Faber-CastellArt & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil, Multicoloured, Tin Of 60, For Art, Craft, Drawing, Sketching, Home, School, University, Colouring

I have wanted artist grade pencils for a long time. I had a small set of 12 of s other brand not the same as these, but had in mind one of two choices, these or prismacolour. I read reviews on amazon and on artists websites gleaning knowledge on each. After some time it became obvious to me that prismascoliyr was the way to go. When I received the package I hoped they arrived intact, and wasn't disappointed. The pencils are set out in groups of 10 in one row of three in two tiers, 60 pencils in total. I had hoped they'd be in colour wheel order but they weren't, that wasn't an issue I merely changed them to how I wanted them ordered. They were all nicely pointed and had the names etched clearly on the barrel of each pencil, with good range of each colour. I was impressed with how vivid the colours were and how well they blended with each other. These are oil not wax pencils and so I wasn't sure how they'd react. I had bought a blending pencil from a different make, but for initial colouring they worked well together blending with each other in the family colour groups. I tried with blending those from different colour groups and was happy with how they blended too. The nibs are sturdy and strong, not brittle at all so took a good session of colouring, with only one tip breaking a tiny piece off. This I feel was more down to that that pencil was slightly too pointed to a too fine tip but the breakage was minimal and didnt affect my use of it as was still a nice sharp point. None I used broke, all appear to be made with high quality in mind. All the wood looks clean and new duty no dry or cracked wood, no gaps, no imperfections. The colours are vivid and true. With such a decent range of each colour, it's possible to colour match with most things you will wish to draw and colour. Those that you don't have, will be easy to mix and blend from those in the palette. Highly recommend.

As a relative novice to coloured pencils, these were a considered and relatively expensive purchase - there are a lot of options out there, at varying price points, and a lot of opinions too.Having used relatively cheap pencils before, I must say these pencils are a delight to use. Not only do they look good and feel good in the hand, they perform better than I could have ever hoped for.The colour range in this set 60 is about perfect - I did subsequently buy the ivory, sky blue and cinnamon (or light flesh) pencils to augment the range a little, but I don't think I'll need any more.The way the colours lay down on the paper is fantastic - you can go from delicate application to intense colour very easily without ever feeling that you're going to rip through the paper. And the vibrancy and intensity of the colours are absolutely superb.Blending and layering with these pencils is so easy. The colours just melt into each other. Burnishing is simple too - they react well to application of a white or burnishing pencil and solvent.I really can't fault these pencils. If, like me, you've spent an inordinate amount of time reading reviews and debating which pencils to buy, just buy these. You will not be disappointed.

Second time buying this brand. The down side for me is that they are soft which has made sharp detailing challenging. However the softness enables blending of colour. I draw a lot of hedgehogs and have to blend colours to get the right shades. These pencils can achieve that. The colours themselves are vibrant and build nicely. Surprised by the price, very reasonable for this make.

These are high quality. Great for kids doing art

These colour pencils are probably the best colour pencils for professional and hobbyist purposes at this price range. They do cost a lot but I wanted to treat myself to what I think are the best now I have time to enjoy my art .Buy with confidence as I am very happy with my purchase.

This is my first big collection of pencils and they are lovely to bring out and use. You can tell the quality of them as you blend, highly recommend

I have to say I was disappointed when I opened my package. The tin was quite damaged and had two large dents in it. The packaging was completely undamaged and inside a second parcel, which means this item was sent out to me this way, not damaged en route. That's not really acceptable. I can't afford pencils of this quality and I saved for a very long time to be able to treat myself to this set. So I would have liked that I was sent an item that was in a perfect, new condition. That said, I cannot fault the quality of the pencils. They are beautiful to use. The colours lay down so easily and blend like a dream. They are so much nicer to use than cheaper pencils. I would absolutely have given 5 stars if my pencils had arrived in an undamaged tin.

Great product high quality and a great price arrive on time