Castle Art Supplies - Set of 72 colored pencils with soft core for artists, professionals and adult colorists, sturdy zipper case for easy carrying

I purchased 2 of these colored pencil sets for my kids in preparation for our LONG travel days last Christmas multiple flights across the country and back). At the time, my kids were ages 4 and 7. Both directions of travel were over 12 hour travel days. I was hoping that by purchasing each child individual travel sets, they would easily be able to keep themselves entertained and not lose pencils. WOW! These sets did NOT disappoint. They are absolutely AMAZING, and we will be lifelong customers! I foresee purchasing several more sets in the future (for my kids again and as gifts to ANY artist). These sets are by FAR the BEST colored pencils I have ever seen...and they instantly made both young children into incredible artists! There are SO MANY great features about them that I don't even know where to begin. Let me first say that we experienced extremely lengthy flight delays, so sadly we were stuck in airports for 5-6 hours at a time. It was Christmas time, so it was VERY cramped, and the kids often didn't have much space. However, these sets and coloring books were heaven sent. Both kids just quietly colored for hours on end. Strangers kept remarking how impressive they were. They both had iPads as well, but instead for most of the travel days, they just pulled out their coloring sets and did that instead. I'm talking in the airport on the ground, on the airplanes themselves, waiting at baggage claims, in the rental car...EVERYWHERE! They are also not the type of kids who easily just sit and color. As much as I can give credit to the pencils for their behavior...I'm telling you that my husband and I were dumbfounded at how much they loved these pencils so much! Here are some of the really amazing features of this product: 1. The zippered case is one of the many awesome features. Since my kids are only 4 and 7, one big problem we have with any coloring sets is losing pieces, not being able to open or close the case by themselves, keeping everything together, etc. Both kids were in charge of their own cases and had no problem smoothly opening, closing, and tracking everything all by themselves. 2. Each pencil is numbered!! This seems like a very simple concept, but it is REALLY incredible. I have a few OCD tendencies and I am a designer, so I really like keeping things in order and in place. The fact that the colored set is numbered and you know exactly how they are intended to be ordered is pretty cool. Especially with one kid at an age where she's still learning to count to 100 and visually identify the numbers on her own, this was pretty cool and made her feel important. It's a great way to stay organized. 3. Not to be a broken record about the amazing case, but EACH and EVERY pencil has it's own elastic holder slot. So it's very easy to see if there is a color missing. It's also great for kids this age to help not lose pencils (which is pretty impossible to do at this age). However, it makes if VERY simple when I say...only remove one pencil at a time, and make sure to put it back in the place that it belongs before grabbing your next color. I know...a little crazy to do for kids who want to grab a million colors at once...but it really did help us from losing any during this 10 day trip where we stayed at 5 different places throughout. We were ALWAYS moving on the go and they never lost any pencils. The other thing this was great for is when we WERE missing a pencil or two, because they're numbered and in order, we knew what color was missing to look for and able to find them. 4. The quality of the pencils themselves are phenomenal. They are wax-based pencils that sharpen very crisp and easily. The quality of color is unbeat. The versatility of type of paper surfaces they can color on is impressive. The vibrancy of the colors is also very good. Even many months later, my kids still use their colored pencil sets every single day and spends hours on end watching "How To" videos on YouTube and can draw MUCH better than me (or any other adult I know). FYI "Art for Kids Hub" YouTube channel is mindblowing. If your kid is an aspiring artist, have them watch a few step-by-step videos on here and you'll be blown away at how amazing they'll be able to draw. All-in-all, I just have to say that this was a really tremendous find. I was just looking for something to help us on one trip, but now I've found a lifetime product that we'll love forever! Thanks for making such a great product!

These colored pencils are great! My girls have been full-blown artists since they arrived! They love how rich the colors are and that they are easy to sharpen, but don’t break every time you drop them. The little tutorial book that came with them gave a nice tip that they like to use, which is to turn the sharpener while sharpening, not the pencil (who knew?! 😂) The tutorial book legit led to an impromptu half-day long homeschool class because we were all so interested and there was so much amazing information in it for beginners and beyond. It’s beautifully illustrated and a nice addition, which we weren’t expecting. I personally LOVE the case that they came in, especially for younger artists because we have struggled in the past to keep the pencils together long enough to even use them up, but this case has a spot for each pencil and they WANT to put them back in their respective places...genius! The girls also loved the color swatch card that was included. It has a blank square for you to color in with each pencil that is marked with corresponding numbers on the pencils. They spent a half hour just matching the numbers on the pencils to the numbers on the card to test each pencil out! Now they keep that card in the carrying case and look to it often to decide which color they want. Overall, I would highly recommend this set to anyone wanting a really nice set of pencils but don’t want to break the bank! These are very sturdy, and well worth the great pencils plus the little extras that this company has thoughtfully included!!

