Castle Art SuppliesSet 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!!

I am new to the world of adult coloring and that is what I have been using these for. I have previous experience with Prismacolor premiere, which I mainly used in conjunction with watercolor. I find these to be a good budget pencil to use in place of or along with prismacolors. The pencils are slightly bigger in diameter than prismas which I like. Aestheticlly I like them much better than prismas, and I appreciate the finished ends. They go down very creamily and are quite pigmented, but not quite as pigmented on some colors as prismas. I so far find them more durable than prismas, with no broken leads though I have sharpened and colored with force. In my pictures I've uploaded the fairy with the "N" is a mix of castle arts and prismas and blended with coconut oil. The picture with three fairies is all castle arts and blended with gamsol. The case is great and makes this package a good value, especially if you grab it on sale as I did. For the purpose of using in coloring books I find these very good. I was afraid, being used to the quality of prismas, I would be dissatisfied with less expensive pencils but these are very enjoyable to use. I would like to own the 120 set.