce the best products possible. We felt that making this change was critical to maintaining the integrity of our unique color matching system. We apologize for any confusion or frustration that this change has caused you.
I appreciate your interest in Faber-Castell and certainly value your feedback. I would like to assist you if there is a question or a problem that you encounter with our products or services at any time.
Sincerely,
Renée Lamb
Faber-Castell USA, Inc.
Consumer Relations
renee@fabercastell.com
Did those color charts make you lose interest in art?
Hiya Bill! No, no loss of interest in art- just technology in general. I’m working on some NEW color charts in a different medium, and have a table base I’m finishing so I can top it with some kind of mosaic design. I’ve also read 4 books in the last month. The kind you can hold in your hand, and need a real bookmark to keep your place.
I’m a baaaad girl. I have more greek alphabet done, and a couple of tissue paper pictures, too. I promise not to leave you hanging with an incomplete Greek alphabet.
Lisa, Lisa, have these wretched color charts killed your desire to paint?
Lisa Lisa - come back
Holy cow, you are organized! I have color charts for my liquid acrylics, but that’s where I stopped! Ok, that and maybe some glazes. Ok, a few stains, too. All these are for my decorative painting business though. I guess I have been very lazy not thinking I really need it for my studio! You have shown me the light!