Castle Art SuppliesGold Standard 120 Colouring Pencils Set with Extras | Quality Oil-based Coloured Cores Stay Sharper, Tougher Against Breakage | For Adult Artists, Colourists | In Zipper Case

I have had this set for almost a year. I also own the 120 soft (regular wax) colored pencils, watercolor pencils, and the 50 metallic and pastel tint-- all Castle Arts and opted for the zipper case each time. I try to limit my spending on art supplies, as I am not a professional, and mainly use pencils for coloring, which I only do occasionally. So, the fact that I bought every pencil set available in a zipper case speaks to the quality, and amazing presentation of this brand of pencil! They have always come with an instruction booklet, which is individualized for the type of pencil, and is packed with helpful, useful, and informative content (some of it looks to be digitally generated, but I understand that's probably for efficiency purposes and I can overlook that minor issue for the wealth of great tips found in each book). They also have a sample drawing project...with steps to follow...but I haven't tried any of the projects because you'd likely need to be an intermediate artist or better to do those, as steps seem a little vague. Some of the sets came with pads of paper, too.As for these Gold Range pencils, I personally much much prefer the standard, cheaper soft pencil line. That said, I can see why these would be considered the "better" pencil because they're very richly pigmented. You can get some layering and blending effects, but these are like most other pencils labeled as "oil" pencils, they put down a lot of thick color. I feel like I can achieve the subtle, beautiful layering and blending effects with ease using the standard pencils, but really struggle with these. Maybe that's a me problem lol. I am probably doing something wrong, or not willing to venture into chemical solvents or whatever. I do own other "oil" pencils by Marco (Raffine), Shiperr Farben, and Brutfuner/Kalour (f.y.i. Brutfuner a k.a. Kalour et. al. makes the exact same oil pencils and produces them under about a dozen different brand names, so do some research before investing in any of the cheaper, generic pencils if you already own a set, because chances are that you'll just be re-purchading the same pencils). The Castle Arts Gold pencils are comparable if not better than any of these other oil pencils. To clarify, yes oil pencils still have a waxy binder, they just have a different formulation than typical colored pencils. I know what to expect when I open a new package of pencils that are labeled as oil pencils compared to regular pencils. I also wonder why it is that so many of the popular, highly rated generic/ cheap brand pencils are oil pencils lol, but that this set costs more than the other Castle Arts pencils that most people have better results with?As noted, these pencils have very vibrant colors, and lay down well on paper. They have a palette of colors that I like, with more purples and pinks than typical--but I noticed none of the Castle Arts line has really satisfied my needs as far as reds and oranges go. Like there's no good red. Oh well. One last thing I have to say is that I've attempted several coloring book pages with the Gold pencils, even in miniature coloring books, and taken these with me on vacation to try and force myself to use them. I have never finished a page started with these pencils. I've almost always finished the many pages started with the standard Castle Arts pencils!! Just like I almost never use any of the cheaper oil pencils I own. So, if you're on a budget, I recommend getting the other Castle Arts pencils first...or if you already have those, but are unfamiliar with oil pencils, get some of the generic oil pencils like Brutfuner just to be sure that you like this style of pencil before investing in this set. These are good for what they are...just not good for the way I personally know how to color--but, people who don't like muted colored pencils might actually love oil pencils because they lay down richer color!! It's all personal preferences.

These pencil crayons are smooth to use and the colors are true to the painted outside of the crayon.

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Ik ben blij dat ik eindelijk gezwicht ben voor deze potloden, vorig jaar id mijn pakketje kwijt geraakt tijdens black friday week en toen heb ik ze niet opnieuw besteld want ik vind ze vrij duur, nu heb ik ze dan eindelijk toch, en ik ben er heel blij mee, wat een mooie kleuren, en heel erg makkelijk te verwerken

I do a lot of art, own a lot of different brands at different prices. As an avid user of Prismacolor pencils i wasn't expecting these to come close. I purchased these and the metallic set to use during concept design work, before using the prismacolor for the final pieces. Mostly to save my prisma pencils and money.I did some swatches of every colour, and was pretty shocked at how well pigmented they are, how they blend together and how well they hold up on different types of paper. I am in no way a professional artist, i do design a lot but these pencils are good for beginners and advanced… maybe even professionals. Although ill always use prismacolour for finalised work, i will absolutely continue to use castle arts pencils for a bulk of the concept designs, and some finalised designs too.For the price, quality, and quantity, i definitely recommended these pencils, whether you’re a colouring enthusiast, beginner learning how to blend colours or just master colour pencil work, or even a professional. Having these laying around for any project is worth while. I was blown away with the quality and price for said quality.