Castle Art Supplies 120 Colored Pencils Zipper-Case Set | Quality Soft Core Colored Leads for Adult Artists, Professionals and Colorists | In Neat, Strong Carry-Anywhere Zipper Case

I have many pencil sets (including some pricey ones) and find myself reaching for these often. The coloured pencils hold a point, blend easily and have great colour pay off. The case they come in is really nice. One zipper to open, keeping it compact, and the position of the pencils is horizontal, instead of vertical like a lot of cases. I find I like this better. The only thing is I wish the case had a handle. Definitely not a deal breaker.

I have quite a few large sets of various brands of colored pencils. I think that overall, this is actually my favorite set! Yes, there are obviously better brands, and these pencils are not in their league, neither for performance nor price!! All things considered, especially the price, that's what makes these my favorite standard colored pencil!! No, these aren't a budget set, and you might even find some pencils that perform more to your liking at a much lower price, it's all just a personal preference, after all.This was the first set of Castle Arts pencils that I bought, over a year ago, and have since purchased the Gold set, the metallic, the pastel "macaron" and the water color sets, always the largest quantity available in the zipper pouches. I try not to spend too much on art supplies, but all those other purchases were me chasing the quality of this set. This particular set is hands down superior to any of the others offered by this brand, but that's just my opinion. I would definitely purchase this again, not totally certain if I would invest again in any of their other sets, but possibly would if I use them all up.These pencils perform comparably to the Crayola brand of colored pencils, except these are a little bit smoother and brighter. This set would be a logical next step-up from Crayolas if you've started there, like their performance, but are looking for something a little bit fancier. To be fair, a lot of people want to complain about Crayola, which I think is just based on their availability at every discount and mass retailer. I actually use them at times, even with owning tons of other, more desirable sets. If it's just a coloring book, why burn through professional grade pencils?? These Castle Arts are a great option for coloring books, especially if you opt for them in the zipper case. Very convenient presentation with a sheet to swatch the colors. My love for this set is honestly based a lot from their presentation and the convenience of the color guide.The pencils come with some instructional info, also. I love how well these layer and blend. Yes, there's some wax bloom, but you'll get that with any kind of pencil. To compare this set vs. their Gold set, these layer and blend way way better, but the Gold set has more vibrant colors, and sets down more color with less pressure or more color in a single pass. I would recommend these over the Gold set if you're more of a traditionalist with colored pencils and take your time building layers and ranges of tone. These are the best pencils I have found for layering short of some of the higher priced Derwents. To clarify, yes I compared these to Crayola in some aspects, but these layer better than Crayola. The Gold pencils don't let you build the range of subtle layers and effects like these pencils. The Gold pencils are "oil" pencils. All colored pencils have wax binders, but some pencils have added oils, or a somewhat different blend, all subjective, and all depending on the particular brands formulation. I have several different sets of pencils that are labeled as oil pencils, they lay down a lot more color, but they just don't layer and blend quite as well. Personally, I know of a lot of people who claim they "hate" colored pencils, that they just want to color with markers or gel pens because pencils are too soft and light colored. Of course a lot of coloring books are designed with images on both sides of thin paper, so in that case you're limited to pencils, and if you think you hate pencils, you might want to try oil pencils, like the Gold set.Bottom line, for me this set has been almost the perfect set of pencils. There's a good range and balance of colors in this set, too. They sharpen well. I've not had too many issues with poorly blended spotchy nor "scratchy" areas like you always get with cheaper pencils. I have had these for over a year, no problems. The case is durable, and also the pencils seem to be a good hardness. They hold a point well. They're a consistently good product that allows the versatility to use in coloring books, or stand alone art!

Die Stifte sind super, es gibt alle Farben, die man braucht und die Stifte lassen sich super anspitzen. Außerdem geben sie viel Farbe ab. Auch meine Stifte wurden augenscheinlich vorher getestet, das finde ich allerdings überhaupt nicht schlimm. Der einzige Effekt war, dass die Stifte nicht mehr ganz spitz waren. Bisher ist mir noch keine einzige Mine abgebrochen, was mich bei günstigeren Stiften immer besonders gestört hat. Wenn man jetzt also nicht super professionell zeichnet, dann reichen diese Stifte definitiv aus, es hat schon alleine viel Spaß gemacht, sie zu testen.

If Castle Arts had 100 fans, I’m one of them, if they had 10 fans, I’m one of them, if they had one fan, it’s me, if they had 0, please kindly attend my funeral.I am in love, I was so close to purchasing a large set of prismacolour pencils until I came across this for almost half the price including a carry case. I’m in love with how smooth they are, the pigment and how the quality hasn’t been compromised despite a cheaper price point. It’s extremely easy to carry around if you like to doodle on the go.Some may say there are a few similar colours, and to that I say, you must have never been a woman in any of your lives. It’s like having a number of brown lip liners. They’re all brown, but some are warmer, cooler, more deep, more light etc . They all have their own function and use. I am entirely obsessed with these pencils.

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