Holbein update : no changes

I initially contacted Holbein back in 2017 and now did so again, to see whether there might have been some changes to make  their coloured pencils ingredients now suitable. Unfortunately, it hasn’t changed. Back then I was informed of the use of animal fats to disperse the pigments. As of now, they cannot give any guarantee.

No further information was disclosed.

 

So here is my up to date listing for my compendium:

manufacturer: Holbein

currently no products free of animal derivatives available

cruelty-free level: no information disclosed

 

I am sorry about the disappointing news. I hope there will be changed in the future and I will circle back to them in some years.

source: mail contact

new enquiries sent out: paper edition

Hello everyone,

in the last two days I looked into four companies concerning paper products;

I wrote to:

  • 31st of January 2022, Strathmore – for an update (compendium status: March 2017)
  • 1st of February 2022, Hahnemühle – for an update (compendium status: March 2017)
  • 1st of February 2022, Fabriano – for un update (compendium status; March 2017)
  • 1st of February 2022, Moleskine – first enquiry

You will find the 2017 information in this post or in the compendium.

 

Unfortunately, I have nothing new to report from my Mid-November enquiries, I have yet to receive replies from Faber-Castell (concerning new products), Etchr, Léonard and da Vinci/ Defet.

 

 

 

New enquiries sent out: Faber-Castell, Umton, St. Petersberg watercolours, Nevskaya Palitra

New product  enquiries sent out to:

  • Faber-Castell
  • Umton
  • St. Petersburg watercolours (White Nights; English branch)
  • Nevskaya Palitra

To all, who have sent enquiries to me about companies (and products) that I have yet to contact: I have not forgotten any of you, I will pick up where I left off. Thank you for your patience.

 

new inquiries sent out

I wrote to following companies :

  • Prima Marketing (2nd attempt) about their status and watercolours
  • Faber-Castell about there inks and new synthetic brushes; the Graf von Faber-Castell inks  are vegan-friendly.
  • C.Kreul; you can find a list of already verified vegan-friendly products in the compendium or here.

Inquiries sent out – pastels special

Today I wrote to companies that offer pastels.            A big thank you to Peter for providing me with a list of manufacturers and information about their products, he gathered. Of the six companies, I only knew one, Art Spectrum, who didn’t react to my first  mail back in March. Let’s see whether they will reply this time.

Here are the six companies and the products I asked them about:

  • Unison Colour Ltd – soft pastels
  • Uart – sanded pastel paper, mounted boards
  • Art Spectrum – soft pastels, Aqua Brush, Colourfix, Artist’s Gouache
  • Mount Vision Pastels – pastels, waterproof inks
  • Jackson’s  – square soft pastels, handmade soft pastels
  • Terry Ludwig Pastels – pastels

As to the other companies, nobody has replied so far. (only has been a couple of days so far)

 

 

new inquiries sent out to Clairefontaine, …

I am finally back at it.

I sent out inquiries today to:

  • Clairefontaine (thank you Frida and Christine for reminding me)
  • Creative Hands about Brustro Alcohol Marker (thank you Toshu; I hadn’t heard of this company before)
  • C.Kreul about Gouache, Oil Paints, Aquarelle Paints, Aqua Paint Marker, Spray Paint and the new Pouring Liquid.

C.Kreul is already in my compendium with a list of vegan-friendly products. And here was my latest entry about C.Kreul products.