Pencil Pushing for Fun (without the Profit)

So, no, I haven't actually started drawing anything yet.

Sorry about that. Soon and very soon.

What I have done is researched the names of my colored pencils, mostly to see if I could figure out Arteza's numbering scheme.

Out of the Box

Actually, that heading is misleading. I didn't take the pencils out of their container to get the shot below.

This is how they looked when I got them.

Colored pencils in their original order

They are in no particular order. They just look nice that way, no matter which of the three trays is on top.

After I put the 72 of them in numerical order, they looked like this.

Pencils in number order

Here's a closer look at each of the trays.

Tray #1 - Pencils A001-A035

 

Tray #2 - Pencils A036-A078

Tray #3 - Pencils A080-A120

I really expected a bit more order as far as similar colors being grouped together. As you can see, there's still a lot of apparent randomness going on.

So I rearranged them once more in an order that does group them sorta rainbow-like.

A rainbow of color!

It's not what I'd call a perfect ordering, but at least I know where to look for my blues.

Show Me More Color

Arteza makes a larger set of 120 pencils. I figured, since my set of 72 ends with A120, the full set of 120 would just fill in the number gaps.

Nope.

Here is a chart I found on the Arteza site that shows what you get in the 120 pencil package.

All 120 pencils

I'll spare your eyes and tell you that most of the additional 48 pencils are above and beyond A120.

Here's the complete list. The rows highlighted in yellow are the new pencils in the 120 pack.

Rose Red	A001	Egyptian Blue	A055	Lavender	A109
Orange	A003	Sky Blue	A056	Camel Brown	A110
Lemon Yellow	A004	Royal Purple	A058	Coyote Brown	A111
Matcha Green	A006	Jade Green	A059	Ginger	A112
Indigo	A007	Hazelnut Brown	A060	Burnt Ochre	A113
Peacock Blue	A008	Burgundy	A061	Rust Orange	A114
Marmalade Orange	A010	Lilac	A062	Dark Chocolate Brown	A118
Noir	A012	Yellow Ochre	A064	Burnt Umber	A119
Fuchsia	A014	Shamrock Green	A066	Charcoal Gray	A120
Sunflower Yellow	A016	Periwinkle Blue	A068	Venetian Red	A121
Turquoise	A017	Blueberry Blue	A070	Gold	A122
Ube Purple	A020	Espresso Brown	A071	Fluorescent Yellow	A126
Peaches & Cream	A022	Garnet Red	A072	Silver	A127
Pewter Gray	A023	Blood Orange	A073	Fog Gray	A128
White Quartz	A024	Jasmine Yellow	A075	Stone Gray	A130
Magenta	A025	Honey	A076	Raw Umber	A132
Peony Pink	A026	Turmeric Yellow	A077	Salmon Pink	A133
Cinnamon	A027	Crimson Red	A078	Unicorn Purple	A134
Sapphire Yellow	A028	Fruit Punch	A080	Cherry Red	A137
Moss Green	A029	Plum Purple	A081	Earth Red	A138
Mint Green	A030	Flamingo Pink	A082	Spanish Red	A139
Ultramarine Blue	A032	Pink Macaron	A083	Wine Red	A140
Orchid Purple	A033	Eggplant Purple	A086	Jungle Green	A141
Apricot	A034	Purple Iris	A087	Prussian Blue	A142
Elephant Gray	A035	Amethyst Purple	A088	Deep Teal	A143
Cocoa Brown	A036	Ocean Blue	A089	Midnight Blue	A144
Watermelon Pink	A038	Apple Green	A091	Steel Gray	A146
Raw Sienna	A039	Fern Green	A092	Sea Blue	A147
Tuscan Sun	A040	Basil Green	A093	Dolphin Gray	A148
Forest Green	A041	Emerald Green	A094	Onyx Black	A149
Spring Green	A042	Spearmint Green	A096	Cream	A150
Robin Egg Blue	A044	Parakeet Green	A097	Storm Gray	A151
Violet	A045	Sage Green	A098	Mushroom Gray	A152
Coral	A046	Absinthe Green	A099	Ash Black	A153
Cloudy Gray	A047	Pear Green	A100	Koala Gray	A154
Sienna Brown	A048	Lime Green	A101	Olive Green	A155
Carmine Red	A049	Sapphire Blue	A103	Shadow Gray	A156
Passion Fruit Red	A050	Mykonos Blue	A104	Concrete Gray	A157
Vermilion	A051	Aegean Blue	A106	Dreamy Blue	A404
Pumpkin Orange	A052	Smoke Gray	A107	Copper	A405

I haven't asked Arteza (yet) about the numbering, but I probably will because I'm really curious about it.

Are they leaving gaps for future expansion? Are some of those gaps already filled in?

Maybe there's a larger set I haven't discovered yet...?