Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Polychromos Colour Pencil, Multicoloured, Wooden Case Of 120, For Art, Craft, Drawing, Sketching, Home, School, University, Colouring

Some years ago, I was working on an art project and decided to use Faber-Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils. I bought them as they are generally believed to be among the finest oil-based coloured pencils available on the market. I like the fact that they have dense pigment for vivid colours and excellent colour balance. With a smooth texture, they are great for blending and layering, and can be used with solvents. Unlike some coloured pencils, there was no smudging. These pencils hold a sharper point than most of the other brands that I have used, and I have never experienced breakage.I have found that polychromos pencils work best on smooth textured drawing paper. This is particularly beneficial to people with arthritis in the hands and fingers. From my positive experience in using Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils, I can see why they are considered a favourite with artists worldwide!

Now I have decided my new colouring hobby is here to stay it is time to splash out on some top quality pencils. After much research, I have narrowed my search down to 2 choices. I will try a small box of each. The first is this box of 12 Faber-Castell polychromes. Not sure if I can add anything to all the previous reviews, but they are really lovely pencils to use. It surprised me how much better my colouring looked in my practice book. I wasn't using one of the really beautiful books I have, but a book with simple pictures to practice techniques yet my efforts were so much better than I have previously managed, thanks to these great pencils. I was able to create so many colours from this small set, the pencils were beautifully smooth and easy to blend and layer. As a comparative beginner to colouring, I did wonder if I would bother with expensive pencils as I am no artistic expert, just someone who always really enjoyed colouring as a child: tried it again as a relaxing hobby and found I love it just as much as when I was little. Having read many colourists reviews, watched plenty of YouTube demos I thought i would see if better quality pencils would make much of a difference, and am amazed at the outcome. These 12 pencils have improved my results so much and have given me an enormous boost of confidence. I was worried my efforts would not do my beautiful books justice, but this is no longer the case. I have no problem in thoroughly recommending these pencils, and don't believe that for me at least, others will beat them, but will try another manufacturers small set just to see.

Faber Castell - lovely smooth pencils

best quality pencils and last a long time. would recommend however is a bit expensive

These are always going to get 5 stars from me. I've used these for years, they were the go to pencils in our art department at secondary school and A-level, and I continue to use them still years later. The colours are vibrant, smooth, and easy to blend and they feel nice to hold for long periods of time.

These 12 pencils are great for the price, they are an oil based pencil and they lay down colour amazinglyThey sharpen to a fine point and blend really well, I actually prefer these to the prismacolour premier pencils, although you do need to use these a little differently to normal wax pencils, because they are oil based they slide on easily on the page so you do need to go in very lightly and add layersMy only issue with these was the colour range in the 12 set, the colours are very light, the light green is almost florescentI definately recommend getting the 12 set first if you're thinking of trying these pencils instead of buying the full set or a larger set, they're not for everyone and it does take awhile to get used to them after using wax pencils

Best pencils I've used so far

I bought these pencils for my daughter who was studying design for GCSE, which involved a lot of sketching and shading of drawings. I could see the difference when she started using these for shading - the colours are strong and clean, and they colour smoothly and evenly - and she said they were so much nicer to use than cheap pencils, and made it much easier to produce neat, evenly coloured designs. I don't know if this would make a difference to her grade in itself, but it did mean she was happier to spend time working on her designs, better motivated, and she felt more satisfied with the finished sketches.The pencils colour smoothly, can be blended but don't smudge as long as you're careful, and the leads can be sharpened easily without breaking too often. The tin is attractive and practical for school, protecting the pencils without taking up too much space. These pencils are expensive, but for an artist or older child who will look after them, well worth the extra money.