Bought these to replace my missing Premier pencils and didn't want to spend over a hundred for the same amount of pencils. Saw that these come with a nice pencil case for under $45, which I was like SCORE. I never had Caste Art anything before, so I was primarily going in blind only knowing that they were comparable to Premier according to the reviews. Have to say...they really are. They are very smooth to use, only have found a few 'knots' in the colors (hard spots), and the colors are vivid. They don't streak, nor break when you press harder. They can blend really well, and better yet the colors all have simple names that are standard throughout the entire line of Caste Arts. No more having to remember P##### to replace things. The range of colors in this pack is also very nice, each color range has several hues and shades. The color also stays on the paper with none of those pesky dust particles that get every where and smear when you move your hand over them. Doesn't have a waxy feel on the paper either. You do have to build the color up, so the tip does not stay well pointed for very long, but it's a softer color blend (sorry I forget what the color stick is called) so makes sense. The case is really sturdy feeling with a hard cover and elastic bands to hold the pencils in place. So I would say that for less than $50 these are a great deal and I look forward to trying other Castle Arts things.

I love this set of colored pencils, because of the variety of colors, as well as the carrying case. Also, they did not break as often or as easily as other sets I currently own.

Very good pencils and great price! Easy to us and creamy spread of color

A wonderful set of colored pencils, deep rich tones and the beautiful case keeps everything together

very very good.

Gift for a young artist. Was thrilled with the colors, the pencils themselves and the organization.

Bella valigetta con colori variegati e comunque e della Castle ottimo qualità prezzo

Urun gayet guzel. Tavsiye ederim.

Este estuche me sorprendió por la calidad de los lápices. Los 72 colores tienen un pigmento muy bonito, se mezclan fácilmente y permiten hacer degradados suaves. La mina es resistente, no se rompe al afilar y se desliza con suavidad en el papel. Además, el estuche con cremallera es muy práctico y elegante, perfecto para llevarlos a cualquier parte. Los recomiendo muchísimo para colorear libros, ilustraciones o simplemente disfrutar dibujando.

I have many different brands of coloured pencils inc. faber castell polys. water colours, inktense, artezas. I had been looking at these castle art coloured pencils for a little while. I came across these 72 pencils in a zip up case and bought them via prime. These pencils are excellent for the money. The black zip closure case is great, very well made and has an area of elastication in the middle of the case where you can fit a couple more pencils or pens. I have secured two small posca pens, a good white pencil, blender pencil and an eraser pencil into this case, which ive found very handy. All 72 pencils fit inside perfectly into their individual elasticated holders where they are very easy to remove and return after use. You can see the identifying number of each pencil very clearly. The pencils dont have names and personally thats fine by me, i dont need names on my pencils. As long as i can identify them and these are easily id'd from their numbers. They are wax pencils and are very soft, you can layer them so well. They blend pretty well too. For any novice colour pencil users if you find your work becomming a bit streaky with these pencils just give a burnishing with a light colour or smooth over with a blender pencil and the area will become very smoothed out and the streaks will be gone. They came sharpened nicely which was good. For detailed areas i gave them a couple of turns in my manual sharpener and was pleased that they sharpened into a very fine point. Once i had a superfine point on these castleart pencils they laid the colour down with no crumbling. There are loads of reviews for these same pencils that are in the tin. The odd poor review I believe must be from people who dont know how to use coloured pencils as i have had no problems with them so i wouldnt let the odd review put you off. . I received them yesterday. I started the fairy picture yesterday when i got them and have finished this evenning and i think they have worked great, they did everything a good coloured wax pencil should do. There are some lovely colours included, many of the colours are great for skin tones. The only con I can say about these pencils is thet the white is not very good, however it cab be used for burnishing or blending but its not opaque enough for using as white. This is quite common with coloured pencils where often the white is not that great, so I'm not too fussed about that. Ive added the finished picture which i did with these pencils. They really are great performers. Im very pleased with this purchase and think they are good value for money.. I'd say to anyone try them as Im sure you will be super satisfied with this kit. Update sept 2019. A few more pictures completed using these pencils, I have found that these pencils do have alot of wax bloom, however for the price with the case they are still a very worthwile purchase.

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