Royal & Langnickel Essentials Sketch Box Set

I've bought other product by Royal&Langnickel before, and even this time I'm satisfied of this purchase.The wooden box is really "essential", as is described in title: measures are 15"/35cm x 7"/17,5cm x h 2,5"/6,5cm; the wood has a grey varnish finish, not glossy; the handle is in silver painted plastic; metal locks and hinges work very well; two plastic display cases hold all things.Inside there are many good quality (not excellent, but that's it) products:- a set of 12 lead pencil: from 6B to B, HB, and from H to 5H;- 3 charcoal pencil: soft, medium,- 4 coloured crayon: white, sanguine, sienna, burnt sienna;- 6 graphite pastels: HB, from B to 6B;- 6 charcoal pastels: 2 hard, 2 medium, 2 soft;- 12 coloured pastels: brown ochre, sanguine, sienna, burnt sienna, black, grey (two of each colour);- 4 charcoal sticks long about 5"/12cm;- 3 blending stups: #1, #2, #3;- a metal double sharpner;- a pencil eraser;- a kneaded eraser;- a clear 6"/12cm ruler;- a sandpaper block;- a 12 rough sheets mini sketching pad;- an wooden artist mannequin.All pieces are firmly blocked in their location, i.e. anything's fall when open the box, and pastels are protected with plastic cover while the charcoal sticks are enveloped.Mannequin's hand are a bit out of proportion, but nothing's irreparable.Overall is not so bad for artist/designer that needs a compact travel set for their sketches, whereas is very useful, almost indispensable, for art students of all ages.

After reading some of the negative reviews about the packaging I was surprised at how well protected it was. There was plenty of protection around the box and the case is reasonably tough. The delivery was brilliant arriving 3 days early which I was very happy about.Once you have opened the case you are greeted with a very nice selection of equipment, all the items in perfect condition. In some of the sets that I have seen before all the items have fallen all over the place when I have first opened it, but this was not the case with this set. All the items fit perfectly into there spaces. The equipment is all very nice and very good value for money.All in all the box set is a very good value for money (better than I expected)and I will soon be on the way to becoming a brilliant artist.

good value for the money..only flaw is the wood mannequin that is nearly useless as it not hold a position.the other pieces a pretty good for the price... i was impressed as i was waiting a way cheaper materials.pencils are very good ( I rather use these than my derwent graphic)

This is money well spent. As a beginner this is all you need. Quality is good especially for this price.I'm doing some fine work and every once in a while i hit a grain of clay. I find that annoying so I decided to buy better pencils for my favorite ones. In Holland every art store sells Derwent and at a price of € 1,35 a piece they must be good right?Well these Derwents contain about 2 to 3 times the amount of grain then these baby's.Put it all in perspective and you got a winner set here.Are there better pencils? No doubt! Are there better pencils at this price point? I seriously doubt it.Good Buy.

WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!Bought this for my daughter destiny,Originaly it was for her artwork in school but we liked it that much we keep it at home to use on her art homework or just drawing.Its top quality and it's so nicely set out in the box with everything you will ever need.Didnt want it used in school because it could get damaged or people ruining her stuff but at this price I'm gonna buy another one soon ,it was destiny's choice to keep it at home.So it's worth the money and the pencils etc are very proffessional not cheap in anyway the ends don't break off when your sketching so all in its all as it should be.Destiny loves this set!😍

Fantastic for someone starting out

Received this last week, and as I go to Art once a week, today (21st March 2018) was the first chance I got to use it. I was not disappointed. It came in a hinged box, and consisted of pencils, a rubber, pastel pencils, a small wooden figure, and a small sketch pad! It was met with approval by my Art Tutor, and I am already using it with regard to portraits and shading. There are also two pencil sharpeners! One of the other people in the class has this Sketch Set as well, and he heartily recommends it! Am looking forward to using it more in the future to develop my artistic skills! It is also very useful for carrying and transporting, as the box is light!

I was pleased with the delivery, the big box with lots of padding but unfortunately the wooden box was damaged i think it must have been like that before being sent. I also found that the sticker on the box "Royal & Langnickel" was very bad quality and looked tacky as it wasn't even stuck on straight. When I opened the box the plastic compartement fell out. So I had to restick it. I brought it as a present so I wanted it to be presentable I steamed off the tacky sticker.I didn't try the art equipment as it's not for me but I do hope that it's better quality than the above. It looks nice, and there are all differnet types of drawings aids.