Creative Studio Goldfaber Colour Pencil, Multicoloured Tin of 24 Pencils, Art, Craft, Drawing, Sketching, Home, School, University, Colouring

Having been gifted a 36 tin of watercolour pencils that are an own make from a department store about 18 months ago, and having played about with them only once I decided watercolour paint was the way to go. However, having recently watched a video on watercolour pencils with watercolour paints I had a change of mind and decided after some research that number one brand was the Caran D'ache museum, number two was Faber Castell Albrecht Durer, and three was Derwent Inktense ( which I have done a review on). The Faber Castell pencils comes in a dark green, fairly solid cardboard container which is covered in a mock leather, with magnetic closure, the picture shown is the actual sleeve. The pencils are hexagonal, the name of the colour is clearly shown along with the lightfast star rating which is a must if using with watercolour paint. A free synthetic brush was included with this set, it has a good point, feels nice has Faber Castell written on the side, and compared to my Cotman synthetics is somewhat stiffer, I mention this as I now tend to use sable brushes for painting and after having researched was under the impression that you needed a stiffer brush, this is just not true with these pencils, there is no extra rubbing, sable brushes work just the same as synthetic, but it is nice that Faber Castell include a brush, especially if you are just starting out. I have tried the pencils out on different types of watercolour paper, hot pressed, not and rough and they have worked as they should. I have used the pencils directly onto paper then washed, I have also used a wet brush on the nib as you would pans and they have worked perfectly. The 36 colours are as what you would expect, there are a number of red tones, but you can actually see this on the sleeve, so this was no surprise. The pencils are not soft and waxy, they are solid but not hard just slightly dry, and because of this I suspect that they could be used to colour in without water. The colours are vibrant, they mix extremely well to produce other colours. As with watercolour paint I would recommend artist quality is advised when purchasing watercolour pencils not just for the vibrancy of the colours but in the way they react when wet and overall transparency. I am really pleased with these and would recommend.

I wanted to purchase a quality set of watercolour pencils so decided to buy a few smaller packs to try some out. I bought a set of 12 of these. I wasn't expecting to like them as I got the silver/gold/bronze polychromos and hated them, they were hard as hell, unblendable and the only colour that looks good is the silver. So much hype over Faber Castell, I thought. Until I opened my little 12 set. They were last in line to be tried in a few other brands I'd got to sample. My precious. They are beautiful. Had I not been awash with watercolour pencils from all my sampling, I'd have gone straight ahead and bought the 120 tin. However, I couldn't justify the expenditure when I saw this beautiful gift box of 36 for such a bargain price. They are beautifully presented in a lovely box with a quality brush (that holds a little too much water with use of these but fantastic with paints). They are hexagonal and fairly wide, so feel sturdy and comfortable to use. I fell in love from just dry use as they are a lovely, normal pencil. I became overly protective and possessive when I was what happens with the tiniest amount of water - gorgeous pigment release! I also got the 36 Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz to sample - at a third of the price of FC, they didn't break the bank. The pencils did break though and the colour range of the FC box is far better than the range of colours in the Mondeluz set. I also purchased a set of 6 Caran d'ache museum aquarelle. I prefer the FC Albrecht Durer. I should give the 12 box to my cousin, who also does colour pencil art and they are duplicated in the 36 set. Or sell them, recoup some of my expenditure. But I don't want to part with a single pencil. That's how good these are. I'm going to have to give the polychromo's a go. So long as there isn't any metallic ones in the set....

I have wanted artist grade pencils for a long time. I had a small set of 12 of s other brand not the same as these, but had in mind one of two choices, these or prismacolour. I read reviews on amazon and on artists websites gleaning knowledge on each. After some time it became obvious to me that prismascoliyr was the way to go. When I received the package I hoped they arrived intact, and wasn't disappointed. The pencils are set out in groups of 10 in one row of three in two tiers, 60 pencils in total. I had hoped they'd be in colour wheel order but they weren't, that wasn't an issue I merely changed them to how I wanted them ordered. They were all nicely pointed and had the names etched clearly on the barrel of each pencil, with good range of each colour. I was impressed with how vivid the colours were and how well they blended with each other. These are oil not wax pencils and so I wasn't sure how they'd react. I had bought a blending pencil from a different make, but for initial colouring they worked well together blending with each other in the family colour groups. I tried with blending those from different colour groups and was happy with how they blended too. The nibs are sturdy and strong, not brittle at all so took a good session of colouring, with only one tip breaking a tiny piece off. This I feel was more down to that that pencil was slightly too pointed to a too fine tip but the breakage was minimal and didnt affect my use of it as was still a nice sharp point. None I used broke, all appear to be made with high quality in mind. All the wood looks clean and new duty no dry or cracked wood, no gaps, no imperfections. The colours are vivid and true. With such a decent range of each colour, it's possible to colour match with most things you will wish to draw and colour. Those that you don't have, will be easy to mix and blend from those in the palette. Highly recommend.

