Castle Arts Themed 24 Coloured Pencil Set in Tin Box, Perfect Colours for ‘Botanical’ Art. Featuring Quality, Smooth Coloured Cores, Superior Blending & Layering Performance for Great Results

I was gifted a lovely colouring book so needed some appropriate colours to do it justice. Have to say these exceeded my expectations and are excellent. Soft and able to be blended they can be used to produce some lovely work. They also sharpen easily to a fine point if needed. Not had any issues with breakages and all in all I’m very pleased. These are great value and I won’t hesitate to buy more of these when I need them.

As an artist, I am always on the lookout for quality art supplies that can help me bring my vision to life. The Castle Arts Themed 24 Coloured Pencil Set in Tin Box is an exceptional product that I recently had the pleasure of using, and I must say I am thoroughly impressed!The set features 24 coloured pencils that are specifically designed for portrait drawing. The colours are a perfect blend of warm and cool tones that make it easy to capture skin tones and create stunning lifelike portraits. The smooth coloured cores make it easy to blend and layer colours, creating subtle transitions and gradations that bring portraits to life.The pencils are also versatile enough to be used for a variety of art projects. Whether you're sketching, drawing, or colouring, these pencils provide excellent results. The tin box packaging ensures that the pencils are well protected and easy to transport, making them a great option for artists on the go.One of the things I appreciate most about these coloured pencils is their durability. The lead is strong and doesn't break easily, which means that the pencils can withstand rigorous use. The fact that they are also easy to sharpen and maintain their point is an added bonus.Overall, I would highly recommend the Castle Arts Themed 24 Coloured Pencil Set in Tin Box to anyone looking for high-quality coloured pencils that deliver excellent results. These pencils are perfect for artists of all levels and are sure to inspire creativity and produce stunning artwork

Let’s get the negative out of the way. Whether the colours in this set are ‘perfect for portraits’ as claimed is highly debatable. As you can see from my colour swatch chart, there are some alarmingly bright shades in there. No green either, I hate portrait sets that don’t include an olive green, not only for eyes, but many skin tones have green undertones. I could have layered to make a green (for the eyes) on more textured paper but this was an ordinary journal & didn’t have enough tooth.So I found the colour selection frustrating as the pencils themselves are lovely. They’re soft and blend and layer well (given a paper with a slight grain). I’m not sure about lightfastness, I’d have to do a little more research before I used them for any kind of commission or work that I may display myself. And you can use the softest of touch to get a very light layer which, given the brightness of the colours supplied, is just as well.Having said that, I loved the Davys Grey for building the shape of the face. From there, I just added a smattering of colour to suggest skin tones & shade. I’m going to re-do this portrait on heavyweight cartridge paper or watercolour paper & probably default back to my Polychromos & Luminence for the range of shades, perhaps with a watercolour pencil underpainting as I only have this one portrait set of the Castle Art pencils and I find the colour selection restrictive. I would highly recommend these pencils for anyone looking for budget pencils that behave like more professional pencils - they have the softness, blendability and layering capacity needed to work as you would with any of the more expensive lines on the right paper. I’d perhaps not rely too much on their colour selections though & perhaps recommend getting the largest set you can afford so you can make your own selection.

Lovely pencil set, great colours for architecture.

Lovely pencils - as a newbie to drawing they work really well for me

Bought these for my granddaughter who enjoys drawing her favourite singers.She wanted something that she could use for shading. She is very pleased with the colour range and quality of these pencils

The pencils are well packed and presented. Included is a tutorial which is quite fun to try (it has a printing error but not a problem). As for the pencils; they are comfortable and pleasant to use. Shading is good for the cost of the pencils. Overall a good set. However there a couple of things that are worth noting. The pencils are not available open box. This reduces their viability for the long term. Some of the shades will be used more than others and you will not be able to replace them without buying a new set. The second issue that is annoying is the seemingly constant offers offered by the company. They seem to offer discounts on sets frequently, good? Not if you have just bought a set. In addition, the company are extremely aggressive in their marketing, sales and discounts, this could be an issue for you. Support from the company is mixed but friendly. However for the cost of the pencils this is really not a big issue. They pencils are great while they last.

Why did you choose this product over others?:I have other castle arts pencils , excellent quality.