Castle Art SuppliesGold Standard 120 Coloring Pencils Set with Extras, Oil-based Colored Cores Stay Sharper, Tougher Against Breakage, For Adult Artists, Colorists, In Zipper Case

These oil based color pencils are superior quality.The colors are vibrant and leave very little wax bloom when burnishing.The cores are large and soft, but won't break under moderate pressure.The functionality of the pencil is on par with Derwent and Faber-Castel. Easy laydown, uniform color, rich pigment (you won't have to layer as many times.)Layering multiple colors is flawless. I had no issues with three and even four color layers. Impressive.The case is very well made. Strong zipper and firm fabric molding.This set of pencils truly are among the best you can buy. You won't be disappointed.

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 are my go to pencils for coloring I didn’t really how cheap and bad the other brands are these are so soft and the colors so bright it makes your pictures look so much better. I love the colors I like the skin colors and the golds as well as the silvers.

I use these oil pencils for coloring. I prefer them to the castle arts soft core wax pencils. The color is more vivid and lays down easier, which I need due to my hand having issues. If you are thinking of castle, these are better than their wax pencils overall. However, they can be used with the wax pencils on the same picture. I use mine with the pastel wax soft core set. They often have sales and I got my set for 59.99. If I had bought the set without the case, it would have been 49.99 and for these gold oil pencils that is a great deal. They are not as good as prismacolor but for the price they are well worth it. The colors are vivid and bright , In my opinion, these are the best mid-priced pencils on the market now. They blend wonderfully. You don't have that line when you color either when you are filling in a big space where the color overlaps, (If you have used cheaper priced pencils like crayola you know what I mean) I haven't had any issue with breaking cores when I sharpen them. They do leave some crumbles but I brush them away with a makeup brush and that seems to work fine. I have not noticed them looking dry at all, as some reviewers have said. If you are just looking for a good set that is a huge step above cheaper brands for coloring, this is the set you should buy. Buy them, you won't be disappointed unless you are used to high-end pencils like prismacolor, which I also own But use more for drawing than coloring, And honestly, there is not a huge difference in the prismacolor premier and these gold oil pencils. Yes the prismacolors are better, but these are fine for adult coloring they really are They also come with a card stock color swatch which is a huge help and brochures with instructions on various coloring techniques.

Review Update:After posting this review customer service contacted me again and apparently my last email to them had been lost. They quickly replaced my pencils and this time sent the tin. I am happy to report that all pencils arrived perfect. So as suggested below order the tin and not the case.Amazon shipped these in a poly mailer and because they were in a soft case they arrived with at least 7 broken tips. Amazon wouldn't allow a return so I had to contact Castle Art. At first they basically said they are pencils and I should sharpen them. I then received another message asking if they were broke because of shipping or because of the quality. I told them I thought it was from shipping. They told me if I used them and found that they break more they will replace the broken ones. I have been lucky and used them a few times with nomore breakage. But while I do appreciate the several emails they sent to make sure they didn't have a quality control issue it was very disheartening to have to sharpen so many brand new pencils. I recommend buying them in the tin and buying a case for them separately.

The pencils come in many different colors! Creamy and colorful.

Of the highest quality. Would recommend. As good as Lyra, Derwent Gold, and other high-end colored pencils. Gold Standard. Made with exacting flawless craftsmanship.

Great product fantastic range of colours and in a sturdy case. The pencils are a good size and are durable, I feel they are value for money because of the range.

Pour faire des cours de dessin. Plus de variété de couleurs et ils colorient bien

Fantastico set da regalare a disegnatore esperto e appassionato.In infinità di colori e sfumature

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