As a relative novice to coloured pencils, these were a considered and relatively expensive purchase - there are a lot of options out there, at varying price points, and a lot of opinions too. Having used relatively cheap pencils before, I must say these pencils are a delight to use. Not only do they look good and feel good in the hand, they perform better than I could have ever hoped for. The colour range in this set 60 is about perfect - I did subsequently buy the ivory, sky blue and cinnamon (or light flesh) pencils to augment the range a little, but I don't think I'll need any more. The way the colours lay down on the paper is fantastic - you can go from delicate application to intense colour very easily without ever feeling that you're going to rip through the paper. And the vibrancy and intensity of the colours are absolutely superb. Blending and layering with these pencils is so easy. The colours just melt into each other. Burnishing is simple too - they react well to application of a white or burnishing pencil and solvent. I really can't fault these pencils. If, like me, you've spent an inordinate amount of time reading reviews and debating which pencils to buy, just buy these. You will not be disappointed.

These were bought as a gift. However, I`m happy enough to give them a 5 star review because I have used this brand myself in the past and I know they are excellent quality and everything else others have mentioned regards this brand. Looking at the descrition they have an excellent colour range.

Absolutely fantastic. I have tried a few other well known brands when it comes to water colours but as always Faber-Castell out does all of them by miles. These are by far the best watercolour Pencils that I have used in my work. Colour lay down is excellent and the pencils feel lovely against both watercolour and mixed media paper. The addition of water serves to intensify each and every colour and it spreads well enough that you could even create washes with them. Colour can also be used directly from the pencil with a brush or as indicated in the very informative leaflet contained you can shave some of the colour into a palette and add water to create a more traditional paint style colour. They are beautifully presented in a very sturdy case which of course is the signature green with gold embossed lettering which we all associate with quite possibly the best artist brand out there and one that you can definitely trust every time. The case also includes a Faber-Castell number 6 brush. There is certainly no disappointment with these pencils and they are a fantastic price. I will however be saving to purchase the full set as soon as possible.

I have to say I was disappointed when I opened my package. The tin was quite damaged and had two large dents in it. The packaging was completely undamaged and inside a second parcel, which means this item was sent out to me this way, not damaged en route. That's not really acceptable. I can't afford pencils of this quality and I saved for a very long time to be able to treat myself to this set. So I would have liked that I was sent an item that was in a perfect, new condition. That said, I cannot fault the quality of the pencils. They are beautiful to use. The colours lay down so easily and blend like a dream. They are so much nicer to use than cheaper pencils. I would absolutely have given 5 stars if my pencils had arrived in an undamaged tin.

Oh my goodness. Ive always used Kalour coloured pencils ive found to be the best bargain pencils but thought these are on sale lets go for it! Theres a huge difference lol even the colours on the page compared to my kalour coloured page ive done in a hanna karlzon colouring book u can see a big difference in quality the coloured actually look more expensive and i dont have to worry about what ive coloured fading over time with them being lightfast pencils. They are hard pencils but they barely need sharpening and they never break they keep a sharp point which made me realise they will last a really long time compared to the bargain once ive replaced a fee sets already but i bet these will last the year. Definatly qorse the mo ey now that i know this. They came sealed as well and wrapped up well so you know they havnt been touched since factory sealed. Its the only set i need as well for my colouring books. All the colours i need are there. The giant sets i find overwhelming and small sets never have enough shades. Ill just keep replacing this set. I dont like having lots of different pencils just one that does it all. I will buy again from here im so happy.